Private company

L'Union d'Électricité

L'Union d'Électricité is a French electric power generation company based in Paris, founded in 1904.¹ It was founded by Ernest Mercier.¹ It is part of International Power Securities.¹

Fondée en 1919 par Ernest Mercier, l'Union d'électricité était, selon les sources, le premier ou le second groupe privé de distribution et de production de l'électricité dans l'entre-deux-guerres en France.² From the French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1904Founded¹

Industryelectric power generation, transmission and distribution¹
HeadquartersParis, France¹
Legal formsociété anonyme¹

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Carte postale - Gennevilliers - Union d'Electricité - Centrale de Gennevilliers - Situation générale des travaux le 22 juillet 1921 — Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Licence Ouverte, via Wikimedia Commons³

The story

Founded by Ernest Mercier in 1904.¹

Leadership

Who has led L'Union d'Électricité, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

FounderErnest Mercier¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

International Power Securities

From Wikidata.¹

Timeline

1919Renamed Name changed to Union d'Électricité¹
1904Founded Founded¹

Sources

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1
WikidataL'Union d'Électricité on Wikidata
2
WikipediaL'Union d'Électricité on the French Wikipedia
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Wikimedia CommonsL'Union d'Électricité photo by Unknown author Unknown author, Licence Ouverte