Elia Transmission Belgium
Elia is a Belgian transmission system operator for high-voltage electricity (30,000–380,000 volts), located in Brussels, Belgium. It operates in Belgium and Germany. The company transmits electricity from generators to distribution system operators, which then supply SMEs and homes. Elia also has contracts with major industrial users that directly connect to its high-voltage grid.
| Company type | Public |
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| Euronext Brussels: ELI | |
| Founded | 28 June 2001 |
| Headquarters | Brussels, Belgium |
Key people | Chris Peeters (CEO) |
| Products | High-voltage electricity transmission |
| Revenue | €792.6 million (2015) €792.5 million (2014) |
| €124.4 million (2015) €112.6 million (2014) | |
| Total equity | €2,601,932,736 at the end of December 2015 |
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Number of employees | 1,229 employees in Belgium and 955 in Germany |
| Subsidiaries | 50Hertz Transmission Eurogrid Elia Grid International |
| Website | elia |
Elia's main activities include managing grid infrastructure (maintaining and developing high-voltage installations), managing the electrical system (monitoring flows, maintaining the balance between electricity consumption and generation 24/7, importing and exporting to and from neighbouring countries) and facilitating the market (developing services and mechanisms with a view to developing the electricity market at national and European level). Elia Group also offers consulting and engineering services through a subsidiary Elia Grid International (EGI), founded in 2014.