# New electrification index shows China out front as US risks stalling and Europe's policies outpace delivery

- Link: https://www.thailand-business-news.com/pr-news/new-electrification-index-shows-china-out-front-as-us-risks-stalling-and-europes-policies-outpace-delivery
- Published: 2026-10-27T07:01:00+07:00
- Author: PR Newswire

LONDON, Oct. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — China is pulling ahead on electrification, 
while the US risks losing momentum and some of Europe’s biggest economies have yet
to translate policy into delivery, according to new analysis.

The Electrification Competitiveness Index assesses progress in 16 countries, measuring
electrification delivery on the ground and the conditions needed for further progress.
These enabling and deployment factors indicate how ready economies are for businesses
to electrify operations.

The analysis exposes a widespread implementation gap, with policy and other enabling
conditions ahead of electrification deployment across most countries.

The Index, developed by We Mean Business Coalition with support from RMI, assesses
Australia, Brazil, China, Ethiopia, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, the
Philippines, Poland, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, UK and US.

Electrification, combined with clean power, can reduce fossil fuel reliance, strengthen
energy security, reduce exposure to volatile fuel prices, support growth and productivity,
cut emissions and improve health through cleaner air. It will be a key focus at 
COP31.

Countries are grouped in four categories:

 ◦ **Solid foundation – China, France, Spain:** relatively strong deployment and
   strong enablers. China has the highest deployment score, backed by coordinated
   grid investment, industrial policy and incentives. France and Spain score well
   on grid performance and clean power shares. In all three countries, electricity
   prices are more competitive against gas than in most other economies assessed.
 ◦ **Potential for take-off – Germany, India, Italy, Poland, UK:** enablers higher
   than deployment. The UK has the largest gap between policy and delivery. Electricity
   costs around five times as much as gas per unit of energy for UK industry, while
   Germany faces a grid connection backlog of hundreds of gigawatts.
 ◦ **Risk of stalling – US, Australia, Brazil, Ethiopia, South Korea:** deployment
   sits at/above the halfway mark with enablers below the median. In the US federal
   policy reversals and grid bottlenecks risk slowing momentum. The US has more 
   than 2TW of generation and storage waiting in interconnection queues, compared
   with roughly 1.3TW of existing generating capacity.
 ◦ **Early-stage adoption – Indonesia, the Philippines and South Africa:** below
   the halfway marks on deployment and enablers. Clean power accounts for 18% of
   generation in Indonesia and South Africa and 23% in the Philippines, while grid
   investment in all three is below 0.4% of GDP, against 0.65% average across the
   sample.

**Report & full release: **[https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/blog/new-index-maps-electrification-competitiveness-of-countries/](https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/blog/new-index-maps-electrification-competitiveness-of-countries/)

---

  |  This article was produced by Cision PR Newswire, our trusted news partner. The views expressed and the content presented here are solely those of the author and may not fully reflect the opinions of Thailand Business News. |

---

 
**Read the original article :** [New electrification index shows China out front as US risks stalling and Europe's policies outpace delivery ](http://www.prnasia.com/story/archive/5075371_AE75371_0?rand=184833)