Edf: FINANCIAL INFORMATION AT 31 MARCH 2023 - Increase in sales in a context of high electricity prices

FINANCIAL INFORMATION AT 31 MARCH 2023

Increase in sales
in a context of high electricity prices

Change in sales by segment

Sales are presented by segment, before elimination of inter-segment operations.

• France - Generation and supply 
  
  

The significant rise in sales is due mainly to favourable price effects:

• The impacts of the average 15% increase (tax included) in regulated tariff on 1 February 2023 and higher sale prices for market-offer customers in a context of strong rises in energy prices, are estimated at 5.6 billion euros.
  
  
• The price effect of the sale of purchase obligations is estimated at 3 billion euros (no impact in EBITDA).
  
  
• Lastly, the higher prices had a positive impact on sales of aggregators and gas sales for 1.2 billion euros. The EBITDA impact was very limited.
  
  

• France - Regulated activities ⁽¹⁾
  
  

Growth in sales is mainly driven by positive price effects resulting from higher tariffs (for Enedis, that included the indexation of TURPE 6 distribution of +2.26% at 1 August 2022). These effects were offset partially by the drop in distributed volumes on business and residential markets due to the decrease in consumption.

• EDF Renewables - Renewable Energies
  
  

Group renewables excluding hydropower in France

The increase in sales is mainly due to the 5.3% increase in output, thanks to capacities commissioned in 2022.

EDF Renewables

The increase in sales is notably explained by a 5.6% increase in output, as a result of the commissioning of plants in 2022, and to a favourable price effect on windfarms in France and the United States. This increase is nonetheless mitigated by an unfavourable price effect in the United Kingdom.

• Dalkia - Energy Services
  
  

Energy Services Group ⁽²⁾

The increase of sales is mostly due to higher sales by Dalkia and Edison.

Dalkia

The increase in sales was driven by commercial momentum and the operation of cogeneration facilities throughout the first quarter of 2023 (in 2022, Dalkia had been impacted by their earlier-than-expected shutdown due to the shortening of winter tariff), and by a favourable price impact.

• Framatome
  
  

Increased sales of fuel in the United States and services in Germany related to the Olkiluoto 3 project, contributed to the increase in Group sales.

Framatome announced an investment of 100 million euros by 2026 in order to relocate in France a portion of the manufacturing of nuclear reactor vessels meant for the future EPR 2 plants.

• United Kingdom
  
  

The increase in sales is mainly explained by higher energy prices and electricity and gas sale tariffs.

Moreover, the service life of the Heysham 1 and Hartlepool reactors has been extended by two additional years, until March 2026 ⁽³⁾.

• Italy 
  
  

The 1,343 million euros decrease in sales of gas activities is due essentially to a negative volume impact on the wholesale and the downstream markets. The price effect was also unfavourable but to a lesser degree.

However, in electricity generation activities, the increase in wholesale market sales, as well as higher prices, had a positive effect of 184 million euros on sales.

Renewable capacities came to 601MW net ⁽⁴⁾ as of end-March 2023.

• Other international
  
  

In Belgium ⁽⁵⁾, the increase in sales is due mostly to favourable price effects. This rise was mitigated by negative volume effects, due to lower gas and electricity consumption on the residential market.

Wind power capacities came to 620MW net ⁽⁶⁾ at end-March 2023.

In Brazil, the decline in sales is explained mainly by lower spot sales, which had been boosted by favourable market conditions in the first quarter of 2022.

The construction of the first biomass-fuelled power station, Biovéa, has been launched in Ivory Coast. It will produce 350GWh per year and supply 1.7 million persons from 2025. The project will save 4.4MtCO₂ over the
25-year concession.

• Other activities
  
  

The significant decrease in sales in gas activities is driven by lower wholesale prices (-785 million euros) and volumes sold (-458 million euros). Indeed, the activity of the Dunkirk LNG terminal was less important, in a context of lower consumption, owing mainly to a milder winter.

EDF Trading’s sales continued to rise, mainly in Europe, against a backdrop continued energy commodity market uncertainty.

Main press releases ⁽⁷⁾
since announcement of the 2022 results

Governance

• Appointment of Caroline Chanavas as Executive Vice-President, Human Resources (see PR of 13 April 2023)
• Appointment of Brice Bohuon to the EDF Group’s Executive Committee (see PR of 14 March 2023)

Renewables

• Inauguration of the operation and maintenance base of the Calvados offshore wind farm and the development of the Ouistreham outer harbour (see PR of EDF Renouvelables of 12 April 2023)
• EDF Renewables and Maple Power awarded the fourth offshore wind tender launched by the French State, securing a one-gigawatt project off the coast of Normandy, France (see PR of 27 March 2023)
• L'Oréal Group signed several contracts with EDF Group to contribute to the objective of carbon neutrality for all its sites by 2025, France (see PR of 21 February 2023)
  
  

Nuclear

• Clarification on the stress corrosion phenomenon detected on parts of the auxiliary circuits of the main primary circuit of several nuclear reactors (see PR of 26 April 2023)
• EDF announces the creation of its subsidiary NUWARD to boost the development of its SMR now entering the basic design phase (see PR of 30 March 2023)
• Clarification on the stress corrosion phenomenon detected on parts of the auxiliary circuits of the main primary circuit of several nuclear reactors (see PR of 16 March 2023)
• EDF confirms plans to keep turbines turning at Heysham 1 and Hartlepool power stations (see PR of EDF energy of 9 March 2023)
• EDF, Edison, Ansaldo Energia and Ansaldo Nucleare have signed a Letter of Intent for new nuclear development (see PR of 6 March 2023)
  
  

ENEDIS

• Energy transition: Enedis unveils the preparatory work for its future "Network Development Plan” (see PR of Enedis of 13 March 2023)
  
  

Financing

• Conversion of 40% of EDF OCEANEs due 2024 (see PR of 28 February 2023)
  
  

Coal

• End of generation at West Burton A (see PR of EDF Energy of 28 February 2023)
  
  

(1)   Customers have been counted by delivery site. One customer may have two points of delivery, one for electricity and one for gas.
(2)   Including ÉS (Électricité de Strasbourg) and the island activities.

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(11) Including Enedis, ÉS and the French islands activities.
(2) Group Energy Services comprises Dalkia, IZI Confort, IZI Solutions, Sowee, Izivia, and the service activities of EDF Energy, Edison, Luminus and EDF SA. The services consist in particular of street lighting, heating networks, decentralised low-carbon generation using local resources, energy consumption management and electric mobility.
(3) Forecasted date that may be adjusted by +/- 1 year. The final dates will be determined by the assessment of the results of regular graphite inspections by EDF and the Office for Nuclear Regulation, the independent regulator.
(2) At Edison perimeter.
(5) Luminus and EDF Belgium.  
(6) At Luminus perimeter
(7) The full list of EDF press releases is available on our website: www.edf.fr

(1) Hydropower output excluding the island activities and before deduction of pumped-storage consumption. Total cumulative hydropower output net of pumped-storage consumption amounted to 7.5TWh in the first quarter of 2023 (vs. 7.5TWh in the first quarter of 2022).
(2) Option that encourages customers to reduce their energy consumption during peak periods and allows them to take advantage of low tariffs during the rest of the year.
(3) See press release of the ASN of 25 April 2023
(4) Figures in 2021 euros
(5) Assuming the scope and exchange rates at 1 January 2023, a constant regulatory and tax environment, the financing of the 15% tariff cap by the CSPE (public service contribution), French nuclear output of 300-330TWh, and the current power generation schedule.
(6) Applying constant S&P methodology.  

Attachment

• PR Q1 2023 V27.04