1st Dec 2006 11:33
Total S.A.01 December 2006 PRESS RELEASE Renewable Energies: Total and EDF Inaugurate a New Solar Panel Plant in Toulouse, France Paris, December 1, 2006 - Total and French electric utility EDF will tomorrowinaugurate a photovoltaic solar panel production plant owned by their jointsubsidiary Tenesol. Located in Saint-Martin-du-Touch in the Greater Toulouseregion, the plant has a current capacity of 17 MW per year and is expected toeventually create around 100 direct and indirect jobs. For more than 20 years, Tenesol has specialized in designing, manufacturing,installing and operating photovoltaic solar systems. Based in Lyon, France, thecompany already operates a photovoltaic panel production plant in South Africa.In 2005, consolidated revenue stood at close to €145 million. Its operationscover domestic and industrial applications at both grid-connected and off-gridsites. Tenesol has strong positions in Europe and France's overseas departmentsand territories, as well as in Africa, the Middle East and Latin America. The Toulouse plant expands Tenesol's photovoltaic panel production capacity,while reaffirming Total and EDF's commitment to the fast-growing renewableenergies segment. This production strategy is supported by significant R&D tofurther drive the growth of their photovoltaic businesses. ******** Total is one of the world's major oil and gas groups, with activities in morethan 130 countries. Its 95,000 employees put their expertise to work in everypart of the industry - exploration and production of oil and natural gas,refining and marketing, gas trading end electricity. Total is working to keepthe world supplied with energy, both today and tomorrow. The Group is also afirst rank player in chemicals, www.total.com The EDF Group, a leader in the European energy market, is a verticallyintegrated player operating in all business lines, from generation totransmission, distribution and the buying and selling of energy in its variousforms. As Europe's largest electricity producer, the Group's power generatingcapacity in France consists mainly of nuclear and hydropower plants generatingelectricity which is 95% CO2 emission-free. EDF manages 1,246,000 km of overheadand underground medium and lower voltage power lines, and 100,000 km ofhigh and extra high voltage lines. EDF contributes to the supply of energy andservices to more than 40 million customers across the world, more than 28million of them in France. In 2005, the Group generated consolidated sales inexcess of €51 billion, of which more than 35% were in Europe outside France, andgenerated a net profit of €3.2 billion. EDF is listed on the Paris Bourse and isa component of the CAC 40 share index. Press contacts TotalPress: Philippe Gateau + 33 1 47 44 47 05 - [email protected] Relations: Jerome SCHMITT - Laurent WOLFFSHEIM - Philippe HERGAUX +33 1 47 44 58 53EDFJill Coulombez +33 1 40 42 24 25 / + 33 1 40 42 22 22 - [email protected] This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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