Ansaldo Energia
Italian power company
Ansaldo Energia S.p.A. is an Italian joint-stock company operating in the energy sector and is among the world's leading producers of power plants. Originally a division of the Ansaldo group, it later became part of Leonardo (formerly Leonardo-Finmeccanica). In December 2013, Leonardo decided to sell part of its stake in Ansaldo Energia to the Italian Strategic Fund, and the transaction was completed at the end of 2017.
As of 2026, the company's share capital is held by CDP Equity (99.6%), the Italian state investor.
History
Ansaldo Energia was officially founded in 1991 in Genoa, as a continuation and expansion of Ansaldo, a company originally established in 1853.
In 1994, Ansaldo Energia merged with Ansaldo GIE, a company that had adopted this name in 1989. Ansaldo GIE was formed through various acquisitions, including that of Gruppo Industrie Elettro Meccaniche per Impianti all'Estero, and became fully owned by Ansaldo in 1991.
In September 2006, Ansaldo Energia acquired the Dutch company Thomassen Turbine Systems (TTS) from Calpine European Finance LLC for €18.5 million. TTS specialized in maintenance services for gas turbines and operated globally, with facilities in the Netherlands and Abu Dhabi.
In 2009, Ansaldo Ricerche S.p.A. was merged into Ansaldo Energia.
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