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ENGIE: Pierre Mendès-France secondary school in La Rochelle, France becomes the medium for the largest installation of organic photovoltaic films in the world

The inauguration of this innovative facility for producing energy on roofs is particularly noteworthy since it is the largest installation of organic photovoltaic films (OPV) in the world. La Défense, France, 20-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — It was in response to a … Read the full press release

EDP Renováveis, ENGIE joint venture awarded 15-year Contract for Difference for delivery of 950 MW of offshore wind generation at £57.50/MWh

The contract was awarded by the UK’s Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (“BEIS”) following its latest CfD auction. LISBON, 12-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — EDP Renováveis, S.A. (“EDPR”) and ENGIE are pleased to announce that Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Limited, a … Read the full press release

French Energy Regulatory Commission: ENGIE awarded 10 photovoltaic projects in France

La Défense, France, 31-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — As part of the second solar bidding session organized by the French Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE4-2), ENGIE, through its subsidiaries ENGIE Green, La Compagnie du Vent, CNR and Solairedirect, has been awarded 10 photovoltaic … Read the full press release

ENGIE makes new investments in Latin America, India and Cambodia through its social impact investment fund Rassembleurs d’Energies

Avec 3 nouveaux investissements d’ENGIE Rassembleurs d’Energies en Amérique Latine, en Inde et au Cambodge, près de 2 millions de personnes disposeront d’un accès à une énergie propre et durable d’ici 2020. La Défense, France, 31-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Announcing the … Read the full press release

Carrefour and ENGIE open public natural gas vehicle station at La Courneuve in the Paris region

La Défense, France, 05-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — By late 2017, a fleet of 200 Carrefour trucks will be driving on biomethane fuel, resulting in a 75 % reduction of CO2emissions and no more fine particle pollution. ENGIE is offering the green … Read the full press release

ENGIE Appointments: Paul Maguire as CEO ENGIE Asia Pacific; Nadine Jaudet as Director of ENGIE Global Business Support

La Défense, France, 05-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Paul Maguire is appointed as Chief Executive Officer ENGIE Asia Pacific, from June 1st. He succeeds Jan Flachet, who is retiring. Nadine Jaudet is appointed as Director of ENGIE Global Business Support, the Group’s … Read the full press release

Bunkering vessel ENGIE Zeebrugge made its first LNG deliveries in the port of Zeebrugge, Belgium

ENGIE Zeebrugge is jointly owned by ENGIE, Mitsubishi Corporation, NYK Line, and Fluxys. With an LNG capacity of 5,000 m3, she will service all types of shipping customers in Northern Europe from her home port of Zeebrugge, under the brand … Read the full press release

ENGIE Appointments: Charlotte Roule CEO China BU; Grzegorz Górski as MD of Centralized Generation Métier

Charlotte Roule as Chief Executive Officer of the China BU. She replaces Jean-Marc Guyot, who retired. Grzegorz Górski as Managing Director of the Centralized Generation Métier. He succeeds Shankar Krishnamoorthy, who was appointed Executive Vice-President last January. La Défense, France, … Read the full press release

ENGIE acquires Swedish specialist of onboard communications solutions for public transport Icomera

La Défense, France, 01-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — ENGIE announces the acquisition through its subsidiary ENGIE Ineo of the Swedish company Icomera, specialist of onboard communications solutions for public transport. Icomera’s consolidation fully complements the strategy of transformation of ENGIE, the energy … Read the full press release

Solar Project in India Awarded to ENGIE

La Défense, France, 19-Apr-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Following a very competitive bid in India, ENGIE – through its subsidiary Solairedirect India – was awarded yesterday a solar project of a total capacity of 338 MWp [1]. ENGIE proposed the most competitive … Read the full press release

A 50-Year Energy Management Contract with The Ohio State University Has been Secured by ENGIE and Axium

ENGIE (50%) and Axium Infrastructure US (50%) have won a 50-year concession valued at $1.165 billion USD to address The Ohio State University’s energy sustainability goals for its 485-building campus in Columbus, Ohio, one of the largest university campuses in … Read the full press release

ENGIE decided to transfer its 40% shares in U.K.-based nuclear energy company NuGen to Toshiba

La Défense, France, 05-Apr-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — NuGen, the U.K.-based nuclear energy company that plans to build three Westinghouse AP1000 reactors in West Cumbria, at Moorside, is facing some significant challenges which have led ENGIE to exercise its contractual rights in … Read the full press release

La Compagnie du Vent to become a wholly-owned subsidiary of ENGIE

La Défense, France, 05-Apr-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — ENGIE and SOPER, respectively 59% and 41% shareholders of La Compagnie du Vent, announce the signing of a share sales agreement by which, once the usual conditions precedent are met, La Compagnie du Vent … Read the full press release

