Electrabel SA is a Belgian
energy
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corporation
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. It is a subsidiary of French multinational utility company
Engie
Engie SA is a French multinational utility company, headquartered in La Défense, Courbevoie, which operates in the fields of energy transition, electricity generation and distribution, natural gas, nuclear, renewable energy and petroleum. ...
S.A. (formerly GDF Suez).
History
Electrabel was established in 1905. Its actual name originates from 1990, after the regrouping of the companies Intercom, EBES and Unerg.
For a long time a majority stake in Electrabel was held by the French company
Suez
Suez ( ar, السويس '; ) is a seaport city (population of about 750,000 ) in north-eastern Egypt, located on the north coast of the Gulf of Suez (a branch of the Red Sea), near the southern terminus of the Suez Canal, having the same boun ...
. In 2005, Suez increased its stake to 96.7% and a squeeze-out of the remaining shareholders was completed on 10 July 2007, when the company was
delisted
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from the stock exchange. Following Suez's 2008 merger with
Gaz de France
Gaz de France (GDF) was a French company which produced, transported and sold natural gas around the world, especially in France, its main market. The company was also particularly active in Belgium, the United Kingdom, Germany, and other Europea ...
, Electrabel became a
subsidiary
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of GDF Suez, which changed its name into Engie in 2015.
Operations
Electrabel is active in the
Benelux
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market. It generates electricity and heat, and supplies electricity and natural gas to six million customers. In 2008, Electrabel sold 97.4 TWh of electricity and 72 TWh of natural gas. It is the largest electricity producer in the Netherlands and Belgium, the largest electricity supplier in Belgium, and the second largest natural gas supplier in Belgium.
Power stations
Electrabel has diversified generating facilities of 16,000 MW in the Benelux, including renewable energy sources, natural gas and coal, pumped storage power stations and nuclear power stations. It owns the
Doel
Doel is a subdivision of the municipality of Beveren in the Flemish province of East Flanders in Belgium. It is located near the river the Scheldt, in a polder of the Waasland. Since 1965, there have been plans to extend the Port of Antwerp into ...
and
Tihange
Huy ( or ; nl, Hoei, ; wa, Hu) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. Huy lies along the river Meuse, at the mouth of the small river Hoyoux. It is in the ''sillon industriel'', the former industrial ...
nuclear power plants with a capacity of 2,736.9 MW and 2,423.1 MW respectively. In addition, Electrabel owns
combined cycle gas turbine
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plants in Amercoeur, Drogenbos, Herdersbrug, Saint-Ghislain, Esch-sur-Alzette and Eems, and
combined heat and power
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Cogeneration is a more efficient use of fuel or heat, because otherwise- wasted heat from elect ...
in Solvay, Total and Almere. Conventional power stations are located in Awirs, Amercoeur, Kallo, Mol, Rodenhuize, Ruien, Gelderland, Bergum and Dunamenti (Hungary). Electrabel also owns the
Coo-Trois-Ponts Hydroelectric Power Station
The Coo-Trois-Ponts Hydroelectric Power Station is a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station located in Trois-Ponts, Province of Liege, Belgium. Located next to the Amblève River, the power station uses its water to support a power scheme wh ...
with a total capacity of 1,164 MW and several hydroelectric, photovoltaic and biomass power plants and wind farms.
Synatom
A wholly owned subsidiary of Electrabel, the company is responsible for the
fuel supply and spent fuel management of
nuclear reactors in Belgium
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.
References
External links
Electrabel GDF Suez International
Electrabel GDF Suez Belgium
Electrabel GDF Suez Netherlands
GDF SUEZ
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Engie
Electric power companies of Belgium
Nuclear power companies of Belgium
Société Générale de Belgique