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- A2A S.p.A. generates, distributes, and markets electricity, gas, and renewable energy; provides integrated water cycle management, waste collection, treatment, disposal, and recovery services; operates district heating networks recovering heat from waste-to-energy plants, industrial processes, and renewables; offers public lighting, smart city solutions including video surveillance and traffic management, energy efficiency consultancy, and electric mobility charging infrastructure with thousands of points; and produces energy via a diversified portfolio encompassing 9.7 gigawatts across hydroelectric, thermoelectric, photovoltaic, wind, biomass, cogeneration, and synchronous compensator plants. The company serves approximately 2 million electricity customers, 1.6 million gas customers, and millions of residents in northern and central Italy, with nationwide presence in e-mobility and public lighting, plus facilities in regions including Lombardy, Brescia, Bergamo, and extensions to southern Italy and islands; it operates internationally in energy production in Greece and eyes European expansion in waste-to-energy and power sectors. Founded in 1996 through the merger of Brescia and Milan utilities and headquartered at Corso di Porta Vittoria 4 in Milan, Italy, with registered offices in Brescia, A2A structures operations across energy production, networks, retail, environment park, and corporate services segments, incorporating subsidiaries like ACSM-AGAM and A2A Calore & Servizi. In November 2025, A2A updates its strategic plan through 2035, raising total investments to 23 billion euros with 16 billion euros for energy transition including 4.9 billion euros to expand electricity networks to 4 billion euros RAB following the 2024 acquisition of Enel assets in Milan and Brescia provinces for over 1.2 billion euros financed via green hybrid bonds and loans, 3.7 gigawatts renewable capacity growth, and 5 million customers; 7 billion euros targets circular economy leadership treating 6.6 million tonnes of waste annually, plus 1.6 billion euros for data center development as energy partner and direct operator in Lombardy hubs; geographic diversification pursues waste-to-energy opportunities abroad, alongside Net Zero 2050 commitments and first Climate Transition Plan issued in December 2025.