With this bolstering of SPE’s capital and the new shareholders agreement signed last April with the Belgian shareholders who opted to retain their stake in the company, which now stands at 36.5%, and who are representative of the country’s regional patterns, EDF said that it will be in a strong position to contribute to the development of competition in the Belgian market.
The company will benefit from EDF’s capabilities in thermal and nuclear generation and renewable energies, as well as from its European dimension, in trading and natural gas supplies. EDF will also contribute to the development of offers promoting the more efficient use of energy.
According to EDF, the integration of SPE into the group considerably strengthens the latter’s presence in Benelux, an area of major interest in Europe.
