Production processes and environmental impacts

Iren Group activities that lead to environmental impacts include:

  • production of energy, hydroelectric and thermoelectric (cogeneration and traditional plants, integration and reserve plants);

  • management of electricity distribution networks (high, medium and low voltage and transformer substations), and natural gas distribution networks;

  • management of the integrated water service;

  • waste collection, recovery and disposal services;

  • other customer services (including energy efficiency products and services, electric mobility);

  • environmental practices of contractors, and other suppliers of the Group.

Resources are used in these operating areas for the management of operating activities and outputs and impacts are generated, as illustrated in the following diagram.

Poduction processes