Elia Transmission Belgium
Budget
€200 — €0
EP Access
2
accredited persons
Staff
5
1.25 FTE
EU Grants
€41,037
Mission & Goals
Elia is Belgium’s transmission system operator for elecitricty. Electricity is transmitted over the high-voltage grid from electricity generators to the distribution system operators and large industrial consumers. As system operator, Elia organises transparent, objective and non-discriminatory access to the grid. Elia owns all of Belgium's 150 to 380 kV grid infrastructure and almost 94% of its 30 to 70 kV grid infrastructure. Elia's grid constitutes a key connection in the European electricity grid. Elia's main activities are: * Transmission operator: maintaining and developing grid infrastructure and connecting electrical installations to the grid; * System operator: providing smooth, objective and transparent access to the grid, supplying all services to enable the transmission of electricity, monitoring electricity flows on the grid to ensure effective operation and constantly managing the balance between electricity consumption and generation; * Market facilitator
EU Legislative Interests
Regulations and Directives, Communications, impact assessments, Commission working documents, consultations Legislative initiatives related to the Clean Industrial Deal, Affordable Energy Action Plan, EU Grids Package, Environmental omnibus, Industrial Accelerator Act, Electrification Action Plan, and other related initiatives such as the recommendation on energy taxation, guidance on network charges, CfD design, and flexibility in retail contracts, Regulation on Trans-European Networks for Energy (TEN-E Regulation). Implementation of Fit for 55 incl Renewable Energy Directive, CBAM, Energy Efficiency Directive, Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Regulation, Hydrogen and gas markets decarbonisation Package, Nature Restoration Targets Regulation, Action Plan on the digitalisation of the energy sector, electricity market design, electricity network codes/guidelines, REMIT and transparency, offshore strategy, etc. Climate, Environmental Protection and Energy State Aid Guidelines (CEEAG), Clean Industrial Deal State Aid Framework (CISAF), Decisions and investigations performed by the Commission.
Communication Activities
Elia participates on a regular basis to events organised or supported by the European Commission or in the European Parliament. Example: EU Sustainable Energy Week.
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
https://www.entsoe.eu/ http://www.cigre.org/ https://www.energy-roundtable.eu/ http://www.enersolutions.eu/ https://fsr.eui.eu/ https://renewables-grid.eu/
Organisation Members
https://www.entsoe.eu/ http://www.cigre.org/ https://www.energy-roundtable.eu/ http://www.enersolutions.eu/ https://fsr.eui.eu/ https://renewables-grid.eu/
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.