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RSSThese agreements will notably focus on the repair, rehabilitation and development of energy infrastructure, which has been heavily targeted by Russia in recent months.
![Participation of Maroš Šefčovič, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, and Kadri Simson, European Commissioner, to the European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) 2024](https://energy.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/avportal/P-064011/00-03.jpg?itok=pNK9M-XR)
Commissioner for Energy, Kadri Simson, is opening the conference with a keynote speech tomorrow morning.
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EU gas and electricity markets made considerable progress in 2023 in diversifying supplies, incorporating more renewables and returning to stable, more affordable prices after the energy crisis of 2022.
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In 2022, EU households used 10.1 million terajoules of energy.
The Italian scheme will support a total of 4590 MW of new capacity for electricity production from renewable energy sources.
Hydrogen will be an internationally traded commodity, and close EU-Japan cooperation will be essential for promoting renewable and low-carbon hydrogen globally and ensuring standards and regulation converge.
The Japan Energy Summit & Exhibition takes place from 3 - 6 June 2024.
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The new mechanism was created under the recently-adopted decarbonised gases and hydrogen package.
![Visit of Kadri Simson, European Commissioner, to Japan](https://energy.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/avportal/P-063855/00-07.jpg?itok=zF2L_ENK)
Japan-EU Energy Ministerial Meeting and Hydrogen High-Level Business Forum
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Commissioner Simson participated in a press conference alongside the Belgian Presidency.