In a dynamic landscape of energy transformation, we stand as a pivotal partner, aligned with the needs and aspirations of our diverse customers. As they gear up for substantial capital investments to drive decarbonization, we take on a crucial role as a trusted collaborator. Armed with an in-depth understanding of our operations, we are poised to deliver tailor-made solutions that not only facilitate decarbonization but also ensure security of energy supply.
Our strategic compass points us towards four key pillars that will help us accelerate the energy transition:
Customers
Our customer base comprises more than 1,000 customers, including municipal utilities, industrial customers as well as grid operators. They will make significant capital expenditures in the years ahead to fund their decarbonization. We aim to be a trusted partner in this transformation process. We know their operations and can provide them with bespoke solutions that ensure both decarbonization and security of supply.
Green & flexible power
Europe has lots of intermittent zero-carbon power. What it doesn't have is lots of flexible zero-carbon power that can come online when it's needed. This is the critical gap in the energy transition. Uniper will help close this gap by deploying our outstanding portfolio of flexible, low-carbon power plants, by adding more power plants as well as renewables assets, and by progressively transforming them into Europe's leading source of low-cost, zero-carbon power. By 2030 we aim for our generation portfolio of 15-20 GW to be 80 percent green.
Greener gases
Green electrification of space heating, mobility and other sectors will take decades. Natural gas will therefore remain an important energy source. Uniper will continue to provide a reliable supply of gas to our customers while transforming our portfolio to climate-friendlier gases. Hydrogen will play an important role in this. In 2030 our gas sales portfolio of more than 200 TWh will include 5-10 percent green gases. It will also comprise more than 1 GW electrolyzer capacity for producing green hydrogen.
Optimization
Optimization involves coordinating different elements of the energy system according to our customers' needs. This will become even more important for ensuring a reliable supply of increasingly green power and gas. The aim is to allocate power and gas – and in future green gases – to the highest-value use at the right point in time. Uniper will deploy its deep experience in energy trading and asset operations as well as leverage its world-class technology platform. This will add flexibility to generating, sourcing and supplying energy for the energy system.
Ensuring both: greener energy and secure supplies
Uniper has a strong portfolio of assets, sites and competencies. All of this is indispensable for today's energy system and will remain so in the future. Our role is essential to the vitality of the energy system, and we want to expand and develop our core competencies – power, gas and optimization – for our customers.
We therefore intend to invest around €8 billion in growth and transformation between 2023 and 2030. It's important to us to create value with these investments and to seize the opportunities of emerging markets like hydrogen. This will enable us to offer our customers even more greener products and tailored solutions to help them reduce their carbon footprint. In sum, we'll help the energy transition while ensuring security of supply.