Endesa will supply largest CNG refueling station in France

Endesa, a subsidiary of the Enel Group, and SIGEIF (the association of municipalities for the

management of gas and electricity in Ile-de-France) have signed in Paris a contract for the

supply and operation of the first public natural gas filling station in Ile de France. The new CNG

station, the largest in France, will be located in the town of Port Autonome de Paris, in the

Bonneuil-sur-Marne commune east of the French capital, and it will supply trucks passing

through this important logistics hub.

lle de France comprises the Paris metropolitan area and is one of the regions with the highest

income per capita in the world (representing approximately 30% of French GDP). It is France’s

most densely populated region, and has more inhabitants than Belgium, Sweden and Greece

(11 million inhabitants, approximately 18% of the French population).

The opening of the Endesa CNG station is scheduled for September, and is part of the

company’s strategy for growth in France and Europe through the supply of CNG, a fuel that

reduces the emission of particulates by 95%, SOx emissions by 100% and NOx emissions by

65%. BioCNG also reduces CO2 emissions by 90%. The awarding of the contract is part of a plan

for the prevention of pollution in the city of Paris and its metropolitan area.

The new Endesa service station, covering 4,000 m2, will be open 24 hours a day, 365 days a

year and have compressed gas (CNG) for rapid charging.

Following on from this signing, Endesa and SIGEIF, which includes 185 municipalities in the Paris

metropolitan area, will continue to work to provide specific solutions to pollution problems. For

this reason, SIGEIF plans to invest in the construction of another 10 gas stations in France.

In addition to the environmental benefits, compared with diesel, CNG allows fuel savings and

reduces maintenance costs. With a range that can exceed 500 km in heavy vehicles, VNG is the

alternative to diesel for road transport of goods.

Endesa recently signed an agreement with the French transport company CityLogistics for the

supply of natural gas and biomethane for vehicular use for the company’s entire fleet of

vehicles in the city of Lyon. The agreement, which lasts eight years, involves ensuring the supply

of natural gas for CityLogistics’s growing vehicle fleet in this French city.

Endesa began selling natural gas in Europe in 2000, and it currently has a strong presence in

France, where it provides energy solutions to professionals and large customers, as part of a

long-term implementation strategy. Endesa’s branch in France undertakes projects to supply

natural gas to the industrial, agricultural, distribution and service sectors throughout the

country.

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