Netherlands Joins World Energy Council

 Netherlands has joined the World Energy Council as its newest member country.

Jeroen van Hoof, Chair of the World Energy Council’s Dutch member committee, commented: “Given the challenges that energy companies face nowadays in respect of the transition to a more mixed fuel supply, lower energy prices and the current turmoil on their business models, the World Energy Council provides an excellent platform to participate in the regional and global discussion for solutions.”

The Netherlands ranks 14 among 129 countries in the World Energy Council’s 2014 Energy Trilemma Index and achieves an energy balance score of BBB. The Index measures countries’ energy sustainability performance based on the three pillars of the trilemma: energy security, energy equity, and environmental sustainability.

In a speech at the EnergiePoort event in The Hague today, Dr Christoph Frei, Secretary General of the World Energy Council, says: “The Netherlands is among the strong performers in balancing the energy trilemma and has yet more upward potential in all trilemma dimensions. A changing electricity and gas market design is keeping German energy leaders awake at night, and this equally affects Dutch markets. In a context of high energy price volatility, balancing the trilemma will not become easier in coming years.

“As discussions on an ‘energy union’ for Europe get underway, the World Energy Council offers a much-needed neutral platform for Europe to arrive at a consensus on how we can meet our trilemma challenges. The Netherlands’ membership in our global network will offer important lessons for Europe and the rest of the world.”

The country is the 94th member committee of the World Energy Council and brings the number of European member countries to 33.