Fuerzas Eléctricas del Noroeste, S.A. (Fenosa) (; Northwest Electric Power) was a Spanish
electric company based in
A Coruña
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,
Galicia.
History
Fenosa was founded in 1943 following the
forced merger of ''Fábrica de Gas y Electricidad'', owned by Pedro Barrié de la Maza, and ''Electra Popular Coruñesa'', expropriated from
José Miñones
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by the
Francoist government.
In 1982, it was merged with
Unión Eléctrica Unión may refer to:
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to create
Union Fenosa
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, which would become one of the biggest power companies in Spain.
See also
*
Count of Fenosa
References
External links
Fuerzas Eléctricas del Noroeste, S.A.—
Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores
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Companies based in Galicia (Spain)
Energy companies established in 1943
Companies disestablished in 1982
Public utilities of Spain
1982 disestablishments in Spain
1943 establishments in Spain
Defunct electric power companies of Spain