Overview
Lobbying Costs
250,000€
Financial year: Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.75 Fte (5)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
15
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Renewables Grid Initiative e.V. (RGI)
EU Transparency Register
793038613858-32 First registered on 26 Jun 2014
Goals / Remit
RGI Mission: RGI is a unique collaboration of NGOs and TSOs from across Europe engaging in an ‘energy transition ecosystem-of-actors’. We promote fair, transparent, sustainable grid development to enable the growth of renewables to achieve full decarbonisation in line with the Paris Agreement.”
RGI has 3 main strategic objectives:
1) RGI explores and communicates the need for grids for enabling the transition to a fully decarbonised energy system based on renewables.
• RGI engages in an ‘energy transition ecosystem-of-actors’ by establishing a
strong network of external stakeholders that are part of the energy system of the
future.
• RGI, within this ‘energy transition ecosystem-of-actors’, takes action to increase
the joint understanding about the role and need for sustainable grid infrastructure
in a fully decarbonised energy system.
• RGI communicates and promotes findings to relevant European and national institutions.Main EU files targeted
The European Green Deal (EGD) is a roadmap set by the European Commission (EC) for making the EU's economy sustainable by turning climate and environmental challenges into opportunities across all policy areas and making the transition just and inclusive for all. Given the relevance of this roadmap for RGI advocacy work, in the first semester of 2020 we have mainly focused on EGD released laws, strategies and the related consultations. The COVID pandemic, though, has had an impact on the EC policy prioritisation and timeline of its activities. In particular, the preparation of the EC Recovery Package has been at the center of the work of the EC in March and April and also of the public debate. RGI deemed as important to to send a letter od recommendations to the EC to state the importance of planning the economic recovery in the frame of the EDG and to suggest priorities related to energy developments. Despite the delays, the EC has then between May and June started the public consultations on different topics. RGI has decided to respond
o informally to the Climate Law by sending a letter to Commissioner Timmermans and Director-General Petriccione
o formally to the Energy Sector Integration and Hydrogen consultation
Other topics under the RGI radar are related to offshore development, biodiversity, circular economy and taxonomy.
Given the relevance of building the needed interconnected grid in order to reach climate objectives by 2050, RGI has dedicated special attention to the opening of the consultation for the revision of the Trans-European Network-Energy (TEN-E) Regulation (347/2013). In order to prepare the input to the public and targeted surveys launched by the EC, RGI has organised plenary internal calls with Members to discuss specific points.
RGI has been invited to become a Member of the PCI Steering Committee on “Innovative Actions and Strategies to Boost Public Awareness, Trust and Acceptance of Trans-European Energy Infrastructure Projects”. The Committee is composed of EU bodies and local experts with the objective to increase public understanding and acceptance towards the development of Projects of Common Interest (PCI) and to ensure a better implementation of interconnectors. RGI’S role will consist in participating in virtual meetings and reviewing documents.
With regards to the regulatory recognition of stakeholder engagement, in the conclusion of the 2019 Infrastructure Forum of Copenhagen, the EC has invited ENTSO-E, ACER, RGI and other relevant stakeholders to keep working together to complement the CBA methodology to be used at the national and European level.
Additionally:
- Development of joint industry and NGO key messages to inform policy-makers: In the context of the PAC project, RGI developed the ‘Request to Adapt European Energy Planning Scenarios’ (signed by 42 parties, of these 26 not members of RGI). This was done in full recognition that the CAN Europe and EEB developed PAC Scenario is too ambitious for several RGI Members to sign, but with the will to strengthen the message that the relevant European processes, especially the TYNDP need to uptake very high shares of RES and a high electrification scenario in line with the Paris Agreement.
