Overview
Lobbying Costs
17,500€
Financial year: Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.25 Fte (1)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
6
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Electricity Supply Board (ESB)
EU Transparency Register
241656822426-29 First registered on 21 Jun 2016
Goals / Remit
Electricity Supply Board (ESB) was established in 1927 as a statutory corporation in the Republic of Ireland under the Electricity (Supply) Act 1927. ESB is majority owned by the Irish Government.
As a strong, diversified, vertically integrated utility, ESB operates right across the electricity market: from generation, through transmission and distribution to supply. In addition, ESB extracts further value at certain points along this chain: supplying gas, infrastructure for telecommunications, developing electric vehicle public charging infrastructure, international consulting through our ESB International subsidiary, and more.Main EU files targeted
• European climate law – achieving climate neutrality by 2050
• 2030 Climate Target PlanAddress
Head Office
ESB Head Office
Gateway Two
Dublin D03 A995
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People
Total lobbyists declared
1
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.25
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
ESB’s main advocacy vehicle in the EU is through the representative bodies listed under "Membership & Affiliates" rather than directly through ESB staff, which is reflected in the low FTE level.
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Companies & groups
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Networking
Affiliation
http://www.eurelectric.org/
https://www.edsoforsmartgrids.eu/Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
17,500€
EU grant income for closed financial year
580,515 € (Source: H2020)
Other financial info
ESB and ESB Networks DAC received €580,515 from EU grants over 2019 as follows:
- REACT: €333,725
- SOGNO: €47,852
- SUCESS: €78,968
- Finesce: €81, 365
- +CityxChange: €38,605
- RESERVE: NIL (noted as funding received previously)
REACT's objective is to achieve island energy independency by joining renewable energy sources and storage, a demand response platform and promote user engagement in a local energy community. ESB Networks DAC is supporting a trial on the Aran Islands.
SOGNO is looking to optimise and monitor distribution grids and develop a cost effective automation solution with limited up-front investment. This is mainly through the use of 5G technology, learning algorithms and sensors, which ESB will be field trialling.
SUCESS considers the cybersecurity for critical infrastructures. ESB Networks DAC is one of the three DSO's completing trials under this project
FINSECE seeks to explore how future internet technologies can be applied to advance smart energy systems. Ireland, through ESB Networks DAC and it’s partners, is one of seven countries running trials to explore technologies. The Irish trials focus on the demand side management of electric vehicle charging and inter-substation communications based on future web based technologies.
+CityxChange are developing feasible and realistic demonstration projects in climate-friendly and sustainable urban environments. ESB and ESB Networks DAC are two of the 32 partners for the +CityxChange initiative in Ireland
RESERVE is aiming to develop a grid automation framework which is able to incorporate up to 100% renewable energy sources. ESB is testing the SERVO platform to test for new techniques for voltage and system stability -
EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
ESB representatives meet Members of the European Parliament, Commissioners and members of their cabinet and Director Generals from time to time, which, in addition to an occasional submission in relation to a public consultation is the main driver for our registration. ESB are not currently taking part in the work of any of the EU structures and bodies.
Other activities
None declared
- Meetings
Meetings
6 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 02 Jun 2022 Location Dublin, Ireland Subject REPowerEU Plan; EU Energy Platform Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Attending - Kadri Simson (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 16 Mar 2022 Location Brussels Subject Introductory meeting. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Attending - Thor-Sten Vertmann (Cabinet member)
- Helena Hinto (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Mar 2022 Location Brussels Subject Introductory meeting Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner)
- Peter Power (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 Jun 2016 Location BERL 08/318 Subject Overview of ESB and how/where it operates; role in the Integrated Single Electricity Market made up of GB/NI/ROI; 4. Europe and Ireland’s Carbon Challenges Post COP 21 (Which we welcome); hearing perspectives on land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) and how it might affect Carbon targets in Ireland Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Dermot Ryan (Cabinet member)
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