Overview
Lobbying Costs
350,000€
Financial year: Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.75 Fte (4)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
1
High-level Commission meetings
17
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
VERBUND AG (VERBUND)
EU Transparency Register
09571422185-81 First registered on 26 Aug 2009
Goals / Remit
VERBUND is Austria's leading electricity company and one of the largest producers of electricity from hydropower in Europe. In 2015, VERBUND achieved an annual turnover of 2.969 billion Euro with 3,089employees. VERBUND covers all sectors of energy supply – from the production and transportation of electricity through international sales and marketing.
More than four fifths of the electricity generation originates from climate friendly hydropower. VERBUND’s hydropower plants in Austria and Bavaria have a capacity of 7,700 megawatt (MW). The production portfolio is supplemented by wind power and thermal power plants.
VERBUND, through its subsidiary Austrian Power Grid (APG), operates Austria's supra-regional high-voltage grid which extends over a distance of 3,500 km (route kilometres). This grid forms the backbone of Austria's electricity supply, enabling the supra-regional, domestic and international exchange of energy between producers and consumers and serves to ensure the stable provision of energy to the underlying distribution grids.
VERBUND is also an active trader on the major European electricity markets. Electricity trading within the group forms the interface between generation, distribution and the wholesale market and can be seen as a central hub. Alongside the core business of electricity, VERBUND is also active in the field of environmental products with CO2 certificates and green certificates.
In terms of sales VERBUND is operating in the Austrian end-customer segment since July 2005. As at 31 December 2015, VERBUND supplied 100 % clean hydroelectricity to approximately 341,000 electricity customers in the household/agriculture and commercial segments.
In addition, VERBUND serves approximately 23,000 gas customers. VERBUND also supplies Austrian and German industrial companies with electricity. Germany is the second most important market next to Austria: since April 2013, VERBUND has been in possession of 22 hydropower plants with an annual generation of around 4 TWh in Germany. In 2012 VERBUND also acquired five wind farms in Germany with a total of 86 MW.Main EU files targeted
- Energy Union Package
- Proposal for a review of the Directive on the Emission Trading System (ETS)
- Communication on market design and regional electricity markets, and coordination of capacities to ensure security of supply, boosting cross-border trade and facilitating integration of renewable energy, including Review of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER)
- 2nd list of Projects of Common Interest (PCI)
- EU strategy for Heating and Cooling
- Security of Supply-Package
- Natura 2000 Fitness Check
- Guidelines Natura 2000 / Hydro Power
- Digital Single Market (DSM) Package
- Revision of regulation on security of gas supply
- Delegated Regulation/Directive on markets in financial instruments and amending Directive 2002/92/EC and Directive 2011/61/EU (recast) (MiFID II)
- Network Codes
- Financial Transaction TaxAddress
Head Office
Am Hof, 6 A
Vienna 1010
AUSTRIAEU Office
Rond Point Schuman 9
Brussels
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People
Total lobbyists declared
4
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 1 25% 3 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.75
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
1 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 21 Apr 2016
Name Start date End Date Christina Stephanie OVERMEYER 20 Mar 2024 02 Oct 2024 Patrick PIRKER 23 Mar 2024 02 Oct 2024 Ms Helena KAUER 13 Apr 2023 17 Jun 2023 Vladimir MIJATOVIC 21 Sep 2022 05 Apr 2023 Vladimir MIJATOVIC 28 Sep 2021 21 Sep 2022 Vladimir MIJATOVIC 25 Jun 2020 25 Jun 2021 Vladimir MIJATOVIC 07 May 2019 07 May 2020 Walburga HEMETSBERGER 29 Sep 2018 01 Oct 2019 Mr Philipp BOHATSCHEK 06 Oct 2017 01 May 2018 Walburga HEMETSBERGER 31 Mar 2017 31 Mar 2018 Walburga HEMETSBERGER 15 Mar 2016 12 Mar 2017 Walburga HEMETSBERGER 13 Mar 2015 11 Mar 2016 Walburga HEMETSBERGER 26 Feb 2014 03 Mar 2015 Walburga HEMETSBERGER 26 Feb 2014 27 Jan 2015 Walburga HEMETSBERGER 15 Feb 2013 14 Feb 2014 Walburga HEMETSBERGER 29 Feb 2012 08 Feb 2013 Complementary Information
In conformity with the principle of unbundling in the electricity sector according to Directive 2009/72/EC concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity, lobbying activities for Austrian Power Grid AG (the transmission system operator within VERBUND group) are not undertaken by VERBUND AG and are therefore not included in the information provided.
