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VREG

Welcome to the website of the Flemish Regulation Entity for the Electricity and Gas market (VREG).

VREG's mission

VREG's remit is to create transparency within the energy market in Flanders and it does so by fostering open communication with the Flemish authorities, the actors in the market and consumers.

Division of authority in terms of energy in Belgium

• The federal authorities are the competent body for electricity and natural gas tariffs, the high voltage electricity grid with a voltage of over 70 kilovolt (kV), the storage and transport of natural gas, the production of electricity (with the exception of the production of electricity from renewable energy sources and combined heat and power systems) and nuclear power.
• The regions (including the Flemish region) are the competent bodies for the distribution of electricity via networks with a voltage of less than or equal to 70 kilovolt (kV), the distribution of natural gas, the production of electricity from renewable energy sources and combined heat and power systems, rational use of energy and social public service obligations.
  

Duties of the VREG:

VREG is responsible for the efficient organisation and working of the deregulated Flemish electricity and gas market. It appoints the distribution network operators, grants delivery licences to suppliers and issues certificates/guarantees of origin to producers of electricity from renewable energy sources and combined heat and power systems.

In addition to this, VREG draws up technical regulations for access to the electricity and natural gas network and for the management and expansion thereof. It mediates and deals with disputes relating to access to the distribution network, and the application of the code of good practice and the technical regulations.

VREG also has a control function. It carries out careful monitoring to ensure that the distribution network operators and suppliers comply with legal and statutory obligations. Examples of these are the public service obligations to which the various parties in the market are tied.

Along with this, VREG acts as an advisor to the Flemish authorities to optimise the organisation and working of the energy market. It follows the trends in the Flemish energy market, considered in a European context, via studies.
The VREG has been operational since the 1st of December 2001.

Management of the VREG

The chairman of the VREG is Mr. André Pictoel and he is supported by a legal manager, Mrs Sarah Van Kerckhoven, a socio-economic manager, Mr. Dirk Van Evercooren and a technical manager Mr. Thierry Van Craenenbroeck.