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Électricité de France S.A.

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Électricité de France S.A.  

  Électricité de France S.A. is a French electric utility company, largely owned by the French state. Headquartered in Paris, France, with €65.2 billion in revenues in 2010, EDF operates a diverse portfolio of 120+ gigawatts of generation capacity in Europe, South America, North America, Asia, the Middle East and Africa.    

  In 2009, EDF was the world's largest producer of electricity. In 2011, it produced 22% of the European Union's electricity, primarily from nuclear power:    

nuclear: 64.3%;    

renewable energy:12.3% (includes 4.6% hydroelectricity);    

gas: 8.6%;    

coal: 14.5%;    

other: 0.3%.    

  Its 58 active nuclear reactors (in France) are spread out over 20 sites (nuclear power plants). They comprise 34 reactors of 900 MWe, 20 reactors of 1300 MWe, and 4 reactors of 1450 MWe, all PWRs.    

  For more details, please visit the following sources.    

  Sources: https://www.edf.fr/  

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