Universal Registration Document 2021

1. The group, its strategy and activities

ASSETS AND RESOURCES

Customer proximity
  • 32.5 million customers in electricity
  • 6.0 million customers in gas(1)
  • Leading brands: EDF, Edison, Luminus, Dalkia
  • 74.3 million visits on digital consumption monitoring platforms(2)
A human ambition
  • 167,157 employees(3)
  • 79% of employees took part in a skills development initiative during the year(3)
An ambitious innovative ecosystem
  • An new Innovation and Pulse Programmes department created in 2021
  • Nearly 2,263 R&D employees(4)
  • R&D consolidated budget of €661 M in 2021
  • 756 patented innovations at the end of 2021 by the R&D (EDF & Enedis)
Major industrial assets
  • 117.3GW of electricity generation capacity(5)
  • An integrated nuclear industry
  • EPR technology
  • A portfolio of wind and solar projects of almost 76GW gross(6)
  • 1.4 million km of distribution network(7)
  • 34 million smart meters installed(3)
  • Over 330 heating and cooling networks operated by Dalkia
A strong CSR commitment
  • No. 1 investor in energy transition in Europe
  • A rating Climate Change
  • No. 4 
  • €19 bn of green & sustainable funding

(1) Consolidated scope. Counted per site.

(2) EDF SA scope excluding French overseas departments and Corsica.

(3) Group scope.

(4) FTEs (full-time equivalent) at Group level.

(5) Consolidated data at Group scope.

(6) Group scope. Pipeline excluding capacity under construction. All the projects in prospection phase included in the pipeline, starting 2020.

(7) Enedis distribution network under concession.

BUSINESS MODEL

The Raison d’être of EDF

To build a net zero energy future with electricity

and innovative solutions and services, to help save the planet and drive wellbeing and economic development.

Three strategic axes

to decarbonise our societies in France, in Europe and in the world:

A creator of services and solutions to support customers and territories in the shift towards carbon neutrality

  • >15 MtCO2 avoided emissions(1)
  • €10 bn revenue in services(3)
  • >1,5 contracts/customer(2)

A global leader in the generation of CO2-neutral electricity

  • 50% emissions CO2 eq vs 2017
  • 60GW nets >x2 renewable capacities (incl. hydro) vs 2015
  • Initiating new EPRs & 1 SMR

An international key player in the energy transition

  • Exit coal
  • 1.5-2GW net hydro installed capacity(4)
  • 1 million off grid kits

Supported by an impulse of transformation, innovation, human ambition and Corporate Social Responsibility commitments and by the implementation of 4 plans:

Scope:

(1) Customers, Services & Territories sector’s activities.

(2) EDF estimate : France, UK, Italy and Belgium (Residential).

(3) Group.

(4) Excluding priority countries in Europe (France, Italy, UK and Belgium).