Empower Group

What Empower Group does

Empower Group is described in the firmographic record as a Finnish company, founded in 1998, that builds and maintains electricity and telecom networks. The detailed operational data characterizes the underlying business as a publicly listed infrastructure lifecycle services provider headquartered in Pori, Finland, trading on Nasdaq Helsinki under the ticker ESENSE, and operating across the Nordics and the Baltics. The company employs approximately 1,700–2,000 experts and serves utilities, industrial enterprises, telecommunications operators, and data centre clients through direct enterprise field sales.

The offering is organized around four service pillars: Power (substations, high-voltage transmission lines, wind farms, solar farms, and energy storage systems including industrial-scale battery maintenance); Energy Transition (power plants, district heating networks, hydrogen facilities, hydropower plants, shipyards, and steel and piping structures); Connectivity (fixed networks, mobile data networks, and indoor networks); and Data Centres. Core capability sits in engineering-led lifecycle execution — design, construction, commissioning, maintenance, and modernization of physical critical infrastructure assets. The company claims a leading position in Finland in substations and industrial-scale battery maintenance, and highlights specialist capability in hydrogen facilities and lifecycle telecom network partnership.

Revenue is generated on a project-based professional services model with multi-year maintenance contracts, sold through direct enterprise field sales. Disclosed revenue for 2025 stands at EUR 307 million. Capital markets milestones include a 2018 IPO, a 2021 follow-on share issue, the issuance of Convertible Capital Notes, an announced 2026 share buy-back programme, and recurring Capital Markets Day investor engagement.

Name

Empower Group

Legal name

Enersense International Oyj

Website

https://empower.eu

Company type

Public

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Finnish infrastructure lifecycle services provider delivering design, build, maintenance, and modernization for power, energy transition, telecommunications, and data centre assets across the Nordics and the Baltics, serving utilities, industrial customers, and telecom operators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Energy and Telecom Infrastructure Services

NAICS

Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (2211), Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution (22112), Electric Power Distribution (221122)

SIC

Electric Services (4911), Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)

akta.pro primary industry

T&D project/program management & owner’s engineering (EPCM/PMC) (EUADAKAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Electrical Balance-of-Plant EPC (MV Collection, Cabling, Earthing, Lighting) (EUAEADAB), Construction Management & General Contracting (EPCM, Scheduling, QA/QC, HSE) (EUAMAFAJ), T&D maintenance, refurbishment & uprating services (reconductoring, life extension) (EUADAKAH), Major Component Service & Overhauls (Gearboxes, Blades, Generators, Inverters, Turbines) (EUAMAGAF), Commissioning, Testing & Energization Services (Pre-Commissioning, Grid Code Compliance) (EUAMAFAK), Testing, Commissioning & Energization Services (HV) (EUAEABAI)

Keywords

• Energy infrastructure services
• Telecom network lifecycle
• Substation construction services
• Renewable energy installation
• Industrial maintenance services

Headquarters

HQ city

Helsinki

HQ country

Finland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Infrastructure Services Revenue: Enersense generates revenue by providing lifecycle services for energy infrastructure and telecommunications networks. Services span from initial design and construction through commissioning, maintenance, and modernization of critical infrastructure assets. Revenue is project-based and recurring through maintenance contracts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Enersense designs, builds, maintains and modernises critical electricity and telecommunications infrastructure for utilities, industrial operators and telecom carriers across the Nordics and the Baltics. Its offering spans four service pillars — Power Services (substations, high-voltage lines, wind and solar farms, energy storage), Energy Transition Services (power plants, district heating, hydrogen facilities, hydropower, shipyards, steel and piping), Connectivity Services (fixed, mobile and indoor telecom networks) and Data Centres Services — delivered under multi-year project and maintenance contracts. Services are delivered end-to-end across the asset lifecycle, from initial design through commissioning and ongoing maintenance.

Product overview

Enersense is a lifecycle partner for customers operating in energy transmission and production, industrial energy transition and telecommunications. The company operates as a service-based business offering four main service pillars: Power Services (including high voltage lines, substations, wind farms, solar farms, and energy storage systems), Energy Transition Services (including power plants, district heating networks, hydrogen facilities, hydropower plants, shipyards, and steel/piping structures), Connectivity Services (including fixed networks, mobile data networks, and indoor networks), and Data Centres Services. With approximately 2,000 experts, the company designs, builds, maintains and modernises critical infrastructure across the Nordics and the Baltics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Power Services End-to-end solutions for society's electrification and renewable energy covering the entire lifecycle of energy infrastructure from design and construction through commissioning and modernisation, including expertise in substations and industrial-scale battery maintenance, for utilities, transmission operators and renewable energy producers.
• Energy Transition Services Lifecycle services enabling the clean-energy transition for industrial customers across power plants, district heating networks, hydrogen facilities, hydropower plants, shipyards, steel and piping structures, and expert services, addressing decarbonisation and emission reduction requirements.
• Connectivity Services Lifecycle partnership for telecommunications networks, designing, building and maintaining fixed networks, mobile data networks and indoor networks to ensure smooth and seamless connections for telecom operators.
• Data Centres Services Design, construction and maintenance services for data centre infrastructure supporting operators' critical reliability and uptime requirements.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Eltel Networks: Eltel is a Nordic-based infrastructure services company delivering power and communication network build and maintenance services across the Nordics, Baltics, and Poland. Direct competitor for high-voltage lines, substations, and telecom network services in the same geographies.
• Netel: Netel is a Swedish infrastructure services provider specializing in fixed and mobile telecom networks plus electrical infrastructure. Comparable services, customer base (Nordic telecoms and utilities), and similar project-based revenue model.
• OneCo: OneCo is a Norwegian infrastructure services company delivering telecom and electrical grid services across the Nordics. Directly comparable in fixed/mobile network builds, powerline construction, and customer base of Nordic utilities and telecom operators.
• Infratek: Norwegian-based electrical infrastructure services firm now part of BKK, focused on power grid construction and maintenance. Comparable in HV equipment, substations, and distribution network EPC across the Nordics.

Broad incumbents

• AFRY: AFRY is a large Nordic engineering, design, and consulting firm with energy and infrastructure practices. Competes for energy transition projects, power plant engineering, and provides overlapping services across the Nordic industrial customer base.
• Sweco: Sweco is a major European engineering consultancy with strong Nordic presence in energy, infrastructure, and water. Comparable for engineering and advisory work around energy infrastructure projects, though less focused on construction execution.
• ABB: ABB is a global electrification and automation leader supplying substations, transformers, and power infrastructure. Overlaps with Enersense on substations and HV equipment, though ABB delivers products and systems rather than lifecycle services.
• Siemens Energy: Siemens Energy is a global energy technology and services provider including grid technology, power plants, and hydrogen. Broadly comparable in capabilities across transmission, energy storage, and hydrogen, though Enersense is services-only and scoped to Nordics/Baltics.
• Skanska: Skanska is a large Nordic-headquartered construction and infrastructure developer. Competes for civil and energy infrastructure projects in the Nordics and Baltics, especially industrial and power-related construction.

Emerging players

• GreenYellow: GreenYellow is a decentralized energy services provider specializing in energy efficiency, solar, and storage. Comparable in energy transition services and B2B industrial customer base, though geographically focused outside the Nordics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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