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35 - ELECTRICITY, GAS, STEAM AND AIR CONDITIONING SUPPLY Companies in France

Approximately 337,539 real businesses classified under 35 - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply in France, with officer, shareholder and beneficial ownership records sourced directly from official government registries.

NAF Rev.2 35
Sector Overview — France

Approximately 337,539 real businesses classified under 35 - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply operate in France. Covers companies officially classified under NAF Rev.2 code 35 (Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply), part of France's NAF Rev.2 classification of economic activities. This division is one of the sub-sectors making up the broader Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply sector. Ownership, beneficial-ownership disclosure and company-registration rules for businesses under this specific activity code follow the same general framework that applies across Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply in France.

41 companies under this specific code are indexed on Zavia so far, part of a continually growing dataset.

Beneficial-ownership and registration rules for Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply companies in France follow the same national framework as every other sector there.

Full France beneficial ownership overview

Top 35 - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply Companies in France

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Data Coverage

Record counts for SIC Code D in France, as of the last reconciliation.

337,539
Total Companies
249,097
Currently Active
74%

Section D is 1% of the France register by entity count and its 17th largest sector — see all sectors.

Analysis

What this data actually tells you

Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply is a small sector by entity count but a structurally unusual one: French electricity supply has, since 2026, moved out of a regulated-access system into an open wholesale-market model. The ARENH mechanism, which let competing suppliers buy a fixed volume of nuclear-origin power at a regulated price, expired on 31 December 2025 and was replaced on 1 January 2026 by the Versement Nucléaire Universel — a levy-based mechanism rather than a supply guarantee, under which suppliers now buy essentially all of their electricity on the open market or from their own generation.

For verification purposes, that shift matters because it changes where a supplier’s real exposure sits. Under ARENH, a supplier’s nuclear-power costs were fixed by regulation; from 2026 they depend on wholesale-market positions and hedging the company enters into on its own account. The Commission de régulation de l’énergie continues to authorise and monitor market participants, so confirming a counterparty’s CRE standing remains a distinct check from confirming its company registration.

France Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply, by the register

Charts render from live counts. Modules are suppressed where coverage is too thin to be meaningful.

Entities by sub-sector

35 Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
337,539

SIC division level, live from official registries.

Active vs. inactive

74% active

Section D entities currently on the register as active, vs. struck off or dormant.

Company size, by disclosed headcount

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239,032
1-9
78,073
10-49
3,949
50+
16,037

By number of employees on file, Section D, France. 448 entities with no disclosed headcount are not counted in any band.

Who uses France electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply ownership data

The three checks this sector's data is most often run for.

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Energy supplier counterparty verification

ARENH, the regulated mechanism that let alternative suppliers buy nuclear power at a fixed price, ended on 31 December 2025. Since 1 January 2026 suppliers source electricity on the wholesale market or from their own production under the new Versement Nucléaire Universel framework — a shift that changes who a supplier’s real counterparties are and increases the value of verifying a supplier’s own contractual and financing chain.

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CRE-regulated market participant screening

Electricity and gas suppliers, producers and network operators in France operate under authorisations and market rules set by the Commission de régulation de l’énergie (CRE). Confirming a counterparty is a genuine, currently authorised market participant — not just a registered company — is part of screening this sector.

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Infrastructure and concession financing

Much of the sector’s physical infrastructure — grid assets, distribution networks — sits under long-term concessions to specific named operators (RTE, Enedis and local equivalents) rather than being freely tradable company assets, which shapes how lenders and counterparties assess exposure in the sector.

Sub-sectors within Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply

SIC divisions inside this section, each with its own France company directory.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many companies are classified under 35 - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply in France?

Approximately 337,539 businesses are classified under 35 - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply in France.

What does NAF Rev.2 code 35 cover?

35 - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply is the official name for this activity under France's NAF Rev.2 classification of economic activities. It is a sub-category within the broader Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply sector.

How is this different from the broader Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply category?

Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply is the top-level sector; NAF Rev.2 code 35 identifies one specific activity within it, letting you narrow a search to exactly this business type rather than the whole sector.

What ownership information is available for these companies?

The same beneficial-ownership, shareholder and officer disclosure framework applies as for any other company in France, regardless of its specific activity classification. See the individual company profile for the full ownership picture, or the Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply sector overview for the general national framework.

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