Vattenfall Group

Vattenfall is Europe’s fifth largest generator of electricity and the largest generator of heat.

Consolidated sales in 2009 amounted to SEK 205,407 million. Vattenfall’s vision is to be a leading European energy company, and its main products are electricity and heat.

Vattenfall works in all parts of the electricity value chain: generation, transmission, distribution and sales, and generates, distributes and sells heat. Vattenfall also conducts energy trading and lignite mining. The Group has approximately 42,000 employees. The Parent Company, Vattenfall AB, is 100%-owned by the Swedish state.

Operations in 2009 were conducted in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Poland and the UK. Through the acquisition of the Dutch energy company Nuon in 2009 Vattenfall also have operations in the Netherlands and Belgium.

Key facts and figures 2009

• Net sales: 205.7 billion SEK
• Operating profit: 27.9 billion SEK
• Electricity generation: 158.9 TWh
• Heat generation: 37.9 TWh
• Total number of employees Dec 31: 42 078 

Exchange rate 10.35 SEK/EUR.