Siéml - Syndicat intercommunal d'énergies de Maine-et-Loire

Name

Siéml - Syndicat intercommunal d'énergies de Maine-et-Loire

Legal name

Siéml - Syndicat intercommunal d'énergies de Maine-et-Loire

Website

https://sieml.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1925

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Energy Infrastructure Management

NAICS

Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (2211), Steam and Air-Conditioning Supply (221330), Electric Bulk Power Transmission and Control (221121)

SIC

Electric Services (4911), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900), Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers (4991)

akta.pro primary industry

Investor-Owned Electric Distribution Utilities (IOUs) (EUADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

HVAC & Industrial Ventilation (Chillers, AHUs, Exhaust, Filtration) (EUAEAFAE), Energy & Sustainability Management (Energy Audits/Optimization/Carbon & ESG Programs) (IMAIAAAM), Stakeholder Engagement, Indigenous/Tribal Consultation & Social Impact (SIA) (EUAHAAAH), HSE, Quality & Regulatory Compliance for Renewable Operations (Permits, Inspections, Reporting) (EUAMAGAL)

Keywords

• Public energy infrastructure
• Electricity distribution management
• Public lighting services
• EV charging network
• Municipal energy advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-andré-de-la-marche

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Taxe Intérieure sur la Consommation Finale d'Électricité (TICFE-C): Formerly TCCFE, the communal share of TICFE collected by suppliers and redistributed by DGFIP to the organization.
2. Redevances de concession: Concession fees received as network owner: R1 (operating costs for electrical concession), R2 (investment-based electrical concession), and R1 Gaz (operating costs for gas concession control).
3. Participations des collectivités: Contributions from communes for electrification work, public lighting, maintenance and operation of public lighting, and EV charging infrastructure (IRVE).
4. Financement FACÉ: Rural electrification aid subsidies covering up to 80% of eligible work costs for rural areas.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Siéml is a public intercommunal energy syndicate that operates as the organizing authority for public electricity distribution (AODE) in Maine-et-Loire, France. It manages electricity distribution concessions (with Enedis and EDF), controls gas distribution concessions, operates and maintains 85,024 public lighting points, deploys and operates EV charging infrastructure (Ouest Charge network), develops district heating networks, and provides energy advisory services to communes and intercommunalities. The organization co-finances infrastructure work with member municipalities and aggregates public financing at departmental scale.

Product overview

Siéml is a public intermunicipal union (syndicat mixte) providing energy infrastructure management and advisory services across Maine-et-Loire. Its portfolio is organized as a multi-service platform combining core infrastructure management (electricity distribution concessions, gas concessions, district heating), operational services (public lighting maintenance and connected control, EV charging networks, CNG/bioCNG stations), and advisory/support offerings (energy counseling, financial participation mechanisms, GIS, address planning, and CSR certification). Key named products and sub-brands include Ouest Charge (regional EV charging network) and SmiléMobi (local EV charging brand), Smilé Connect (connected street lighting app), the Trame sombre departmental dark-sky program, the SDIRVE EV infrastructure master plan, the 30-year tripartite electricity concession contract with Enedis/EDF, the GNV/bioGNV shared refueling station, GIS platform GéoLux, PCRS simplified street plan, the energy advisory (conseil en énergie) service, BEE 2030 efficiency funding program, and the Lucie 26000 CSR label. The organization does not operate a unified software product; its 'products' are service-oriented public infrastructure and advisory offerings delivered through a departmental network of municipalities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ouest Charge: Public network of electric vehicle charging stations in Pays de la Loire and Brittany, managed by the Siéml with 216 charging points in Maine-et-Loire.
• Smilé Connect
• GNV/bioGNV Station

Products and services

• Ouest Charge

Quantifiable outcome

• 35.98 M€ HT invested annually in infrastructure work (reinforcement, burial, extension, securing)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered major, minor and core.

