Elia Group SA/NV

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Direct Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Comprehensive	Elia Group provides a very detailed and specific picture of its climate-related lobbying. It names a wide range of concrete legislative files it works on, including the EU Taxonomy Regulation and its Delegated Acts, the Trans-European Networks for Energy (TEN-E) policy and associated “Projects of Common Interest”, Belgium’s Recovery & Resilience Plan under the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility, the European Commission’s “Fit-for-55” package (covering the Energy Efficiency Directive, Renewable Energy Directive, ETS, CBAM and ESR), as well as the F-Gases Regulation and Royal Decrees needed for an Energy Hub in Belgian North Sea waters. The company is equally explicit about how and with whom it engages. It refers to “discussions with Europe to have projects recognised as PCI”, to its “support in the elaboration of the Relaunch & Resilience Plan submitted by Belgium to the European Commission”, to “contributing to defining criteria” for the Taxonomy rules, and to targeted “interactions with policymakers regarding the regulatory options for the SF6 phase-out”. These examples identify both the mechanism (discussions, drafting input, technical contributions, follow-up) and the targets (European Commission, Belgian authorities, other EU policymakers) on several distinct occasions. Elia also spells out what it is trying to achieve. It seeks the Royal Decrees and concessions required to build an offshore Energy Hub by 2026, wants its grid projects listed as PCIs to “integrate energy markets… and boost renewable energy on the grid”, supports the Taxonomy “with no exceptions” so that “only those projects… which make substantial contributions to climate change mitigation” qualify, calls for “adjusting the Energy-efficiency and Renewables Directive to reach … climate neutrality by 2050 and the 55 % emission reduction by 2030”, and urges that “The Regulation should provide a clear framework for the development of future-proof and climate-friendly alternatives to SF6”. By naming multiple specific policies, describing concrete engagement channels and targets, and articulating clear, measurable policy outcomes, the company demonstrates a comprehensive level of transparency on its climate lobbying activities.	4

Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Moderate	Elia Group SA/NV has established a formal oversight body to coordinate its political stakeholder engagement but provides limited detail on how this body enforces or monitors climate-related lobbying alignment. For example, it states that "A Corporate Reputation Committee composed of representatives from all internal departments that have external contact with (political) stakeholders has been set up to coordinate interactions with these stakeholders," and notes that "dimension leaders have been dedicated to each of the key ambitions and are responsible for their implementation throughout the company." The company further affirms its intent to align engagement activities with climate goals by stating "Yes" to having a public commitment to conduct its engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement. However, we found no evidence of a defined process for reviewing or auditing lobbying positions, no mention of oversight of indirect lobbying through trade associations, and no named individual responsible for ongoing monitoring, indicating room for strengthening its governance framework.	2