Universal Registration Document 2021

6. Financial statements

10.8.1 Impairment by category of asset

Details of impairment recognised and reversed are as follows:

(in millions of euros) Notes 2021 2020
Impairment of goodwill

Impairment of goodwill

Notes10.1

Impairment of goodwill

2021

-

Impairment of goodwill

2020

(31)

Impairment of other intangible assets

Impairment of other intangible assets

Notes10.2

Impairment of other intangible assets

2021

59

Impairment of other intangible assets

2020

(85)

Impairment of tangible assets

Impairment of tangible assets

Notes10.3-10.5

Impairment of tangible assets

2021

(712)

Impairment of tangible assets

2020

(683)

IMPAIRMENT NET OF REVERSALS IMPAIRMENT NET OF REVERSALSNotes

 

IMPAIRMENT NET OF REVERSALS2021(653) IMPAIRMENT NET OF REVERSALS2020(799)

Impairment recognised at 31 December 2020 amounted to €(799) million and concerned:

  • nuclear assets (€(621) million) and gas storage assets (€(13) million) in the United Kingdom;
  • various CGUs of EDF Renewables (€(36) million);
  • hydropower assets (€(39) million) and energy service assets (€(27) million) owned by Edison in Italy;
  • the goodwill of DES Groom, a subsidiary in the United States (€(26) million); end
  • other assets (total €(37) million).

Impairment recognised in 2021 amounts to €(653) million. Details are given below.

10.8.2 Impairment test on goodwill, intangible assets and property, plant and equipment

The following tables present the results of impairment tests carried out on the main goodwill, intangible assets with indefinite useful lives and other Group assets in 2021, and some of the key assumptions used.

Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives

No new impairment was recorded on the Group’s goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives at 31 December 2021.

Operating segment Cash-Generating Unit or asset Net book value (in millions of euros) WACC after tax Growth rate to infinity

Impairment 2021

(in millions of euros)
United Kingdom*

United Kingdom*

Cash-Generating Unit or asset

EDF Energy goodwill

United Kingdom*

Net book value (in millions of euros)

8,095

United Kingdom*

WACC after tax

5.7%

United Kingdom*

Growth rate to infinity

-

United Kingdom*

Impairment 2021

(in millions of euros)

-

Italy

Italy

Cash-Generating Unit or asset

Edison brand

Italy

Net book value (in millions of euros)

945

Italy

WACC after tax

6%

Italy

Growth rate to infinity

1.5%

Italy

Impairment 2021

(in millions of euros)

-

Framatome

Framatome

Cash-Generating Unit or asset

Framatome goodwill

Framatome

Net book value (in millions of euros)

1,428

Framatome

WACC after tax

5.9%

Framatome

Growth rate to infinity

0.5%

Framatome

Impairment 2021

(in millions of euros)

-

 

 

Cash-Generating Unit or asset

Framatome brand

 

Net book value (in millions of euros)

151

 

WACC after tax

5.9%

 

Growth rate to infinity

0.5%

 

Impairment 2021

(in millions of euros)

-

Dalkia

Dalkia

Cash-Generating Unit or asset

Dalkia goodwill

Dalkia

Net book value (in millions of euros)

592

Dalkia

WACC after tax

4.2%

Dalkia

Growth rate to infinity

1.5%

Dalkia

Impairment 2021

(in millions of euros)

-

 

 

Cash-Generating Unit or asset

Dalkia brand

 

Net book value (in millions of euros)

130

 

WACC after tax

4.2%

 

Growth rate to infinity

1.5%

 

Impairment 2021

(in millions of euros)

-

Other impairment

Other impairment

Cash-Generating Unit or asset

 

Other impairment

Net book value (in millions of euros)

 

Other impairment

WACC after tax

 

Other impairment

Growth rate to infinity

 

Other impairment

Impairment 2021

(in millions of euros)

-

IMPAIRMENT OF GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS WITH INDEFINITE USEFUL LIVES IMPAIRMENT OF GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS WITH INDEFINITE USEFUL LIVESCash-Generating Unit or asset

-

* The impairment test of EDF Energy goodwill covers the useful life of industrial assets, with no projection to infinity.