Person in charge of EU relations
Ms Walburga Hemetsberger (Head of EU Representation Office)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Wolfgang Anzengruber (Chairman of the Managing Board)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Companies & groups
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Networking
Affiliation
- Oesterreichs Energie - Österreichs E-Wirtschaft
- EURELECTRIC (via Oesterreichs Energie)
- WKO - Wirtschaftskammer Österreich
- IV - Industriellenvereinigung Österreich
- BdEW - Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft
- Verband der Bayerischen Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft e.V. (VBEW)
- EFET - European Federation of Energy Traders
- VGB Power TechMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
350,000€
EU grant income for closed financial year
2,777,162 € (Source: EU Commission - LIFE Traisen; LIFE+ Netzwerk Donau; "Flexicency" Project (Horizon 2020); Green eMotion)
Other financial info
The amount of funding received does not include potential funding received by Austrian Power Grid AG for the reasons stated above.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None
ACC
None
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
- VERBUND yearly reception
- Partner of “Friends of the ETS”Other activities
VERBUND is following the work of some expert groups (eg. Electricity Coordination Group, Smart Grids Task Force ) and the work of the intergroup water in the European Parliament without active involvement.
- Meetings
Meetings
17 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 24 May 2023 Location Brussels Subject EMD reform proposal & renewable hydrogen Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Attending - Stefano Grassi (Cabinet member)
- Ruud Kempener (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 May 2023 Location Brussels Subject Current developments in the energy market Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn Portfolio Budget and Administration Attending - Johannes Hahn (Commissioner)
- Martina Krobath (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 May 2023 Location Brussels Subject Presentation of new business group Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Riccardo Maggi (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 May 2023 Location Brussels Subject Importance of hydropower in ensuring electricity system flexibility; The application of the electricity market reform to hydropower; How to strengthen the visibility of hydropower as one of the key sources of renewable energy. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Attending - Barbara GLOWACKA (Cabinet member)
- Kadri Simson (Commissioner)
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Date 08 Nov 2022 Location Brussels Subject Current economic developments Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn Portfolio Budget and Administration Attending - David Mueller (Cabinet member)
- Barbara Herbolzheimer (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Nov 2022 Location Brussels Subject - Renewable Hydrogen - Electricity market design Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Attending - Thor-Sten Vertmann (Cabinet member)
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Date 11 Apr 2022 Location Vienna Subject REPowerEU; Security of energy supplies; Energy transition Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Attending - Kadri Simson (Commissioner)
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Date 23 Jan 2020 Location Brussels Subject Green Deal Priorities Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn Portfolio Budget and Administration Attending - David Mueller (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Feb 2017 Location Brussels Subject oesterreichische Energiethemen Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Christian Linder (Cabinet member)
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Date 01 Sep 2016 Location Alpbach Subject decarbonisation DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
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Date 19 Oct 2015 Location Brussels Subject Internal Energy market Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Joachim Balke (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Sep 2015 Location Brussels Subject Hydropower; Energy Union Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Christian Linder (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Jun 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Internal Electricity Market Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Joachim Balke (Cabinet member)
- Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner)
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Date 11 Feb 2015 Location Brussels Subject Energy Union Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Christian Linder (Cabinet member)
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Date 18 Dec 2014 Location BERL 8/165 Subject Verbund Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Joachim Balke (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 Dec 2014 Location Brussels Subject Smart Grids DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Markus Schulte (Cabinet member)
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Date 12 Nov 2014 Location Brussels Subject Energy issues in the EU Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Johannes Hahn Portfolio European Neighbourhood Policy & Enlargement Negotiations Attending - Michael Karnitschnig (Cabinet member)
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