Terna (company)
Type | Società per azioni |
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Traded as | BIT: TRN |
Industry | Utilities |
Founded | 1999 |
Headquarters | Rome, Italy |
Key people | Luigi Roth (Chairman), Flavio Cattaneo (CEO) |
Services | Transmission system operator |
Revenue | €1,806 million (2012)[1] |
Operating income | €969 million (2012)[1] |
Profit | €464 million (2012)[1] |
Total assets | €9,894 million (end 2012)[1] |
Total equity | €2,794 million (end 2012)[1] |
Employees | 3,436 (average, 2012)[1] |
Subsidiaries | Terna Rete Italia S.p.A. (100%), Terna Rete Italia S.r.l. (100%), Terna Plus S.r.l. (100%), SunTergrid S.p.A. (100%), Terna Crna Gora d.o.o. (100%), CESI S.p.A. (42.698%), CORESO S.A. (22.485%), CGES (22.0889%), ELMED ÈTUDES Sàrl (50%) |
Website | www.terna.it |
Terna S.p.A. - Rete Elettrica Nazionale is the italian electricity transmission system operator based in Rome, Italy.[2] With 63,500 kilometres (39,500 mi) of power lines or around 98% of the Italian high-voltage power transmission grid, is the first electricity transmission grid operator in Europe and sixth in world for kilometers of electricity lines managed.[3] Terna is listed on the Borsa Italiana[4] and a constituent of the FTSE MIB index.[5]
Through Terna Rete Italia[6] safely manages the Italian electricity system. Through Terna Plus[7] manages new business opportunities and non-traditional activities, in Italy and abroad.
History
On 31 May 1999, Terna was established within the Enel Group, by way of implementation of Italian Legislative Decree No. 79/99[8] which within the context of the process for the deregulation of the Italian electricity sector, sanctioned the separation between ownership and management of the national transmission grid.
On 23 June 2004, following the Prime Minister's Decree issued on 11 May of the same year, Terna was put on sale with an IPO on Borsa Italiana.
In 2010 Terna joined Desertec,[9] a project aimed at producing and transmitting renewable energy in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to meet local needs and be assigned in part to the European interconnected grid.
In 2011, Terna Group adopted a new organizational structure. Through Terna Rete Italia[10] safely manages the Italian electricity system with more than 63,500 kilometers of high voltage lines. Through Terna Plus[11] manages new business opportunities and non-traditional activities, in Italy and abroad.
2011 was the 7th consecutive year of growth for the Group. A dividend of €21 was paid per share. The 2011 results were submitted by the CEO Flavio Cattaneo during the Terna Board of Administration meeting held to approve the Strategic Plan 2012-2016.
In 2012 Terna consolidated Revenues stood at 1,806 million euros, +10.4% compared to 2011, mainly due to the Grid Transmission Fee and to the results from Non Traditional Activities carried out by the Group.[12]
On January 31, 2012 Terna presented the Development Plan of the National Electricity Transmission Grid[13] for the decade 2012-2021. The plan includes investments for over 7 billion euro aimed at increasing efficiency for the electricity system including the reduction of energy losses and the reduction of CO2 emissions.
Business operations
Terna is responsible for national electricity transmission management and development in Italy. Terna's assets include:
- 63,578 km of lines
- 445 transformation and switching stations
- 1 National Control center (CNC)
- 8 Distribution Centers (CR)
- 3 energy conduction Centers (CTI)
- 22 lines of interconnections with other countries (CTI)
- SA.PE.I. the longest underwater cable in the world (435 km), with a capacity of 1000 MW
To safeguard its assets, TERNA has created an organization capable of protecting the company’s physical and technological infrastructures, also through the prevention and management of episodes of corporate fraud. In this framework, in order to guarantee the maximum safeguarding of said infrastructures and investments, it has signed memoranda of understanding, first of its kind and type with the Ministry of the Interior, Carabinieri and Guardia di Finanza.
In 2010 the company invested €1.06 billion that financed the construction of 1000 km of new electrical lines and 48 new stations. Terna's transmission lines carried 326.16 billion kWh in 2010, of which:[14]
- 286.53 billion generated by power plants in Italy
- 45.76 billion imported
- 1.81 billion exported
- 4.31 billion for pumping stations
In turn, 286.53 billion kWh were generated by:
- Thermoelectric power plants: 218.35 billion
- Hydroelectric power plants: 53.16 billion
- Wind power plants: 8.37 billion
- Geothermal power plants: 5.03 billion
- Photovoltaic power plants: 1.6 billion
Board of administration
Board members:[15]
- Dal Pino Paolo
- Del Fante Matteo
- Machì Salvatore
- Minozzi Romano
- Pensato Francesco
- Polo Michele
Shareholders
Terna has been listed in the Italian Stock Exchange since 2004. Its major shareholder is Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, with 29.85% of shares. The remaining nearly 70% is held by other institutional and retail investors.[16] Among the principal shareholders of the company: Romano Minozzi with 5.6%, Blackrock Inc. with 2.4% and Assicurazioni Generali with 2.0%.
Awards
According to the Edison Electric Institute, Terna is the best European company among utilities by total return of shares in 2010–2012.[17] In these three years Terna's return stood at 24%, compared to average returns in the sector (DJ Stoxx-10%, Ftse Mib-21%). In 2010 Terna did receive the same recognition for the 2007-2009, as Terna's share return stood at +40%, achieving a net overperfomance (nearly 55%) compared to the European sector that registered -15%.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "2012 Results Approved". Terna.
- ↑ Terna - The Wall Street Journal
- ↑ Terna official website
- ↑ Terna - Borsa Italiana
- ↑ TEXT-S&P affirms Terna SpA ratings - Reuters
- ↑ Terna Rete Italia official website
- ↑ Terna Plus official website
- ↑ Oecd - Economic survey of Italy 2007: Enhancing competition and productivity in services
- ↑ Desertec: Terna becomes shareholder of Dii
- ↑ Terna Rete Italia Official Website
- ↑ Terna Plus official Website
- ↑ Terna’s Board of Directors: 2012 results approved
- ↑ Summary of the Development Plan of the National Electricity Transmission Grid (2012) - Terna official website
- ↑ Terna Annual Report 2010
- ↑ Consob data as at 25/5/2012
- ↑ Terna Shareholding structure-Terna official website
- ↑ Terna the best European utility for shareholder return
External links
- Official website
- Corriere Economia http://rassegnastampa.mef.gov.it/mefeconomica/View.aspx?ID=2010051715717598-1
- Corriere della Sera http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2010/marzo/08/Aziende_Chi_vaccinato_contro_corruzione_ce_0_100308031.shtml
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