Public consultation on the CRM Functioning Rules

Context

This public consultation takes place in accordance with Art. 7 undecies §12 of the Electricity Act.
This proposal contains the modifications Elia wishes to make to the current set of Functioning Rules as set by the Royal Decree of September 2024 (Dutch – French). The main suggested changes have been presented to the stakeholders in the Adequacy Working Group. After the public consultation, a consultation report will be drafted, the Functioning Rules will be updated on the basis of received comments and will be formally submitted for approval to CREG by 30th of January 2026 at the latest.

The formal validation process of this set of Functioning Rules is foreseen to be finalized with a publication by Elia and the CREG at the latest by 15th of May 2026 The text is then the subject of a Royal Decree published in the Belgian Official Gazette.

Period

Elia invites all stakeholders to submit any comments and suggestions they may have on the document submitted for consultation.

The consultation period runs from Friday 21nd of November 2025 to Monday 5th of January 2026.

The reactions can be provided to Elia via the form below, where you can indicate the level of confidentiality. It is important to know that Elia will consolidate the different remarks and publish them on its website at the end of the consultation unless the respondent requests confidentiality in its response.

Please note that all received feedback (also the confidential ones) may be shared with the members of the CRM Follow-up Committee (“Comité de Suivi”) consisting of representatives from the Federal Public Service Economy-DG Energy, the federal regulator CREG, the office of Federal Energy Minister Mathieu Bihet and Elia, unless the stakeholder explicitly indicates that this is not allowed.

In case of questions, please contact taskforce.CRM@elia.be