EDF Luminus
| Industry | Electricity |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | SPE |
| Headquarters | Brussels, Belgium |
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Key people
|
Grégoire Dallemagne (CEO) |
| Products | Electrical power Natural gas |
| Services | Electricity distribution |
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Number of employees
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1,000 |
| Parent | Électricité de France |
| Website | www |
EDF Luminus (former names: Société productrice d'électricité, SPE, and SPE-Luminus) is the second largest electricity producer and energy supplier on the Belgian energy market. Its main shareholder is Électricité de France with a 68.6% stake.[1]
History
The company was established as municipalities joint utility Société productrice d'électricité (SPE) in 1978.[2] In July 2008 Centrica acquired its majority stake in SPE by buying out Gaz de France.[3] In 2009, Centrica sold its shares to EDF.[4][5] In September 2010, SPE Luminus as a subsidiary of EDF, took over the sales activities of EDF Belgium.[6] Grégoire Dallemagne took up office as CEO on 1 September 2011.[7] On the 23rd of November 2011, the company was renamed EDF Luminus.[8]
Operations
EDF Luminus sells electricity and gas to 1.7 million private and professional customers, bringing its commercial market share to more than 20%.[9] The company has approximately 1,000 employees.[10] With an installed generation capacity of 2,137 MW, the company accounts for 14% of the national electricity generation.
EDF Luminus owns gas-fired power plants (both CCGT and classic thermal power), wind farms and hydraulic power stations on various sites in Wallonia and Flanders.[10] The company also owns stakes in nuclear plants.[11] It operates CCGT plants at Angleur, Ghent-Ringvaart and Seraing, and classic thermal plants in Angleur, Gent-Ham, Izegem and Monsin.[12] Until March 2012, EDF Luminus also exploited a classic thermal plant in Harelbeke.[13] EDF Luminus' seven hydroelectric power plants are located on Meuse and Sambre rivers.[14] The company also operates 13 wind farms, amounting to a total of 56 wind turbines.[15][16]
See also
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External links
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- http://edfluminus.edf.com/jobs
- http://belgium.edf.com
