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EURELECTRIC is the sector association representing the common interests of the Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

an electricity industry
Electrical power industry
The electric power industry provides the production and delivery of electric energy, often known as power, or electricity, in sufficient quantities to areas that need electricity through a grid connection. The grid distributes electrical energy to customers...

 and its worldwide affiliates and associates. Its corporate members are the industry associations of the most of European nations, themselves comprising the electricity generation and distribution companies.

EURELECTRIC hosts an annual convention at which energy policy is debated. It also co-funds studies into energy policy
Energy policy
Energy policy is the manner in which a given entity has decided to address issues of energy development including energy production, distribution and consumption...

 and is cited as an authority on European energy policy
Energy policy of the European Union
Although the European Union has legislated in the area of energy policy for many years, and evolved out of the European Coal and Steel Community, the concept of introducing a mandatory and comprehensive European energy policy was only approved at the meeting of the European Council on 27 October...

.,

EURELECTRIC was formally established in 1989. In the years late 1990s it had joint secretariat with Union of Producers and Distributors of Electricity (UNIPEDE).

The secretariat of the organization in located in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...

, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

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Members

Following national associations are full members (voting membership):

  •   - Verband der Elektrizitätsunternehmen Österreichs (VEÖ)

  •   - Federation of Belgian Electricity and Gas Companies (FEBEG)

  •   - NEK EAD
    NEK EAD
    Natsionalna Elektricheska Kompania NEK is the Bulgarian national electricity distributing company also being the second largest company in Bulgaria...

     (НЕК ЕАД)

  •   - Croatian EURELECTRIC Section, Croatian Chamber of Economy

  •   - Electricity Authority of Cyprus
    Electricity Authority of Cyprus
    The Electricity Authority of Cyprus , whose head office is located in Strovolos, currently holds a near monopoly on electricity generation in Cyprus...


  •   - CSZE - Czech Association of Employers in Electricity Industry

  •   - Danish Energy Association

  •   - Union of Electricity Industry of Estonia

  •   - Energiateollisuus ry

  •   - Union Française de l'Electricité (UFE)

  •   - BDEW Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft e.V.

  •   - Hellenic Electricity Association (HELAS)

  •   - Hungarian EURELECTRIC Association - EMT

  •   - SAMORKA Icelandic Energy and Utilities

  •   - National Electricity Association of Ireland Limited

  •   - Union of Italian Electricity (UNEI)

  •   - Latvian Association of Power Engineers and Energy Constructors (LEEA)

  •   - Lithuanian Electricity Association

  •   - Organisation des Entreprises d’Electricité du Luxembourg / National Luxembourg Association

  •   - Macedonian Energy Association – MEA

  •   - ENEMALTA Corporation

  •   - Norwegian Electricity Industry Association (EBL)

  •   - Polish Electricity Association (PKEE)

  •   - ELECPOR, Portuguese Association of Electric Power Utilities

  •   - IRE - Romanian Institute for Energy Development Studies

  •   - Union of Employers of Power Industry in Slovakia (ZZES)

  •   - Slovenian Chamber of Commerce, Energy Association, EURELECTRIC Section

  •   - Asociación Espanola de la Industria Eléctrica (UNESA)

  •   - Svensk Energi Swedenergy AB

  •   - Swiss Electricity Industry Association (SEIA)

  •   - EnergieNed, Association of Energy Producers, Traders and Retailers in the Netherlands

  •   - TESAB (Association of Turkish Electricity Industry)

  •   - Association of Electricity Producers (AEP); Energy Networks Association (ENA)

Affiliate members (non-voting membership):
  • European Affiliate Members


  •   - Korporata Elektroenergjitike Shqiptare (KESH)

  •   - Belenergo

  •   - Elektroprivreda Bosne i Hercegovine
    Elektroprivreda Bosne i Hercegovine
    Elektroprivreda Bosne i Hercegovine is the largest energy company in Bosnia and Herzegovina.The company has an installed capacity of 1,682 MW and generates 6.54 TWh of electricity in lignite-fired thermal power plants 1,165 MW, and hydro power plants 517 MW...


  •   - Société Monégasque de l'Électricite et du Gaz (SMEG)

  •   - Elektroprivreda Crne Gore
    Elektroprivreda Crne Gore
    Elektroprivreda Crne Gore AD Nikšic is a vertically integrated power company of Montenegro. Majority of shares is owned by the government. The second largest shareholder is the Italian utility A2A by 43.7% of shares...

    , A.D. (EPCG)

  •   - NP "Market Council"

  •   - Electric Power Industry of Serbia
    Elektroprivreda Srbije
    Elektroprivreda Srbije or simply EPS is the state-owned energy provider in Serbia, and currently the largest enterprise in Serbia. As of 2010, the company employs 34,130 workers....


  •   - Ukrenergo

  •   - Jersey Electricity Company Ltd.


  • Mediterranean Affiliate Members



  •   - Egyptian Electricity Holding Company (EEHC)

  •   - The Israel Electric Corporation
    Israel Electric Corporation
    Israel Electric Corporation is the main supplier of electrical power in Israel.IEC builds, maintains and operates power generation stations, sub-stations, as well as the transmission and distribution networks....

     Ltd.

  •   - Office National de l'Électricité (ONE)

  •   - Société Tunisienne de l'Électricité et du Gaz (STEG)

  • International Affiliate Members


  •   - Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry
    Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry
    The Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry is a Japanese non-profit foundation that conducts research and development of technologies in a variety of scientific and technical fields related to the electric power industry. Also, CRIEPI researches many aspects of social matters...

     (CRIEPI)

  •   - Kazakhstan Electricity Grid Operating Company
    KEGOC
    The Kazakhstan Electricity Grid Operating Company is a national transmission grid operator of Kazakhstan. It was established according to Government Resolution of 28 September 1996 on 11 July 1997. All shares of KEGOC are hold by the state-owned holding company Samruk-Kazyna....


  •   - Central Electricity Board (CEB)

  •   - Comisión Federal de Electricidad

  •   - Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA), UAE

  • Associate members (from electricity sector)
~9 companies
  • Business associates (from other sectors)
~29 companies

Organizational structure

  • Elected president and vice-presidents (for 2 years)
  • Secretary-general (leading the secretariat)
  • Secretariat (6 organizational units, with a permanent international staff of ~30 employees)
  • Board of Directors (the supreme governing body, with delegated members)
  • Professional Committees (5)
  • Working groups (~30)
  • Network of expertises and specialists

See also

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