Half-yearly financial Report at June 30, 2013 - A2A

Half-yearly financial report at June 30, 2013Energy sectorDue to the line-by-line consolidation of the shareholding in Edipower S.p.A. from June 1, 2012,the quantitative and economic figures for the period are not comparable with those for the sixmonths ended June 30, 2012.Quantitative data-electricity sectorKey quantitative data relating to the Energy Sector are summarized below.GWh 06 30 2013 06 30 2012 Change % 2013/2012SOURCESNet production 5,930 4,978 952 19.1%-thermoelectric production 3,518 3,538 (20) (0.6%)-hydroelectric production 2,411 1,440 971 67.4%-photovoltaic production 1 – 1 n.a.Purchases 16,471 17,141 (670) (3.9%)-single buyer 1,381 1,502 (121) (8.1%)-exchange 4,919 5,155 (236) (4.6%)-foreign markets 5,871 6,462 (591) (9.1%)-other purchases 4,300 4,022 278 6.9%TOTAL SOURCES 22,401 22,119 282 1.3%USESProtected market sales 1,381 1,502 (121) (8.1%)Sales to eligible customers and wholesalers 9,850 9,060 790 8.7%Sales on the exchange 6,240 5,388 852 15.8%Sales on the foreign markets 4,930 6,169 (1,239) (20.1%)TOTAL USES 22,401 22,119 282 1.3%Note: the sales figures are stated gross of any losses. The quantitative data relating to the EPCG Group are not included.199The Group's electricity output in the first six months of 2013 amounted to 5,930 GWh, to whichshould be added purchases of 16,471 GWh for a total availability of 22,401 GWh.Production, which from June 2012 includes 77% ( 2 ) of the production of the thermoelectric andhydroelectric plants owned by Edipower S.p.A., rose by 19.1% over the first six months of 2012.In particular thermoelectric production (3,518 GWh) was in line with the previous year (-0.6%)while hydroelectric production (2,411 GWh) increased by 67.4%.Purchases of electricity decreased by 3.9% over the first six months of 2012, from 17,141 GWh to16,471 GWh.________________(2) An amount of 23% of the production capacity of the Edipower S.p.A. plants is under contract to the Iren Group. The figure forproduction is therefore stated net of the electricity falling under this contract.