Antonio Lopez-Nicolas

Antonio Lopez-Nicolas is a senior official at the European Commission working on energy policy. He currently leads the Chief Economist team in the Directorate-General for Energy, where he provides economic, financial, and modelling expertise to support the design and implementation of European energy policy. 

In previous roles at the Commission, he coordinated the preparation of the Action Plan for Affordable Energy, adopted alongside the Clean Industrial Deal, and led interinstitutional negotiations on the Renewable Energy Directive. He has also steered several flagship initiatives, including the Wind Power Package and the Energy System Integration and Hydrogen Strategies. 

Before joining the European Commission, Lopez-Nicolas was Head of the Market Unit at the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E), where he oversaw the development of European network codes, market design, and transparency initiatives.