Consolidated cash flow statement

€ Million

Notes

2025

2024

Profit for the year

400

254

Adjustments for:

Depreciation and decommissioning

5

533

509

Amortised contributions for installation of grids and connections

24

-40

-38

Received contributions for installation of grids and connections

24

127

107

Change in deferred corporate income tax

25

-1

42

Change in non-current provisions

23

1

1

Financial income

9

-7

-6

Financial expenses

9

77

52

Corporate income tax expense recognised through profit or loss

11

139

44

Change in operational working capital excluding tax and interest

29

20

41

Gain on disposal of assets

12

0

-10

Other

3

3

Interest received

29

2

1

Interest paid

29

-60

-43

Corporate income tax paid or received

29

-132

-37

Cash flow from operating activities

1,062

920

Investments in property, plant and equipment

12

-1,847

-1,433

Investments in intangible assets

13

-59

-54

Cash flow from investing in (in)tangible fixed assets

-1,906

-1,487

Cash flow from operating activities and investing in (in)tangible fixed assets

-844

-567

Net proceeds from sale of assets

12

0

11

Loans granted

15

-6

-6

Repayment of loans granted

15

5

6

Increase in deposits1

-700

0

Decrease in deposits1

451

0

Cash flow from other investing activities

-250

11

Cash flow from investing activities

-2,156

-1,476

Cash flow before financing activities

-1,094

-556

Green bond issue

22 and 28

1,489

494

Increase in interest-bearing liabilities2

22 and 28

545

960

Repayment of interest-bearing liabilities2

22 and 28

-595

-910

Repayment of lease liability

22 and 28

-37

-33

Dividend paid

31

-127

-36

Cash flow from financing activities

1,275

475

Total cash flows

181

-81

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the financial year

29

46

127

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the financial year

29

227

46

1In 2025, besides deposits in and withdrawals from deposits, excess liquidity was placed in money market funds. Liquidities placed in money market funds qualify as cash or cash equivalents and are not shown at this line. At 31 December 2025 liquidity placed in money market funds was € 160 million.
2Concerns drawdowns and repayments on Euro Commercial Papers, bilateral cash loans and notes.