Protergia is the biggest
private company
A privately held company (or simply a private company) is a company whose Stock, shares and related rights or obligations are not offered for public subscription or publicly negotiated in their respective listed markets. Instead, the Private equi ...
for the production and supply of electricity and natural gas in
Greece
Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ...
. It is a subsidiary and is 100% owned by th
Metlen Energy & Metals
Protergia is Metlen Energy & Metals Electricity and Natural Gas provider, the largest private energy company in Greece, and is active in the supply of electricity and gas by offering modern and reliable services. Protergia offers combined electricity and gas products and serves more than 550.000 electricity supply account numbers throughout the country.
The sophisticated way Protergia offers its products, the innovation in its services and the green design focus with friendly service, paves a new way to energy for thousands of households and businesses.
History
In July 2010, the
Mytilineos Group agreed with
Enel
Enel S.p.A. is an Italian multinational manufacturer and distributor of electricity and gas. Enel was first established as a public body at the end of 1962, and then transformed into a limited company in 1992. In 1999, following the liberali ...
to acquire 50.01% of
Endesa
Endesa, S.A. (, originally an initialism for ''Empresa Nacional de Electricidad, S.A''.) is a Spanish multinational electric utility company, the largest in the country. The firm, a majority-owned subsidiary of the Italian utility company Enel, ...
Hellas, which then belonged to Endesa SA. The
Mytilineos Group thus becomes the sole shareholder of Endesa Hellas which will soon be called Protergia. Until the end of 2013, Protergia was exclusively an energy producer, while in January 2014 it started to be active in the supply of electricity and in January 2018 in the supply of natural gas.
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References
Electric power companies of Greece
Companies based in Athens
Greek companies established in 2014