Consolidated Report
2019
Letter to Shareholders
The year ended on 31 December 2019 shows that the strategy followed since the second half of 2017 has gradually produced results both in terms of consolidation and development. While 2018 represented a turning point for the Group thanks to the launching of all the initiatives detailed in the Business Plan and the consequent stimulus of the Business Segments, 2019 saw the Group solidify these foundations and at the same time relaunch planning aimed at achieving even more challenging goals. [...]
Stefano Antonio Donnarumma
Michaela Castelli
Financial highlights
Consolidated revenues
(monetary figures in million of euros)
EBITDA
(monetary figures in million of euros)
EBIT
(monetary figures in million of euros)
Income before taxes
(monetary figures in million of euros)
Net results of the Group
(monetary figures in million of euros)
Group investments
(monetary figures in million of euros)
Corporate Highlights
Water
LEADING OPERATOR in Italy in water servicesabout 9
million
inhabitants served
in Lazio, Tuscany, Umbria
and Campania
Energy Infrastructure
ONE OF THE MAIN operators in Italy in the distribution of electricityabout 10 TWh
of electricity distributedCommercial and trading
ONE OF THE MAIN national operators in the market for electricity soldabout
6.5 TWh
of electricity sold
Environment
PRIMARY OPERATOR in Italy in Waste Managementover
1.2 million
tonnes of waste managed
Overseas
PRESENT WITH 4 companies operating in water services4
million
inhabitants served in Latin America
Engineering and services
TWO DEDICATED COMPANIES462,586
drinking water analyses251,132
wastewater analyses
Operating segments
Water
The Acea Group is the top Italian operator in the water sector serving about 9 million people.
The Group manages the integrated water service in Rome and Frosinone and in their respective provinces, as well as in other parts of Lazio, in Tuscany, Umbria and Campania.
Energy Infrastructure
The Acea Group is a major operator in Italy with about 10 TWh of electricity distributed in Rome.
The Group also manages the public and artistic lighting of the capital for a total of 224,000 light bulbs.
The Acea Group is committed to energy efficiency projects and the development of new technologies such as smart grids and electric mobility through particularly innovative pilot projects.
Commercial and trading
The Acea Group is one of Italy’s main players in the sale of Electricity, and offers flexible solutions for the supply of electricity and natural gas, with the aim of consolidating its position as a dual-fuel operator. Acea operates in the market segments of medium-sized businesses and families, striving to improve the quality of its services in particular as far as web and social channels are concerned. It supervises the Group’s energy management policies
Environment
The Acea Group is one of the leading national players in Italy with more than 1.2 million tonnes of waste managed each year. It manages the main waste-to-energy plant and the largest composting plant in Lazio.
In particular, the Group develops investments in the waste to energy business, considered high potential, in accordance with the strategic goal of producing energy from waste and protecting the environment.
Overseas
With this Segment, the Acea Group manages water activities in Latin America and its objective is to make the most of development opportunities in other businesses related to those already held in Italy. It is present in Honduras, Dominican Republic and Peru, serving approximately 4 million people. The activities are carried out in partnership with local and international partners, including through staff training and the transfer of know-how to local entrepreneurs.
Engineering and services
Acea Group has developed cutting-edge know-how in the design, construction and management of networks and plants in the integrated water service, waste treatment and recovery, production and distribution of Electricity.
