What Energieversorgung Gera does

Energieversorgung Gera GmbH (EGG) is a regional energy utility headquartered at De-Smit-Straße 18 in Gera, Thuringia, Germany, founded in 1991 and majority-owned (90%) by ENGIE Deutschland GmbH with the city of Gera holding the remaining 10%. The company supplies approximately 70,000 residential and business customers across Gera, Thuringia, and nationwide Germany with electricity, natural gas, and district heating, alongside ancillary services such as e-mobility charging, solar/photovoltaic installations, smart metering, and energy contracting/automation services. It operates an integrated value chain that includes a 1.17 MWp solar plant (4,900 modules on 32,000 m² at Gaswerkstraße producing 1,100 MWh annually) and two ENGIE-branded combined heat and power plants in Gera-Tinz and Gera-Lusan connected to the district heating network since January 2019.

The business runs a multi-stream subscription and usage-based revenue model: electricity tariffs (Gera Komfort Strom26 with price guarantee through end-2027, Smart Online at 27.49 ct/kWh, GeraDynamik, Ökostrom, Heizstrom), gas tariffs (Gera Komfort Gas26, Gasbonus, WärmePlus), district heating tariffs, and usage-based e-mobility charging. Distribution is regional and sales-led, combining an online customer portal (kundenzentrum.energieversorgung-gera.de), an in-person customer center, phone support (0365 856-1177), and dedicated key-account management for enterprise customers (0365 856-1175, [email protected]). The wholesale distribution layer is supported by affiliated grid operator GeraNetz GmbH, which EGG coordinates with for network access.

Governance is led by Managing Director (Geschäftsführer) André Grieser and a Supervisory Board chaired by Niklas Wiegand, with Kurt Dannenberg and Jörk Huth serving as deputy chairs. The company has ~240 employees including ~7 apprentices, partners with regional universities on dual study programs, and pursues sustainability initiatives including a 5-colony bee conservation project (Thüringer Bienenfreund 2018) and the Gera Crowd crowdfunding platform (€224,000 raised for 74 community projects). Recent recognition includes the 2025 TOP Stromversorger Deutschland award, 2025 Top-Lokalversorger recognition across gas/electricity/district heating, 2025 Vision E-Mobilität, and 2026 kununu TopRated for employee satisfaction.

Name

Energieversorgung Gera

Legal name

Energieversorgung Gera GmbH

Website

https://energieversorgung-gera.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Energieversorgung Gera GmbH is a regional German energy utility, majority-owned by ENGIE Deutschland, supplying electricity, natural gas, district heating, and e-mobility services to over 70,000 residential and business customers in Gera, Thuringia, and nationwide Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Multi-Utility Energy Services

NAICS

Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (2211), Steam and Air-Conditioning Supply (221330), Electric Power Generation (22111)

SIC

Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers (4991), Natural Gas Transmisison & Distribution (4923)

akta.pro primary industry

Renewable Energy Asset Management (Solar/Wind/Hydro/Geothermal) (EUAEAMAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Waste Heat Recovery & Heat Integration (HRSG/ORC, Pinch Analysis, Heat Exchangers) (EUABAJAF), Commissioning, Testing & Energization Services (Pre-Commissioning, Grid Code Compliance) (EUAMAFAK)

Keywords

• Regional energy utility
• Electricity supply
• District heating services
• Natural gas distribution
• E-mobility charging

Headquarters

HQ city

Gera

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Electricity Sales: Sale of electricity to residential and business customers including tariffs: Gera Komfort Strom26, Smart Online, GeraDynamik, eco-power (Ökostrom), and heating electricity (Heizstrom). Revenue generated through base price and consumption-based pricing per kWh.
2. Gas Sales: Sale of natural gas to residential and business customers including Gera Komfort Gas26 tariff and Gasbonus offerings. Revenue model based on base price plus consumption-based pricing.
3. District Heating (Fernwärme): Supply of district heating through WärmePlus tariff and Fernwärmetarife. Revenue from heating energy delivery.
4. E-Mobility Services: Public charging stations, charging tariffs, charging cards, and charging infrastructure services for electric vehicles
5. Solar/Photovoltaic Services: Solar solutions including PV installations, consulting, and implementation for customers
6. Energy Services and Contracting: Full-service energy solutions including analysis, consulting, implementation, investment and financing from a single source; automation services, monitoring, control center operations, ICT infrastructure, cable testing and location, collector management, heating technology services

