Belgium 2022 Energy Policy Review
The International Energy Agency (IEA) regularly conducts in-depth peer reviews of
the energy policies of its member countries. This process supports energy policy development
and encourages the exchange of international best practices and experiences to help
drive secure, affordable and clean energy transitions.Belgium’s energy and climate
policies push for energy transition through expanding renewable electricity generation
and electrifying energy demand, especially for transport. Policies focus on maintaining
affordable access to energy with the double aim of protecting vulnerable consumers
and ensuring industrial competitiveness. Belgium has made notable progress on deploying
offshore wind and increasing the share of electric vehicles. However, fossil fuels
still dominate the country’s energy mix, a dependence that is expected to increase.
All sectors have considerable work ahead of them to meet Belgium’s targets for increasing
the share of renewables, lowering energy demand and reducing emissions.The IEA provides
a range of energy policy recommendations in this report to help Belgium smoothly manage
the transition to an efficient and flexible carbon-neutral energy system.
Available from May 30, 2022
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