- Contributing to the TYNDP process in the context of the PAC project (Paris Agreement compatible scenarios for energy infrastructure), in collaboration with ENTSO-E, ENTSOG and the NGOs community.Address
Head Office
Manfred-von-Richthofen-Straße 4
Berlin 12101
GERMANY -
People
Total lobbyists declared
5
Employment time Lobbyists 50% 2 25% 3 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.75
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 09 Sep 2020
Name Start date End Date Ms Antonella BATTAGLINI 26 Jul 2019 25 Jul 2020 Complementary Information
The main persons engaged in activities falling under the scope of the Transparency Register are:
1. Antonella Battaglini, Chief Executive Officer
2. Cristina Simioli, Manager Italy
3. Antina Sander, Deputy Chief Executive Officer
4. Johanna Meier, Manager Communication
5. Holger Loew, Manager Energy SystemsPerson 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
Other organisations
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Networking
Affiliation
N/A
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
250,000€
EU grant income for closed financial year
511,828 € (Source: LIFE-NGO-SGA-EASME-2018)
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Commission expert group on electricity interconnection targets#E03412 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3412 #Member #C
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
N/A
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
15 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 23 Oct 2023 Location Brussels Subject Roundtable meeting with 10 Secretary Generals and CEOs of the Electrification Alliance on the revised Renewable Energy Directive (revised REDII), electricity market design, grids and storage. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Attending - Kadri Simson (Commissioner)
- Thor-Sten Vertmann (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 06 Sep 2023 Location Brussels Subject High level dinner before the ENSTO-E grids event – discussion on the challenges for European networks and electrification. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Attending - Kadri Simson (Commissioner)
- Stefano Grassi (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - Associazione fra le società italiane per azioni
- Hitachi Energy
- Amprion GmbH
- European Association of the Electricity Transmission and Distribution Equipment and Services Industry
- Terna spa
- European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity
- Statnett SF
- Energias de Portugal
- Fingrid Oyj
- ENEL SpA
- NKT A/S
- Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne S.A.
- Redeia
- Eesti Energia Aktsiaselts
- Siemens Energy AG
- E.ON SE
- TenneT Holding B.V.
- PRYSMIAN GROUP
- RTE Réseau de transport d'électricité
- IBERDROLA
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Date 10 May 2022 Location Virtual Subject To discuss the RePower EU Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Attending - Elena Montani (Cabinet member)
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Date 10 May 2022 Location video-call Subject To discuss the RePower EU Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Riccardo Maggi (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Apr 2021 Location Video Conferencing Subject To discuss the implementation of the Offshore Renewable Energy Strategy and how the Offshore Coalition for Energy and Nature's can support this, in particular with regards to the planned "Communities of Practice". Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Attending - Laure Chapuis-Kombos (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Apr 2021 Location Brussels - video conference Subject Follow up to the Offshore Renewable Energy strategy Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Riccardo Maggi (Cabinet member)
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Date 11 Jan 2021 Location online Subject Offshore wind energy, nature protection and healthy marine ecosystems Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Attending - Ruben Alexander Schuster (Cabinet member)
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Date 11 Dec 2020 Location Brussels - video conference Subject Offshore energy communication and action plan Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Riccardo Maggi (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Jul 2020 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Skype meeting to discuss the implications of the Paris Agreement Compatible Scenario (PAC Scenario) and its relevance for EU planning DG Energy Attending - Ditte Juul Jørgensen (Director-General)
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Date 29 May 2020 Location Brussels - video conference Subject Energy system integration - role of renewables Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Aleksandra Tomczak (Cabinet member)
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Date 11 Oct 2019 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Introductory meeting. Energy policy and transition. DG Energy Attending - Ditte Juul Jørgensen (Director-General)
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Date 18 Apr 2016 Location Brussels Subject Electricity infrastructure, market design, digitisation of energy system, public acceptance Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President)
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Date 26 Jan 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject renewable energy DG Energy Attending - Dominique Ristori (Director-General)
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Date 19 Nov 2015 Location Brussels Subject Public acceptance of infrastructure Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Christian Linder (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 Jun 2015 Location Brussels Subject Energy Union; energy infrastructure; public acceptance Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Christian Linder (Cabinet member)