What SRD does

SRD is a France-based, non-profit energy company headquartered in Poitiers that distributes, manages, and operates electrical networks on behalf of municipalities. Founded in 2008 and operating with a workforce of 101–250 employees, the company's functional role is the ownership-related and operational stewardship of local electricity distribution infrastructure serving public-sector clients in its regional catchment. The source data does not disclose SRD's revenue model, pricing structure, customer roster, technology stack, partnership network, or strategic actions; the firm's own website (srd-energies.fr) was reachable but contributed no additional textual content beyond the homepage title. As a non-profit municipal-facing distribution operator, SRD's economics are most plausibly anchored in regulated distribution tariffs, concession fees, and ancillary network services under French energy regulation, though no company-specific financial figures are available in the supplied data.

The input corpus is unusually thin: company history cannot be reconstructed beyond the 2008 founding date, ownership structure is undisclosed, no parent or subsidiary relationships are documented, and no management team, awards, certifications, patents, or geographic scope beyond Poitiers are identified. There are no recorded funding rounds, mergers, acquisitions, leadership changes, product launches, or regulatory actions in the source material. Consequently, any investment assessment rests primarily on the sector context (French local electrical distribution under concession) and the firm's size band, rather than on company-disclosed strategic or financial specifics.

Name

SRD

Website

https://srd-energies.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

SRD is a France-based non-profit energy company headquartered in Poitiers that distributes, manages, and operates electrical distribution networks for municipalities, founded in 2008 with 101–250 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electric Utility Distribution

NAICS

Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution (22112), Electric Power Distribution (221122), Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (2211)

SIC

Electric Services (4911), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900)

akta.pro primary industry

Distribution Network Service Providers (DNSPs) / Regulated Distribution Companies (Ring-fenced DSOs) (EUADABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Electric Distribution System Owners (Wires-Only Companies) (EUADABAI), Electric Cooperatives (Rural/Member-Owned Utilities) (EUADABAC)

Keywords

• Electricity distribution
• Power grid management
• Municipal energy services
• Electrical network operations
• Utility infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Poitiers

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain

Core offering

SRD distributes, manages, and operates electrical networks for various municipalities. The company functions as a local distribution system operator (LDSO), providing energy distribution infrastructure and operational services to public-sector clients in France.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Electrical Network Distribution and Management

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Broad incumbents

• EDF: EDF is the incumbent French national electricity utility, present across generation, supply, and through Enedis in distribution. It defines the regulatory and competitive landscape in which SRD operates.
• Enedis: Enedis is the dominant national DSO in France, managing over 95% of distribution networks. It is the principal competitive and regulatory benchmark for every local distribution operator including SRD.

Direct peers

• UEM (Usine d'Électricité de Metz): UEM is a French municipal energy operator based in Metz that distributes electricity and gas to local customers, serving as a comparable municipal utility peer to SRD.
• Sorégies: Sorégies is a French local distribution company serving the Vienne department (including Poitiers area), operating electric and gas distribution networks for municipalities—directly comparable to SRD's municipal distribution mandate.
• Énergie Strasbourg (ÉS): ÉS is a municipal energy operator in Strasbourg distributing electricity and gas to local customers, providing a like-for-like municipal utility peer to SRD.
• GEG (Gaz Électricité de Grenoble): GEG is a local public energy utility serving the Grenoble metropolitan area, distributing electricity and gas under a municipal mandate—directly comparable to SRD's municipal distribution model.
• Régie Électrique de Sailly: One of many French municipal/régie electricity distributors operating local networks under local authority oversight—comparable in business model and scale to SRD.
• SICAE: SICAE is a federation of French cooperative electricity distribution companies serving rural municipalities, operating electricity networks in a comparable non-profit/cooperative structure to SRD.

Regional players

• Gérédis: Gérédis is the regulated DSO serving Deux-Sèvres, a neighboring French department. As a similarly sized, municipality-facing electric distribution operator, it is a direct functional peer to SRD.

Others

• Veolia Eau / Veolia Environnement: Veolia is a major French operator of municipal infrastructure concessions (water, waste, energy services), and is comparable to SRD as a counterparty framework for municipal service contracts in France.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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