Overview
Lobbying Costs
350,000€
Financial year: Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.5 Fte (3)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
3
High-level Commission meetings
11
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Centrica plc
EU Transparency Register
577829817108-84 First registered on 24 Apr 2015
Goals / Remit
Centrica is an international energy and services company with a strategy built around the customer. Everything we do is focused on satisfying the changing needs of our customers. We supply energy and energy-related services to over 27 million customer accounts in the UK, Ireland and North America, through strong brands such as British Gas and Direct Energy - supported by 11,000 engineers and technicians.
We are developing new and innovative products and services for customers globally.
-Our Connected Home business has developed products such as the Hive smart thermostat, plugs, sensors, lights and camera, which are now also available in Italy thanks to a partnership with Eni Gas & Luce.
-Through our Distributed Energy & Power business we offer integrated energy solutions for commercial and industrial customers, including flexible generation, energy management systems, and battery storage. In the power sector, Centrica owns four gas-fired power stations in England and Wales. We also have a 20% interest in eight UK nuclear power stations. As part of our distributed generation activities, we acquired ENER-G Cogen in 2016, an established supplier and operator of combined heat and power (CHP) solutions. Moreover, in November 2017, we acquired REstore, the Europe’s leading demand response aggregator, managing a portfolio of industrial and commercial customers across Belgium, the UK, France and Germany.
-Our Energy, Marketing & Trading business operates in LNG trading, optimisation and risk-management for customers. As part of this, Centrica plc acquired Neas Energy in 2016. Neas provides customers with route to market and short-term trading optimisation services in six European countries. Combined, these customers own 2,500 individual decentralised assets, with an installed capacity of approximately 11GW.
-In the area of Exploration & Production, we set up a joint venture with Bayerngas Norge in 2017, now operating under name of Spirit Energy in UK, Norwegian, Dutch and Danish waters. The new company will invest £400-£600 million per annum to deliver mid-term production of 45-55 mmboe. It has interests in 28 producing fields and over 70 exploration licences. Centrica owns 69% of Spirit Energy.Main EU files targeted
Centrica aims to contribute to the debate between all stakeholders on the development of public policy on issues that directly affect the energy sector and on wider issues affecting the environment and economic prosperity. Areas of direct interest include Energy Union, Clean Energy Package, single market in electricity and gas, retail energy markets, financial regulation, security of supply policy, renewables, energy efficiency, Emissions Trading, air quality policy, research and innovation policy, consumer rights, data protection, cyber security and the implementation of the Digital Single Market.
Address
Head Office
Millstream
Maidenhead Road
Windsor SL4 5GD
UNITED KINGDOMEU Office
Rue de la Science 14A
Brussels 1040
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
3
Employment time Lobbyists 75% 1 50% 1 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
3 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 09 Apr 2018
Name Start date End Date Ms Natasha Mahmoudian 20 Nov 2019 01 Dec 2020 Mr Chris Wright 20 Nov 2019 01 Dec 2020 Ms Monica DI PINTI 14 Jun 2019 13 Oct 2019 Ms Clara LEMAIRE 06 Oct 2018 01 Nov 2019 Ms Monica DI PINTI 23 May 2018 01 Jun 2019 Monica Di Pinti 27 Oct 2017 01 May 2018 Ms Katherine Mercer 14 Oct 2017 13 Oct 2018 Ms Clara LEMAIRE 14 Oct 2017 06 Oct 2018 Ms Katherine Mercer 30 Sep 2016 22 Sep 2017 Ms Clara LEMAIRE 30 Sep 2016 22 Sep 2017 Ms Clara LEMAIRE 21 Aug 2015 19 Aug 2016 Ms Katherine Mercer 29 Jul 2015 27 Jul 2016 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Ms Clara Lemaire (Head of Brussels Office)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Iain Conn (Chief Executive)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Companies & groups
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Networking
Affiliation
Centrica is a member of the following associations and networks engaged in EU Policy:
• EFET (European Federation of Energy Traders)
• Energy UK
• IETA (International Emissions Trading Association)
• COGEN Europe
• Solar Power EuropeMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
350,000€
EU grant income for closed financial year
138,424 € (Source: European Regional Development Fund)
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
None
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
11 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 20 Sep 2018 Location Brussels Subject Cybersecurity Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Julian King Portfolio Security Union Attending - James Morrison (Cabinet member)
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Date 11 Apr 2018 Location Austria Subject UK-EU relationship post-BREXIT Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Günther Oettinger Portfolio Budget & Human Resources Attending - Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
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Date 08 Mar 2018 Location Brussels Subject Cybersecurity Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Julian King Portfolio Security Union Attending - Julian King (Commissioner)
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Date 13 Sep 2017 Location Dollenberg Subject digitisation of energy sector Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Günther Oettinger Portfolio Budget & Human Resources Attending - Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
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Date 20 Apr 2017 Location Lech Subject digitising energy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Günther Oettinger Portfolio Budget & Human Resources Attending - Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
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Date 23 Mar 2017 Location Bxl Subject Clean Energy Package Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Manuel Szapiro (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 May 2016 Location Brussels Subject European Energy Utilities DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
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Date 26 Jan 2016 Location Brussels Subject Policy challenges relevant to European energy utilities Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Yvon Slingenberg (Cabinet member)
- Maria Cristina Lobillo Borrero (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Jan 2016 Location Brussels Subject Energy Union / UK Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Manuel Szapiro (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Oct 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject European energy policies DG Energy Attending - Dominique Ristori (Director-General)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 16 Sep 2015 Location Brussels Subject Power Market Design/ Security of Gas Supply Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Joachim Balke (Cabinet member)