Legislative Proposal For Annual Green Gas Obligation

The legislative proposal for Annual Green Gas Obligation (Jaarverplichting groen gas) was released for public consultation on 21 July 2023. The legislative proposal aims to encourage significant growth in green gas production, by obligating energy suppliers to supply a specific amount of green gas annually and allowing this amount to increase exponentially.

Principles of the legislative proposal

Under this legislative proposal, energy suppliers must comply with an obligation to deliver a specific amount of green gas to the built environment each year. Because it is impossible to physically measure how much green gas has been delivered, it becomes an administrative obligation. To prove that an energy supplier is compliant, both the existing Guarantees of Origin (GvOs: garanties van oorsprong) and new tradeable Green Gas Units (GGEs: groengaseenheden), will be used. The Dutch Emissions Authority (NEa), which is being proposed as the implementation and supervisory