▁double - s ided ▁board ▁with ▁Europe ▁one ▁side ▁and ▁North ▁America ▁on ▁the ▁other . ▁ ▁The ▁game ▁also ▁rep laces ▁garbage / tr ash ▁with ▁natural ▁gas . ▁ ▁Exp ans ions ▁All ▁exp ans ions ▁require ▁the ▁original ▁game ▁to ▁play . ▁ ▁# 1 : ▁France / Ital y ▁The ▁France ▁& ▁Italy ▁Exp ansion ▁for ▁Power ▁Grid ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁expansion ▁provides ▁a ▁new ▁double - s ided ▁map ▁allowing ▁play ▁in ▁France ▁and ▁Italy . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁the ▁maps ▁are ▁small ▁rule ▁changes ▁to ▁reflect ▁the ▁power ▁culture ▁in ▁these ▁two ▁countries . ▁France , ▁a ▁land ▁that ▁has ▁emb rac ed ▁nuclear ▁power , ▁has ▁an ▁earlier ▁start ▁with ▁atomic ▁plants ▁and ▁more ▁u ran ium ▁available . ▁Italy ▁has ▁fewer ▁coal ▁and ▁oil ▁resources , ▁but ▁more ▁garbage . ▁ ▁# 2 : ▁Ben el ux / Cent ral ▁Europe ▁The ▁Ben el ux ▁& ▁Central ▁Europe ▁Exp ansion ▁for ▁Power ▁Grid ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁This ▁expansion ▁provides ▁a ▁new ▁double - s ided ▁map , ▁this ▁time ▁for ▁play ▁in ▁Ben el ux ▁and ▁Central ▁Europe . ▁ ▁Again , ▁there ▁are ▁small ▁rule ▁changes ▁to ▁reflect ▁the ▁power ▁culture ▁in ▁these ▁two ▁regions . ▁Ben el ux ▁( E conom ic ▁union ▁of ▁Belg ium , ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁and ▁Luxemb ourg ) ▁has ▁more ▁e colog ical ▁power ▁plants ▁and ▁more ▁avail ability ▁of ▁oil .