European utilities face tightening profit margins and escalating investment demands for the energy transition, with Roland Berger's 2026 study examining which companies can afford immediate action versus those needing to defer opportunities.
A Roland Berger study of 472 executives reveals that most organizations fail to realize AI's value not due to technology gaps but because operating models remain fundamentally unchanged. While 62% expect major AI-driven changes, only 38% have acted, and 59% say leadership is unprepared. The research identifies nine operating model shifts across governance, execution, and scale needed to close the ambition-execution gap and compete effectively.