How many inhabited islands are in the EU?

There are 2 400 inhabited islands in the EU. Despite having access to renewable sources of energy, such as wind and wave energy, many of them depend on expensive fossil fuel imports for their energy supply. The Clean energy for EU islands initiative, launched in 2017, provides a long-term framework to help islands generate clean energy.

Who owns Eigg Electric?

The National Lottery and the Highlands and Islands Community Energy Company partially funded The Heritage Trust to form a company, Eigg Electric Ltd. (partly citizen-owned), which would operate the new 1.6 million £ network.

Which EU countries have a large island population?

The initiative builds on a Memorandum of Understanding signed in June 2020 by the Commission and 14 EU countries with large island populations: Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden.