Stadtwerke Erfurt

Name

Stadtwerke Erfurt

Legal name

SWE Stadtwerke Erfurt GmbH

Website

https://stadtwerke-erfurt.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Multi-Utility Services

NAICS

Utilities (221), Administrative and Support Services (561), Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (71219)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Water Supply (4941), Sanitary Services (4950), Refuse Systems (4953), Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Grounds & Exterior Services (Landscaping/Snow Removal/Parking Lot Maintenance) (IMAIAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Water, Air Quality & Environmental Hygiene (Legionella/IAQ) (BPABAAAO), Waste, Recycling & Reusable Transport Item (RTI) Retrieval Routes (TLAAAEAK)

Keywords

• Municipal utility services
• Energy supply
• Public transportation
• Waste management
• Drinking water supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Erfurt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Energy Supply (Electricity, Gas, District Heating): Sale of electricity, natural gas, and green district heating (Fernwärme) to private households, commercial businesses, and large industrial customers (RLM). Revenue is generated through regulated tariffs and competitive products. 100% of district heating and approximately 60% of the city's electricity are produced locally.
2. Public Transport (EVAG): Revenue from ticket sales, monthly/annual transit passes, the Deutschlandticket, job tickets, school tickets, and group travel packages operated by the Erfurter Verkehrsbetriebe AG (EVAG). EVAG is integrated into the VMT (Verkehrsverbund Mittelthüringen) transport association.
3. Waste Management and Recycling: Collection and processing of household waste, bulky waste, electronic waste, and recyclables through SWE Entsorgung, SWE Verwertung, and SWE Stadtwirtschaft. Revenue comes from waste fees, container services, and the Stöberhaus second-hand store.
4. Parking Facilities: Operation of multiple parking structures (Parkhäuser) and surface lots across Erfurt including Domplatz, Hauptbahnhof, Forum 1/2/3, Thomaseck, Stadtwerke, Am Stadion, and Am Hirschgarten. Revenue from hourly, daily, and long-term parking passes.
5. Recreation (Baths and egapark): Revenue from entrance fees, season tickets, course fees, and event tickets at four outdoor pools (Nordbad, Strandbad Stotternheim, Freibad Möbisburg, Dreienbrunnenbad), two indoor swimming halls (Roland Matthes Schwimmhalle, Schwimmhalle Johannesplatz), and the egapark garden and leisure park (36 ha).
6. Drinking Water Supply: Supply of drinking water to private households and commercial customers in Erfurt and surrounding municipalities through the ThüWa ThüringenWasser GmbH subsidiary. Revenue from volume-based water tariffs.
7. Broadband and Telecommunications: Deployment and operation of fiber optic (Breitband) networks across Erfurt, managed through SWE Digital and SWE Energie. Revenue from internet, telephone, and TV subscription services.
8. IT Services for the Group: SWE Digital GmbH provides IT infrastructure, software development, and consulting services internally to the group companies, including SAP ERP, IS-U, BW systems, SharePoint, web applications, network management, and data center hosting.
9. Advertising (Transit and Parking): Revenue from advertising on EVAG buses and trams (Verkehrsmittelwerbung) and parking structure advertising (Parkhauswerbung).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Stadtwerke Erfurt is a 100% city-owned municipal utility delivering integrated urban infrastructure services in Erfurt, Germany. Its core offerings include electricity, natural gas, and district heating supply (SWE Energie/Fernwärme), public transport via tram and bus (EVAG), drinking water supply (ThüWa), waste management and recycling (SWE Entsorgung/Verwertung/Stadtwirtschaft), parking (SWE Parken), swimming pools and saunas (SWE Bäder), the 36-hectare egapark garden park, broadband/fiber internet (SWE Breitband), animal shelter (Tierheim), and IT services (SWE Digital).

Product overview

Stadtwerke Erfurt is a multi-utility municipal services group organized as a holding company with ~20 subsidiaries spanning energy supply, public transit, water, waste management, parking, IT services, leisure facilities, and real estate. The portfolio is organized around a platform-plus-modules architecture: the SWE Kundenportal and the SWE Für Erfurt. mobile app serve as unified digital access layers for customers across energy (SWE Energie – Strom, Gas, Fernwärme, Solar, Elektromobilität, Breitband), water (ThüWa – Trinkwasser), public transit (EVAG – Stadtbahn & Bus), leisure (SWE Bäder with swimming pools and the egapark garden park), waste management (SWE Entsorgung, SWE Verwertung, SWE Reinigung, SWE Winterdienst, SWE Stöberhaus), parking (SWE Parken with eight parking garages), animal shelter, and IT/digital services (SWE Digital – hosting SAP ERP, SharePoint, web apps, and city Wi-Fi hotspots). Supporting infrastructure subsidiaries include SWE Netz (electricity grid), SWE Geothermie (geothermal energy), SWE Erneuerbare Energien (renewable energy), and the Arena Erfurt venue.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SWE Energie: Energy supply division providing electricity, gas, and district heating services to Erfurt
• EVAG
• egapark
• SWE Bäder
• SWE Entsorgung
• SWE Parken
• SWE Für Erfurt App

