EGL (Elektrizitäts-Gesellschaft Laufenburg AG) is a European energy trading company with its own assets. EGL trades in electricity, natural gas and energy-related financial products. Through its subsidiaries, EGL is present locally in the major European markets and accredited to trade on the most important energy exchanges.

EGL holds interests in Swiss power plants, owns two gas-fired combined-cycle power plants in Italy and holds long-term electricity supply contracts with electricity producers in France. It is investing in the construction of its own production capacities and transport infrastructure in key European markets.

Group trading and sales activities focus on wholesale and bulk customers. Skilled teams in each of the various countries are using their valuable know-how of the liberalised pan-European markets to develop procurement models and tailored contract solutions for this target segment.

In March 2008, EGL signed a long-term contract with the Iranian NIGEC to purchase gas on the DAF basis (Iranian-Turkish border) in the volume of up to 5.5 billion cubic meters annually, beginning from 2012.

EGL is a member of the AXPO Group and is listed on the Swiss Exchange SIX.

You'd like to learn more about EGL? Visit the website www.egl.ch