Human capital
Changing the world is a team effort
One of our main drivers is our people. We encourage diversity, individual responsibility, while emphasizing teamwork. We are guided by a sense of integrity and a will to make change happen. Aiming for excellence, recognizing talent, merit and investing in the development of our teams.
Social capital
Guarantee the highest health & safety standards
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a new way of living and working through strengthened H&S measures, adaption of work arrangements, and management of stress and other psychosocial risks.
In 2020, the new Health, Safety and Environment Management System (HSEMS), where synergies play a fundamental role, was implemented and jointly certified by an independent certifying organisation. The commitment to health & safety is further supported through the ISO 45001 certification. By the end of 2020, this certification covers 100%* of EDPR’s installed capacity.
*Calculation based on 2019YE installed capacity. EDPR certifies the facilities the year after the COD (commercial operating date). Thus, the facilities that have entered into operation in 2020 will be certified in 2021.
Respect human and labour rights
EDPR, it is top priority to promote human rights and fair labour practices across the entire value chain. The Company is committed to integrate the social aspects in planning and decision-making and to guarantee responsible operations throughout the whole lifecycle of its business.
In 2020, EDPR created a Diversity & Inclusion Committee to promote its commitment to these crucial principles. The main goals of the Committee are to reflect the Company’s strategy on D&I, which integrates the definition and development of initiatives that contribute to a global action plan and local action plans, and to foster sharing knowledge and best practices.
Promote access to energy for all
As a global leader in the renewable energy sector, EDPR defined a clear strategy for promoting Access to Energy (A2E): to provide clean energy in developing countries based on energy efficiency and decentralised renewable energy solutions, that promote the sustainable development of the communities involved.
The past investments confirm the progress of the A2E strategy, which includes the commitment to invest €20 million until 2022 with the goal of impacting 550,000 people in developing countries.
Digital capital
During 2020, EDPR invested €12 million in Digital projects obtaining a score of 3.48 on the “IDC Digital Maturity Index”
People
Following the training roadmap initiated in 2019 on Digital Upskills, in 2020 different initiatives, with 9,496 training hours (19.2% of the total) with 10,753 attendances (37.6%).
At the end of 2020, 81% of the employees received training in digitalisation during the year, reaching a cumulative total of 86% of the headcount in the period 2019-2020.
Technology
In 2020, EDPR participated in 15 mVP’s and 7 “quick-wins” and the “Core IT” projects were marked by the commitment to use Cloud applications, with more than 70,000 hours spent in development and maintenance.
Additionally, within the scope of EDPR Core IT projects, stands out the transformation of the management model to the “Agile methodology”.
It should be noted that by the end of 2020, EDPR obtained the rating of "Advanced" in Cybersecurity, with 790 points.
Processes
In 2020, the efforts were focused on automating and digitalising processes to achieve business requirements with greater efficiency and to help employees spend less time on repetitive tasks. Several programs have been launched to fast-track digital transformation at EDPR, like the Plan for Optimisation of Administrative Processes, the use of digital process technology has a priority and the increasing evolution of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) technology, that saved 89,000 hours of employee time and enabling employees to focus on activities that are more valuable.
Innovation capital
Technical innovation is one of the hallmarks of EDPR with continuous searching of new trends and solutions in energy production.
In 2020, EDPR installed the TrueCapture technology software in two of its solar sites in North America to increase annual energy production (IAEP). In this initiative, TrueCapture technology allows each row to be tracked independently, providing a greater energy output of the PV plant based on two algorithms: Row-to-Row (R2R) and diffuse.
EDPR develops projects within the framework of its two main strategic pillars for Innovation: Cleaner Energy focused on sustainable power generation, and Energy Storage & Flexibility to ensure a smoother transition to an energy mix system.
WindFloat Atlantic, the first worldwide full scale floating wind power plant with a total capacity of 25 MW in a 100 meters depth area in the Portuguese coast. COD is expected in 2020.
EDPR closed its first PPA with operative storage system.The Sonrfsa Solar Park has secured for 200MW of solar energy and 40 MW of energy storage. The project is located in the US and is expected to start operations in 2022.
EDPR began to consider different options for blade transportation, including the Blade Lifter technique – its benefits include the minimal environmental impact, reduced need for civil engineering interventions and cost optimisation.
Electricity consumed by El Corte Ingles in Seville and Malaga is a total of 169 MW installed capacity, and the pilot program "Blockchain Energy Tracking" system, guarantees that the origin of the energy supply is renewable.