EDF Energies Nouvelles announces strong growth in its operation-maintenance (O&M) activity of renewable energy installations, for its own account and on behalf of third parties.
In the first half of 2015, EDF Energies Nouvelles' O&M activity recorded growth of 16% compared to the end of 2014, reaching 13.6 GW of capacity under management in 10 countries. The overall activity mainly focuses on the management of wind farms (12 GW) and solar power plants (1.4 GWp).
Strengthening positions in Europe
The activity of EDF EN Services, the subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles dedicated to O&M in Europe, is growing by more than 261TP3Q.
This 633 MW increase in assets managed by EDF EN Services allows the group to reach 3 GW in Europe for the first time in the first half of 2015, compared to 2.4 GW at the end of 2014.
This significant increase is explained by growth in O&M activities in wind power, particularly in Germany, the United Kingdom and Poland. The half-year was also marked by the entry of EDF EN Services into Belgium, its seventh country of operation in Europe after France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Poland and Greece.
Continued development in North America
EDF Renewable Services, the subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles dedicated to this activity in North America, recorded an increase of 131TP3Q in its O&M activity.
Strengthening its positions in the United States, Canada and Mexico, EDF Renewable Services won nearly 1,230 MW of new assets to manage during the first half of 2015.
To date, EDF Renewable Services has exceeded 10 GW of capacity under management in operation and maintenance.
About EDF Energies NouvellesEDF Energies Nouvelles is an international leader in renewable electricity with an installed capacity of more than 9 GW gross worldwide. Its development is mainly focused on wind power and photovoltaic solar power. Mainly present in Europe and North America, EDF EN continues its development by taking a position in new promising markets and in new countries such as South Africa, Brazil, Chile, China and India. The Company, which is strongly positioned in the offshore wind sector, is also present in other renewable energy sectors: marine energies, biogas and biomass as well as in distributed energies. EDF EN ensures the development and construction of renewable energy projects as well as their operation and maintenance, for its own account and on behalf of third parties. EDF Energies Nouvelles is the subsidiary of the EDF group dedicated to the development of renewable energies.
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