The Axpo Group achieved a gratifying result in the first half of the 2018/19 financial year. The good operating performance in the reporting period (1 October 2018 to 31 March 2019) was primarily attributable to higher electricity production, international activities and ongoing cost discipline. The planned takeover of French photovoltaic company Urbasolar means that Axpo is strengthening its exposure to renewable energies and will be obtaining a platform for further growth in the international solar business.
LinkAxpo is entering into the international solar business and, on 30 April 2019, signed a contract for the acquisition of the French photovoltaics company Urbasolar. In doing so, Axpo continues to consistently pursue a strategy for profitable growth in the international business. After successfully developing the wind business with the subsidiary Volkswind, Axpo intends to take advantage of synergies in the economically attractive photovoltaics market. Urbasolar will be managed as an independent company. The company will serve as a platform to expand the solar business in Europe.
LinkAxpo is consistently expanding its business activities in the area of tailored customer solutions. Having recently opened its own subsidiary in Lisbon in order to boost revenues from the Portuguese market, the company has also now expanded its presence in Madrid and Amsterdam.
LinkAxpo will start its business activities in theUnited States in 2016. Effective January 1st 2016, Jeremy Wodakow, the previous Head of North America Gas & Power Origination and Structuring at Noble Americas based in Stamford CT, will take on the role of the Managing Director of Axpo U.S.. This appointment marks the beginning of the business activities of Axpo in the United States. So far, Axpo has been serving 35 European markets. By entering the U.S. market, the company aims at generating additional profits in the energy trading business.
LinkAxpo posted a strong operating result for the 2018/19 financial year. Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) before one-off effects were up 56% to CHF 542 million, or CHF 850 million after one-off effects (previous year: CHF 348 million). Axpo raised the result for the period from CHF 131 million to CHF 865 million. The strategy of networking production, trading business and international customer business has paid off, even in a difficult market environment, with all Axpo Group business areas achieving pleasing operating results.
LinkAxpo achieved a strong result in the 2017/18 financial year, with both the operating result (CHF 348 million, +29%) and cash flow from operating activities (CHF 474 million, +171%) increasing substantially compared with the previous year. This is mainly due to the strong operating performance in international business and renewable energies. However, the result in the reporting year was again weighed down by Swiss electricity production. The rise in electricity prices since 2016 will have a delayed impact on the results.
LinkAxpo announced today that it will open an office in Singapore at the end of 2020 to strengthen the company’s presence in Asia’s fast-growing LNG market. Experienced en-ergy industry executive Sophie Ducoloner has been hired to head the new Axpo Singa-pore subsidiary as its Managing Director, effective 1st December 2020.
LinkThe last 12 months have been dominated by a European energy crisis of historic proportions which has presented major challenges for the population, business and the energy sector. The Axpo Board of Directors commissioned PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to conduct an assessment that would allow external evaluation of its risk management as a whole, and in particular the processes that led to its precautionary application to the federal government for a credit facility. The PwC experts came to the conclusion that Axpo handled market risks appropriately and in accordance with industry standards over the last year, that the high requirement for liquidity in the wake of record prices was primarily a consequence of hedging Switzerland’s electricity supply, and that this was greatly reduced by the international customer and trading business.
LinkAxpo has received approval from the respective authorities for the definitive acquisition of the French photovoltaics company Urbasolar. The transaction will make Axpo an important market player in the development and construction of solar plants in France and Europe.
LinkWorldwide recognition for Axpo: Number 1 nine times and once again the world's best power trading company in the annual survey conducted by the trade magazines "Risk" and "Energy Risk”. After achieving numerous top ranks in previous years, customers and business partners voted Axpo the number 1 in nine categories this year. The excellent feedback demonstrates that Axpo is the leader in many markets when it comes to customer needs such as local presence, speed and agility.
LinkAxpo tops the "Energy Risk" survey again
LinkAxpo has appointed Sandro Giannotti as the company’s Head of Gas Trading, it was announced today. He will take up his new role on the 1st of January 2022, moving from his current position as Axpo’s Head Gas Trading Eastern Europe & Long Term Gas Supply.
LinkIn order to optimally meet energy needs, Axpo offers numerous products and services that are tailored precisely to your requirements.
LinkThe Axpo Group achieved a very good result in the 2019/20 financial year (1 October 2019 to 30 September 2020) despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The markedly positive result achieved as in previous years in the Trading & Sales business area was accompanied by solid contributions to earnings from the other business areas. Axpo benefited from slightly higher hedged electricity prices compared to the previous year and took advantage of the opportunities offered by volatility in the energy markets.
LinkAxpo is expanding its private customer business in Italy: In order to continue developing its customer base, Axpo Italia SpA has acquired a 5-per cent minority share in Alleanza 3.0 Luce e Gas SpA. This company is part of the largest cooperative belonging to the leading Italian retail chain Coop (Cooperativa di Consumatori), and is active in power and gas trading for private customers.
LinkAxpo, a leading European energy supply and trading business, has opened a new branch in Greece, it was announced today. Led by newly appointed country manager Vasileios Machias, the Athens based office will offer a range of risk management and market access solutions to local customers and partners.
LinkCustomers and counterparties have once again voted Axpo one of the world's best energy traders. In the annual survey conducted by the renowned international trade media Energy Risk and Risk.net, Axpo achieved top rankings similar to previous years. The excellent performance demonstrates that Axpo’s clear focus on the marketing of electricity from renewable energies in Europe and the United States, as well as its strategy to further expand its global supply business with the important bridging fuel natural gas, are paying off.
LinkAxpo is further expanding its business in the field of long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) for renewable energies in the Nordic region: The company’s subsidiary Axpo Nordic AS has agreed to buy the full output generated by the 60 MW Hultema and 16.4 MW Norra Hunna wind farms cur-rently under construction in Sweden. Thereby, Axpo is further strengthening its position as one of the country’s leading marketers of power from renewable energies.
LinkBest partner to customers during Covid-19 crisis with traffic light initiative
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