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UNIT
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Introduction to the energy business
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At a follow-up meeting to the phone call in exercise 2, Maria explains ELEC’s structure to Colin.
Listen to her explanation and complete this chart taken from ELEC’s annual report. Then say
which division the statements under the chart refer to.
5 It has networks in many European countries.
6 It is a buying operation, procuring energy for the European supply company.
7 It procures gas from partners in Russia.
8 It is a company in its own right.
9 It runs opencast mines producing lignite and coal.
10 This division has a lot of subsidiaries each responsible for a specific geographical area.
11 This division is in the process of being consolidated under one management structure.
Now outline the structure of the company you work for or do business with.
How does it compare to ELEC´s structure?
Complete this puzzle with words from the unit, and find the person who buys electricity or gas
in column a.
1 a fossil fuel used for generating electricity
2 a company which transports electricity
to homes and businesses
3 the first of the three load levels;
the other two are
intermediate
and
peak
4 a company which runs a network system
5 a company that generates, transmits,
distributes and supplies electricity or
gas from facilities which it owns and
operates (2 words – 4, 8)
6 the process whereby a company transports
electricity at high-voltage levels
7 a company which produces electricity
8 what a company is involved in when it buys
and sells electricity or gas at the energy
exchanges
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ELEC
Regional
Supply
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ELEC
Transmission
and
Distribution
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