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E N E R G Y I S O U R F U T U R E : L E T S S A V E I T !


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8,300 employees 500 billion kWh

transported each year 100,000 km of lines, including: 48% of EHV (extra high voltage) lines

(400, 150 and 225 kV) for long-distance transportand interconnections with neighbouring countries

52 % of HV (high voltage) lines(63 and 90 kV) for regional distribution

2,500 power stations 45 cross-border connections,

around 120 TWh exchanged at the borders

Around 4 billion eurosof turnover

Over 800 million eurosinvested annually


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anaging and developing the French electricity trans-port network is essential to provide quality electricity

on a continuous basis to all consumers. Since it wasfounded in 2ooo, and since it was made into a public

service company (2005), RTE has proven its ability to

fulfil its public interest mission in complete security.

n an open European electricity market, our company isrecognised for offering all of its customers fair access to its

network, which is the first condition for healthy competition.

ased on this and thanks to our investments and op-erating quality, we are constantly improving our per-formances to meet our customers, public authorities

and the Energy Regulation Committees requirements.

his public service action is focused on four strategic priori-ties: performance of industrial facilities; a human and man-agerial policy focused on skills and efficiency; sustainabledevelopment; professionalism and innovation. We intendto use all of our professionalism, our creativity and our

corporate spirit to achieve our mission, through continuing

to develop both our human capital and industrial facilities.Dominique MaillardChairman of the Executive Board


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Electricity cannot be stored ona large scale. It must always beavailable, in real time, regard-less of fluctuations in demand.This balance always renewedbetween production levels andsatisfying demand relies on theelectricity transport network.This network forms the link be-tween the different installationsand production sources and allplaces of consumption, which areoften located at a certain distancefrom one another. This networkserves the entire continental ter-ritory of France and links it tothe rest of Europe. To operate it,maintain and develop it, there isa public service company : RTE.

A V I T A L N E T W O R K , D R I V E N W I T H C A R E


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THE NETWORK : AN ASSETFOR SYSTEM RELIABILITY

o provide electrical power without outages and with an equal level ofservice quality over the entire territory, RTE installations make up a genuinenetwork. They are designed to overcome any failure of an element of thetransport network or production unit, by routing electricity via another partof the network or using other production units.

INVESTMENTS FOR A RELIABLEAND EFFICIENT INDUSTRIAL FACILITY

o guarantee a high level of quality of electricity, RTE adapts its network

to changes in electricity demand and to needs for new connections of pro-

duction units (thermal, nuclear, wind power, etc.). To meet these chal-lenges, RTE devotes to the investments around 1 billion euros every year.Following the storms in 1999, RTE embarked on a programme to securethe mechanical strength of its facilities, which will come to term in 2017.

This programme, which involves 45,000 km of lines, aims to re-establishpower within 5 days in the event of another climatic event on the same scale.

FORECASTS : ANTICIPATING THE FUTURE

n order to guarantee the long-term balance of the power system, RTE writes aprovisional statement every two years, which serves as a prospective diagnosisof the evolution of the balance between supply and demand. This statementprovides information on the multi-year Investment Programme defined by thepublic authorities. It (constitutes) a neutral source of information for play-ers on the market, enabling them to anticipate their production investments.

PUBLIC SERVICEMISSIONS

TE has a technical and industrial

responsibility for France: routingelectricity and adjusting productionto demand constantly to guarantee

the reliability of the electrical powersystem, which could be weakenedby any imbalance. It ensures qualityof high and very high voltage power,operates and develops links withthe other European countries, con-

nects all players concerned to its net-work, including renewable energies.

TE is a vital player in regional

development and equilibrium be-

tween regions. With its new linesand by increasing the capacity ofexisting lines, RTE accompaniesthe economic development of theterritories different regions. It doesthis by establishing a permanentdialogue and proposing innova-tive solutions, all while protectingthe environment. By guaranteeingall users of the transport networkfair access and treatment based onpublic tariffs, RTE is a major andfair operator on an open market.


