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Électricité De Tahiti
Électricité de Tahiti ( EDT ) is an electricity company which holds the public concession for the generation and distribution of electricity in French Polynesia. In 2022 it was ranked as the largest company in French Polynesia by turnover. It is 70% owned by the Engie group, with the Société Monégasque de l'Electricité et du Gaz, itself a subsidiary of Engie, holding a further 21%. The company produces thermal and renewable electricity, operates the transmission network of the state-owned Société de transport d'énergie Electrique en Polynésie (TEP), distributes electricity and provides associated services such as public lighting. History The first public electrical energy distribution company in French Polynesia was created in 1910 by Charles Ducorron. It was succeeded by the Etablissements Martin et fils, who held the concession for providing electricity in Tahiti. In 1970 the service was transformed into a public limited company Électricité de Tahiti, which became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Polynesia
French Polynesia ( ; ; ) is an overseas collectivity of France and its sole #Governance, overseas country. It comprises 121 geographically dispersed islands and atolls stretching over more than in the Pacific Ocean, South Pacific Ocean. The total land area of French Polynesia is , with a population of 278,786 (Aug. 2022 census) of which at least 205,000 live in the Society Islands and the remaining population lives in the rest of the archipelago. French Polynesia is divided into five island groups: the Austral Islands; the Gambier Islands; the Marquesas Islands; the Society Islands (comprising the Leeward Islands (Society Islands), Leeward and Windward Islands (Society Islands), Windward Islands); and the Tuamotus. Among its 121 islands and atolls, 75 were inhabited at the 2017 census. Tahiti, which is in the Society Islands group, is the most populous island, being home to nearly 69% of the population of French Polynesia . Papeete, located on Tahiti, is the capital of French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |