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2022
AVEVA and EDF sign long-term strategic agreement
AVEVA and EDF signed a long-term strategic agreement under which AVEVA’s engineering software solutions will support EDF’s SWITCH digital transformation plan and nuclear engineering projects.
2022
EDF workers strike over government electricity measures
EDF workers went on strike in France in protest against government measures requiring EDF to sell more electricity to competitors at low prices. Unions said the measures would harm EDF; the article also reports workers called for pay rises.
2021
VinFast and EDF sign cooperation memorandum for French EV charging network
VinFast Production and Trading Co. and EDF signed a memorandum of understanding to promote the installation and operation of a public charging-station network and related services in France. The plan includes charging solutions for VinFast EV users and special offers for vehicle owners.
2021
Macquarie Asset Management announces acquisition of Thyssengas
Macquarie Asset Management announced that it had acquired Thyssengas from DIF and EDF for an undisclosed sum; the transaction's closing date had not been stated.
2021
EIG completes acquisition of West Burton B power assets from EDF
EIG completed the purchase of EDF's 49MW West Burton B battery storage asset alongside its combined cycle gas turbine power station on 31 August 2021.
2021
EDF Energy permanently closes Dungeness B
EDF decided to end generation at the Dungeness B nuclear power station. Defuelling, the first stage of decommissioning, is expected to take several years.
2020
French watchdog fines EDF over Hinkley Point C cost claims
France’s financial markets authority imposed a £4.5 million fine on EDF for misleading investors about the cost of the Hinkley Point C nuclear project. The regulator said EDF had spread false information and that the financing plan had significantly changed.
2020
EDF partners conclude Chinese offshore wind transaction
EDF and China Energy Investment Corporation’s partners concluded the transaction involving stakes in the Dongtai IV and V offshore wind projects. EDF subsidiaries EDF Renewables and EDF China hold a combined 37.5% stake in the two wind farms.
2020
EDF and Boots partner to deliver medicine
EDF partnered with Boots, with around 70 EDF smart and technical field engineers volunteering to deliver essential prescription medicines.
2020
Vattenfall announces sale of UK energy retail customer accounts to EDF
Vattenfall announced that EDF had acquired the customers of Vattenfall's UK household gas and electricity supply business, iSupplyEnergy. The customer accounts were due to transfer to EDF between April and June; the sources do not establish that the transfer was completed.
2019
EDF Group acquires Pivot Power
EDF Group acquired Pivot Power, a UK firm specializing in electric-vehicle battery storage and infrastructure.
2019
EDF acquires Pivot Power
EDF Group acquired 100% of Pivot Power, a British developer of grid-scale battery energy storage systems and EV charging infrastructure. Pivot Power became a wholly owned subsidiary of EDF Renewables.