Consolidated cash flow statement

€ Million

1st half year 2025

1st half year 2025

Profit for the year

192

122

Adjustments for:

Depreciation and decommissioning

254

237

Amortised contributions for installation of grids and connections

-20

-18

Received contributions for installation of grids and connections

63

52

Change in deferred corporate income tax

0

27

Change in non-current provisions

1

0

Financial income

-3

-3

Financial expenses

36

25

Corporate income tax expense recognised through profit or loss

67

15

Change in operational working capital excluding tax and interest

-32

-46

Interest received

0

0

Interest paid

-45

-28

Corporate income tax paid or received

-58

-21

Cash flow from operating activities

455

362

Investments in property, plant and equipment

-862

-622

Investments in intangible assets

-27

-26

Cash flow from investing in (in)tangible fixed assets

-889

-648

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

-434

-286

Loans granted

-1

-3

Repayment of loans granted

1

3

Increase in deposits1

-350

0

Decrease in deposits1

300

0

Cash flow from other investing activities

-50

0

Cash flow from investing activities

-939

-648

Cash flow before financing activities

-484

-286

Green bond issue

993

494

Increase interest-bearing liabilities2

546

658

Repayment of interest-bearing liabilities2

-595

-658

Repayment of lease liability

-16

-15

Dividend paid

-127

-36

Cash flow from financing activities

801

443

Total cash flows

317

157

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the financial year

46

127

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the financial year

363

284

  • 1At 30 June 2025 € 185 million of excess liquidity was placed in money market funds. Liquidity placed in money market funds qualifies as cash and cash equivalents and is therefore not presented on this line.
  • 2Concerns the issuance and repayment of commercial paper under the Euro Commercial Paper (ECP) programme, the obtaining and repayment of
    bilateral cash loans and issuance and redemption of notes.