Products and services

• SWE Energie – Electricity & Gas Supply

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% of Erfurt's district heating produced locally
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• VMT (Verkehrsverbund Mittelthüringen)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEVAG is an operating member of the VMT transport association, which coordinates public transit ticketing, fare collection, and route planning across the Greater Erfurt area. The VMT conducts passenger surveys and distributes revenue among member operators.
• ThüWa ThüringenWasser GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSubsidiary of the group responsible for water supply infrastructure (Wasserversorgung) across Thuringia, serving over 200,000 people. ThüWa is a key operational partner for the group's water business and has deployed smart radio-transmitting water meters integrated into the SWE customer portal.
• GWA Gesellschaft für Wasser- und Abwasserservice mbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationSubsidiary providing water and wastewater services. SWE Group subsidiary with specific focus on service management for water supply operations.
• Stiftung Naturschutz Thüringen (Thuringia Nature Foundation)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince 2021, the foundation has been located in the egapark and collaborates on the 'Green Band Thuringia' exhibition, aligning with the group's sustainability and environmental education initiatives.
• Deutsches Gartenbaumuseum (German Garden Museum)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocated in the egapark since 2021, the museum represents a bundling of horticultural expertise and contributes to the egapark's positioning as a center of garden culture and education.
• Ronny LessauminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGastronomic and cultural partner operating at the Dreienbrunnenbad during its renovation phase, providing catering and cultural programming for visitors. The partner contributed to preview events ahead of the bath's planned reopening in 2024.
• Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft (BDEW)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe group uses the BDEW model supplier code (Lieferantenkodex) as the basis for its own supplier conduct standards, contributing to industry-wide compliance with human rights, environmental, and anti-corruption standards.
• WingTsun Akademie ErfurtminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEVAG partners with the WingTsun Akademie for safety workshops: 'Stark unterwegs im ÖPNV' (Strong on Public Transit) workshops for families and women, teaching self-defense, de-escalation, and situational awareness skills on buses and trams.
• SWE AkademiecoreOthersInternal training academy of the SWE Group providing professional development, continuing education, and leadership training for group employees and external participants.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• N-ERGIE Aktiengesellschaft: Nuremberg municipal multi-utility (Stadt Nürnberg majority owner) supplying electricity, natural gas, district heating and water, plus energy services. Directly comparable in scope of regulated and competitive utility activities within a single metropolitan area.
• Technische Werke Friedrichshafen GmbH (TWF): Multi-utility owned by the City of Friedrichshafen providing electricity, gas, water, district heating, telecommunications and public transit in a mid-sized German city. Highly comparable mid-scale municipal multi-utility analog.
• Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG): Berlin's city-owned public transport operator running subway, tram and bus networks. Direct structural and operational peer to SWE's EVAG for tram and bus services, fare technology integration (FAIRTIQ-compatible apps) and P+R / multimodal offerings.
• Mainova AG: Frankfurt-based municipal multi-utility majority-owned by the City of Frankfurt, providing electricity, gas, district heating and water to a major German city. Highly comparable in product mix, customer structure and city-owned governance model.
• Stadtwerke München (SWM): Germany's largest municipal multi-utility, 100% owned by the City of Munich. Operates an integrated portfolio of energy, district heating, drinking water, public transit (MVG), bathing facilities and telecommunications, making it the closest structural analogue to Stadtwerke Erfurt's holding model.
• Stadtwerke Leipzig GmbH: City of Leipzig-owned multi-utility providing energy, district heating, water and gas to a major eastern-German city. Same east-German regulatory and municipal context as Stadtwerke Erfurt and a directly comparable service portfolio.
• Leipziger Versorgungs- und Verkehrsgesellschaft (LVV): Holding company of the City of Leipzig combining energy/water utilities (Stadtwerke Leipzig) and public transit (Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe). Same integrated utility-plus-transit holding structure as Stadtwerke Erfurt with EVAG.
• Stadtwerke Bonn (SWB GmbH): Bonn municipal utility majority-owned by the City of Bonn, offering electricity, gas, district heating, water, public transit (SWB Bus und Bahn), and swimming pools. Closely mirrors SWE's combination of regulated utilities with public mobility and leisure operations.
• Stadtwerke Düsseldorf AG: Düsseldorf municipal multi-utility providing electricity, gas, district heating, water and public transit. Comparable in integrating competitive energy supply with municipal mobility and infrastructure under a single city-owned group.

Broad incumbents

• envia Mitteldeutsche Energie AG: Largest regional energy supplier in eastern Germany (Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Brandenburg, Thüringen) covering electricity, gas and energy services. Operates in the same Thuringia market as Stadtwerke Erfurt but at regional rather than city level, providing both partnership and competitive overlap.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SWE_Erfurt
• YouTubeyoutube.com/SWEErfurt
• Facebookfacebook.com/SWEErfurt
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/swe-energie-gmbh
• Instagraminstagram.com/swe_fuererfurt

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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