Reconfiguring transmission networks
Absorbing the constantly increasing inflow of renewable energy entails investing in reconfiguring, extending and interconnecting electricity transmission and distribution infrastructure. These projects account for a growing proportion of VINCI Energies’ and Cobra IS’s business volume in the energy infrastructure sector.
Concessions and solar power plants
The Group’s concession companies are building photovoltaic arrays on their airport and motorway-side land. The 39 solar plants in VINCI Airports’ network, most of which were set up by VINCI Concessions’ specialised subsidiary SunMind to power facilities on site, had 72.3 MW of installed capacity in all in 2024. VINCI Autoroutes is working on similar projects along its motorways in France, with specialised subsidiary Solarvia, to support the rapid rise in electric vehicle numbers. Both subsidiaries also provide expert services to customers outside the Group.
VINCI Construction is undergrounding high-voltage power lines for transmission system operator TenneT on the SuedOstLink project, using trenchless techniques to limit the operation’s environmental impact.