Acquisition, permanent holding, management and exploitation of participations, concessions and other rights; direct or indirect operation, maintenance and turnkey construction of power plants; operation, management and consulting of companies in the energy sector, in particular electricity; development and offering of financing solutions for customers, in particular in the energy sector; acquisition, holding, management and disposal of participations; acquisition, rental or leasing, holding, encumbrance and disposal of real estate; raising and investing of money on the money and capital market; the company may grant loans or other financing to other companies affiliated with it and provide security of all kinds for their liabilities, including by way of pledges on, or security assignments and transfers of, the company's assets, or by guarantees and sureties of all kinds, for consideration or not; participation in cash pooling operations within the group of companies.