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Specialists

in live working

Live working specialistsmaintain and repair63,000 to 400,000-voltinstallations withoutcutting off supply. This isadvanced work requiringspecific training andinternationally renownedknow-how. Here again, itis essential to prepare thework and respect safetyprocedures and rules.

S K I L L E D W O M E N A N D M E NW O R K I N G T O P R O V I D E P O W E R

The 8,300 employees of RTE

contribute to operating, main-taining and developing the net-work, as well as constructingthe European electricity market.With a sense of public service

and the pride of a job well done,RTE teams adhere to strict qual-ity approaches, aiming at per-formance, customer satisfactionand respect for the environment.


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NETWORKDEVELOPERS

hat about tomorrows network?Anticipating future electricity needs,adapting the network to determine

new lines to be developed, specifyingfacilities for transforming stations,finalising surveys for customers whowant to be connected, etc., are justsome of the jobs that need to be done.

esign engineers contribute upstream

to constructing the future electric-ity network. Project managers turn

projects into reality by dialoguingwith citizens and opinion relays, inall fields concerned: economic impacton the territory, perception and ex-

pectations of society, or environmentpreservation. The engineering depart-ment and cooperation managers riseto these planning and sustainable de-velopment challenges. Planning andadapting, anticipating and reacting,

listening, communicating and innovat-

ing are the main actions of their jobs.

DISPATCHERS

cold spell or hot spell, Christmasilluminations, all TV sets switchedon at once for the broadcasting ofa big match: variations in electricitydemand must have an instant solution.

Thats the responsibility of dispatch-ers and their network management

colleagues, 365 days a year, 24 hoursa day. Their job is to organise therouting of electricity over the 100,000

km of lines and the 2,500 stationsand to supervise balance, constantlyand in real time, between electric-ity production and consumption.

heir know-how involves steering thesystem to distribute electricity over

the entire network, so that powertransiting on each line does not ex-

ceed maximum capacities.

omen and men of action, they alsohave to react calmly to unforeseencircumstances.

MAINTENANCEEXPERTS

he 100,000 km of lines, the 250,000towers, and the 2,500 power stationsare exposed to the wind, the sea air,storms, and temperature variations.

he power system, which mustmeet new demands and high con-sumption peaks, forms a chain inwhich all of the links must remainstrong. This is why it is constantly

monitored with sometimes sophis-ticated technologies, such as infra-red thermovision to detect hot spots.

mong these experts, line expertswork on lines in all weather : thisrequires physical qualities, methodand team spirit.


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RTE Customers

Over 500 productionsites (nuclear, hydraulic,thermal, standard, windpower, photovoltaic, etc.).

Around 600 industrial sitesconnected to the electricitytransport network.

Over 25 distributorswho supply their owncustomers (individual,collectivities, companies)from 2,400 delivery points.

Around 100 traders/suppliers who buyand sell electricity.

A T T E N T I V E T O C U S T O M E R S

Whether they inject (pro-

ducers) electricity into the

network or extract it

(consumers), all users ofthe electricity transport net-

work are RTE customers.

Their trust in RTE relies on

its neutrality, its attentive-ness and sense of service.


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RTE guarantees fair treatment to allach player can confidently call on the services of RTE.RTE publishes daily on its Website data and informationconcerning the French electricity market and access to

the electricity transport network, with a respect for confi-dentiality, fairness and non-discrimination. In compliancewith the law, RTE follows a Code of good conduct andpublishes it. This code presents the measures taken by RTEto avoid any discriminatory practice with regard to its

customers. A yearly report keeps the Energy RegulationCommission informed of the application of the code.

RTE extends dialogue with customersTE has set up different levels of listening and dia-logue, from detecting needs and expectations by its lo-

cal teams to measuring customer satisfaction with bi-annual surveys. One of the instruments for dialogueand for steering cooperation relies on the customersthemselves via the electricity transmission networkusers committee (CURTE), created in 2000. Its goalis to debate with the community of actors on marketmechanisms and conditions for accessing the network.

