Performance indicators

Gas injected into the network (10⁹ m³)

78.3

75.78

69.01

Gas pipeline network (km)

32,010

32,245

32,306

Average distance covered by gas in the Italian transportation network (km)

506

576

485

Gas compression stations for transportation (no)

11

11

11

Installed capacity at gas compression stations (MW)

884

864

867

Liquefied natural gas injected into the network (10⁹ m³)

1.89

1.12

0.05

Number of methane tankers unloaded

50

31

1

Gas injected into storage sites (10⁹ m³)

7.78

8.44

8.92

Gas provided from storage sites (10⁹ m³)

7.53

7.20

9.50

Operating concessions (no)

8

8

8

Distribution network (km)

52,516

52,586

52,993

Gas carried in the distribution network (10⁹ m³)

7,450

7,462

7,352

Concessions (no)

1,449

1,435

1,435

Core business revenue (€ million)

3,539

3,730

3,735

Operating costs (€ million)

993

1,129

1,045

EBIT (€ million)

1,958

2,111

2,034

Net profit (€ million)

790

779

917

Technical investments (€ million)

1,585

1,300

1,290

Net invested capital at 31 December (€ million)

16,989

18,314

19,320

Shareholders’ equity including minority interests (€ million)

5,792

5,916

5,994

Group shareholders’ equity at 31 December (€ million)

5,791

5,915

5,993

Net financial debt at 31 December (€ million)

11,197

12,398

13,326

Free cash flow (€ million)

(52)

(390)

(92)

Number of shares in share capital (millions)

3,571.2

3,381.7

3,381.6

Number of shares outstanding at 31 December (million)

3,378.6

3,378.7

3,380.0

Average number of shares outstanding during the year (million)

3,378.0

3,378.6

3,379.5

Year-end official share price (€)

3.39

3.52

4.04

Average official share price for the year (€)

3.75

3.43

3.65

Market capitalisation (€ million)

11,453

11,893

13,655

Dividends paid during the period (€ million)

811

811

845

Environmental expenses (€ million)

113.2

123.6

166.6

Health and safety expenses (€ million)

31.4

44.2

51.7

Employees (no)

6,112

6,051

6,045

Executives (no)

118

115

116

Managers (no)

544

560

579

Office workers (no)

3,277

3,257

3,271

Manual workers (no)

2,173

2,119

2,079

Men (no)

5,469

5,400

5,386

Women (no)

643

651

659

Women/men pay differential (executive category)

0.973

1.03

1.04

Women/men pay differential (manager category)

0.94

0.95

0.95

Women/men pay differential (office worker category)

0.91

0.92

0.92

Employee average age (years)

48

49

49

Length of service (years)

23

23

24

Recruitment during the year from the market (no)

140

47

67

Other incoming employees (from non-consolidated companies, etc.) (no)

228

52

16

Percentage of university graduates hired (%)

36.4

57.4

68.7

Departures during the year (no)

360

160

89

Employee accident frequency index

2.22

1.51

1.51

Employee accident severity index

0.06

0.06

0.09

Contractor accident frequency index

8.7

4.27

2.6

Contractor accident severity index

0.34

0.29

0.16

Training hours (no)

187,134

160,771

198,357

Training hours/employee (no)

30

26

33

Training hours on health and safety matters (no)

28,563

26,959

34,641

Training hours on environmental matters (no)

2,093

1,901

1,970

Total HSEQ audits performed (no)

359

380

312

Environmental investigations (no)

401

272

260

Doctor’s visits (no)

2,533

3,208

2,674

Diagnostic exams (no)

2,027

3,504

2,989

Energy consumption (TJ)

12,833

12,801

11,467

Natural gas emissions (10⁶ m³)

96.9

98.4

98.8

GHG emissions Scope 1-2-3 (10³ t CO_2eq)

n/a

2,631

2,574

GHG emissions Scope 1 (10³ t CO_2eq)

2,228

2,237

2,181

GHG emissions Scope 2 (10³ t CO_2eq)

29.3 ⁽¹⁾

33.1 ⁽¹⁾

32.2

GHG emissions Scope 3 (10³ t CO_2eq)

n/a

360

361

NO_x emissions (t)

920

985

837

CO emissions (t)

383

363

326

Total waste production (t)

66,072

31,865 ⁽²⁾

61,217

Non-hazardous waste production (t)

40,467

30,117 ⁽²⁾

58,039

Hazardous waste production (t)

25,605

1,748 ⁽²⁾

3,178

Waste recovered from production activities (%)

59

47

96

Freshwater procurement (10³ m³)

354

460

281

Freshwater discharged (10³ m³)

168

199

188

Sea water procurement (10³ m³)

4,000

4,000

4,000

Sea water discharged (10³ m³)

4,000

4,000

4,000

CO₂ emissions/energy used (kg/GJ)

54.1

54.0

54.3

NO_x emissions/energy used (kg/GJ)

0.072

0.077

0.073

Energy consumption/energy compressed (%)

0.25

0.27

0.25

CO₂ emissions/gas compressed (kg/10⁶ m³)

5,705

5,991

5,834

Natural gas emissions/km of network (m³/km)

1,240

1,288

1,238

NO_x emissions/gas compressed (kg/10⁶ m³)

7.3

8.3

7.5

Average rated turbine NO_x emissions/total installed capacity ([mg/Nm³]/MW)

6.6

5.9

5.7

DLE turbine hours of operation/total turbine hours of operation (%)

80

75

76

Energy consumption/LNG injected into the network (%)

1.41

1.44

(*)

CO_2eq emissions/LNG injected into the network – (kg/10⁶ m³)

33,827

47,553

(*)

Natural gas emissions for storage/gas stored (%)

0.075

0.070

0.061

NO_x emissions/gas stored (kg/10⁶ m³)

44.3

45.6

39.1

Average rated turbine NO_x emissions/total installed capacity ([mg/Nm³]/MW)

15.6

13.6

9.6

Natural gas emissions/km of network (m³/km)

846

840

828

CO_2eq emissions/gas distributed (kg/10⁶ m³)

97,913

96,000

97,712