Electrabel SA is a Belgian

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. It is a subsidiary of French multinational utility company Engie 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

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. 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

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from the stock exchange. Following Suez's 2008 merger with

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, Electrabel became a

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of GDF Suez, which changed its name into Engie in 2015.

Operations

Electrabel is active in the

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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

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and

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nuclear power plants with a capacity of 2,736.9 MW and 2,423.1 MW respectively. In addition, Electrabel owns

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plants in Amercoeur, Drogenbos, Herdersbrug, Saint-Ghislain, Esch-sur-Alzette and Eems, and

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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 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.

References

External links

Electrabel GDF Suez International

Electrabel GDF Suez Belgium

Electrabel GDF Suez Netherlands

GDF SUEZ
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