Edf is evaluating the sale of a minority stake in Edison, its Italian subsidiary that produces electricity and gas, through either an IPO or by bringing in a third-party partner.
This was revealed by Edison CEO Nicola Monti in an interview with Reuters.
The goal of the French energy giant is to avoid consolidating Edison's future debt.
"There is an ongoing process to assess the options for opening up the capital, which essentially means either a return to the stock market or a partnership with a third party. However, it would always be for a significant, but minority, stake," Monti emphasized.
(Reporting by Francesca Landini, Giancarlo Navach; editing by Gianluca Semeraro)