RTE promotes flexibility and fluidityof the European electricity markety being attentive to its customers, bydialoguing with other managers of othernetworks, RTE implements service offersin four main areas: access to the nationalnetwork, access to cross-border intercon-nections, access to markets, access to data.

Customers are the first to benefit fromits commitment to performance, profes-sionalism, innovation and creat ivity, mak-ing the market more and more dynamic.

A commitment to qualityTE establishes a supplier quality con-vention with each customer in line with its

needs and expectations. RTE undertakesto compensate customers above a certainnumber of short and long outages, overa given period. Thresholds are defined

on the basis of the network performanceover the past years, without regression.


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A C O M P A N Y A T T H E H E A R TO F T H E E U R O P E A N E L E C T R I C I T Y M A R K E T

Manager of the largest network

in Europe, ensuring connections

between France and its neigh-

bours, RTE is an essential link

in the European electricity mar-

ket. It takes part in constructing

the European electricity mar-

ket by playing a structuringrole, thus contributing to bet-

ter use of the different sources

of energy on a European level.


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STRONGEREUROPEAN COOPERATION

ince it was founded, RTE has playedan active role in cooperation betweenoperators of European networks, partic-ularly on decision-making bodies of theETSO (European Transmission SystemOperators). The association of operatorsof European networks, in partnershipwith European electricity stock exchang-es is at the origin of the ambitious mar-ket coupling project. Its goal is to makeexchanges smooth in order to reducedifferences in the price of electricity be-tween neighbouring zones. Market cou-pling began in November 2006 betweenFrance, Belgium and the Netherlands.

TE is actively cooperating with itsEuropean counterparts to guaran-tee the reliability of electricity net-works in line with the objectives ofthe European Union. RTE innovatedin 2008 with the creation, with itsBelgian counterpart, of a technicalcoordination centre to strengthenreliability of the electricity supplyin the centre and west of Europe.

RTE, OPERATORIN AN OPEN MARKET

TE is building technical and eco-

nomical systems with its Europeancounterparts to organise the European

electricity market, promoting the flu-idity of exchanges between countries.

o allocate interconnection capacitiesin an efficient and fair manner, RTEhas created bidding mechanisms thatare open to all players on the market.It has signed agreements for mutualhelp to exchange reserves of electric-ity with its European neighbours andstarted a process to integrate, stepby step, national electricity markets.

TE constantly innovates to rise tonew challenges related to decentral-ised production and new productionresources (gas power stations, windpower, etc.).

VITAL INTERCONNECTIONSFOR EUROPEAN EXCHANGES

ach year, the company manageshundreds of transactions with bor-dering countries, amounting to 120billion kWh exchanged.

he development of international in-terconnections improves the reliability

of electricity networks, strengthensthe reliability of supply and stimulates

commercial exchanges.

ince 2002, exchange capacities withGermany have increased with the 400kV Vigy - Uchtelfangen line. In 2005,the Mastaing-Avelgem connection withBelgium was reinforced. Other projectsare in progress to increase exchangecapacities with neighbouring countries.

ncreasing transactions, in terms of

volume of energy or financial vol-ume, reveal a meshing of national andEuropean networks making it possible

to optimise, in economic and envi-

ronmental terms, the use of differentenergy production bases in Europe.


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T H E N E T W O R K : A V E C T O RO F S U S T A I N A B L E D E V E L O P M E N T

At the service of all, transport-ing essential energy, RTE is asustainable development player.As an interconnected tool at theEuropean scale, the networkcontributes to optimising the useof production sources, both ona national and European level.A tie of solidarity between lands,it brings them the energy neces-

sary to their development. Asa land developer, RTE worksto control the impact of its fa-cilities on the environment andlandscapes, and is developing apolicy of dialogue with electedrepresentatives and residents.


