‘Enaon’ a new name in Greece’s gas distribution market

Italgas has rebranded its Greek acquisition, Depa Infrastructure, which was completed in Q3 2022, with the name ‘Enaon’.

Specifically the holding company is named Enaon and the operating company Enaon Eda and together they will be responsible for the development and management of the gas service in Greece.

The rebranding also marks the next step of the reorganisation of the company, which has included the merger in 2023 of the three previous DSOs of Depa Infrastructure, Thessaloniki-Thessalia Gas Distribution (EDA Thess), Attiki Natural Gas Distribution (EDA Attikis) and Public Gas Distribution Networks (DEDA), into one.

“With the presentation of Enaon, we inaugurate a new chapter in our journey,” said Italgas CEO Paolo Gallo making the announcement at the inauguration of the companies’ new headquarters in the Politia Business Centre in Athens.

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“The launch of the new corporate image comes at a time when we have already successfully achieved important goals that will make us work better and more efficiently. I am referring to the migration of the IT system to the cloud, the unification of the three companies into a single operator and the choice of a new headquarters where people, previously spread over several locations, have more space and greater comfort at their disposal.”

He added that Italgas confirms itself as the ideal technological and industrial partner to support Greece in the phase-out of coal and lignite towards the EU’s decarbonisation targets.

“Our experience in the digital transformation of networks, an enabling factor for the decarbonisation of consumption, has already been made available to our colleagues and will also allow Greek distribution networks to welcome biomethane, green hydrogen and other renewable gases in the near future.”

At the same occasion Enaon signed a memorandum of understanding with HABIO, the Hellenic Association of Biogas Producers, to accelerate the development and use of biomethane in Greece.

The two-year agreement will focus on areas including the development of regulatory proposals, definition of grid connection parameters, determination of costs for the expansion and connection of plants, promotion of sustainable biomass harvesting and the use of digestate as fertilizer.

Italgas reports the name ‘Enaon’ as being inspired by the Greek word ‘Αέναος’ or Aenaos, which translates to ‘perennial’ and ‘renewable’ and which in the context of energy is intended to represent a lasting offer able to meet both current needs and that of future generations.

Moreover the company continues, ‘Ena’ is the Greek word for ‘one’ and recalls the union of the three previous DSOs and together with ‘On’ represents the commitment of Enaon to delivering continuous gas supply and working to equip the country with a state-of-the-art smart flexible infrastructure.