diff --git a/config/config.default.yaml b/config/config.default.yaml
index 255e3869..51080862 100644
--- a/config/config.default.yaml
+++ b/config/config.default.yaml
@@ -773,6 +773,13 @@ plotting:
     color_geomap:
       ocean: white
       land: white
+  projection:
+    name: "EqualEarth"
+    # See https://scitools.org.uk/cartopy/docs/latest/reference/projections.html for alternatives, for example:
+    # name: "LambertConformal"
+    # central_longitude: 10.
+    # central_latitude: 50.
+    # standard_parallels: [35, 65]
   eu_node_location:
     x: -5.5
     y: 46.
diff --git a/doc/configtables/plotting.csv b/doc/configtables/plotting.csv
index ed5d9c9f..82fc203c 100644
--- a/doc/configtables/plotting.csv
+++ b/doc/configtables/plotting.csv
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 ,Unit,Values,Description
 map,,,
 -- boundaries,°,"[x1,x2,y1,y2]",Boundaries of the map plots in degrees latitude (y) and longitude (x)
+projection,,,,
+-- name,--,"Valid Cartopy projection name","See https://scitools.org.uk/cartopy/docs/latest/reference/projections.html for list of available projections."
+-- args,--,--,"Other entries under 'projection' are passed as keyword arguments to the projection constructor, e.g. ``central_longitude: 10.``."
 costs_max,bn Euro,float,Upper y-axis limit in cost bar plots.
 costs_threshold,bn Euro,float,Threshold below which technologies will not be shown in cost bar plots.
 energy_max,TWh,float,Upper y-axis limit in energy bar plots.
diff --git a/doc/release_notes.rst b/doc/release_notes.rst
index f8f958cd..93d1a268 100644
--- a/doc/release_notes.rst
+++ b/doc/release_notes.rst
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ Upcoming Release
 
 * Add support for the linopy ``io_api`` option; set to ``"direct"`` to increase model reading and writing performance for the highs and gurobi solvers.
 
+* Add the option to customise map projection in plotting config.
+
 
 PyPSA-Eur 0.9.0 (5th January 2024)
 ==================================
diff --git a/scripts/plot_network.py b/scripts/plot_network.py
index 33312a44..13736d01 100644
--- a/scripts/plot_network.py
+++ b/scripts/plot_network.py
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ def plot_map(
     line_widths = line_widths.replace(line_lower_threshold, 0)
     link_widths = link_widths.replace(line_lower_threshold, 0)
 
-    fig, ax = plt.subplots(subplot_kw={"projection": ccrs.EqualEarth()})
+    fig, ax = plt.subplots(subplot_kw={"projection": proj})
     fig.set_size_inches(7, 6)
 
     n.plot(
@@ -358,7 +358,6 @@ def plot_h2_map(network, regions):
     n.links.bus0 = n.links.bus0.str.replace(" H2", "")
     n.links.bus1 = n.links.bus1.str.replace(" H2", "")
 
-    proj = ccrs.EqualEarth()
     regions = regions.to_crs(proj.proj4_init)
 
     fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(7, 6), subplot_kw={"projection": proj})
@@ -568,7 +567,7 @@ def plot_ch4_map(network):
         "biogas": "seagreen",
     }
 
-    fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(7, 6), subplot_kw={"projection": ccrs.EqualEarth()})
+    fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(7, 6), subplot_kw={"projection": proj})
 
     n.plot(
         bus_sizes=bus_sizes,
@@ -679,7 +678,7 @@ def plot_map_without(network):
     # Drop non-electric buses so they don't clutter the plot
     n.buses.drop(n.buses.index[n.buses.carrier != "AC"], inplace=True)
 
-    fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(7, 6), subplot_kw={"projection": ccrs.EqualEarth()})
+    fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(7, 6), subplot_kw={"projection": proj})
 
     # PDF has minimum width, so set these to zero
     line_lower_threshold = 200.0
@@ -993,7 +992,7 @@ def plot_map_perfect(
     link_widths[link_widths > line_upper_threshold] = line_upper_threshold
 
     for year in costs.columns:
-        fig, ax = plt.subplots(subplot_kw={"projection": ccrs.PlateCarree()})
+        fig, ax = plt.subplots(subplot_kw={"projection": proj})
         fig.set_size_inches(7, 6)
         fig.suptitle(year)
 
@@ -1082,6 +1081,10 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     if map_opts["boundaries"] is None:
         map_opts["boundaries"] = regions.total_bounds[[0, 2, 1, 3]] + [-1, 1, -1, 1]
 
+    proj_kwargs = snakemake.params.plotting.get("projection", dict(name="EqualEarth"))
+    proj_func = getattr(ccrs, proj_kwargs.pop("name"))
+    proj = proj_func(**proj_kwargs)
+
     if snakemake.params["foresight"] == "perfect":
         plot_map_perfect(
             n,