Today, 37% of industrial processes are electrified.

Omissions

• The claim does not specify the source of the 37% figure, which appears higher than available official estimates
• Different sources use varying methodologies - some measure industrial heat electrification specifically while others measure economy-wide electrification
• The MEP could not have known the 37% figure from available 2024-2025 data, which shows lower rates (21-33%)

Sources

• SecondaryEU Electrification of Industrial Heat Observatory - Watts Next/ClimactThe electrification rate of the EU industry is ~33%. The variation between Member States: almost all in an interval between 25-40%. Source: Eurostat.
• SecondaryDanish Industry - Powering European IndustryIn the Clean Industrial Deal, the EU Commission set a KPI to increase the economy-wide electrification rate from 21.3% today to 32% in 2030.
• SecondaryEurelectric - Electrification Action PlanLatest projections see the electrification rate growing from the current 23% to 35% by 2030 and 61% by 2050.