The group About Historical Team Locations Key figures Join us Wind Turbine Hydro Biomass Solar Informations Home / The group / Historical History Voltalia finds its origins in French Guiana, starting with the development work of Société d'Ingénierie Guyanaise (SIG) which identified in the 1990s the potential for producing electricity from renewable resources in that region. Robert Dardanne started Voltalia in 2004 with a goal of building and owning power plants using renewable resources. Voltalia has successfully extended its activities in four types of renewable energies: hydro, wind, biomass, and solar. This multi-energy approach enables Voltalia to use the most relevant and competitive local resources. Very quickly, Voltalia has expanded internationally and established itself consecutively in Metropolitan France (2005), Brazil (2006) and Greece (2007), in addition to its original territory in Guiana. Voltalia started producing electricity in France in 2006, in Guiana in 2009, and in Greece in 2010. Production will start in 2014 in Brazil. Voltalia plans to enter new markets in the coming years. Voltalia, which relies on technicians, engineers and environmental specialists, has progessively recruited teams based in Matoury (Guyana), Aix-en-Provence (France), Rio-de-Janeiro (Brazil), Athens (Greece) and Paris (headquarters). Voltalia became publicly listed on the Paris stock exchange (NYSE-Euronext) in 2006 following a capital increase. Creadev became a shareholder of Voltalia in 2009, increasing its share to majority control in 2011. Shortly thereafter, Sébastien Clerc took over the role of CEO of Voltalia and replaced Robert Dardanne, the founder of Voltalia, who continues to be a minority shareholder and a Voltalia board member. Laurence Mulliez is Voltalia's Board Chairwoman. Voltalia has, throughout its history, established long-lasting ties with many partners. Caisse des Dépôts is a shareholder of Voltalia Guiana since 2008. CHESF, one of the leading Brazilian utilities and a subsidiary of Eletrobras, as well as Encalso, a leading Brazilian civil engineering company, are shareholders of large Voltalia power plants in Brazil. Other capital-intensive, banking, operational or public partners have also contributed to the development of Voltalia since its origin. > News from Brazil As of October 1st, 2014, 2 wind turbines are generating electricity on the network in Brazilian site of Areia Branca. > More Voltalia strengthens its equity through the success of its capital increase and enters on Euronext > Voltalia in 2013 Voltalia annonce des ventes d’énergie en hausse de 27% en 2013 Sitemap Contact Legal notice