Date at end-2020 Total | |
|---|---|
| Number of customers | Number of customers Date at end-2020 Total 1,185,000 approximately |
| Network length (in km) | Network length (in km) Date at end-2020 Total 38,200 approximately |
| Net installed capacity of the EDF fleet* (in MW) | Net installed capacity of the EDF fleet *(in MW) Date at end-2020 Total 2,005 |
of which hydropower fleet and other renewable energy sources | of which hydropower fleet and other renewable energy sources Date at end-2020 Total 22 % |
of which thermal fleet | of which thermal fleet Date at end-2020 Total 78 % |
| Output* (in GWh) | Output *(in GWh) Date at end-2020 Total 5,659 |
of which hydropower output | of which hydropower output Date at end-2020 Total 22 % |
| Purchases of energy from third parties (in GWh) | Purchases of energy from third parties (in GWh) Date at end-2020 Total 4,020 |
of which renewable energies, including bagasse | of which renewable energies, including bagasse Date at end-2020 Total 41 % |
of which other energies | of which other energies Date at end-2020 Total 59 % |
| TOTAL ENERGY GENERATED AND PURCHASED FROM THIRD PARTIES | TOTAL ENERGY GENERATED AND PURCHASED FROM THIRD PARTIES Date at end-2020 Total 9,679 |
* Data including EDF IES Division, EDF Production Électrique Insulaire (PEI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the EDF group.
In view of the difference within these systems between the power generation costs and the sale price at the equalised tariff, EDF is applying demand-side management(DSM) strategies in these territories together with institutional players such as government departments, municipalities, the Energy Regulation Commission (CRE),the French Agency for Environment and Energy Management (ADEME), local institutions...
In accordance with the territorial PPEs, the EDF group has undertaken to replace the main power plants which are at the end of their useful lives.
The electricity generation plants commissioned by EDF PEI between 2012 and 2015in Réunion, Martinique, Guadeloupe, and Corsica are equipped with innovative technology enabling the best industrial and environmental performance to be delivered and helping to meet some of the emerging electricity needs of these territories.
The new power plants will be constructed and operated by the subsidiary EDF PEI (Production Électrique Insulaire). In territories where this is specified in the PPE, EDFPEI envisages operating new power plants using liquid biomass or converting its existing plants to bioliquid.
EDF PEI is currently a partner in a photovoltaic plant with battery storage in FrenchGuiana, and in a in a wind power plant with battery storage in Martinique(commissioned in 2019). EDF PEI is also strengthening its renewable energy capacity thanks to common projects with EDF Renewables.
Concerning SEI, the extension of the Saint-Barthélemy power plant (two new generators of 16MW) and the renewal of the power plant on Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon (21MW) have respectively been operational since 2014 and 2015. The Saint-Martin power plant was delivered in end June 2016 for an installed capacity of 40MW.
The continued yet moderate growth in consumption in most of these regions despite the energy efficiency actions undertaken, as well as the development of renewable energies and the growing number of generation facilities coming online, have led theEDF as network operator to continue the development and reinforcement of the electricity networks.
In total, EDF invested over €250 million in Production (including EDF PEI) andNetworks activities in 2020.
France’s Energy Transition Act establishes 2030 as the target date for energy autonomy for French overseas departments, and 2050 as the target date for Corsica.
The EDF group supports the emergence and development of electricity generation methods based on renewable energies adapted to IES. The methods favoured are those that provide abundant and guaranteed energy at competitive generation costs, but also sustainable in the long term, in such a way as to position them as credible alternatives to thermal generation: biomass, marine and river energies, waste recovery, biogas.
EDF also contributes to making advances in technical capacities relating to the insertion of asynchronous renewable energies into IES by suggesting improvements to their technical specifications, making the grid more resistant to power disruptions, and developing smart metering systems. EDF has also installed three 5MW batteries, intended as a means of offsetting supply/demand fluctuations, out of a series of power storage projects selected by the CRE in 2018.
Work is also ongoing to create micro-networks 100% powered by renewable energies in certain isolated zones. In 2017, an innovative system combining photovoltaic, digital monitoring and storage was installed on the island of Sein, allowing for a 100% renewable electrical supply several hours each day, while part of Mafate on the island of Réunion receives solar power and is equipped with a battery and a hydrogen fuel cell. Several other projects are planned, especially for remote communes in the interior of Guiana (Maripasoula, Papaicthon, Saint Georges de l’Oyapock).
Energy efficiency is a crucial energy transition lever in the island systems. EDF contributes to the elaboration and implementation of the demand-side management(DSM) territorial strategy, one of the main tools of which are public grants for equipment (over €600 million validated by the CRE for 2019-2023). EDF actively promotes DSM operations financed by these grants for all types of customers, particularly through the " Agir Plus " label.
EDF has committed to deploy 1.2 million digital meters in the overseas departments (excluding Mayotte) and Corsica by end-2023. This represents an investment of€268 million. These digital meters will introduce much more modern customer relations and amplify the energy transition levers. At end-2020, over 496,600 meters were installed.
