In 2010 the Enel Group launched a project to identify, analyse and map potential risks from plant operations, due to events that damage the environment, or the Company’s strategy, reputation and financial resources. The method supports management during the decision-making and investment planning processes and aims at applying the best practices throughout the Group in different geographical and technological contexts. This activity was made possible by directly involving environmental experts from every participating operational division, who helped define the approach and the methodological criteria. The analysis is performed by whoever manages procedures that have direct links with the environment or are connected to it, using a bottom-up approach based on three essential steps:
1. assessment of inherent risks: it assesses, according to previously defined criteria, the probabilities that a critical even will occur and its impact, when the activities aimed at limiting the risk will not be monitored;
2. assessment of the degree of control: it assesses the efficacy of existing risk management and control activities;
3. calculation of the residual risk: the residual risk, representing the degree of risk to which the Company is exposed, is calculated by subtracting the degree of control from the inherent risk.
Under a gradual execution plan that is expected cover all sites within five years, assessments will be annually updated.
In 2010, 46 plants were assessed in 10 different countries:
Italiy, Spain, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Costarica, Russia, Slovakia and Romania. The following were analysed:
- 8 coal-fired themal plants
- 2 combined cycle thermal plants
- 6 oil/gas thermal plants
- 1 biomass thermal plants
- 14 groups of hydro plants
- 1 groups of geothermal plantsrmici
- 1 photovoltaic plant
- 4 wind farms
- 9 electricity distribution sites.
Last update: 19/07/2011
