Leading global electric utilities based on sales 2022

With annual sales of nearly 100 billion U.S. dollars, France-based EDF was ranked first among the world's leading electric utilities as of April 2022. Italy's Enel energy trailed closely behind, with a sales revenue of 99.4 billion U.S. dollars.

What is an electric utility?

Electric utilities are companies involved in the provision of electricity to customers. An electric utility company can be involved on one or more of steps included in this process, namely generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. Recent years have seen utility companies across the globe increasing their utilization of renewable energy sources. Some of the largest utility companies worldwide now boast significant renewable capacities.

European utilities leading the pack

Four of the top five leading electric utilities based on sales are located in Europe. E.ON, headquartered Germany, had annual sales of a approximately 91.4 billion U.S. dollars as of April 2022. SSE, a member of the Big Six in the UK, had sales of about 10.3 billion U.S. dollars in that same period.