For a successful energy transition in a sustainable world

As it does every year, Elia, Belgium's electricity transmission system operator, has collected the available information concerning the energy mix generated in Belgium based on the units connected to its grid. Discover the highlights in this press release.

Just before midnight today, Elia will have effectively implemented its internal reorganisation, the aim of which is to isolate and ring-fence the regulated activities of Elia in Belgium from the non-regulated activities and regulated activities outside Belgium.

From the perspective of two system operators (Elia in Belgium and 50Hertz in Germany), Elia Group wants to raise awareness about the increasing challenges on both the grid infrastructure (hardware) and the market design (software) of the European interconnected electricity system. The joint study ‘Future-proofing the EU Energy System towards 2030’ proposes two levers to realise the next phase of the energy transition in a timely and efficient way with maximum welfare for society.

Nemo Link today announces that from 18th December 2019, the Maximum Physical Transfer Capacity (MPTC) of the interconnector will increase by 20MW for a period of 5 hours each day between 17:00-22:00 CET and will only be available in the direction Belgium to GB.

On 2 December Elia has published its probabilistic analysis of Belgium’s adequacy situation for the winter 2020-21, an important element for the Federal Minister for Energy to take into account when deciding on the required volume of strategic reserve.

On Friday 29 November, the Elia Group published its interim statement for Q3 2019.

European Single Intraday Coupling Parties (SIDC - formerly known as XBID) confirm successful 2nd wave go-live. Significant increases in traded volumes is reported across the seven countries who joined the SIDC coupling last week.

Elia held its Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on 08/11/2019. All items on the agenda have been approved.

European Single Intraday Coupling (SIDC) Solution (formerly known as XBID) and Local Implementation Projects confirm 2nd wave go-live date for November 2019. Seven further countries to be coupled with the fourteen already operational.

CREG's Management Committee has approved Elia's revised tariff proposal for the 2020-2023 regulatory period.