PROFILE: EURELECTRIC

The Union of the Electricity Industry - EURELECTRIC is the sector association that represents the common interests of the electricity industry at pan-European level, plus its affiliates and associates on several other continents. It currently counts over 30 full members which represent the electricity industry in 32 European countries.

Mission and Objectives

EURELECTRIC's mission is to contribute to the development and competitiveness of the electricity industry, to provide effective representation for the industry in public affairs and to promote the role of a low-carbon electricity mix in the advancement of society.

Currently, EURELECTRIC's three major objectives are:

• Delivering carbon-neutral electricity in Europe by 2050
• Ensuring a cost-efficient, reliable supply through an integrated market
• Developing energy efficiency and the electrification of the demand-side to mitigate climate change.

Priorities

• Electrification
• Market Design
• Decarbonisation
• Retail Customers
• DSOs
• Energy Union

Work 

Work covers all major issues affecting the sector, from markets to energy policy, environment & sustainable development, networks and many other issues. Members meet regularly in working groups in order to discuss specific issues and identify through in-depth and specialised research into the marketplace, technologies and legislation the common interests of the industry. On this basis, they prepare policy papers and reports.They then work to promote the views of the industry at European level and effectively engage in debates with EU officials and other energy stakeholders. Activities also include organising conferences and events, contributing to press articles and collecting statistics.

Structure

EURELECTRIC has a well-defined structure of expertise composed of some 30 working groups, supervised by five committees. This structure ensures that input to EURELECTRIC's views comes from several hundred active electricity sector experts.

There is  a permanent secretariat of some 30 staff, based in Brussels, which is responsible for the overall organisation and coordination of EURELECTRIC's activities.

Members

There are several categories of membership within EURELECTRIC:

• Full Members represent national electricity associations, where such a body exists, or the leading national electricity company, in a total of 32 countries: 28 EU Member States, current EU accession countries and other European OECD countries.
• European, Mediterranean and International Affiliate Members represent the electricity industry outside the core membership, both in Europe and on other continents.
• Other International Partners are those industry associations not formally members of EURELECTRIC but with whom a long-standing dialogue has been established.
• Business Associate Members represent industry stakeholders from a wide variety of sectors with a direct interest in the electricity industry.

Full Members

1. Austria: Österreichs E. Wirthschat
2. Belgium: Fédération Belge des Entreprises Electriques et Gazières (FEBEG)/Federatie van de Belgische Elektriciteits-en Gasbedrijven (FEBEG)
3. Bulgaria: EMI
4. Croatia: Croatia Eurelectric Section Croatian Chamber of Economy
5. Cyprus: Electricity Authority of Cyprus
6. Czech Republic: Cesky Svaz Zamestnavatelu v Energetice (CSZE)
7. Denmark: Dansk Energi
8. Estonia: The Union of Electricity Industry of Estonia
9. Finland: Energiateollisuus ry
10. France: Union Française de l'Electricité (UFE) 
11. Germany: Bundesverband der Energie-und Wasserwirtschaft e.b. (BDEW)
12. Greece: Hellenic Electricity Association (HELAS)
13. Hungary: Eurelectric Magyarorszagi Tagozat
14. Iceland: Icelandic Energy & Utilities (SAMORKA)
15. Ireland: Electricity Association of Ireland (EAI)
16. Italy: Assoelettrica- Associazione nazionale delle imprese elettriche
17. Latvia: Latvian Association of Power Engineers & Energy Contractors (LEEA)
18. Lithuania: Nacionaine Lietuvos Energetikos Associacija
19. Luxembourg: Organisation des Entreprises d'Electricité du Luxembourg
20. Malta: ENEMALTA Corporation
21. Netherlands: Energie-Nederland Netbeheer Nederland
22. Norway: Energi Norge
23. Poland: Polski Komitet Energii Elektrycznej (PKEE)
24. Portugal: Associaçao Portuguesa das Empresas do Sector Electrico (ELECPOR)
25. Romania: IRE
26. Slovakia: Zväzu Zamestnavatelov Energetiky Slovenska (ZZES)
27. Slovenia: Slovenian Chamber of Commerce Energy Association, Eurelectric Section
28. Spain: Asociacion Espanola de la Industria Electrica (UNESA)
29. Sweden: Svenks Energi; Swedenergy AB
30. Switzerland: Verband Schweizer Elektrizitäts Unternehmen (VSE)/Association des Entreprises Electriques Suisses (AES)
31. Turkey: Türkiye Elektrik Sanayi Birligi (TESAB)
32. United Kingdom: Energy UK; Energy Networks Association (ENA)