Universal Registration Document 2022

Introduction

Note 21 Off-balance sheet commitments

This note presents off-balance sheet commitments given and received by the Group at 31 December 2022. The amounts of commitments correspond to non-discounted contractual values.

21.1 Commitments given

The table below shows off-balance sheet commitments given by the Group that have been valued. Other commitments are described separately in the detailed notes.

(in millions of euros) Notes 31/12/2022 31/12/2021
Operating commitments given

Operating commitments given

Notes

21.1.1

Operating commitments given

31/12/2022

61,990

Operating commitments given

31/12/2021

54,268

Investment commitments given

Investment commitments given

Notes

21.1.2

Investment commitments given

31/12/2022

16,900

Investment commitments given

31/12/2021

16,996

Financing commitments given

Financing commitments given

Notes

21.1.3

Financing commitments given

31/12/2022

6,345

Financing commitments given

31/12/2021

5,837

TOTAL COMMITMENTS GIVEN TOTAL COMMITMENTS GIVENNotes

 

TOTAL COMMITMENTS GIVEN

31/12/2022

85,235
TOTAL COMMITMENTS GIVEN31/12/202177,101

In almost all cases, these are reciprocal commitments, and the third parties concerned are under a contractual obligation to supply the Group with assets or services related to operating, investment and financing activities.

21.1.1 Operating commitments given

Operating commitments given by the Group are as follows:

(in millions of euros) 31/12/2022 31/12/2021
Fuel and energy purchase commitments (1)

Fuel and energy purchase commitments

(1)

31/12/2022

43,863

Fuel and energy purchase commitments

(1)

31/12/2021

37,908

Operating contract performance commitments given

Operating contract performance commitments given

31/12/2022

17,456

Operating contract performance commitments given

31/12/2021

16,047

Operating lease commitments as lessee

Operating lease commitments as lessee

31/12/2022

671

Operating lease commitments as lessee

31/12/2021

313

TOTAL OPERATING COMMITMENTS GIVEN TOTAL OPERATING COMMITMENTS GIVEN

31/12/2022

61,990
TOTAL OPERATING COMMITMENTS GIVEN

31/12/2021

54,268

(1) Excluding gas purchases and related services

21.1.1.1 Fuel and energy purchase commitments

In the course of its ordinary generation and supply activities, the Group has entered into long-term contracts for purchases of electricity, gas, other energies and commodities and nuclear fuel, for periods of up to 20 years.

The Group has also entered into long-term purchase contracts with a certain number of electricity producers, by contributing to the financing of power plants. At 31 December 2022, fuel and energy purchase commitments mature as follows:

  31/12/2022 31/12/2021
    Maturity
(in millions of euros)  Total < 1 year 1 to 5 years 5 to 10 years > 10 years Total
Electricity purchases and related services (1) 30,085 5,702 9,626 5,815 8,942 24,557
Other energy and commodity purchases (2) 362 118 132 112 - 346
Nuclear fuel purchases 13,416 1,944 5,710 4,771 991 13,005
FUEL AND ENERGY PURCHASE COMMITMENTS 43,863 7,764 15,468 10,698 9,933 37,908

(1) There are no remaining commitments by controlled entities to joint ventures at 31 December 2022 (€487 million at 31 December 2021).

(2) Excluding gas purchases and related services (see note 21.1.1.1.4).