| Data at end-2021 Total | |
|---|---|
| Number of customers | Number of customers Data at end-2021 Total1,200,000 approximately |
| Network length (in km) | Network length ( in km) Data at end-2021 Total38,900 approximately |
| Net installed capacity of the fleet * (in MW) | Net installed capacity of the fleet * ( in MW) Data at end-2021 Total2,005 |
| of which hydropower fleet and other renewable energy sources | of which hydropower fleet and other renewable energy sourcesData at end-2021 Total22% |
| of which thermal fleet | of which thermal fleetData at end-2021 Total78% |
| Net output * (in GWh) | Net output * ( in GWh) Data at end-2021 Total6,061 |
| of which hydropower output | of which hydropower outputData at end-2021 Total23% |
| Purchases of energy from third parties (in GWh) | Purchases of energy from third parties ( in GWh) Data at end-2021 Total3,904 |
| of which renewable energies, including bagasse | of which renewable energies, including bagasseData at end-2021 Total49% |
| of which other energies | of which other energiesData at end-2021 Total51% |
| TOTAL ENERGY GENERATED * AND PURCHASED FROM THIRD PARTIES | TOTAL ENERGY GENERATED * AND PURCHASED FROM THIRD PARTIESData at end-2021 Total9,965 |
* Data including the EDF IES Division and EDF Production Électrique Insulaire (PEI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the EDF group.
The electricity generation plants commissioned by EDF PEI between 2012 and 2015 in Réunion, Martinique, Guadeloupe, and Corsica are equipped with innovative technology. They make it possible to deliver the best industrial and environmental performance. They also help to meet some of the emerging electricity needs of these territories.
In accordance with the local multi-year energy programmes (PPE), the EDF group has undertaken to replace the main power plants that are at the end of their useful lives. The new power plants will be constructed and operated by the subsidiary EDF PEI. In areas where this is specified in the PPE, EDF PEI is planning to operate new power plants that will use liquid biomass (to meet the requirements of the RED II Directive) or gas (on Corsica).
EDF PEI is also considering converting its existing plants to bioliquid.
EDF PEI is currently a partner in a photovoltaic plant with battery storage in French Guiana, and in a wind power plant with battery storage in Martinique (commissioned in 2019). EDF PEI is also strengthening its renewable energy capacity through common projects with EDF Renewables.
The continued increase in consumption in most of these communities, despite being offset to a certain extent by the energy efficiency actions undertaken, the development of renewable energies and the growing number of generation facilities coming online, have led the EDF network operator to continue the expansion and reinforcement of the electricity networks. In total, EDF group invested over €300 million in Production (including EDF PEI) and Network activities in 2021.
France’s Energy Transition Act establishes 2030 as the target date for energy autonomy for the French overseas départements, 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 Island Energy Systems: biomass, marine and river energies, waste recovery and biogas. The methods favoured are those that provide abundant and guaranteed energy, at competitive generation costs that are also sustainable over time. The aim is to position them as credible alternatives to thermal generation.
EDF also contributes to improving technical capacities for the introduction of non- synchronous renewable energy generation into IES. It proposes changes to their technical specifications, by adapting the electricity system to make it more resistant to power disruptions, and by developing smart metering systems.
EDF has also brought online and manages several centralised storage systems that are used as a power reserve, in the event of loss of a generation means, or to cover peaks in consumption.
Work is ongoing to create micro-networks that are 100% powered by renewable energies in certain isolated areas. In 2017, an innovative system combining photovoltaic, digital monitoring and storage was installed on the Island of Sein. It provides a supply of 100% renewable energy for several hours each day. Part of the Cirque de Mafate on Réunion is supplied with solar power, and is equipped with a battery and a hydrogen fuel cell. In 2021, in Saint-Georges-de-l’Oyapock in French Guiana (4,000 inhabitants) EDF commissioned a micro-network that is fuelled solely by renewable energy (hydropower and solid biomass), combined with a battery and a smart management system.
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 are capital grants (over €600 million approved 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 deploying 1.2 million digital meters in the overseas départements (excluding Mayotte) and Corsica by end-2023. This represents an investment of €268 million. These digital meters will contribute to an extensive modernisation of customer relations and enhance the effect of energy transition drivers. At end-2021, over 715,000 meters had been installed.
The ÉS group is an Alsatian energy producer that is committed to the long-term energy and economic performance of the area it serves through its four business lines: electricity distribution (1), energy supplies, energy services and renewable energy generation. This portfolio of business lines enables the ÉS group to provide
the best possible support to its customers for energy transition.
ÉS also provides services to Local Distribution Companies (LDCs), primarily in eastern France.
EDF Développement Environnement (EDEV) owns 88.64% of the ÉS group. The remaining shares are owned by the public and the company’s employees. Its shares are listed on Euronext Paris.
Strasbourg Électricité Réseaux is the ÉS subsidiary in charge of distribution. It acts as a network operator for the electricity distribution network in accordance with the rules on management independence.
Strasbourg Électricité Réseaux operates, maintains, develops and renews an electricity network of over 15,000 kilometres in the 400 Alsatian municipalities that chose it to operate their electricity distribution networks under concession agreements. These concession agreements were renewed between 1993 and 2001 for a term of 40 years. The area serviced covers three-quarters of the Bas-Rhin département. It includes more than 575,000 points of delivery for various voltage levels, as well as connections with the Enedis network and two other downstream network operators.
(1) The distribution business line is managed by Strasbourg Électricité Réseaux in accordance with the rules on the management independence of network operators.
