European electricity union Eurelectric has elected Lars Josefsson as president, promoting him from his role as vice-president. The Vattenfall president and chief executive officer will succeed Rafael Miranda with a three year mandate.

"Josefsson is well-suited to take the helm of Eurelectric at a time when our industry is facing enormous challenges in meeting the three interlocking goals of ensuring supply security, providing competitive services to customers and spearheading the fight against