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  • Naturgy's UFD doubles self-supply installations to 38,000 in 2023, hitting 950 MW capacity.
  • Madrid leads with 38% self-supply installations; Castilla-La Mancha follows at 33%.
  • UFD activates connections in 3.97 days, under regulatory 5-day limit, improving energy transition.

UFD, the Naturgy Group’s electricity distributor, now has more than 38,000 self-supply installations in its electricity network after having doubled the number of connections in 2023.

These operative self-supply installations have a total capacity of 950 MW, a figure that represents an important milestone for the company in its commitment to the energy transition.

Naturgy’s commitment

This record illustrates Naturgy’s commitment to helping and encouraging its customers to adopt this technology. In 2023 alone, UFD connected more than 20,600 self-supply points, which equates to more than 1,700 new connections every month.

The Madrid region is home to the highest number of self-supply points in Naturgy’s distribution network with a total of 38%, followed by Castilla-La Mancha with 33%.

Collaboration with regulators

UFD’s website provides customers with transparent advice and information to help them manage the connection process

UFD manages connection requests in accordance with the procedures defined by regulators and works closely with them to speed up this process.

In 2023, the average time taken to activate a self-supply point was approximately 3.97 days from when the supply company received the request, which is under the 5-day limit established in regulations.

In addition, UFD’s website provides customers with transparent advice and information to help them manage the connection process, with tutorials that guide them, and describe the procedure and the documentation they must submit.

UFD in figures

UFD is present in Madrid, Galicia, Castilla-La Mancha (where it is the largest electricity distributor) and Castilla y León. It currently serves almost 3.8 million supply points with a network of 120,000 kilometers of high, medium and low voltage lines, maintaining and operating the networks with a commitment to ensuring service under conditions of efficiency, safety and quality.

Naturgy’s electricity distributor maintains a strong commitment to society and the economic development of the regions where it operates by making a significant contribution to the regional economy. It considers sustainability and the environment fundamental cornerstones for creating economic, environmental and social value in the short and long term.

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