Business and functions of the main group companies
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Acea is one of Italy's leading multi-utility companies and operates in several public service sectors: water (integrated cycle), environment (energy development, recovering of material, waste processing and composting) and energy (production, distribution, energy sales and public lighting). 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. In some sectors, Acea is also expanding 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. 4 – Acea Group in numbers – 2022
| PERSONNEL (number, by % consolidation) | 10.455 |
|---|---|
| NET REVENUE (million €) | 5.138,2 |
| INVESTED CAPITAL (million €) | 7.194,9 |
| net equity debt | 4.439,7 |
| shareholders’ equity | 2.755,2 |
| TOTAL BALANCE SHEET ASSETS (million €) | 11.338,5 |
| ELECTRICITY | |
| generation (GWh) (gross) | 940,91 |
| of which from renewable sources (GWh) (gross) | 636,1 |
| hydroelectric | 335,3 |
| photovoltaic | 111.9 |
| waste-to-energy | 152,6 |
| biogas | 36,3 |
| network demand (GWh) | 10.062 |
| sales (GWh) (free and protected market) | 7.376 |
| electricity and gas customers (number) | 1.420.718 |
| WASTE-TO-ENERGY (WTE) | |
| electricity generation (GWh) (gross total) | 337,1 |
| waste burnt (t) | 387.346 |
| SRF | 289.550 |
| pulper | 97.796 |
| PUBLIC LIGHTING | |
| bulbs managed in Rome (number) | 231.347 |
| WATER (INTEGRATED WATER SERVICE) | |
| drinking water supplied and billed (Mm³) | 626.9 |
| analytical checks on drinking water (number) | 1.538.299 |
| wastewater treatment (Mm³) | 940,0 |
| inhabitants served (million) | 8,6 |
Note: this table aims to reflect the Group's size as accurately as possible. Economic data and receivables/payables correspond to the full list of companies consolidated on a line-by-line basis; in the photovoltaic sector, due to the importance of the business, the production of the investee company AE Sun Capital, the company established with Equitix and not consolidated on a line-by-line basis, is also included; for water, in ad- dition to the five companies in the NFS reporting boundary (Acea Ato 2, Acea Ato 5, AdF, Gori and Gesesa), the three main investee companies that are not consolidated on a line-by-line basis (Acque, Umbra Acqua and Publiacqua) are included.
Chart no. 2 – The businesses of the main Acea companies in the territory