• CPIE Loire Anjou et LPOmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Partnership for development of the departmental dark sky framework (trame sombre), identifying ecological corridors and nocturnal biodiversity zones for responsible public lighting.
• SCIC Baugeois Vallée énergie renouvelableminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 February 2021Cooperative society for renewable energy created for the GNV/bioGNV station project at Lasse. Siéml holds 10% shareholding alongside Sivert, Baugeois-Vallée community, SEM Alter Energies, Incub'éthic, and local biomethane project developers.
• EnediscoreTechnology or Integration · 17 September 201930-year concession contract signed September 17, 2019 for public electricity distribution network management. Enedis operates and develops the distribution network under Siéml's authority as AODE.
• EDFcoreTechnology or Integration · 17 September 2019Tripartite concession contract with EDF for regulated electricity supply tariffs (tarifs réglementés de vente) in Maine-et-Loire.
• HespulcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Association specializing in photovoltaic energy and its integration into electricity grids. Partnered with Siéml and Enedis for national pilot experimentation optimizing photovoltaic producer connections.
• GrDF (Gaz Réseau Distribution France)coreTechnology or IntegrationGas distribution concession holder operating 9 concessions covering 46 communes in Maine-et-Loire.
• Antargaz-FinagazcoreTechnology or IntegrationGas distribution concession holder operating 8 concessions covering 32 communes in Maine-et-Loire.
• SorégiescoreTechnology or IntegrationGas distribution concession holder operating 5 concessions covering 22 communes in Maine-et-Loire.
• Territoire d'énergie Pays de la LoiremajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional entity comprising 4 energy syndicates (Siéml, SYDEV, Territoire d'énergie Loire-Atlantique, Territoire d'énergie Mayenne), Department of Sarthe, and Pays de la Loire Region, for coordinated energy transition strategies.
• Make a mouv'minorGTM or Marketing PartnerOrganization managing the annual electric vehicle salon (Salon de l'automobile électrique) at Château de la Perrière, Avrillé, with Siéml as local partner since 2025.
• GrDF, Interlocation, La Poste, Le Mener, and othersminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor16 partners sharing the GNV/bioGNV refueling station, including Actilogistique, Allo chrono course, GRDF, Interlocation, La Poste, Le Mener, Marius, OTS Behinan, Restoria, SARL3L Distriplis, Telelec-Reseaux, Voyagescordier, Bouygues construction, Activcollect, and GRTgaz.
• SivertminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnergy syndicate co-investing in GNV/bioGNV station development in Baugeois Vallée territory.
• Communauté de communes Baugeois-ValléeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal community participating in GNV/bioGNV station development as part of local methanization projects and circular economy development.

Scale indicators18 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• EDF (Électricité de France): Counterparty under the tripartite 30-year concession contract alongside Siéml and Enedis, providing regulated electricity supply (tarifs réglementés de vente) in Maine-et-Loire. Comparable as the supplier-side incumbent within Siéml's concession perimeter.
• ADEME (Agence de la transition écologique): National agency funding energy-transition projects (Fonds Chaleur, BEE2030 co-funding). Provides grants and policy direction that fund a portion of Siéml's renewable heat and energy efficiency programs — a comparable public-sector player at national scale rather than a competitor.
• Enedis: Largest DSO in France, holding the 30-year concession Siéml oversees in Maine-et-Loire. Operates the low/medium-voltage networks on Siéml's territory as concessionnaire — not a competitor to Siéml's AODE role, but a core contractual counterpart with overlapping operational scope.
• FNCCR (Fédération nationale des collectivités concédantes et régies): National federation representing all French AODEs and local authorities that hold electricity/gas/heat concessions — including Siéml. Provides industry representation, benchmarking, and policy advocacy. Comparable as the institutional counterpart at national scale rather than direct operational competitor.

Emerging players

• Hespul: Association specializing in photovoltaic integration into electricity distribution grids — direct partner with Siéml and Enedis on the national low-voltage PV connection pilot. Comparable as a niche specialist intersecting Siéml's renewable-integration mandate.

Direct peers

• SDE35 (Syndicat Départemental d'Énergie d'Ille-et-Vilaine): Direct peer: departmental energy syndicate in neighboring Brittany, AODE mandate, partnership operator of Ouest Charge EV network alongside Siéml. Comparable scope of services (electrical works, public lighting, EV charging, energy advisory) at departmental scale.
• Territoire d'énergie Mayenne (TEM): Direct peer: AODE syndicate for Mayenne department, also a member of the Pays de la Loire entente. Delivers the same mix of electricity distribution oversight, public lighting operation, EV charging deployment, and energy advisory to municipalities as Siéml.
• Territoire d'énergie Loire-Atlantique: Direct peer: AODE and public energy syndicate for Loire-Atlantique department, co-member of Territoire d'énergie Pays de la Loire. Operates electricity and gas concession oversight, public lighting, EV charging, and energy transition programs at the same departmental scale as Siéml.
• SYDEV (Syndicat Départemental d'Énergie et d'Équipement de Vendée): Direct peer: another French AODE (Autorité Organisatrice de la Distribution d'Électricité) operating as a departmental energy syndicate in Vendée. Member of the same regional entente (Territoire d'énergie Pays de la Loire) with comparable scope: electricity concession control, public lighting, EV charging (Ouest Charge partner), renewable heat and energy advisory. Direct structural and operational analog to Siéml in an adjacent department.

Regional players

• SEM Alter Énergies: Local public-private SEM (Société d'Économie Mixte) for renewable energy development in Pays de la Loire and Maine-et-Loire — co-shareholder with Siéml in the GNV/bioGNV cooperative. Adjacent energy-transition developer operating in the same geographic market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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