We achieve 99.99% availability in our energy networks, making them among the most reliable in the world. The supply reliability in 2020 remained unchanged at this extremely high level. Planned expansions and smart solutions helped us to partially mitigate the shortage of transmission capacity. Even so, the number of transmission bottlenecks rose sharply. In the coming years, a lot of work still needs to be done to advance the energy transition.
Related topics
This chapter is about our measures in the area of reliability of supply and customer convenience. The information relates to several topics the stakeholders feel are important. Furthermore, these activities contribute to achieving an SDG.
Related material issues
A) Reliability of supply
D) Working together on innovative solutions
E) Data-driven network management
G) Satisfied customers
I) Company’s adaptability
J) Future-proof network
O) Access to affordable energy
Contribution to SDGs
Related stakeholder groups
Customers, shareholders and investors
Objectives and results for reliability of supply
Customer convenience rated by consumers
55% in 2019.
Customer convenience rated by business customers
33% in 2019.
Electricity outage duration1
in minutes
in minutes
21.9 minutes in 2019
Realisation of planned
smart meter offering
result
624,000 in 2019
Cable numbers with >5 interruptions
17 in 2019
- 1 The figure for electricity outage duration differs from the figure stated in the regulatory report, because interruptions in the high-voltage network (CBL assets) owned by Alliander are not taken into consideration in the regulatory report.