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Catherine MacGregor - CEO of Engie | Podcast | In Good Company | Norges Bank Investment Management

2025-07-09 · 1 company · 6 thematic
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catherine macgregor

CEO of Engie since 2021; previously worked on oil rigs in Congo and held operational roles at Schlumberger; serves on Microsoft board; led Engie through European energy crisis and energy transition strategy.

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Grid & Power Infrastructuretailwindscore 9/10catherine macgregor
European grid interconnections and storage critical for renewable integration and price stability
Europe's integrated grid enables leveraging diverse production (northern wind, southern solar, nuclear) to lower system costs, but requires targeted interconnection upgrades complemented by…
Private Credittailwindscore 8/10catherine macgregor
Private capital essential for energy transition but requires regulatory stability, fair risk-reward, and pragmatic policy
Massive capital needs for transition demand private investment; investors need stable regulation, technology-neutral policies, and risk-reward matching — Europe must compete with China's ra…
AI Infrastructuretailwindscore 9/10catherine macgregor
Tech giants driving green power demand through 24/7 matching PPAs, creating structural tailwind for renewables and storage
AI data centers consume power equivalent to cities of 100k people; tech companies are demanding hourly-matched green power (24/7 CFE) and funding additional renewable capacity, raising deca…
Energy & Power Generationtailwindscore 8/10catherine macgregor
Renewables plus storage and grid can deliver competitive European power prices as Spanish example shows
Electrification rising from 16-18% to 50% of final energy by 2050 requires full system build-out; Spanish power prices now lowest in Europe demonstrate renewables abundance with storage/gri…
Nuclear Energymixedscore 8/10catherine macgregor
Nuclear is necessary but insufficient alone; existing plant extensions valuable, new build faces cost and waste challenges
Nuclear provides low-carbon baseload but cannot be the sole solution due to waste, cooling constraints, and new-build economics; technology-neutral approach combining nuclear, renewables, h…
Critical Minerals & Supply Chainriskscore 7/10catherine macgregor
Europe must diversify solar supply chain away from 80% China dependence while balancing panel cost vs power cost
Over-reliance on Chinese solar panels (80% market share) creates strategic risk; Europe should relocalize production but find the right balance between panel price and resulting power cost…