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2 — INTRODUCTION
from Study regarding the adequacy and flexibility needs of the Belgian power system (Addendum)
by Elia Group
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INTRODUCTION
On 20 April 2016, Elia System Operator (hereinafter ‘Elia’) published a study on the “adequacy” and fl exibility needs of the Belgian power system [1], after having it presented to the Belgian stakeholders during the Elia Users Group that same day. The study was conducted at the request of the Federal Minister of Energy, Ms Marie-Christine Marghem, and has been developed in cooperation with the cabinet of the Minister and the Energy administration of the Belgian FPS Economy (hereinafter ‘DG Energy’), as the methodology and assumptions were discussed and agreed upon with both entities. Afterwards, during May 2016, DG Energy organised a public consultation regarding the possible introduction of a capacity remuneration mechanism in Belgium. The public consultation document, stakeholders’ responses and the recommendations formulated by DG Energy are available on the website of DG Energy [2]. On 18 July 2016, to follow up on the results of the public consultation and the recommendations made by DG Energy, Elia received a new mandate from the Federal Minister of Energy to analyse an “additional scenario”.
