Elia Transmission Belgium

<p>Elia is a Belgian <a href="/facts/Transmission_system_operator/f2lk2epv">transmission system operator</a> for high-voltage electricity (30,000–380,000 volts), located in Brussels, Belgium. It operates in <a href="/facts/Energy_in_Belgium/nXrfth68">Belgium</a> and <a href="/facts/Energy_in_Germany/odPWVD3b">Germany</a>. 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.
</p><p>Elia's main activities include managing <a href="/facts/Electrical_grid/RkWPqjmG">grid infrastructure</a> (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 <a href="/facts/Electricity_market/Ufskeaak">electricity market</a> at national and European level). Elia Group also offers consulting and engineering services through a subsidiary Elia Grid International (EGI), founded in 2014.
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Elia Transmission Belgium