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DESCRIPTION OF THE ISSUER
Detailed information in relation to the Issuer is contained in the documents referred to in the
section headed "Documents incorporated by reference" in this Base Prospectus.
Information regarding the EDF Group's activities
General introduction to the EDF Group
The EDF Group is an integrated energy company with a presence in a wide range of
electricity-related businesses: nuclear, renewable and fossil-fuel fired energy production,
transmission, distribution, marketing as well as energy management and efficiency services,
along with energy trading. It is France’s leading electricity operator and has a strong position
in Europe (United Kingdom, Italy, countries in Central and Eastern Europe), making it one of
the world’s leading electrical providers as well as a recognized player in the gas industry.
With a worldwide net installed capacity of 134.6 GWe 1 as of 31 December 2011 (124.2 GWe
in Europe) and global energy generation of 628.2 TWh, the EDF Group has one of the
largest generating capacities of all the major worldwide energy corporations with the lowest
level of CO2 emissions per KWh generated 2 due to the proportion of nuclear, hydroelectric
power and other renewable energies in its generation mix. The EDF Group supplies
electricity, gas and associated services to more than 37.7 million customer accounts 3
worldwide (including nearly 27.9 million in France).
The EDF Group’s businesses reflect its adoption of a model aimed at finding the best
balance between French and international activities, competitive and regulated operations
and based on an upstream-downstream integration. In 2011, the EDF Group’s consolidated
sales revenues was 65.3 billion Euros, earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and
amortization came to 14.8 billion Euros, and net income excluding non-recurring items stood
at 3.5 billion Euros.
The table below presents the breakdown of the EDF Group's fleet and electricity generation
for France in 2011:
1 Source: EDF. Figures calculated according to the rules of accounting consolidation.
2 Source: PricewaterhouseCoopers: “European Carbon Factor”, November 2011.
3 Source: EDF. One customer may have two accounts: one for electricity and one for gas.
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