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OPERATING COSTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

(€ million)

2012

2013

2014

Change

% Change

(*)

From 1 April 2013 operating costs in the storage segment include the costs associated with purchasing the transportation capacity provided by Snam Rete Gas (€36 million and €62 million respectively in 2013 and 2014) pursuant to Resolution 297/2012/R/gas of the Electricity, Gas and Water Authority of 19 July 2012.

Business segments

 

 

 

 

 

Transportation

478

375

402

27

7.2

Regasification

25

21

23

2

9.5

Storage (*)

69

110

163

53

48.2

Distribution

373

319

331

12

3.8

Corporate and other activities

176

188

216

28

14.9

Consolidation adjustments

(246)

(287)

(345)

(58)

20.2

Consolidation eliminations

(71)

 

 

 

 

 

804

726

790

64

8.8

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OPERATING COSTS – REGULATED AND NON-REGULATED ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

(€ million)

2012

2013

2014

Change

% Change

Costs of regulated activities

686

682

750

68

10.0

Controllable fixed costs

453

460

471

11

2.4

Variable costs

48

100

54

(46)

(46.0)

Other costs

185

122

225

103

84.4

Costs of non-regulated activities

118

44

40

(4)

(9.1)

 

804

726

790

64

8.8

Operating costs of regulated activities

Controllable fixed costs (€471 million), which comprise the sum of personnel expenses and recurring external costs, rose by €11 million, or 2.4%, compared with 2013 (€460 million).

Variable costs (€54 million) mainly reflect withdrawals from storage for gas sales carried out for balancing purposes. The reduction of €46 million is mainly due to lower sales carried out in 2014 compared with the previous year (−€35 million).

Other costs (€225 million) relate essentially to: (i) net provisions for risks and charges (€60 million); (ii) interconnection costs42 (€57 million); (iii) natural gas distribution concession charges (€52 million); and (iv) impairment losses recorded in relation to strategic gas wrongfully withdrawn by certain storage service users in 2010 and 201143 (€30 million). The increase compared with 2013 (+€103 million) was due mainly to higher net provisions and impairment losses (€92 million).

Operating costs of non-regulated activities

Non-regulated operating costs totalled €40 million, broadly in line with 2013 (€44 million).

Net of components offset in costs, operating costs totalled €673 million in 2014, an increase of €86 million, or 14.7%, compared with 2013.

The following table shows the workforce in service at 31 December 2014 (6,072 people) by business segment and professional status.

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(number)

2012

2013

2014

Change

% Change

Business segments

 

 

 

 

 

Transportation

1,978

1,952

1,874

(78)

(4.0)

Regasification

78

79

77

(2)

(2.5)

Storage

307

303

291

(12)

(4.0)

Distribution

3,016

3,008

3,124

116

3.9

Corporate and other activities

672

703

706

3

0.4

 

6,051

6,045

6,072

27

0.4

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(number)

2012

2013

2014

Change

% Change

Professional status

 

 

 

 

 

Executives

115

116

124

8

6.9

Managers

560

579

602

23

4.0

Office workers

3,257

3,271

3,280

9

0.3

Manual workers

2,119

2,079

2,066

(13)

(0.6)

 

6,051

6,045

6,072

27

0.4

42 Where the transportation service involves the use of networks of multiple operators, Resolution 166/05 of the AEEGSI, as subsequently amended, provides for the principal operator to invoice users for the service, transferring to the other operators of the transportation networks the portion attributable to them.

43 For more information, see Note 9 – “Inventories” of the Notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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