Opening the 2016 EURELECTRIC Annual Convention and Conference, António MEXIA, President of EURELECTRIC and CEO of EDP, highlighted the importance of electrification for the EU decarbonisation agenda. “In the buildings\” sector, responsible for 40% of the EU’s energy consumption and 35% of its CO2 emissions, above 70 million heat pumps could be installed by 2020 and contribute to almost 20% of the EU’s efficiency target.