Électricité de France

French multinational electric utility company
Organization organization Q274591
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Summary

Électricité de France is an organization[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,196 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's instance of is recorded as organization[6].
  • Électricité de France's main regulatory text is recorded as Q126500926[7].
  • Électricité de France's founder is recorded as Marcel Paul[8].
  • Électricité de France is owned by French State[9].
  • Électricité de France is owned by French State[10].
  • Électricité de France is owned by French State[11].
  • Électricité de France followed Compagnie d'Électricité de l'Ouest Parisien[12].
  • Électricité de France's headquarters location is recorded as Paris[13].
  • Électricité de France's chief executive officer is recorded as Bernard Fontana[14].
  • Électricité de France's child organization or unit is recorded as EDF power solutions[15].
  • Électricité de France's child organization or unit is recorded as RTE[16].
  • Électricité de France's child organization or unit is recorded as British Energy[17].
  • Électricité de France's child organization or unit is recorded as Transalpina di Energia[18].
  • Électricité de France's child organization or unit is recorded as EDF Energy[19].
  • Électricité de France's child organization or unit is recorded as Luminus[20].
  • Électricité de France's child organization or unit is recorded as Fédération de Recherche PhotoVoltaïque[21].
  • Électricité de France's child organization or unit is recorded as Laboratoire Sciences de l'Univers au Cerfacs[22].
  • Électricité de France's child organization or unit is recorded as Groupe de Physique des Matériaux[23].
  • Électricité de France's child organization or unit is recorded as Laboratoire de Biodiversité et Biotechnologies Microbiennes[24].
  • Électricité de France's child organization or unit is recorded as Fondation d'entreprise Groupe EDF[25].
  • Électricité de France's child organization or unit is recorded as Enedis[26].
  • Électricité de France's child organization or unit is recorded as EDF (United States)[27].

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Founding

Électricité de France's founder is recorded as Marcel Paul[8]. 1946 marks the founding of it[28]. Its location of formation is recorded as Paris[29].

Identity

Électricité de France's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE'}[30]. It followed Compagnie d'Électricité de l'Ouest Parisien[12]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'EDF'}[31].

Leadership

Électricité de France's chief executive officer is recorded as Bernard Fontana[14].

Operations

Électricité de France's headquarters location is recorded as Paris[13]. Subsidiaries include EDF power solutions[15], an organization[32], in France[33], founded in 1990[34], headquartered in La Défense[35]; RTE[16], an organization[36], in France[37], founded in 2000[38], headquartered in Paris[39]; British Energy[17], a business[40], in United Kingdom[41], founded in 1995[42], headquartered in London[43]; Transalpina di Energia[18], a business[44], in Italy[45]; EDF Energy[19], an enterprise[46], in United Kingdom[47], founded in 1989[48], headquartered in London[49]; and Luminus[20], a business[50], in Belgium[51], founded in 2000[52].

Industry

Industries include electric power generation, transmission and distribution[53] and Q112165525[54]. Électricité de France's field of work was electricity supply company[3].

Ownership

Owners include French State[9], a state[55], in France[56]. Products include electricity[57] and gas[58].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Électricité de France include Tour Légende[59], a skyscraper[60], in France[61], founded in 2001[62].

Why It Matters

Électricité de France ranks in the top 8% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,196 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]

Entities named for it include Tour Légende[59], a skyscraper[60], in France[61], founded in 2001[62].

References

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Class ancestry

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [63] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [64] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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