ENGIE reaffirms commitment to play a leading role in development of green finance with issuance of its second Green Bond of €1,5 billion

La Défense, France, 17-Mar-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — To support its ambitious development strategy in renewable energies and energy efficiency, ENGIE issued its second Green Bond of €1,5 billion. The Group reaffirms its commitment and determination to play a leading role in … Read the full press release

ENGIE announces the acquisition of EV-Box, world’s leading electric vehicle charging services providers

ENGIE announces the acquisition of EV-Box. The Netherlands-based company is one of the world’s leading electric vehicle charging services providers with over 40,000 charging stations in service. La Défense, France, 17-Mar-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Electric mobility: a global fast-growing clean energy … Read the full press release

Schneider Electric and ENGIE to explore and deploy new digital solutions for operational efficiency of renewable assets

La Défense, France, 27-Feb-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management and automation, and ENGIE, a global energy player committed to be leader of the energy transition in the world, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) … Read the full press release

ENGIE, Sigfox and UnaBiz achieve 95 percent outdoor coverage in deployment of the first IoT network in Singapore

The Sigfox network reaches 95 percent outdoor coverage island-wide, the first nationwide IoT network in Southeast Asia SINGAPORE, 27-Feb-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — At UnaBiz’s inaugural UnaDay, ENGIE, Sigfox and UnaBiz today jointly announced that they have reached an important milestone … Read the full press release

ENGIE Hellas to provide total facility management services for the new Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in Athens

ENGIE will service 28,000 square meters (sqm) of the Greek National Opera building, which includes 2 stages, a dance school, rehearsal rooms, admin areas and other supporting facilities. PARIS, 24-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — ENGIE Hellas, a fully owned subsidiary of the … Read the full press release

Bordeaux Métropole awards deep geothermal energy concession to ENGIE

La Défense, France, 13-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Fully committed to the energy transition in its area, Bordeaux Métropole (comprising the city of Bordeaux and some of its suburbs) is taking another step forward in its Climate Plan with the creation of … Read the full press release

ENGIE announces partnership with ANER to accelerate the development of renewable energies in Senegal

”The agreement we have signed today reflects our desire to be a major stakeholder in renewable energies and services in Africa and to solve the huge energy supply problems found on the continent.”, Isabelle Kocher, ENGIE CEO. La Défense, France, … Read the full press release

ENGIE announces appointments to its Executive Committee

Shankar Krishnamoorthy is appointed Executive Vice President in charge of the five Métiers of the Group, as well as the Tractebel Business Unit and the Strategy Division and will also supervise ENGIE Solar. He is joining the Group’s Executive Committee … Read the full press release

ENGIE announces Kuwait’s first independent power and water facility now in full commercial operations

The power and treated water produced from the plant will be entirely supplied to the country’s national power and water grid, operated by the Kuwait Ministry of Electricity and Water under a 40-year long-term Energy Conversion and Water Purchase Agreement. … Read the full press release

ENGIE and Statoil to renegotiate their long-term gas supply contracts

PARIS, 06-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — On November 30, ENGIE and Statoil have reached an agreement on the renegotiation of their long-term gas supply contracts. This agreement consists in a modernization of historical contracts to adapt them to a profound evolution of … Read the full press release

ENGIE included in the “A list” of the British rating agency CDP for its climate commitment

For the first time, ENGIE is included in the “A list” of the British rating agency CDP (formerly “Carbon Disclosure Project”). CDP rates leading companies based on their climate change strategies and actions. The “A list” comprises companies receiving the … Read the full press release

CMA CGM and ENGIE partner to promote liquefied natural gas (LNG) as the marine fuel for tomorrow’s container vessels

The agreement focuses on a study about liquefied natural gas (LNG) uses. It follows up CMA CGM research programs to design LNG powered container vessels. ENGIE is a pioneer in the development of LNG as a marine fuel. PARIS, 24-Oct-2016 … Read the full press release

ENGIE’s chairman Gérard Mestrallet inaugurated France’s first marine geothermal power station at the Marseille-Fos Port

https://youtu.be/C7mAzdcyC6o A leader in energy transition, ENGIE creates sustainable solutions to meet people energy requirements, all while remaining environmentally friendly. MARSEILLE, 24-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Gérard Mestrallet, chairman of ENGIE’s board of directors, inaugurated the new marine geothermal power station Thassalia … Read the full press release

ENGIE ranked first at Dow Jones Sustainability Index World in the “Multi and Water Utilities” sector

PARIS, 15-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — ENGIE tops all companies ranked by rating agency RobecoSAM in the “Multi and Water Utilities” sector of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) World, with an 85/100 rating (79/100 in 2015). Introduced in 1999, the DJSI … Read the full press release

ENGIE / Powerdale consortium to install and operate 800 public charging stations in Luxembourg

