In the mostly France-based nuclear sector, business held steady at a robust level thanks to recurring maintenance work. VINCI Energies’ teams, who can draw on a broad spectrum of expertise in relevant fields and possess the requisite certifications, work alongside EDF at all its nuclear power stations. They also carry out work for other industry players, and are in particular involved in the project on the new research facilities at Cadarache (Bouches-du-Rhone) for the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA).
In France, business was driven by Grand Paris Express projects. VINCI Energies is taking an active part and has been awarded contracts covering the electrical architecture, traction power system, fibre optic infrastructure, multi-service network and monitoring systems for the new infrastructure (Eole project, lines 15, 16, 17 and 18 of the Grand Paris Express). VINCI Energies is also partnering with VINCI Construction on the all-trades contract for Line 15 West, awarded in 2023 under the first design-build tender put out by Société des Grands Projets (formerly Société du Grand Paris). Outside France, VINCI Energies is taking part, among other projects, in the construction of the Réseau Express Métropolitain in Montreal, Canada, and in Brazil, in the modernisation of airports managed by Concessionária dos Aeroportos da Amazônia (VINCI Airports) as well as in the upgrade of the electrical system of Line 1 of the Brasília metro. In addition, its subsidiaries offer transport-related solutions that have been implemented notably in France for the electrification of a bus rapid transit line in Bordeaux (Gironde), and in Belgium for the deployment of a traffic management assistance system covering 4,000 km of roads and motorways in Wallonia.
VINCI Energies is also contributing to the development of electric vehicle infrastructure by supporting carmakers, local authorities and operators in the deployment of their charging systems. In France, Easy Charge, a joint venture with VINCI Autoroutes, operates the eborn network (2,600 charging points covering 11 departments across Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur) under an eight-year public service contract. In Germany, VINCI Energies will be carrying out work for eliso, a VINCI Concessions subsidiary, to deploy a network of 106 stations and 828 charging points in the Berlin, Hamburg and Leipzig areas.
Revenue in this segment amounted to €4.5 billion, up 10% compared with 2022.
In this market, VINCI Energies operates mainly under the Actemium brand, which brings together 400 companies in some 40 countries, mainly in Europe. Its offerings range from consulting and engineering to implementation, operation and maintenance. The network deploys its comprehensive technical expertise – in monitoring, control and automation, electrical engineering and instrumentation, energy efficiency, mechanics and robotics – across most industrial sectors. The business units in the Actemium network develop long-term relationships with their customers in their local area and pool their expertise in a powerful network, enabling them to support customers in their various projects and multi-site programmes.
Three robust trends are coming together and generating a high volume of business, in terms of new projects as well as upgrades to industrial facilities.
The first regards sustainable industry. The need to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions while pursuing a competitive edge are driving most industrial players, particularly the largest emitters such as the chemical and steel industries, to transform or upgrade their processes. Similarly, the growing focus on the circular economy is spurring a reduction in the use of raw materials and promoting recycling and reuse. Actemium’s companies address these challenges throughout the production cycle, from upstream systemic analysis of energy flows and the implementation of new low-carbon processes through to the optimisation of maintenance services intended to extend the lifespan of facilities.
The second trend is digital transformation. Actemium’s business units, often working in collaboration with those in the Axians network (see below), support their industrial customers in optimising their data flows and integrating novel solutions for traceability, cybersecurity and predictive maintenance.
The third trend relates to setting up or relocating sites to step up industrial sovereignty and maintain control over energy costs, as well as transforming the supply and logistics chain, which is notably driven by the development of e-commerce. The following selection illustrates the diversity in projects carried out by VINCI Energies in industry.
