Executive Vice President,
Asia Pacific Branch President,
EDF

　　Hervé MACHENAUD, graduated from Ecole Polytechnique in 1968, Ecole Nationale des Ponts & Chaussées et Institut dEtudes Politiques de PARIS in 1973.
　　He joined the French Civil Service Administration des Ponts & Chaussées in 1973. He was first assigned to the Ministry of Cooperation and joined the National Office of Technical Studies and Development (BNETD) in ABIDJAN (Ivory Coast). During this period, he had the opportunity to conduct several appraisal missions for the Word Bank. Then, Head of Major Works Group at the Departmental Engineering and Construction Division for l’ILLE & VILAINE from 1978 to 1982.

　　He joined EDF in 1982 where he was assigned as Deputy Site Manager of the PALUEL Power Plant and Technical Manager of the DAYA BAY Power Plant in CHINA, from 1985 to 1989.

　　He was then Director of the Nuclear Department in the Engineering and Construction Division of EDF in charge of Engineering and construction of domestic and export nuclear projects including N4 CHOOZ B and Chinese Daya Bay & Ling Ao projects.

　　In July 1995, he has been appointed as Executive Vice-President of the Engineering and Construction Division of EDF.

　　In 1998, he was appointed Head of the Generation and Transmission Division then Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Industry Branch.

　　He was appointed EDF Executive Vice-President & Asia-Pacific Branch President in February 2002.

Electricité de France

Within a context of market opening, the EDF Group is positioning itself to become a leading energy company in Europe. The EDF Group is among the key players in the field of electricity generation, distribution and supply in Europe. The EDF Group is made up of Electricité de France, parent company (EDF SA), and a network of 75 affiliates and investments established in Europe and around the world.

　　EDF and the Group network carry out energy-related activities focused on the core businesses of generation, trading, transmission, distribution, supply and services.

　　The EDF Group is committed to a strategy of corporate responsibility, successfully reconciling economic performance, social equity and respect for the environment.

　　A strategy to encourage corporate responsibility

　　Founded on a culture which reconciles performance and public interest, the EDF Group has set up a strategy to encourage responsible and profitable development while relying on an integrated industrial model.

　　Within the framework of the full opening of the electricity and gas markets in Europe, the EDF Group is implementing a strategy of responsible development based on:
　　• an integrated and innovative industrial model combining energy generation, transmission, distribution and supply;
　　• development anchored in Europe with already strong positions in United Kingdom, Germany, Italy and on the international scene in growth relay areas or activities.

　　The Groups activities all respect:
　　• a common Code of Ethics, built around 5 core values: respect for the individual, respect for the environment, performance, solidarity, integrity - which are upheld by all of the Groups companies;
　　• a commitment to sustainable development which combines
　　- economic performance;
　　- respect for the environment;
　　- social responsibility.

　　2006 Key figures of EDF Group

　　• 128.2 GWe total installed capacity worldwide (hydro, fossil-fired, nuclear, wind, solar and geothermal facilities), including 98.19 GWe in France (63.13 GW nuclear, 20.44 GW hydro and 14.62 GW fossil-fired)
　　• 37.8 million customers worldwide (28.19 million in France and 9.61 million in Europe excluding EDF SA)
　　• 490.8 TWh total generation in France (428.10 TWh nuclear, 21.10 TWh fossil-fired and 41.60 TWh hydro)
　　• €58.9 billion in revenues
　　• €5.6 billion in net income

　　EDF Group in China

　　For more than 20 years, EDF has collaborated with Chinese partners as Owners Engineer and through bilateral exchanges.

　　With an installed capacity of 1,300 MWe, EDF is the leading foreign investor in power generation in China, thus continuously taking part in the development of Chinese energy policies.

　　As part of these extended and ongoing technical and human exchanges with Chinas manufacturers, EDF has transferred its know-how while gaining a wealth of experience from its Chinese partners.

　　Key figures of EDF in Chin

Total installed capacity 3 720 MW
Equity MW 1 308 MW
Annual production 20,5 TWh
Number of Employees 400

　　Cooperation of EDF Group with Guangdong Province

　　• Daya Bay: From 1984 to 1994, at Daya Bay in Guangdong, the EDF Group, on behalf of the owning company, supervised the construction and commissioning of two 1,000 MW pressurized water reactors, thanks to its engineering know-how. Nowadays, The EDF Group now takes part in operating this power plant through assistance contracts.

　　• Ling Ao: The EDF Group assists and advises local managers responsible for the construction and operation of this nuclear power plant with two 1,000 MW reactors commissioned in May 2002 and January 2003. In July 2004 the Chinese Government approved two additional 1 000 MW units on the Ling Ao site within the framework of which the EDF Group signed, on April 21 2005, a new assistance contract with CNPEC (China Guangdong Nuclear Power Engineering Co., Ltd).

　　• The EDF Group provides technical assistance for Guangdong Conghua I Pumped Storage Power Station (1,200 MW) from 1989 to 2003.

　　• In august 2005, EDF Asia Pacific Branch-China Division and The School of Continuing Education of Tsinghua University signed the donation agreement of the Education Aiding the Poor Project of Tsinghua University, to set up “Tsinghua University and Electricity of France Yun Cheng modern distance teaching station for learning popular broadcasting” in Yun Cheng district of Yun Fu city of Guangdong Province.

　　• With witness of the Chinese and French Government, EDF and CGNPC (China Guangdong Nuclear Power Holding Co., Ltd) signed an industrial partnership agreement on October 26 2006. This agreement extends the cooperation established between the two partners in nuclear power generation, in which EDF is ready to invest, thereby mobilizing the expertise of the whole French nuclear sector.

Editor: Yan