Company Profile For Empresa Nacional de Electricidad S.A.

Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA (Endesa Chile) is an electric generation company with operations in Chile, Argentina, Colombia and Peru, and an equity interest in Brazil. Endesa Chile’s core business is electricity generation. The Company also participates in the engineering services industry and has a tunnel concession. Its consolidated installed capacity was 12,906 megawatts, with 61.9% hydroelectric capacity, 38% thermal electric and 0.1% wind power generation capacity as of December 31, 2008. It owns and operates 26 generation facilities in Chile with an aggregate installed capacity of 4,893 megawatts as of December 31, 2008. As of December 31, 2008, the Company also had interests in 25 generation facilities outside of Chile with an aggregate installed capacity of 8,014 megawatts. Endesa Chile participates in electricity generation in Argentina, through its subsidiaries, Endesa Costanera S.A. and Hidroelectrica El Chocon S.A. with a total of five power plants.

BRIEF: For the nine months ended 30 September 2009, Empresa Nacional de Electricidad S.A.'s total revenues increased 3% to CH$1.879T. Net income increased 61% to CH$509.18B. Revenue reflects increased proceeds from rising demands for electricity in Chile, Columbia and Peru. Net income for the period benefited from higher both gross and operating margins as well as higher financial income, and an increase in proceeds from sale of assets.