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The STROOM bill is moving ahead, but we're not there yet. Last week, the Second Chamber of the Dutch parliament again discussed this bill, which amends and merges the Electricity Act and the Gas Act.
The STROOM bill is moving ahead, but we're not there yet.
Last week, the Second Chamber of the Dutch parliament again
discussed this bill, which amends and merges the Electricity Act
and the Gas Act. The Second Chamber discussed the costs of
relocating overhead cables, the decision not to introduce a
feeding-in transmission tariff, cross-participation in transmission
system operators, and the offshore transmission system. Most of the
debate focused on the unbundling of Delta and Eneco, although this
topic had already been discussed during previous sessions. The
Second Chamber proposed an amendment removing a ban in the bill
that prevents grid operators from being part of a corporate group
that includes companies producing, supplying or trading in energy
in the Netherlands, until other European energy companies have
unbundled. The Second Chamber adopted the proposal on 13
October 2015. Entry into force of the STROOM Act per 1 January 2016
is still uncertain, given the tight timeframe and the coalition not
having a majority in the Dutch Senate.
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