The following regulators supervise the liberalised electricity market in Belgium: CREG at federal level; VREG for the Flemish Region; CWaPE for the Walloon Region; BRUGEL
READ MOREThe Brussels legislation also enables the Commission for Energy Regulation in the Brussels-Capital region (Brugel) to set up a progressive pricing
READ MOREBrussels The core of the regulation is contained in the Brussels Electricity Ordonnance of 19 July 2001. The Brussels energy regulator (BRUGEL) has advised that the provision of charging services
READ MOREThe Brussels legislation also enables the Commission for Energy Regulation in the Brussels-Capital region (Brugel) to set up a progressive pricing system for electricity. More generally,
READ MORE6 · For context, Belgium''s total electricity consumption in 2022 was 81.7 TWh. The rise in wind and solar is not massive, but it means that in 2022, for four percent of the year, half of Belgium''s consumption needs were covered by renewables — double the figure for 2021, Elia says. However, solar industry is the "star" of the renewables
READ MOREUnder EU rules, Belgium has binding targets for cross-border electricity interconnection capacity, and Elia operates interconnections with connected countries. Targets are based on the ratio of interconnection import capacity and domestic generation capacity. Belgium met its 2020 target of 24% and has a 2030 target of 33%.
READ MORECREG is the Belgian Federal Commission for Electricity and Gas Regulation. It is an autonomous organisation granted with legal personality, set up by the Electricity and
READ MORESince the IEA''s last energy policy review in 2016, Belgium has made progress on its energy transition. From 2010 to 2020, the share of renewable energy in Belgium''s total final energy consumption increased from 6% to 12%, driven by growth in renewable electricity generation, mainly from wind and solar photovoltaics (PV), and an
READ MOREThis is the main Brussels-Capital act with regard to electricity, containing rules on the operation of, and access to, distribution grids, support mechanisms for electricity from renewable energy sources and the Brussels-Capital regulator.
READ MOREElectrify ussels is the Region''s plan to accelerate the transition to electric vehicles, which are currently the least polluting technological alternative for motorists. Brussels already has 6220 public charging points. By 2035,
READ MOREThe electrify ussels plan is to install more charging points around the city so that, from 2024, no home is more than 150 m from a charging point. The locations of the charging points will be decided by the Region (Brussels Mobility and Brussels Environment, with the help of independent experts of the VUB), Sibelga and the municipalities.
READ MOREDue to stricter regulations and the relatively small size of the market, significantly fewer energy suppliers are active in Brussels than in Flanders or Wallonia. While there are almost twenty suppliers active in Flanders, in the Brussels-Capital Region you currently only have a choice of four different energy suppliers, namely:
READ MOREThe EU-wide 2030 GHG emissions reduction target has been increased from 40% to 55%. Belgium will therefore have to increase its targets for emissions reduction, energy efficiency and renewable energy. Belgium should update its NECP with increased targets and additional measures to support the EU-wide 55% reduction target.
READ MOREThe new GREI (General Regulation for Electrical Installations) was published on October 28, 2019. It brings together the main regulatory requirements for electrical installations in
READ MOREA Q&A guide to electricity regulation in Belgium. The Q&A gives a high-level overview of the domestic electricity market, including domestic electricity
READ MOREThe Q&A, first published by Thomson Reuters Practical Law, gives a high-level overview of the domestic electricity market in Belgium, including domestic
READ MOREHere are the different texts that govern the legal framework for e-vehicles charging points: Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014
READ MOREThe basic legislation at federal level is as follows: the Act amending the Electricity Act of 29 April 1999 on the organisation of the electricity market (published in the Belgian Official
READ MOREBuilders better get moving, as registrations of battery electric vehicles in Brussels have ballooned from 483 in 2018 to 1,036 in 2019 and 2,645 in 2021.. Policies on company cars and subsidy programs will further accelerate that shift, said Jochen De Smet, president of the EV Belgium association. "We are going toward 2 million electric
READ MOREEnergy Suppliers in Brussel. Due to stricter regulations and the relatively small size of the market, significantly fewer energy suppliers are active in Brussels than in Flanders or Wallonia. While there are almost twenty suppliers active in Flanders, in the Brussels-Capital Region you currently only have a choice of four different energy
READ MOREWe''re currently developing a Brussels-wide network of public charging points. The electrify ussels plan is to install more charging points around the city so that, from 2024, no home is more than 150 m from a charging point. The locations of the charging points will be decided by the Region (Brussels Mobility and Brussels Environment, with
READ MOREElectricity regulation in Belgium: overview. by Wouter Vandorpe, David Haverbeke and Laura Pellens, Fieldfisher LLP Opens in a new window. A Q&A guide to electricity regulation in Belgium. The Q&A gives a high-level overview of the domestic electricity market, including domestic electricity companies, electricity generation and
READ MOREToday, there are fewer than 300,000. Brussels started with 200 charging points in 2020 — including PP003301, which is operated by TotalEnergies and was opened on August 11, 2020. The regional government now says it''s aiming to hit 11,000 such charging points by 2035. Advertisement.
READ MOREBrussels The core of the regulation is contained in the Brussels Electricity Ordonnance of 19 July 2001. The Brussels energy regulator
READ MOREThere is one federal regulator, the federal Commission for the Regulation of Electricity and Gas (CREG), and three regional regulators: the Flemish Regulator for
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