Energias de Portugal

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EDP - Energias de Portugal (formerly known as "Electricidade de Portugal") (Euronext: EDP, NYSE: EDP) ranks among Europe's major electricity operators, as well as being one of Portugal's largest business groups.

The Group became the first Iberian company to own significant generating and distribution assets in both sides of the border, with a controlling position in the Spanish company Hidoelectrica del Cantábrico, and it is also present in the electricity sectors of Latin America – with a major presence in Brazil, Africa and Macao, in the generation, distribution and trading businesses.

The EDP Group’s activities are centred on the generation and distribution of electric power, as well as the telecommunications and information technologies areas. In addition, the Groups business embraces complementary and related areas, such as water, gas, engineering, laboratory testing, vocational training and real estate management.