Engie referral programme 2026: up to €45 each - Guide and referral code

Engie is one of France's leading energy suppliers. It has operated in the market since it opened to competition and has several million customers across gas, electricity and green plans. The programme works in the usual way: you share your link, your referred friend takes out a gas or electricity contract, and you each receive your reward. Data checked on 23 April 2026.

What each person receives

The referred friend must be a new customer, meaning they must not have an active Engie contract when signing up. The good news for them is that switching supplier is free, managed from start to finish by Engie, and involves no interruption to their electricity or gas supply during the transition. The exact amounts and time frames must be confirmed on engie.fr.

The false obstacle: fear of switching supplier

This is the issue that holds back most energy referrals, so it is worth explaining it clearly to your referred friend. Switching supplier does not affect the network: distribution continues to be handled by the same operators, and only the commercial contract changes. The transfer takes place automatically between suppliers, within the statutory time frames (a few weeks), and no interruption is possible, which is guaranteed. Your referred friend risks neither an engineer visit nor a day without energy. Once this concern has been addressed, all that remains is an online sign-up process taking ten to fifteen minutes.

For the referrer: what to do

Log in to your customer area on engie.fr or through the app and look for the 'Referral' or 'Invite a friend' section. Your personal link appears there. It is what assigns the reward, and without it nothing is recorded.

Before sharing it, check your annual counter. If you are approaching 10 approved referrals, plan the final ones or wait until 1 January to start again from zero. As for prospective referrals, the best candidates are people who want to leave their current supplier (EDF, TotalEnergies or another) and have never been Engie customers. Tenants moving into a new home are ideal candidates: they have to choose a supplier anyway. Once the referred friend has signed up, the reward is triggered when their contract becomes active, and you can track each application from your customer area.

For the referred friend: switching to Engie

Prepare three things before signing up:

• Your meter number: PDL for electricity, PCE for gas, both shown on your previous bills or on the meter.
• Your IBAN for the monthly direct debit.
• An email address.

Then choose your plan: standard, green (renewable electricity), fixed-price or index-linked, depending on your consumption. Above all, you must sign up through your referrer's referral link, never from the homepage, otherwise the reward will be lost. Engie handles everything else (cancelling the old contract and completing the switch).

My considered opinion

The Engie referral programme has two strengths: symmetry (the same amount for both parties, up to €45) and clarity. It is not the highest reward on the energy market in absolute terms, but it is a fair offer from a recognised supplier in a sector where few programmes are this easy to understand.

The limit of 10 referred friends per year is a genuine constraint for highly active referrers, but remains theoretical for the vast majority of individuals. With ten approved referrals, that still means €450 in referrer rewards over one year, which is far from insignificant for so little effort. Ultimately, the only real work is reassuring people you know that switching is straightforward.

Engie compared with other suppliers

Engie offers the highest rewards in this group. TotalEnergies offers €20 to each party, which is significantly less. Octopus and EDF remain variable and must be checked on their respective websites. For a referrer seeking the best documented reward in the energy sector, Engie is quite naturally the leading choice.

Frequently asked questions

Gas, electricity or both? The referral programme applies when taking out a gas or electricity contract. The exact rules for taking out both must be checked on engie.fr.

Does the referred friend need to cancel it themselves? No. Engie handles the supplier switch when they sign up, with no action required on your part and no interruption to the supply.

Is the reward taxable? These rewards may be considered taxable income depending on the amounts and frequency. For personal use and limited amounts (up to €45 per referred friend, maximum 10 referred friends, or €450), the impact generally remains low. If in doubt, check impots.gouv.fr or consult a tax adviser.

Check before taking action: amounts (up to €45 for each party) and limit (10 referred friends/year) known as at 23/04/2026, and subject to change or suspension at any time. Confirm the conditions and payment method on the official Engie website before taking any action. PlanParrainPromo.fr is not an Engie partner.

In summary

The Engie referral programme offers up to €45 to each party, a matching reward that is among the highest on the energy market, subject to a limit of 10 referred friends per year. It is a well-designed programme, with no paperwork or interruption involved in switching supplier for the referred friend: the only effort is dispelling the misconception that changing supplier is complicated. Up-to-date conditions are available on the PlanParrainPromo Engie page.

See also

• Best energy referral programmes 2026: supplier comparison
• Engie page: the full offer
• TotalEnergies page: the full offer