Overview
ISO 22366:2026 - Security and resilience - Community resilience - Framework and principles for energy resilience is a key international standard developed by ISO to provide organizations with a comprehensive framework for building and enhancing energy resilience. The document outlines guiding principles that help reduce the negative impacts of disruptions, ranging from natural disasters to human-made events, on energy supply networks. It addresses the complex interplay between social and technical factors in energy resilience, aiming for a holistic and proactive approach that enables organizations to "build back better" after disruptive incidents.
This standard is essential for organizations responsible for or contributing to energy supply networks, supporting them in strengthening their capabilities to prevent, withstand, and recover from energy-related disruptions.
Key Topics
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Energy Resilience Framework: Structured guidance on assessing, enhancing, and managing resilience across energy infrastructure and supply chains.
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Principles for Energy Resilience: Nine foundational principles, such as recognizing system context, fostering social capital, encouraging diversity, managing connectivity, and adopting polycentric governance, promote an integrated approach to resilience.
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Stakeholder Roles: Outlines the responsibilities and collaborative actions required from governments, critical industries, energy users, financial institutions, and emergency services in supporting energy resilience.
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Risk Assessment and Management: Emphasizes identifying, evaluating, and mitigating risks to energy systems, incorporating both chronic and acute events that can impact supply networks.
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Energy Resilience Planning: Directs organizations to develop and implement structured energy resilience plans, including communication strategies, governance, emergency response, and continual improvement.
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Enhancing System Complexity: Addresses the need for solutions across different time and spatial scales, recognizing interdependencies between technical and social infrastructure.
Applications
Organizations can leverage ISO 22366:2026 to:
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Strengthen Business Continuity: By developing robust energy resilience plans, organizations can minimize downtime and ensure quicker recovery following disruptions, safeguarding critical operations and public services.
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Align with Global Initiatives: The framework supports objectives of major international agreements like the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Paris Agreement, and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
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Promote Investment in Resilient Infrastructure: Financial institutions and stakeholders use resilience principles to assess and finance infrastructure that withstands disruptions, protecting assets and investments.
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Support Policy and Regulation: Governments benefit from adopting standardized resilience practices, ensuring continuity in critical services and compliance with disaster risk reduction mandates.
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Engage Stakeholders: The standard encourages cross-sector collaboration, from energy suppliers to end users, fostering knowledge sharing, coordinated emergency response, and community-wide resilience.
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Incorporate Sustainability: Integrates sustainability into energy system planning, ensuring that resilience measures also contribute to long-term environmental and economic objectives.
Related Standards
Organizations seeking a broader or more detailed approach to resilience and risk management in energy supply can consult the following related standards:
- ISO 22300: Security and resilience - Vocabulary
- ISO 22316: Security and resilience - Organizational resilience - Principles and attributes
- ISO 31000: Risk management - Guidelines
- ISO 14091: Adaptation to climate change - Guidelines on vulnerability, impacts and risk assessment
- ISO 22320: Security and resilience - Emergency management - Guidelines for incident management
- ISO 22361: Security and resilience - Crisis management - Guidelines
These standards provide complementary tools and guidelines that, when used alongside ISO 22366:2026, support the development of resilient, sustainable, and adaptive energy supply systems.
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