| 2021 | 2020 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executives | Non Executives | Total | Total | |
| IEG status | 27 220 | 30 476 | 57 696 | 58 237 |
| Other | 2 047 | 2 292 | 4 339 | 4 225 |
| AVERAGE WORKFORCE | 29 267 | 32 768 | 62 035 | 62 462 |
Average workforce numbers are reported on a full-time equivalent basis.
| (in millions of euros) | 2021 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Amortisation of intangible assets |
Amortisation of intangible assets 2021 332 |
Amortisation of intangible assets 2020 296 |
| Depreciation on property, plant and equipment: |
Depreciation on property, plant and equipment: 2021
|
Depreciation on property, plant and equipment: 2020
|
|
2021 3,687 |
2020 3,925 |
|
2021 318 |
2020 292 |
| Total depreciation and amortisation on fixed assets |
Total depreciation and amortisation on fixed assets 2021 4,337 |
Total depreciation and amortisation on fixed assets 2020 4,513 |
| Other depreciation and amortisation |
Other depreciation and amortisation 2021 26 |
Other depreciation and amortisation 2020 25 |
| TOTAL DEPRECIATION AND AMORTISATION |
TOTAL DEPRECIATION AND AMORTISATION 2021 4,363 |
TOTAL DEPRECIATION AND AMORTISATION 2020 4,538 |
(1) Due to the 10-year extension of the depreciation period for the 1,300MW-series PWR plants, and reduction of the value of assets at 1 January in connection with the decrease in nuclear provisions, the depreciation expense is an estimated €562 million lower than if the depreciation period had remained at 40 years (see note 2.1.1). Depreciation of coal-fired plants decreased by €78 million under the combined effect of i) a reduction resulting from closure of Le Havre plant at 31 March 2021 and ii) an increase resulting from modification of the depreciation schedule for the Cordemais plant from 1 July 2021, particularly following discontinuation of the Ecocombust project.
(2) This depreciation concerns the Island Energy Systems public electricity distribution concessions, and hydropower concessions.
| (in millions of euros) | Notes | 2021 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provisions for risks (1) | Provisions for risks (1)Notes27 | Provisions for risks (1)2021159 | Provisions for risks (1)2020720 |
| Pensions and similar obligations |
Pensions and similar obligations Notes30 |
Pensions and similar obligations 2021915 |
Pensions and similar obligations 2020798 |
| Spent fuel management |
Spent fuel management Notes28 |
Spent fuel management 20211,185 |
Spent fuel management 2020625 |
| Long-term radioactive waste management |
Long-term radioactive waste management Notes28 |
Long-term radioactive waste management 2021126 |
Long-term radioactive waste management 2020107 |
| Decommissioning of nuclear power plants and last cores |
Decommissioning of nuclear power plants and last cores Notes28 |
Decommissioning of nuclear power plants and last cores 2021262 |
Decommissioning of nuclear power plants and last cores 2020133 |
| Decommissioning of thermal and hydropower plants |
Decommissioning of thermal and hydropower plants Notes
|
Decommissioning of thermal and hydropower plants 202121 |
Decommissioning of thermal and hydropower plants 2020- |
| Other provisions for expenses |
Other provisions for expenses Notes
|
Other provisions for expenses 2021245 |
Other provisions for expenses 2020210 |
| Provisions for expenses |
Provisions for expensesNotes
|
Provisions for expenses20212,754 | Provisions for expenses20201,873 |
| Impairment (2) |
Impairment (2)Notes
|
Impairment (2)2021231 | Impairment (2)2020383 |
| TOTAL PROVISIONS AND IMPAIRMENT |
TOTAL PROVISIONS AND IMPAIRMENTNotes
|
TOTAL PROVISIONS AND IMPAIRMENT20213,144 | TOTAL PROVISIONS AND IMPAIRMENT20202,976 |
(1) The increase in 2021, similarly to 2020, principally concerns energy supply and sale contracts.
(2) Impairment in 2020 included €85 million of impairment on trade receivables, in connection with the Covid-19 pandemic. €34 million of that impairment was recovered in 2021 (see note 6 (2) and note 2.3).
Other operating expenses amount to €2,480 million in 2021 (€2,738 million in 2020) and notably include losses on non-recoverable receivables, royalties on software, costs relating to Energy Savings Certificates used or consumed over the year, the net book value of assets demolished or scrapped, and additional remuneration paid to producers of electricity from renewable sources.
The increase in other operating expenses is notably explained by lower costs relating to Energy Savings Certificates and the increase in the additional remuneration paid to producers of electricity from renewable sources, due to the rise in market prices in the fourth quarter of 2021.
This additional remuneration was introduced by France’s law on the Energy Transition for green growth. It is a support mechanism intended to guarantee reasonable remuneration for producers who sell their energy directly on the markets, by compensating for the differential between the revenues from those sales and a reference amount. This mechanism complements the purchase obligation system.
