Published on
22/06/2026 - 16:22 GMT+2
The European Commission is pushing to ban China-made power inverters from all EU-funded projects, but a full phase-out in the near future appears unrealistic.
The Commission recently announced plans to gradually eliminate the use of Chinese-made inverters in EU-funded energy projects, in a major step aimed at protecting critical energy infrastructure from possible cyber threats that could trigger power outages.
The rationale: China-made inverters are deemed a cybersecurity liability, since manufacturers might be able to remotely manipulate them or even switch them off, destabilising energy grids and potentially causing blackouts.