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RESPECTFOR NATURE AND LANDSCAPES

To meet growing demand without increasingthe impact of lines on landscapes,RTE is optimising the existing network.egular replacement of components, use of the most ef-ficient equipment: whenever it can, RTE extends the lifespan of facilities and improves their transport capacities.RTE innovates using the new technology of low expan-sion cables, which, in some cases, significantly increasesthe capacity of a line.

RTE committed to reducing the total length of itsoverhead network by removing existing overheadlines for a total length longer than new overhead lines.In addition, RTE undertakes to put at least 30% of thetotal length of new HV lines underground, as well asnew 225 kV EHV lines in urban areas, particularly whe-re these lines cannot use existing corridors. As for 400kV EHV lines, underground technology faces technicaland economical constraints that minimise its use to ex-ceptional situations only.

etween 2oo1 and 2oo7, the length of the overheadnetwork was reduced by over 850 km. With over 900 kmof underground 225 kV lines, France has the largest un-derground EHV network in Europe.

RTE,PRESERVING BIODIVERSITY

Landscape development of our re-introduction of rare orthreatened species: RTE undertakes to limit the impactof the network on landscapes and on biodiversity, and

can sometimes play a genuine role in its preservation. Forexample, plants near lines are recorded in a computerprogram that programmes cutting in accordance with lo-cal characteristics: only trees that may come into contactwith the line are removed and the path of the line there-fore retains a natural appearance. Around 8.5% of theelectricity transport network crosses Natura 2000 sites. Inthese nature protection zones, RTE carries out incidencesurveys for all projects. In addition, the company takespart in the Comit National Avifaune, alongside the BirdProtection League and France Nature Environnement.

RTEs environmental management systemis continuously being improved.ach year, the environmental management programmesare revised to assess the progress of actions and to integratechanges in regulations, points of view of interested parties,internal and external audits. RTE agents are regularlytrained in environment protection.

n 2oo7, the AFAQ renewed RTEs ISO 9001 and ISO14001 certifications.


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RTE, SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE COMPANY

RTE intends to be an exemplary companyin its field, responsible towards citizens.o make permanent or occasional residents (fishers, farmers, building profes-sionals, air and water sports fans, etc.) aware of the risks near facilities, RTEregularly carries out widespread information campaigns. The message Be

careful under the lines, keep your distance has been transmitted for severalsummers on leaflets and posters, in the regional press and on local radios.

he fields of health and safety in the workplace are constant priorities for thecompany, via regular information and awareness campaigns targeting all staffand service providers, who are also involved in the companys prevention policy.

he companys social responsibility promotes, in particular, professional equal-ity between men and women, support for young people of all origins to findemployment, and integration of disabled people.

TE has resolutely supported for years studies and research aiming to betterunderstand the possible effects of very low frequency electromagnetic fields(EMC) on human health, and more generally, on the environment around itsnetwork. Exhaustive information is available on its Web site www.rte-france.com.

The RTE Foundation:

for greater solidarity

in rural areas

The RTE Foundation was foundedon 1st January 2008 under theaegis of the Fondation de France.With a budget of 3 millioneuros over 3 years, its purposeis to contribute to the equaldevelopment of the territories.

It contributes to solidarityin rural areas by supportingproximity projects put forward byorganisations of general interest,with the goal of fighting againstexclusion, creating social ties andpreserving the environment. Itpromotes initiatives to give valueto rural heritage, whether cultural,architectural or environmental.


