| Rank |
Group |
Number of Patents |
Continent |
Country |
| 1 |
OSAKA GAS COMPANY LTD |
6294 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 2 |
TOKYO GAS CO LTD |
4335 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 3 |
TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY |
2235 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 4 |
KANSAI ELECTRIC POWER CO INC (THE) |
2097 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 5 |
CHUGOKU ELECTRIC POWER CO INC |
1867 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 6 |
KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION |
1448 |
Asia |
South korea |
| 7 |
CHUBU ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY INCORPORATED |
1331 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 8 |
KYUSHU ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY INCORPORATED |
508 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 9 |
TOHOKU ELECTRIC POWER CO INC |
423 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 10 |
NALCO HOLDING COMPANY |
324 |
America |
United states |
| 11 |
VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT |
321 |
Europe |
France |
| 12 |
GDF SUEZ |
297 |
Europe |
France |
| 13 |
ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE SA - EDF |
274 |
Europe |
France |
| 14 |
BRITISH NUCLEAR FUELS LIMITED |
221 |
Europe |
United kingdom |
| 15 |
RWE AG |
179 |
Europe |
Germany |
| 16 |
FORTUM OYJ |
153 |
Europe |
Finland |
| 17 |
HYDRO-QUEBEC |
140 |
America |
Canada |
| 18 |
E.ON AG |
94 |
Europe |
Germany |
| 19 |
CENTRICA PLC |
90 |
Europe |
United kingdom |
| 20 |
VATTENFALL AB |
66 |
Europe |
Sweden |
| 21 |
NATIONAL GRID PLC |
61 |
Europe |
United kingdom |
| 22 |
ENEL SPA |
56 |
Europe |
Italy |
| 23 |
SOCIETE DES PARTICIPATIONS DU COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE - AREVA |
47 |
Europe |
France |
| 24 |
ENERGIE BADEN-WURTTEMBERG AG |
44 |
Europe |
Germany |
| 25 |
INTERNATIONAL POWER PLC |
41 |
Europe |
United kingdom |