More Than 81% of the Thermal Generation of Endesa in Spain Comes from Power Plants Holding ISO 14001 Certifications.

Business Editors/Energy Writers

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 5, 2003

Endesa (NYSE:ELE)

-- The two largest production power plants in The Canary Islands, Barranco de Tirajana (Gran Canaria) and Granadilla (Tenerife), as well as two of the five thermal plants of Endesa Italia, representing 54% of the electricity generation of the company in Italy, are also certified according to the European Regulation EMAS II of Environmental Management and Audit.

-- In Latin America, 50% of Endesa's total generation in the continent has been certified as meeting the ISO 14001 Standard.

More than the 81% of the energy produced by Endesa (NYSE:ELE) in Spain last year was generated in power plants that were certified under to the international rules of Environmental Management.

The "Asociacion Espanola de Normalizacion y Certificacion" (AENOR), an organism entrusted by the Government for the certification in the industrial and services sectors, verifies on a yearly basis the effectiveness of the Environmental Management Systems that include all the activities that are carried out in the power plants.

Implementation of Environmental Management Systems in Spain

The progressive introduction of Environmental Management Systems (EMS) in the main areas of the Company, both in Spain and in the other countries where Endesa has a presence, is one of the main strategic objectives of Endesa's environmental policy.

To date, the environmental management international certification ISO 14001 has been granted to the following thermal power plants: As Pontes, Almeria, Los Barrios, Eivissa, Teruel, Alcudia, Melilla, Mao, Ceuta, Barranco de Tirajana and Granadilla (the two latest recently certified by EMAS II), as well as all nuclear power plants.

Furthermore, the power plants at Compostilla, Jinamar and Candelaria thermal are in the final stages of certification.

Implementation of Environmental Management Systems in other countries

Two of the five thermal power plants of ENDESA Italia (Monfalcone and Tavazzano/Montanaso) have Environmental Management Systems that have been certified as meeting both the ISO 14001 Standard and the EMAS regulation, which means that around 54% of the company's production is under certified environmental management systems.

In Latin America, 50% of Endesa's total electricity generation in the continent is backed up by an ISO 14001 certification.

It is noteworthy that all of Endesa's generation facilities in Argentina have environmental management systems certified by the ISO 14001. The last one obtaining the certification was the hydro central El Chocon, at the end of last year.