In those days, EGP was a much smaller player, about half the size it is today. Since then, we have listed the company through a successful initial public offering (IPO) on the Milan and Madrid stock exchanges in late 2010, we have conquered new markets, constructed new power plants and signed power-purchase agreements, while boosting R&D.

Against a backdrop in which many renewables companies are stagnating or losing market share, we have reached 8GW of installed capacity, generating more than 25 terawatt hours last year from wind, hydropower, solar, geothermal and biomass — enough to meet the needs of ten million households and avoid the emission of more than 18 million tonnes of CO2.

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