WATER ABLAZE - Patagonia Sin Represas

which has aquired a number of water concessions internationally.
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Compagnie Générale des Eaux/CGE (France)
CGE is now called Veolia Water and is part of Veolia Environnement.
At one time it used to be part of Vivendi. History: On December 14,
1853, a water company named Compagnie Générale des Eaux (CGE)
was created by an imperial decree of Napoleon III. In 1854, CGE
obtained a concession allowing it to supply water to the inhabitants
of Lyon, in which capacity it served for over a hundred years. In 1861,
it obtained a 50-year concession with the City of Paris. For a whole
century, Compagnie Générale des Eaux remained largely focused on the
water sector. However, following the appointment of Guy Dejouany
as CEO in 1976, CGE extended its activities into other sectors with
a series of takeovers. Beginning in 1980, CGE began diversifying its
operations from water into waste management, energy, transport
services, construction and real estate. It acquired the “Compagnie
Générale d’Entreprises Automobiles” (CGEA), specialised in industrial
vehicles, which was later divided into two branches, Connex and Onyx
Environnement. CGE then bought up the “Compagnie Générale de
Chauffe” and later the Montenay Group. The energy services division
of these companies became part of what was later (1998) renamed
“Dalkia”. (see: Veolia)
EnBW AG (Germany)
Founded in 1997, Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, or simply EnBW, is
an energy giant with headquarters in Karlsruhe, Germany. The company
operates electricity, water and gas supply networks and pursues a
strategy of aggressive expansionism, not only in Germany but also in
other parts of the world. At present, the two principal shareholders
of EnBW are Electricité de France (EDF) and the Oberschwäbische
Elektrizitätswerke (OEW), each with a 45% share. EDF is currently
the largest operator of nuclear power plants worldwide. In accordance
with a closed consortium agreement between EDF and OEW, EDF will
retain supervisional control of EnBW until 2012. About 5∙4 million
customers make EnBW the third-largest utilities company in Germany.
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Endesa S.A. (Spain/Italy)
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