Unión Fenosa Explained

Unión Fenosa, S.A.
Industry:Energy
Predecessor:Unión Eléctrica
Successor:Gas Natural Fenosa, now Naturgy
Foundation:Madrid, Spain
Revenue: 7,189 million (2008)[1]
Operating Income: 1,675 million (2008)
Net Income: €1,194 million (2008)
Num Employees:12,780 (2008)

Unión Fenosa, S.A. was, until its acquisition by Gas Natural in 2009, a large Spanish company dedicated to the production and distribution of gas and electricity.

It installed capacity of 11,120 megawatts of power and 8.9 million customers.[2] The headquarters were in Madrid and the chairman was Pedro López Jiménez. Formerly a constituent of the IBEX 35 index, the company is a part of the Naturgy Energy 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 the Gas Natural group.[3]

Carbon intensity

YearProduction (TWh)Emission (Gt CO2)kg CO2/MWh
20022416.38683
20032615.1584
20042716.54612
20052916.49572
20063115.82514
20073418.2535
2008187.26398
2009299.48330

See also: List of European power companies by carbon intensity.

Structure

The company had the following businesses:

Shareholders

Prior to 2008 around 45% of the shares were owned by Grupo ACS.[4] In July 2008, Gas Natural agreed to buy Grupo ACS's stake worth €7.6 billion.[5] [6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Annual Results 2008 . 2009-02-16 . Unión Fenosa .
  2. http://www.unionfenosa.es/webuf/ShowContent.do?contenido=ECOI_04_03 Quarterly Report
  3. http://spanishbusinessnews89.blogspot.co.uk/2008/11/gas-natural-buys-on-stock-market.html Gas Natural buys on the stock market another 3% of Fenosa
  4. Web site: Shareholder information . Unión Fenosa . 2008-08-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060517175538/http://www.unionfenosa.es/webuf/ShowContent.do?contenido=ECOI_10_01&audiencia=1 . May 17, 2006 .
  5. News: Gas Natural to buy ACS's 45 percent Fenosa stake . Carlos Ruano . . 2008-07-30 . 2008-08-03.
  6. News: Gas Natural to take over Union Fenosa . Power Engineering . 2008-08-01 . 2008-08-03.