​Charged for Change: Sweden’s Electrification Moment

​Panel discussion for energy, infrastructure and technology leaders

​11 September | 13:00–14:00
Volvo Studio Stockholm
Jussi Björlings allé 15, Stockholm

​Hosted by Plexigrid during Nordic Tech Week, this panel brings together leaders from across Sweden’s energy and infrastructure ecosystem to explore one of the defining questions facing the country’s transition:

​Can the electricity grid keep pace with Sweden’s accelerating electrification?

​Industrial processes are electrifying, while heat pumps and electric vehicles are transforming how energy is consumed by Swedish households. At the same time, AI infrastructure and the data centres powering it are introducing a new category of large-scale, always-on demand.

​These developments are converging on the same electricity grid, creating growing pressure on distribution capacity, connection queues and long-term infrastructure planning.

​The challenge is no longer only how Sweden generates enough electricity. It is whether distribution networks can connect new demand quickly enough to unlock investment, support economic growth and strengthen Nordic competitiveness.

​Discussion topics

• ​How AI infrastructure, data centres and industrial electrification are reshaping electricity demand

• ​The impact of electric vehicles and heat pumps on local distribution networks

• ​Addressing grid-capacity constraints and growing connection queues

• ​Planning and investing for both immediate demand and long-term resilience

• ​How digitalisation, flexibility and better grid intelligence can increase available capacity

• ​The roles of regulation, technology and cross-sector collaboration

• ​Turning electrification into economic value for Sweden and the wider Nordic region

​Designed to move beyond generation headlines, this session focuses on the practical constraint at the centre of the transition: whether distribution networks can connect new demand fast enough.

​The panel will bring together perspectives from the organisations setting the rules, building the infrastructure, consuming the power and delivering electricity to businesses and households. Speakers representing grid and capacity providers, data-centre operators, industry and policymakers will be announced shortly.

​Who should attend?

​This session is intended for leaders and professionals working across energy, infrastructure, technology and industrial transformation, including:

• ​Electricity distribution operators, utilities and grid owners

• ​Data-centre operators and AI-infrastructure providers

• ​Industrial companies and other energy-intensive businesses

• ​Regulators, policymakers and public-sector decision-makers

• ​Grid-technology, energy-flexibility and digitalisation providers

• ​Infrastructure investors and energy-sector advisors

• ​Sustainability, energy and electrification leaders

• ​Heads and Directors of Grid Planning, Operations, Strategy, Innovation and Regulatory Affairs

• ​Executives responsible for infrastructure, technology, energy procurement and business expansion

​What you’ll gain

• ​Understand how new sources of electricity demand are affecting Sweden’s distribution networks

• ​Hear perspectives from across the full electrification ecosystem

• ​Explore practical approaches to increasing capacity and accelerating grid connections

• ​Examine how regulation, digitalisation and flexibility can support the transition

• ​Identify opportunities for collaboration between utilities, technology providers, large energy users and policymakers

• ​Connect with leaders shaping the future of Sweden’s electricity infrastructure

​About Plexigrid

​Plexigrid develops software that helps electricity distribution operators manage the transition towards more dynamic and decentralised energy systems.

​Its platform combines low-voltage monitoring, capacity planning and flexibility management through digital-twin technology, giving grid operators greater visibility and helping them plan connections, manage constraints and use existing infrastructure more effectively.

​During the session, Plexigrid will also share what it is working towards and invite direct perspectives from regulators, data-centre providers, industrial companies and utilities on what they need to navigate Sweden’s electrification moment successfully.

​This event has limited capacity. Registration is subject to approval and does not guarantee a place.

​This event is part of Nordic Tech Week. If you have any questions, please contact events@nordictechweek.org.