Development, manufacture, distribution and servicing of electrical power generation systems, electrical, mechanical and hydro-mechanical devices, switchgear and control systems, components and control systems, civil engineering works, operation of a research centre, as well as acquisition and management of participations and project financing; may participate in group financing, in particular grant loans to direct and indirect shareholders and other group companies and provide securities of all kinds (in particular guarantees, pledges, global assignments, security transfers, security assignments, indemnification agreements) for their liabilities, whether against payment or not. The company may also provide services in the interest of other group members; may operate a liquidity balancing system (cash pooling) with other group companies or join such a system, including periodic account balancing (zero balancing), even under preferential conditions without interest, excluding the company's profit motive and assuming cluster risks; may acquire real estate, establish branches and participate in other companies.