Electricity Act

Updated: 09.01.2019

Name (orig)

Elektriciteitswet 1998

Name (English)

Electricity Act

Entry into force

02.07.1998

Last amended on

28.07.2018

Purpose

Regulating the generation, transmission and sale of electricity.

Relevance for renewable energy

The act introduces bonuses for the generation of electricity from renewable sources (SDE scheme).

Furthermore, it is the legal basis for legislation on the issue of certificates of origin for renewable energy.

Netherlands

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