Enel, which originally stood for Ente nazionale per l'energia elettrica (National Agency for Electricity), was first established as a public body at the end of 1962, and then transformed into a limited company in 1992.
Enel, pôvodne Národný subjekt pre elektrickú energiu (tal. Ente nazionale per l'energia elettrica), bola založená ako štátny podnik koncom roka 1962 a v roku 1992 sa transformovala na akciovú spoločnosť.