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The Elia Group in 2015
from Annual report 2015
by Elia Group
T H E ELIA GROUP I N 2 0 1 5
ENGAGING WITH EUROPEAN POLITICAL STAKEHOLDERS
Throughout 2015, the Elia Group continued to be a reliable and competent interlocutor of the European political stakeholders and the European institutions while putting its expertise at the disposal of a broad spectrum of NGOs and partner associations. 2015 was a pivotal year for the European energy sector, with the creation of a strategic framework for the Energy Union. This initiative should encourage a new dynamic for the transition to an economy with a low-carbon, secure and competitive energy system. The first report on the state of the union of energy, presented by the vice-President of the European Commission, Maroš Šefčovič, stated that significant progress has already been made but that a lot remains to be done. 2016 will be an important year in this regard, with several important legislative initiatives in the European Commission’s pipeline. The Elia Group is maintaining an active dialogue with the EU authorities to deal with a wide variety of hot topics such as the energy market design, grid and RES development, regional cooperation, smart grids and governance. On the NGO front, the Elia Group is involved in several initiatives, such as the Renewables Grid Initiative and sponsored the 5th European Grid Conference on Digital Energy and the Power Grid.
Elia in Belgium and 50Hertz in Germany
The Elia Group is organised around its two transmission system operators: Elia in Belgium and 50Hertz in Germany.
• Elia, the Belgian transmission system operator, holds licences for its 380 kV to 150 kV national grid and for its 70 kV to 30 kV grids in Belgium’s three regions.
• 50Hertz, one of Germany’s four transmission system operators (active in the north and east of the country), is owned jointly by Elia (60%) and Industry Funds
Management (40%).
Elia System Operator is listed on the Brussels stock exchange and its core shareholder is Publi-T, a municipal holding company.
http://www.eliagroup.eu
