Energy Governance in Belgium

Thijs Van de Graaf; Erik Laes; Aviel Verbruggen

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-43250-8_4

Energy Governance in Belgium

Thijs Van de Graaf
, Erik Laes
, Aviel Verbruggen

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This chapter reviews the conditions, policies, and institutions of energy governance in Belgium. Except for coal, Belgium has no indigenous energy sources. Nuclear energy accounts for around half of Belgium's electricity generation but all nuclear power plants are scheduled to phase out by 2025. Energy governance in Belgium is characterized by a lack of a strategic and coherent vision. The responsibilities for energy policy in Belgium are shared among the federal government and the three regions (Flanders, Wallonia, and Brussels). The distribution of competences is very heterogeneous and creates coordination problems. The main drivers of policy initiatives are European directives and international agreements. Belgium is currently not on track to meet its 2020 goals for energy efficiency and emission reductions. A major part of the explanation for Belgium's weak performance is the dominant role of energy corporations in the Belgian energy sector.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Handbook of Energy Governance in Europe
Publisher	Springer
Chapter	4
Pages	511-532
Number of pages	22
Volume	2
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-030-43250-8
ISBN (Print)	978-3-030-43249-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43250-8_4
Publication status	Published - 22 Sept 2022

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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

Belgium
Energy governance
Energy policy
Federal state
Low-carbon transition
Nuclear phaseout

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