Endesa is the leading company in the Spanish electricity sector and the largest private electricity multinational in Latin America with total assets of Euro 62,588 million at 31 December 2010.
At year-end 2010, it directly employed 24,732 people, 12,194 in Spain and Portugal, 12,427 in Latin America and 111 in other countries and business areas. Since the first quarter of 2009 Endesa has formed part of the Enel group, the largest electric utility in Italy and the second largest in Europe by installed capacity. Enel is an integrated operator, active in the energy and gas sector, with operations in 40 countries worldwide. It has net installed capacity of 95,000 MW and sells gas and electricity to over 61 million customers.
Endesa is committed to Technology and Innovation with the objective of responding to the main scientific and technological challenges of its businesses within the context of a vision that regards Technology and Innovation as the drivers of the Company's future development.