2013-vinci-annual-report

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BUSINESS UNITS IN 15 COUNTRIES
MAKE UP THE OMEXOM NETWORK,
WHICH SPECIALISES IN ENERGY
INFRASTRUCTURE.
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This trend was particularly noticeable
in Germany, where major HV line construction
projects were postponed.
Business was brisk in the offshore wind
farm infrastructure segment, with the
construction of 90 km of lines connecting
these facilities to the German grid. In
France, LV and MV works held steady,
making up for the contraction in the HV
sector. In addition to the recurring work
carried out for RTE, VINCI Energies is
involved in the national operator’s smart
grid projects and in particular in the
deployment of new-generation smart
substations.
In France, VINCI Energies also performs
a substantial amount of work upstream of
the grids, in nuclear generation. Its
business units generated revenue of
€240 million in this sector. They supported
EDF and other companies in maintaining
and upgrading the safety of
existing power plants and sites and in
building new facilities, including the
Flamanville EPR in northern France and
the Jules Horowitz reactor at Cadarache
in southern France.
Outside Europe, business was boosted by
the increasing demand for electrical
energy. This was especially true in Morocco
(large number of rural electrification projects),
the Democratic Republic of the
Congo (secure electricity supply in the
mining complexes of the Kolwezi region),
Côte d’Ivoire (100 MW power plant in
Abidjan) and Mozambique (refurbishment
of two hydroelectric plants). In the Middle
East, VINCI Energies signed a four-year
contract to maintain 900 km of lines as part
of the VHV interconnection grid in the
countries of the Gulf. Also noteworthy, in
Asia, were the construction of VHV transformers
in Indonesia and the contract to
provide high technical content services at
the Ling Ao nuclear plant in China.
In renewable energy, the 12 MWp
Estézargues photovoltaic plant was commissioned
in the Gard region in France, as
was the Balikesir wind farm (52 turbines
with unit capacities of 3 MW) in Turkey.
In urban lighting, a business activity primarily
focused on France, the business
units of the Citeos network increased their
revenue despite spending cuts by local