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A R T I C L E S O F A S S O C I A T I O N O F R T E

FULL INDEPENDENCEAND GUARANTEED NEUTRALITY

o guarantee fair treatment, which is essential tothe good running of the electricity market, RTEwas created in 2000 as an independent entity, tak-

ing over the former electricity transport activity of

EDF, directly controlled by the Energy Regulation

Committee. But, from the outset, the law of 10thFebruary 2000 guaranteed managerial, accounting

and financial independence of the new company.he law of 9th August 2004 and the decreeof 30th August 2005 transformed RTE intoa public service company, a branch of theEDF group, with a board of directors andsupervisory board, in a special legal andregulatory framework that guarantees itsoperational independence to its customers.

hus, the President of the Board of Directors isappointed by the Supervisory Board after agree-ment from the minister in charge of energy, and he

cannot be revoked without reasoned notice givenin advance by the Energy Regulation Committee.In addition, it is he who chooses and proposesthe other members of the Board of Directors tothe Supervisory Board. He dialogues with the

public authorities and the ERC and submitshis investment program to the latter each year.


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RTE IN THE REGIONS

POWER SYSTEM UNITS

NORMANDY PARIS

2 square Franklin - BP 443

78055 St Quentin Yvelines cedexTelephone: +33 1 30 45 67 89

EAST

8 bis rue de Versigny - BP 110

54601 Villers Les Nancy

Telephone: +33 3 83 92 22 00

RHONE-ALPES - AUVERGNE

3 bis rue des Cuirassiers - BP 3109

69399 Lyon cedex 03

Telephone: +33 4 78 71 33 33

SOUTH WEST

79 chemin des Courses - BP 1231

31037 Toulouse cedex

Telephone: +33 5 62 14 91 00

SOUTH EAST82 avenue de Hafa - BP 319

13269 Marseille cedex 08

Telephone: +33 4 91 30 98 00

WEST

ZAC de la Gesvrine 6 rue Kepler - BP 4105

44241 La Chapelle Sur Erdre cedex

Telephone: +33 2 40 67 30 30

NORTH EAST

913 avenue de Dunkerque - BP 427

59464 Lomme cedex

Telephone: +33 3 20 22 67 00

The national department

manages flows on the 400 kVB

network and interconnections,

steers maintenance, operates

and develops infrastructures and

handles key accounts. The seven

regional units manage flows on

the 63, 90 and 225 kv networks,

ensure customers access

to the network, perform

maintenance, operate and

develop infrastructures

on their territories.

CONTACTSHEAD OFFICE

Tour Initiale1 Terrasse Bellini - TSA 41000F-92919 LA DFENSE CEDEX

Tlphone : 01 41 02 10 00

ELECTRICITY TRANSPORT UNITSNORMANDY PARIS

Immeuble Le Vermont119 rue des Trois Fontanot92024 Nanterre cedex

Telephone : +33 1 49 01 30 00 or 30 01EAST8 rue de Versigny - TSA 1000554608 Villers Les NancyTelephone: +33 3 83 92 22 88RHONE-ALPES - AUVERGNE

5 rue des Cuirassiers - BP 320069402 Lyon cedexTelephone: +33 4 78 71 33 33SOUTH WEST

Domaine James Watt - Tour C2e tage19 alle James Watt - BP 3020733708 Merignac cedexTelephone: +33 5 56 12 94 49SOUTH EAST

Europarc de Pichaury - Btiment D41

330 rue Guillibert de la LauzireBP 5044413592 Aix-en-Provence cedex 3Telephone: +33 4 88 78 13 00WEST

75 boulevard Gabriel Lauriol - BP 4262244326 Nantes cedex 3Telephone: +33 2 40 67 40 40NORTH EAST

62 rue Louis Delos - TSA 5101059709 Marcq en Baroeul cedexTelephone: +33 3 20 13 66 00


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Photo credits : RTE media library

Gissinger Philippe / Brandstrom Sophie / Monteaux Michel

Grollier Philippe / Blaise Olivier / Dias Jean Lionel / Beaucardet William

Editorial team : Doussot Conseil

Design and production : Carli Conseil


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Communication and Public Affairs

Department

1 Terrasse Bellini - TSA 41000

F-92919 LA DFENSE CEDEX

www.rte-france.com


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