The utility said that it had made the transition to market deregulation successfully and that 524 customers will now be switching over to the new free market regime in the next few days. Gaz de France (GDF) said that in preparing for the market opening it had focused on offering products that meet clients’ expectations.

GDF said that customers have expressed particular interest in the company’s solution that guarantees fixed gas and electricity energy prices throughout the life of the contracts. This solution allows customers to know exactly where they stand as far as their energy budgets are concerned, the utility said.

According to GDF, the deregulation of the energy markets has also made it possible to demonstrate that the new structural organization, first launched more than two years ago within the company, has been efficient.

The conditions of independence, openness and non-discrimination with regard to all operators have been applied in compliance with the requirements of the second gas directive transposed into French law in 2003 and 2006, GDF confirmed.

GDF said that, for the past two years, the company has strived to ensure that the deregulation of the market proceeds as simply and clearly as possible for consumers, and to give them the benefit of new attractive service offerings, fitting their projects and needs.