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Energieversorgung Gera GmbH (EGG) is a regional multi-utility supplier founded in 1991 in Gera, Thuringia, providing electricity, natural gas, and district heating to over 70,000 residential and business customers. The company also offers e-mobility charging, solar/photovoltaic solutions, and energy services such as contracting, automation, ICT, and metering, leveraging its own district heating network, CHP plants, and a 1.17 MWp solar power plant.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Electricity Supply (Strom) Sale of electricity to residential and commercial customers in Gera and across Germany via multiple tariffs including fixed-price, online, dynamic, eco-power, and heating electricity options, billed per kWh plus base price.
• Natural Gas Supply (Gas) Sale of natural gas to residential and commercial customers in Gera and surrounding regions, including the Gera Komfort Gas26 tariff and Gasbonus offerings, billed via base price plus consumption per kWh.
• District Heating (Fernwärme) Supply of district heating to homes and businesses in Gera through the company's district heating network using two ENGIE combined heat and power (CHP) plants, offered under the WärmePlus tariff and Fernwärmetarife.
• E-Mobility Services Provision of public EV charging stations, charging tariffs, charging cards (Ladekarte), and charging infrastructure services for electric vehicle owners in the Gera region.
• Solar / Photovoltaic Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 70,000 customers served reliably
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GeraNetz GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationLocal grid operator for electricity and gas distribution in Gera. EGG works with GeraNetz for grid connection, network usage, and supply coordination. Logo shows GeraNetz as affiliated entity on EGG communications.
• Westsächsische Hochschule ZwickauminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner university for dual study programs in Electrical Engineering - Automation Technology and Electrical Energy Technology. Students alternate between academic study (3 days) and practical work at EGG (2 days).
• Duale Hochschule Gera-EisenachminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner university for dual study programs in Business Administration (Energy Economics specialization) and Practical Computer Science (Information and Communication Technologies). 3-month rotation between study and practice.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Mainova AG: Frankfurt-based municipal utility supplying electricity, gas, district heating, and water to the Rhine-Main region — comparable diversified-utility and district-heating business model to EGG in a different German metropolitan area.
• N-ERGIE Aktiengesellschaft: Municipal utility serving Nuremberg and the Middle Franconia region with electricity, gas, heat, and water — closely analogous municipal multi-utility model to EGG, though in a different German region.
• Leag (Lausitz Energie Bergbau AG): Major eastern German generation-and-supply utility operating lignite and increasingly renewable assets in the Lusatian/Thuringian region — comparable as a regional player in overlapping territory, with heavier weight on generation than EGG.

Broad incumbents

• E.ON SE: One of Europe's largest investor-owned utilities with broad electricity, gas, and network operations in Germany — relevant as the dominant incumbent whose network and supply businesses compete with municipal utilities like EGG across customer segments.
• Vattenfall GmbH (Germany): Swedish state-owned utility with significant generation, district heating, and customer operations in eastern Germany — directly comparable CHP/district-heating footprint and competes for the same industrial and municipal customers as EGG.

Direct peers

• Drewag Stadtwerke Dresden GmbH: Municipal utility for Dresden supplying electricity, gas, district heating, and water with a comparable diversified-utility profile and customer scale — highly analogous business model to EGG in a neighboring eastern German city.
• Stadtwerke Leipzig GmbH: Leipzig's municipal multi-utility providing electricity, gas, district heating, water, and e-mobility — directly comparable service mix, customer-segment structure, and CHP-led district heating model to EGG.
• envia Mitteldeutsche Energie AG: Regional energy supplier in eastern Germany (Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Brandenburg, Thuringia) distributing electricity and gas via affiliated municipal utilities — direct competitor to EGG in overlapping service territories and customer segments.
• TEAG Thüringer Energie AG: Thuringia's primary regional energy supplier providing electricity, gas, and heat to residential, commercial, and municipal customers across the state — overlapping with EGG across all of EGG's core service lines and customer segments.
• Stadtwerke Jena GmbH: Municipal multi-utility serving Jena and the Saale-Holzland region in Thuringia with electricity, gas, district heating, and water — closest geographic and structural peer to EGG, with similar customer scale and ownership profile.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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