EDF - 1990 to today and beyond

The 1990s and 2000s witnessed the opening of European markets and the simultaneous growth of EDF’s global reach.

• In 1999, EDF signed the charter for sustainable development, a commitment expanded in 2001 with the publication of the Agenda 21.
  
• In April 2002, the Group obtained ISO 14001 certification.
  
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On July 1, 2004, 70% of the electricity market was opened to competition. On November 19, we changed our corporate status to become a limited company. This shift created new commercial opportunities, including the marketing of multi-energy and service offers. 

  
• On November 21, 2005, the IPO brought EDF onto the stock market, with our five million private shareholders on board. 

  
• Since 2006, the EDF Group has been implementing a €40 billion investment program to support an ambitious industrial and development strategy.
  
• In 2009, EDF consolidated its European positions in Great Britain (EDF Energy integration project), Germany (asset swap between EDF, ENBW and E.ON), Belgium (acquisition of 51% of SPE's equity), Austria (increased holding in Estag), Netherlands (commissioning of the Sloe power plant) and Poland (continued integration of Polish subsidiaries).
• In 2010 the Nam Theun 2 (Laos) hydroelectric power plant, built by EDF for NTPC, was put into service. In addition to its commitment to renewable energies, EDF also demonstrates its ambition for electric mobility through an active partnership policy and by offering simple, competitive and secure recharge solutions.
• In June 2011, a new phase in the Group’s commitment to low-carbon energy began: EDF now holds more than 96% of EDF Energies Nouvelles’ shares, which demonstrates its ambition to reach a diversified energy-mix by 2020, consisting of 25% renewable energies, including hydraulic power. On 29 June 2011, EDF also announced its final decision to invest in Dunkirk’s LNG terminal.

Each of these milestones has helped us become the world-leading electricity company we are today, with operations spanning power generation, trading, and distribution in both regulated and deregulated markets. Thanks to our hard-working employees, solid engineering know-how, cutting-edge R&D, proven operational skills with both power plants and grids, and energy-efficient technology, EDF is ideally positioned to deliver competitive, green solutions that can help drive the real economy.