Business and functions of the main group companies
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Today Acea is one of the main Italian multi-utility companies operating in the areas of energy (production, distribution, including public lighting, and sales), water (integrated cycle) and environmental services (waste and materials recovery, treatment and composting). It is the operator of reference in the Rome area for water and energy services; in the water sector, the Group is also present as an industrial partner of local management companies in some areas of Central and Southern Italy (from Tuscany to Campania). Development operations, in line with strategic guidelines, are concentrated in particular on the circular economy and gas sectors. In some sectors, Acea is also positioning itself geographically along the Adriatic coast of Central Italy and in Northern Italy.
Table no. 6 shows some representative data of the Group, while the business areas and geographical reach of the main companies are briefly detailed in Chart no. 2.
Table no. 6 – Acea Group in numbers – 2021
| PERSONNEL (number, by % consolidation) | 9.348 |
|---|---|
| NET REVENUE (million €) | 3.972 |
| INVESTED CAPITAL (million €) | 6.504,90 |
| net equity debt | 3.988,20 |
| shareholders’ equity | 2.516,40 |
| TOTAL BALANCE SHEET ASSETS (million €) | 10.628,90 |
| ELECTRICITY | |
| generation (GWh) (gross) | 1.009 |
| of which from renewable sources (GWh) (gross) | 698,2 |
| hydroelectric | 434,7 |
| photovoltaic | 78,6 |
| waste-to-energy | 153,5 |
| biogas | 31,4 |
| network demand (GWh) | 9.827 |
| sales (GWh) (free and protected market) | 7.768 |
| electricity and gas customers (number) | 1.318.911 |
| WASTE-TO-ENERGY (WTE) | |
| electricity generation (GWh) (gross total) | 356,4 |
| waste burnt (t) | 407.121 |
| SRF | 307.391 |
| pulper | 99.730 |
| PUBLIC LIGHTING | |
| bulbs managed in Rome (number) | 227.635 |
| WATER (INTEGRATED WATER SERVICE) | |
| drinking water supplied and billed (Group) (Mm3) | 632 |
| of which (Acea Ato 2, Acea Ato 5, AdF, GORI and Gesesa) | 481 |
| analytical checks on drinking water (Group) (number) | 1.472.113 |
| of which (Acea Ato 2, Acea Ato 5, AdF, GORI and Gesesa) | 738.470 |
| wastewater treatment (Group) (Mm3) | 981 |
| of which (Acea Ato 2, Acea Ato 5, AdF, GORI and Gesesa) | 779 |
| inhabitants served (Group) (million) | 8,5 |
| of which (Acea Ato 2, Acea Ato 5, AdF, GORI and Gesesa) | 6 |
Chart no. 2 – The businesses of the main Acea companies in the territory
