A capacitive powering system, comprising: a receiver element, comprising a pair of flat receiver electrodes (3, 4) connected to a load, a transmitter element, comprising a pair of flat transmitter electrodes (8, 9) connected to a driver and positioned parallel to the pair of receiver electrodes (3, 4), an inductor for resonating the system during its powering, and a first insulation layer being positioned between the pair of flat receiver electrodes (3, 4) and the pair of flat transmitter electrodes (8, 9), in order to form a capacitive impedance between the transmitter electrodes and the receiver electrodes during powering of the system, the system further comprising a second pair of flat receiver electrodes (12, 13) and a second insulation layer, whereby the second pair of flat receiver electrodes (12, 13) is also positioned parallel to the pair of flat transmitter electrodes (8, 9) and the second insulation layer is positioned between the second pair of flat receiver electrodes (12, 13) and the pair of flat transmitter electrodes (8, 9), such that the pair of flat transmitter electrodes is sandwiched between both pairs of receiver electrodes and the electrodes of both pairs of receiver electrodes having the same polarity (3 and 12 respectively 4 and 13) are electrically connected, wherein the pair of flat receiver electrodes (3, 4) is provided on a first plate of an electrically insulating material and wherein the second pair of flat receiver (12, 13) electrodes is provided on a second plate of electrically insulating material, between which plates the flat pair of transmitter electrodes (8, 9) can be positioned, the two plates (18, 19) being provided with means for clamping the plates around the flat pair of transmitter electrodes (8, 9), the two plates (18, 19) being moveably clampable around the flat pair of transmitter electrodes (8, 9). a receiver element, comprising a pair of flat receiver electrodes (3, 4) connected to a load, a transmitter element, comprising a pair of flat transmitter electrodes (8, 9) connected to a driver and positioned parallel to the pair of receiver electrodes (3, 4), an inductor for resonating the system during its powering, and a first insulation layer being positioned between the pair of flat receiver electrodes (3, 4) and the pair of flat transmitter electrodes (8, 9), in order to form a capacitive impedance between the transmitter electrodes and the receiver electrodes during powering of the system, the system further comprising a second pair of flat receiver electrodes (12, 13) and a second insulation layer, whereby the second pair of flat receiver electrodes (12, 13) is also positioned parallel to the pair of flat transmitter electrodes (8, 9) and the second insulation layer is positioned between the second pair of flat receiver electrodes (12, 13) and the pair of flat transmitter electrodes (8, 9), such that the pair of flat transmitter electrodes is sandwiched between both pairs of receiver electrodes and the electrodes of both pairs of receiver electrodes having the same polarity (3 and 12 respectively 4 and 13) are electrically connected, wherein the pair of flat receiver electrodes (3, 4) is provided on a first plate of an electrically insulating material and wherein the second pair of flat receiver (12, 13) electrodes is provided on a second plate of electrically insulating material, between which plates the flat pair of transmitter electrodes (8, 9) can be positioned, the two plates (18, 19) being provided with means for clamping the plates around the flat pair of transmitter electrodes (8, 9), the two plates (18, 19) being moveably clampable around the flat pair of transmitter electrodes (8, 9).