Unión Fenosa, S.A., is a large
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company dedicated to the production and distribution to end users of gas and electricity. It has installed capacity of 11,120 megawatts of power and 8.9 million customers. The headquarters are in
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and the chairman is Pedro López Jiménez. Formerly a constituent of the
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index, the company is a part of the
Gas NaturalGas Natural SDG, S.A., trading as Gas Natural Fenosa, is an energy company which operates primarily in Spain but also in such countries as Italy, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Puerto Rico and Morocco...
group.
History
The company was founded in 1912 as
Unión Eléctrica Madrileña and it traded under that name until 1970 when the name was changed to
Unión Eléctrica. In 1982 it merged with
Fuerza Eléctrica de Noroeste S.A. (
FENOSA) to form
Unión Eléctrica Fenosa. In 2000 the name was shortened to
Unión Fenosa. In 2008 the company was acquired by
Gas NaturalGas Natural SDG, S.A., trading as Gas Natural Fenosa, is an energy company which operates primarily in Spain but also in such countries as Italy, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Puerto Rico and Morocco...
.
Carbon intensity
| Year |
Production (TWh TWH or twh could refer to:*Tennessee Walking Horse, a breed of horse* Toronto Western Hospital, a hospital in Toronto, Canada* TWH Bus & Coach, a bus company in Romford, England* Terrawatt-hour, measure of electrical energy, 1012 watt-hours...
) |
Emission (Gt CO2) |
kg CO2/MWh |
| 2002 |
24 |
16.38 |
683 |
| 2003 |
26 |
15.1 |
584 |
| 2004 |
27 |
16.54 |
612 |
| 2005 |
29 |
16.49 |
572 |
| 2006 |
31 |
15.82 |
514 |
| 2007 |
34 |
18.2 |
535 |
| 2008 |
18 |
7.26 |
398 |
| 2009 |
29 |
9.48 |
330 |
Structure
The company has the following businesses:
- Domestic generation and marketing
- Domestic distribution
- Gas
- International electrical business
- Other interests
Shareholders
Around 45% of the
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s are currently owned by
Grupo ACSActividades de Construcción y Servicios, S.A. is a Spanish company dedicated to civil and engineering construction, all types services and telecommunications. It is one of the leading construction companies in the world, with projects in many countries around the world...
. In July 2008,
Gas NaturalGas Natural SDG, S.A., trading as Gas Natural Fenosa, is an energy company which operates primarily in Spain but also in such countries as Italy, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Puerto Rico and Morocco...
agreed to buy Grupo ACS's
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worth €7.6 billion.
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