Électricité de France

French multinational electric utility company
Organization business Q274591
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Électricité de France

Summary

Électricité de France is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,076 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Électricité de France's field of work was electricity supply company[3].
  • Électricité de France was a member of MEDEE power electronics cluster[4].
  • Électricité de France is in the country of France[5].
  • Électricité de France is in the country of FR[6].
  • Électricité de France's instance of is recorded as business[7].
  • Électricité de France's main regulatory text is recorded as Q126500926[8].
  • Électricité de France's founder is recorded as Marcel Paul[9].
  • Électricité de France is owned by French State[10].
  • Électricité de France followed Compagnie d'Électricité de l'Ouest Parisien[11].
  • Électricité de France's headquarters location is recorded as Paris[12].
  • Électricité de France's chief executive officer is recorded as Bernard Fontana[13].
  • Électricité de France's child organization or unit is recorded as EDF power solutions[14].
  • Électricité de France's child organization or unit is recorded as RTE[15].
  • Électricité de France's child organization or unit is recorded as British Energy[16].
  • Électricité de France's child organization or unit is recorded as Transalpina di Energia[17].
  • Électricité de France's child organization or unit is recorded as EDF Energy[18].
  • Électricité de France's child organization or unit is recorded as Luminus[19].
  • Électricité de France's child organization or unit is recorded as Fédération de Recherche PhotoVoltaïque[20].
  • Électricité de France's child organization or unit is recorded as Laboratoire Sciences de l'Univers au Cerfacs[21].
  • Électricité de France's child organization or unit is recorded as Groupe de Physique des Matériaux[22].
  • Électricité de France's child organization or unit is recorded as Laboratoire de Biodiversité et Biotechnologies Microbiennes[23].
  • Électricité de France's child organization or unit is recorded as Fondation d'entreprise Groupe EDF[24].
  • Électricité de France's child organization or unit is recorded as Enedis[25].
  • Électricité de France's child organization or unit is recorded as EDF (United States)[26].
  • Électricité de France's child organization or unit is recorded as EDF ENR[27].

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Founding

Électricité de France's founder is recorded as Marcel Paul[9]. Recorded inception include 1946[28] and 1955-06-17[29]. Its location of formation is recorded as Paris[30].

Identity

Électricité de France's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE'}[31]. It followed Compagnie d'Électricité de l'Ouest Parisien[11]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'EDF'}[32].

Leadership

Électricité de France's chief executive officer is recorded as Bernard Fontana[13].

Operations

Électricité de France's headquarters location is recorded as Paris[12]. Subsidiaries include EDF power solutions[14], an organization[33], in France[34], founded in 1990[35], headquartered in La Défense[36]; RTE[15], an organization[37], in France[38], founded in 2000[39], headquartered in Paris[40]; British Energy[16], a business[41], in United Kingdom[42], founded in 1995[43], headquartered in London[44]; Transalpina di Energia[17], a business[45], in Italy[46]; EDF Energy[18], an enterprise[47], in United Kingdom[48], founded in 1989[49], headquartered in London[50]; and Luminus[19], a business[51], in Belgium[52], founded in 2000[53].

Industry

Industries include electric power generation, transmission and distribution[54] and Q112165525[55]. Électricité de France's field of work was electricity supply company[3].

Ownership

Électricité de France is owned by French State[10]. Products include electricity[56] and gas[57].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Électricité de France include Tour Légende[58], a skyscraper[59], in France[60], founded in 2001[61].

Why It Matters

Électricité de France ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,076 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]

Entities named for it include Tour Légende[58], a skyscraper[59], in France[60], founded in 2001[61].

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