LUXEMBURG, 09-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — the consortium between ENGIE Cofely Luxemburg (subsidiary of ENGIE) and Powerdale announced it has been selected to provide 800 public charging stations in Luxemburg and to operate them during a 12-year service contract. The consortium between … Read the full press release

ENGIE 1H2016: Resilient results; 2016-18 transformation plan well on track; accelerated digital transformation

PARIS, 29-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — During the first half results presentation, Isabelle Kocher, Chief Executive Officer of ENGIE, stated: “The 2016-18 transformation plan announced end February is well on track. Over the first six months of 2016 we have already achieved … Read the full press release

ENGIE and Thales to design and build systems and infrastructures for the new Dakar Regional Express Train

PARIS, 29-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — ENGIE (mandatory) and Thales have been selected1 by APIX (the Senegalese Agency for Investment Promotion and Public Works, under the office of President of Senegal) todesign and build systems and infrastructures for the new Dakar Regional … Read the full press release

ENGIE announced a new initiative with IBM to deploy smarter cities solutions

Armonk, NY, USA, 29-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — ENGIE, a global leader in energy transition, today announced a new initiative with IBM. This nonexclusive, technological and commercial alliance is designed to improve the management of cities by looking at patterns, event correlation, … Read the full press release

ENGIE rewards employees who develop innovations and contribute to the transformation of the Group

PARIS, 09-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — As part of the ENGIE Innovation Week, the Group Innovation Trophies were awarded on June, 7th. This annual competition rewards employees who develop innovations and contribute to the transformation of the Group. This 2016 edition recorded … Read the full press release

Sébastien Arbola succeeds Guy Richelle as CEO of ENGIE Middle East, South & Central Asia and Turkey (MESCAT) Business Unit (BU)

PARIS, 08-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Sébastien Arbola is appointed CEO of ENGIE Middle East, South & Central Asia and Turkey (MESCAT) Business Unit (BU), effective in September 2016, taking over from Guy Richelle, who assumed these responsibilities on an interim basis, … Read the full press release

ENGIE et les 3 fédérations syndicales européennes IndustriALL, EPSU et FETBB viennent de signer un accord social européen ambitieux

Deux priorités : Renforcer l’excellence professionnelle et développer l’employabilité de ses salariés PARIS, 12-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Gérard Mestrallet, Président-Directeur Général d’ENGIE, et Isabelle Kocher, Directeur Général Délégué, en charge des Opérations, et les 3 fédérations syndicales européennes IndustriALL, EPSU et … Read the full press release

ENGIE now with 1,533 MW of installed capacity in France

With the acquisition of MAÏA EOLIS, ENGIE has strengthened its position as France’s Nº1 in wind power, with 1,533 MW of installed capacity. PARIS, 11-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — ENGIE acquires the remaining 51% of MAÏA EOLIS, company specialized in the development, … Read the full press release

ENGIE signs MoU with Gas Natural Atlántico to supply LNG at Costa Norte LNG Terminal in Panama

PARIS, 07-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — ENGIE announces the signature of a binding Memorandum of Understanding with Gas Natural Atlántico, under which ENGIE will supply up to 400,000 tonnes of LNG per year from 2018 on a 10-year period at Costa Norte … Read the full press release

ENGIE wins 40 MW solar power project in Peru

PARIS, 07-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Through its subsidiaries Enersur and Solairedirect, ENGIE has won a 40 MW solar power project, part of the 4th nationwide call for tenders launched in Peru and involving a total of 185 MW capacity. This performance, … Read the full press release

Electrabel: Tihange 1: Arrêt Automatique de l’unité

Bruxelles, 23-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — A 22h35 vendredi soir, la centrale de Tihange 1 s’est mise automatiquement à l’arrêt conformément au fonctionnement de l’unité en cas d’anomalie. L’arrêt automatique fait suite à un début d’incendie au niveau d’un tableau d’alimentation … Read the full press release

ENGIE: Aurora Wind Power inaugurates 94 MW West Coast One wind farm in South Africa’s Western Cape Province

ENGIE, through its subsidiary Aurora Wind Power, inaugurates today the 94 MW West Coast One wind farm in South Africa’s Western Cape Province. Aurora Wind Power is owned by ENGIE (43%) and its South African partners Investec Bank Limited (34.5%) … Read the full press release

Orange, ENGIE partner over expansion of the rural electricity grid and ENGIE’s optimisation of energy supplied to Orange’s telecoms infrastructure in Africa

PARIS, 1-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Stéphane Richard, CEO of Orange, and Isabelle Kocher, Deputy CEO and Chief Operating Officer of ENGIE, today signed a partnership covering two projects – the expansion of the rural electricity grid and ENGIE’s optimisation of … Read the full press release