Engie Australia
 Logo of Simply Energy prior to 2024 | |
| Industry | Energy |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Products | Energy retailer |
| Website | engie |
Engie Australia, previously Simply Energy, is an Australian energy retailer, providing electricity and gas to more than 700,000 accounts across Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia, with sales totalling 12% of the Australian market. It is the Australian retail arm of Engie.[1] It was rebranded from Simply Energy in 2024.[2]
Products and services
Engie Australia provides electricity and gas to homes and businesses in Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia, Queensland and Western Australia.
History
International Power was launched as a retail brand in 2005 in a partnership with EnergyAustralia, and operated in the electricity and gas retail and wholesale markets of Victoria and South Australia.[3]
In August 2007, International Power Australia completed a buy out of the partnership.[4][3][5] Subsequently, International Power launched the retail brand as Simply Energy in those two states.
Simply Energy became part of GDF Suez in 2012. It is now owned by ENGIE with the French Government having control of this entity. About a decade later, in 2024, the brand was phased out in favour of its parent company's Engie branding.[2]
Controversy
Simply Energy had been subject to many high profile complaints regarding the practices of their doorknockers and billing issues.[6][7][8]
References
- ^ "About ENGIE". Simply Energy. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Simply becoming ENGIE". Simply Energy. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ a b "International Power plc - proposed acquisition of EA-IPR Retail Partnership". Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ Gottliebsen, Robert (18 December 2008). "Power at any price". Business Spectator.
- ^ "Annual Report 2006/2007" (PDF). Energy Australia. 29 October 2007. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ "Doorknockers switching unsuspecting households onto new utility contracts". News Corp Australia.
- ^ "Pensioner receives $32,000 electricity bill from Simply Energy".
- ^ "Simply Energy power bungle". Today Tonight.