TotalEnergies Accelerates Its Gas-to-Power Integration Strategy in Europe by Acquiring 50% of a Portfolio of Flexible Power Generation Assets from EPH
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Creation of a 50/50 joint-venture with experienced and successful team that built a leading flexgen position in
Europe - More than 14 GW of flexible generation in operation or under construction, representing net annual production of 15 TWh increasing to 20 TWh in 2030, and a pipeline of 5 GW under development
- Immediately accretive on free cash flow per share for TotalEnergies’ shareholders
- Company net annual Capex guidance reduced by 1 B$/y down to 14-16 B$/y over 2026-2030
TotalEnergies (Paris:TTE) (LSE:TTE) (NYSE:TTE) announces the signing of an agreement with Energetický a průmyslový holding, a.s. (EPH) for the acquisition of
Under the agreement, EPH will receive the equivalent of
The transaction will result in the creation of a joint venture owned 50/50 by TotalEnergies and EPH, which will be responsible for the industrial management of the assets and the business development, while each company will market its share of production under a tolling arrangement with the joint venture.
A leading European platform
This transaction is fully consistent with TotalEnergies’ Integrated Power strategy and will strengthen its position in European electricity markets by enhancing the complementary relationship between intermittent renewable power generation and flexible power generation (gas-fired plants, batteries). It will allow TotalEnergies to expand its power trading activities across
Furthermore, leveraging TotalEnergies’ strong position in supplying LNG to
The transaction covers a portfolio of more than 14 GW gross capacity of flexible generation assets in operation or under construction. This primarily includes gas-fired power plants, biomass power plants and battery systems, which benefit from secured capacity revenues representing
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Italy : 7.5 GW, with 3.7 GW in operation, 2.4 GW under construction, including two next-generation gas-fired power plants that are among the most efficient inEurope , and 1.4 GW under development. -
United Kingdom andIreland : 7.1 GW, including 5 GW from operating gas and biomass plants, 0.4 GW of batteries under construction and 1.7 GW under development. -
Netherlands : 3.6 GW, with 2.6 GW from gas-fired plants that are particularly well located to meet the needs of the German market, 0.2 GW from batteries under construction and 0.8 GW under development. -
France : 1.1 GW, with 100 MW of batteries under construction and 1 GW under development.
The acquisition scope includes about 5 GW of projects under development. The agreement provides that the joint venture will become the preferred vehicle for TotalEnergies and EPH to drive flexible power generation growth in the targeted countries.
An acquisition immediately accretive to free cash flow per share for all TotalEnergies shareholders and accelerating implementation of the Integrated Power strategy and profitability
The transaction is immediately accretive to TotalEnergies’ shareholders. Over the next five years, TotalEnergies expects an increase in available cash flow of about
As a result of this transaction, the Integrated Power segment will generate positive free cash flow and contribute to shareholder returns as early as 2027 compared to 2028 previously. The transaction also contributes to the increase of Integrated Power’s ROACE from
Due to this accelerated inorganic growth within the Integrated Power segment, the Company is lowering its annual net Capex guidance by
“This acquisition marks another major milestone in TotalEnergies’ strategy to build an integrated electricity player in
Daniel Kretinsky, Chairman of the Board of EPH, added: “This transaction is founded on our strong appreciation of TotalEnergies, its management team led by Patrick Pouyanné and its strategy. For all these reasons, we are both highly interested in becoming a long-term anchor shareholder of TotalEnergies and excited to create a joint venture which is already today a leading player in European flexible power generation, best positioned to further strengthen its role. TotalEnergies is one of the largest European companies across all industries and also has a strong global presence. Through the shareholding in TotalEnergies, we are implementing our strategic ambition to diversify our geographic exposure, currently concentrated in the EU and UK.”
The transaction is subject to the legal information and consultation process of the relevant employee representatives and to the approval of the competent authorities. Completion is expected mid-2026.
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