Last Thursday the Flemish Parliament adopted four new energy related Decrees.
- A decree modifying the existing Energy Performance of Buildings Decree of 22 December 2006 (EPB Decree);
- A decree modify the system of renewable energy certificates (green electricity certificates);
- A decree coordinating all the existing decrees on energy (the “Energy Decree”), comprising a new chapter on the application of the EU Emission Trading System/ETS on aviation; and
- A decree on the deep subsoil, aiming at regulating the exploration and extraction of hydrocarbons (including Coal Bed Methane, CBM) and possible new initiatives on Carbon Capture and Storage, CCS.
Tuesday, 5 May 2009
New legislation in the Flemish Region
Tuesday, 28 April 2009
New Proposal for Gas Code of Conduct
Sunday, 29 March 2009
Legal500
What does the Legal500, edition 2009, say about my practice:
Tim Vermeir has moved from Loyens & Loeff to Publius where clients include Wingas GmbH, carving out a key niche in EU energy law, as an alternative to larger practices in dealing with regulators.
Wednesday, 18 March 2009
Amendments To Flemish Renewable Energy Support System
The Flemish government submitted a proposal for amendments of the Flemish Electricity Decree aiming at a modified support system for renewable energy. If this proposal will be adopted by parliament, the following system will be applicable as from the entry into force of the decree:
1. PV-installations on domestic buildings that are not properly isolated will not be eligible for green electricity certificates that can be used by electricity suppliers to fulfill their obligations to hand in a number of certificates in relation to the amount of electricity supplied in the preceeding year. Consequently, no minimum support can be given to these certificates.
2. The minimum support that distribution system operators must give to producers of electricity from PV-installations will decrease after 1 January 2010:
350€ in 2010 during 20 years;
330€ in 2011 during 20 years;
310€ in 2012 during 20 years (and an evaluation of the non-performing peak);
290€ in 2013 during 15 years (unless otherwise decided by the Flemish government);
250€ in 2014 during 15 years;
210€ in 2015 during 15 years (and an evaluation of the non-performing peak);
170€ in 2016 during 15 years (unless otherwise decided by the Flemish government);
130€ in 2017 during 15 years;
90€ in 2018 during 15 years (and an evaluation of the non-performing peak);
50€ in 2019 during 15 years (unless otherwise decided by the Flemish government);
10€ in 2020 during 15 years.
Thursday, 5 February 2009
New Transit Act Almost Finally Adopted By Parliament
Thursday, 9 October 2008
250M EUR levy on the electricity producers in Belgium
Last week, the federal Council of Ministers agreed upon an one time indirect levy on the nuclear electricity producers in Belgium (SPE and Electrabel). The federal state will charge Synatom, the company responsible for the provisions for the phase-out of nuclear installations, for 250M EUR. Within 15 days, the nuclear electricity producers are obliged to reimburse Synatom with 250 M EUR. If the companies do not reimburse Synatom, a penalty of 2% of their annual income could be imposed upon them. The act prohibits passing the charge on in higher prices for the final customers.
Powers of the energy regulator strengthened
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