Universal Registration Document 2020

1. The Group, its strategy and activities

In 2020, Enedis continues the implementation of its strategic development plan focusing on becoming a key industrial partner for all electric mobility players in order to jointly develop solutions to support its development on a large scale. Indeed, the great majority of charging stations will be directly or indirectly connected to the distribution network developed and operated by Enedis.

In response to the collective challenge constituted by electric mobility, Enedis’ contribution is expected by all stakeholders, in particular local authorities and industrial companies, for which Enedis is a partner on a day-to-day basis, with the stated aim of making electric mobility possible for everyone, everywhere. In 2020, operational achievements on the ground accelerated: in close cooperation with local authorities, Enedis is now a partner in over 150 projects relating to light vehicles, coaches, buses, and boats.

Acquiring and developing tomorrow’s skills.

The digital grid has enabled Enedis to become a data operator, revealing the need for skills in information technology, telecoms, and cyber security. Enedis is also enriching its customer relations via a digital strategy that includes a mobile application, a local authorities space on its website, and a higher profile on social media in 2020.

To develop the skills needed for the future, Enedis is devoting the equivalent of 8% of its payroll costs to training, compared to a statutory obligation of 1.6%. Recruitment policy is geared to a long-term perspective, targeting the company’s core business (grid operation, maintenance, and development), as well as new business lines relating to digital transformation, with nearly 800 new recruitments per year planned over the next four years.

Action to mitigate climate change

Enedis aspires to achieve “carbon neutrality” by 2050 by drastically reducing its own greenhouse gas emissions, and beyond that, encouraging its suppliers to adopt an ambitious approach in this respect. Residual emissions will be offset by funding certified, auditable projects, in particular through reforestation.

Enedis also intends to contribute to COP21 targets by accelerating the deployment of low-carbon electricity solutions on a large scale and controlling electricity consumption using smart meters and smart grids.

  • Enedis will become carbon neutral by 2050 by drastically reducing the1.2Mt CO2 eq of its own emissions (Scopes 1 and 2) and encouraging an ambitious procedure with its suppliers and providers to reduce the2.4Mt CO2 eq figure for Scope 3 as much as possible. Residual emissions will be offset by certified negative emissions projects (reforestation, etc.)

To achieve an initial target of a 20% reduction by 2025, Enedis plans the following:

  • ongoing electrification of its vehicle fleet, aiming for 100% of its light commercial vehicles to be electric by 2030, and 100% of its construction vehicles to be electric by 2050 at the latest (at the end of 2020, the company’s fleet comprised 2,913 electric vehicles out of a total of 18,814 vehicles, some15.5%);
  • progressive replacement of its backup generators with low-CO2 -emission mobile solutions (batteries, fuel cells);
  • reduction of its SF6 emissions through optimised maintenance of source substations and a change of technology to new HV cells;
  • reduction of its emissions arising from loss purchases, thanks to a lower electricity emission factor as renewable energy production replaces some high-carbon power generation;
  • reduction of the energy consumption of its service sector sites, including those relating to information technology, at the pace specified in the “service sector decree” ( décret tertiaire ), 40% less than in 2010 by 2030;
  • optimisation of personal and professional travel through the development of teleworking, reducing the number of interventions on customers’ premises thanks to the Linky meter, and reducing the number of face-to-face meetings, these increasingly being replaced by videoconferences;
  • making its suppliers and providers commit to moving towards carbon neutrality by leveraging commitment charters, environmental criteria, eco-design of equipment, and the use of recycled materials.
  • Enedis will be a key player in the implementation of France’s National Low Carbon Strategy, favouring innovative electricity solutions, replacing fossil energy, and deploying smart management of the electricity system to manage consumption.

Enedis is also mobilised in several other ways:

  • facilitating the integration of new electricity solutions in the distribution network: renewable energy (67GW renewable energy by 2035), electric charging stations (12 million connected to the network by 2035), self-consumption, and storage;
  • developing the use of electricity and more efficient processes: heat pumps, etc.;
  • controlling consumption using smart electricity grids and smart meters;
  • ensuring smart management of the electricity system at controlled cost by developing new forms of flexibility.
  • To validate its low-carbon strategy, Enedis is fully engaged in achieving the Science Based Targets certification (SBTi) being sought by EDF group.

In addition to its initiatives for climate, Enedis is working to preserve biodiversity through initiatives designed to protect birds from the risk of electrocution and support to other initiatives under the single banner “Act4nature”, now “Companies committed to nature – Act4nature France”.

1.4.4.3 Island Energy Systems

Island Energy Systems (IES) brings together the electricity systems operated by EDF which are not connected, to the mainland network: Corsica, the overseas departments (except Mayotte) and the overseas territories of Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, as well as several Ponant islands (Sein, Ouessant, Molène, Chausey).

EDF’s organisation in these regions is based on two structures:

  • the Island Energy Systems Department, ensuring the supply and demand balance on a daily basis, overseeing all networks and providing a sales and marketing activity with regulated sales tariffs, guided by an active energy efficiency policy;
  • the subsidiary EDF Production Électrique Insulaire, which is responsible for building and operating new means of generation.

The additional generation costs in these territories compared with equivalent costs on the mainland, which the legislator considers as a public service expense, are offset by the state budget.

Tariffs for Using the Public Transmission and Distribution Networks (TURPE) apply to users connected to the distribution networks.