Company profile

Laborelec is a leading research and competence centre in electrical power technology. It was established in 1962 in order to support Belgian electricity companies with research, development, and specialized services. Today, it is part of GDF SUEZ, a world leader in energy.

Laborelec's competences cover the entire electricity value chain—generation, transmission and distribution, and end-use. Our activities bring us to all parts of the world. In fact, 25% of our services turnover outside of Belgium. 22% of our activities are performed for customers outside the GDF SUEZ Group. Our headquarters are located near Brussels, and we also operate branch offices in the Netherlands and Germany. In 2010, Laborelec employed a staff of 250 people and had an annual turnover of 46.8 million euros.

Laborelec is a cooperative organization with the following shareholders:

Laborelec collaborates intensively with the other research centers of the GDF SUEZ Research & Innovation direction.