Universal Registration Document 2021

 Note 7 Other operating income and transfers of charges

*The change is mainly attributable to €241 million of income in 2021 reflecting inversion of the additional remuneration mechanisms in the fourth quarter as a result of higher market prices, which benefited producers of renewable energies.

Note 8 Purchases and other external expenses

(1) Fuel purchases used include costs relating to raw materials for energy generation (principally nuclear fuels and fissile materials, to a lesser extent gas, and coal and oil in very small proportions), and purchases of services related to the nuclear fuel cycle. Fuel purchases used increased due to an increase in gas purchases, principally reflecting price effects with EDF Trading, as electricity output by CCG (Combined Cycle Gas) facilities was slightly lower in 2021 than in 2020.

This item also includes greenhouse gas emission rights used (see note 1.19.1):

• at 31 December 2021, the volume of emissions was 6 million tonnes (5 million tonnes in 2020);
• in 2021 EDF surrendered 5 million tonnes in respect of emissions generated in 2020 (6 million tonnes were surrendered in 2020 in respect of emissions generated in 2019).

(2) The increase in energy purchases is principally explained by higher electricity and gas purchases on the markets, partly counterbalanced by the decrease in electricity purchase obligations, principally for wind power.

(3) Service purchases include distribution network access fees invoiced by the subsidiary Enedis. Excluding delivery, service purchases increased by €919 million between 2020 and 2021, and in 2021 they include €548 million (compared to €383 million in 2020) of exceptional costs relating to repair work on the main secondary circuit welds in the Flamanville 3 EPR (see note 16 (4)).

Note 9 Taxes other than income taxes

Details of taxes other than income taxes are as follows:

*The lower level of taxes other than income taxes is principally attributable to reductions in generation taxes in France, introduced by the government as part of the national economic recovery plan.

Note 10 Personnel expenses

In 2021, personnel expenses include €39 million of additional costs (€26 million in 2020) relating to repair work on the main secondary circuit welds in the Flamanville 3 EPR (see note 16 (4)).