With sales of around 79 billion U.S. dollars, France-based EDF was ranked first among Europe's biggest electric utilities as of April 2021, based on sales revenue. Italian Enel and German E.ON followed in second and third, respectively, each with a revenue of around 70 billion dollars.
Largest electric utility companies in Europe as of April 2021, based on sales (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Forbes. (May 13, 2021). Largest electric utility companies in Europe as of April 2021, based on sales (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262429/biggest-electric-utilities-in-europe-based-on-sales/
Forbes. "Largest electric utility companies in Europe as of April 2021, based on sales (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. May 13, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262429/biggest-electric-utilities-in-europe-based-on-sales/
Forbes. (2021). Largest electric utility companies in Europe as of April 2021, based on sales (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262429/biggest-electric-utilities-in-europe-based-on-sales/
Forbes. "Largest Electric Utility Companies in Europe as of April 2021, Based on Sales (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262429/biggest-electric-utilities-in-europe-based-on-sales/
Forbes, Largest electric utility companies in Europe as of April 2021, based on sales (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262429/biggest-electric-utilities-in-europe-based-on-sales/ (last visited January 29, 2023)
Largest electric utility companies in Europe as of April 2021, based on sales (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Forbes, May 13, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262429/biggest-electric-utilities-in-europe-based-on-sales/