EnergyVision wins Wikipower group purchase, approximately 7,500 Belgian households concerned

Lowest rate in both Belgian regions

Based in Ghent, EnergyVision won the group purchase auction facilitated by Wikipower. In Wallonia, the selected offer covers both fixed and variable rates. In Flanders, it concerns the fixed rate. According to the group, this result is explained by its business model: EnergyVision produces its own electricity, which allows it to offer competitive rates. The group is active in Belgium in the installation of solar panels, batteries and charging stations, as well as in the supply of green electricity.

Approximately 7,500 households concerned

The two regions together represent approximately 7,500 interested households. The company indicates that this group purchase should result in several thousand contracts. "A group purchase is organized to give households access to the cheapest energy," said Maarten Michielssens, Chief Executive Officer of EnergyVision. According to him, the company was able to participate, submitted the lowest offer and can therefore offer the lowest rates to participants.

Criticism of a Dutch competitor's model

The Chief Executive Officer compared this arrangement with that of iChoosr, another group purchase facilitator headquartered in the Netherlands. According to Maarten Michielssens, this company would make supplier participation very difficult by imposing rules that would prohibit transparent communication with customers. According to EnergyVision, the industry federation Febeg also raised this issue with the SPF Economy. The executive called on provinces to examine this model critically. He indicated that, if necessary, EnergyVision would send letters to all households in the concerned provinces ahead of the group purchase, so that they could compare offers themselves.