Electricity & gas · Belgium
Checked 2026-09-30Can I share solar power with neighbours or join an energy community in Belgium?
The short answer
Energy sharing lets households use power produced by a shared installation, a neighbour or a community project. Whether and how it works depends on the national rules.
📜 The rules in Belgium
Energy sharing and communities
Flanders: anyone domiciled in Flanders can share solar power with themselves, within a building, with another person or in an energy community. Every participant needs a digital meter; the sharer asks their supplier for 'meetregime 3'. The group manager registers the sharing in Mijn Fluvius.
- Wallonia: to take part you must be a member of an energy community or be in the same building, have an electronic (communicating or AMR) meter, give up net-metering compensation, and, as a household, give up the social tariff on the shared part. (cwape.be)
- Brussels: every access point needs a smart meter that measures per quarter hour; replacing a low-voltage meter for energy sharing is free. An energy community needs a BRUGEL authorisation (10 years, renewable) and must register with the grid operator first. (brugel.brussels)
Fluvius (Mijn Fluvius)Flanders: registers energy sharing and handles the metering.🔗 fluvius.be
CWaPE – Communautés d'énergie et partage d'énergieWallonia: rules and conditions for energy sharing.🔗 cwape.be
BRUGEL – Energy SharingBrussels: authorises energy communities and explains sharing.🔗 energysharing.brugel.brussels
Official source: fluvius.be · Checked 2026-09-30
🪜 Step by step
- See what the rules allowThe options in Belgium are listed below: sharing in one building, within a local area, or through an energy community.
- Find a project or partnersAsk your municipality, housing association or building owners whether a project exists or is planned.
- Check the meter and the contractSharing usually needs a smart meter and registration with the grid operator. Your normal supply contract continues for the rest of your use.
- Read the terms before you joinCheck the cost, how shared power is divided, and how you can leave.
📇 Who to contact
Fluvius (Mijn Fluvius)Flanders: registers energy sharing and handles the metering.🔗 www.fluvius.be/nl/groene-energie/energiedelen
CWaPE – Communautés d'énergie et partage d'énergieWallonia: rules and conditions for energy sharing.🔗 www.cwape.be/consommateurs/communaut%C3%A9s-partage-energie
BRUGEL – Energy SharingBrussels: authorises energy communities and explains sharing.🔗 energysharing.brugel.brussels
CREG – Commissie voor de Regulering van de Elektriciteit en het GasSupervises energy companies and explains your rightsFor information, and to report a company that breaks the rules🔗 www.creg.be/nl
Vlaamse Nutsregulator (VNR, voorheen VREG) (Flanders)Supervises energy companies and explains your rightsFor information, and to report a company that breaks the rules🔗 www.vlaamsenutsregulator.be
CWaPE – Commission wallonne pour l'Énergie (Wallonia)Supervises energy companies and explains your rightsFor information, and to report a company that breaks the rules🔗 www.cwape.be
BRUGEL (Brussels-Capital Region)Supervises energy companies and explains your rightsFor information, and to report a company that breaks the rules🔗 brugel.brussels
Fluvius — VlaanderenRuns the local grid, meters and connectionsPower cut, meter problem, new connection📞 078 35 35 00🔗 www.fluvius.be/nl
ORES — Het grootste deel van WalloniëRuns the local grid, meters and connectionsPower cut, meter problem, new connection📞 078 78 78 00🔗 www.ores.be
RESA — Regio Luik (Wallonië)Runs the local grid, meters and connectionsPower cut, meter problem, new connection🔗 www.resa.be
Sibelga — Brussels Hoofdstedelijk GewestRuns the local grid, meters and connectionsPower cut, meter problem, new connection📞 02 274 40 66🔗 www.sibelga.be
❓ Questions
Do I have to own solar panels?
No. In many schemes you can take part as a member or user without owning an installation.
Does my supplier stay the same?
Usually yes. The shared power is counted first and your supplier provides the rest.
Who registers the sharing?
Normally the grid operator or the body named on this page. Ask them before you start.
📎 Sources
- fluvius.be →
- cwape.be →
- brugel.brussels →
- fluvius.be →
- cwape.be →
- energysharing.brugel.brussels →
- creg.be →
- vlaamsenutsregulator.be →
- cwape.be →
- brugel.brussels →
- fluvius.be →
- ores.be →
- resa.be →
- sibelga.be →
Checked: 2026-09-30
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