Sev.en Czech Energy

What Sev.en Czech Energy does

Sev.en česká energie a.s. is a privately-held, vertically-integrated Czech energy group owned by businessman Pavel Tykač, who acquired the core coal-fired power and mining assets from ČEZ in 2013. The group operates four power and cogeneration facilities — Elektrárna Chvaletice (820 MW), Elektrárna Počerady (1,000 MW, the largest thermal plant in the Czech Republic), Teplárna Kladno (524 MW electrical / 966 MW thermal), and Teplárna Zlín (64 MW electrical / 373 MW thermal) — delivering baseload and peak electricity to the Czech grid along with district heating to municipalities, hospitals, schools, and approximately 17,000 households. Coal supply is anchored by the Vršany surface mine, which holds 207 million tons of reserves and a permitted mining life beyond 2040; the second mine, ČSA, had mining suspended in May 2024 amid mass layoffs.

The group monetizes electricity and heat through negotiated contracts with grid operators, industrial buyers, and municipal utilities; coal sales through a reduced retail program; and certified construction alternative materials (fly ash, slag, FGD gypsum, stabilizer) via the wholly-owned Silo Transport subsidiary across Czech Republic, Germany, Austria, Slovakia, and Hungary. Ancillary revenue streams include mining rescue services (Hlavní báňská záchranná stanice Most), land reclamation (Rekultivace a.s.), engineering (Sev.en Engineering), IT services (Infotea), and fleet management (Servis Leasing). Distribution Alternative Materials distribution leverages DAP pricing with delivery included, while heat is sold on monthly subscription-style contracts at approximately 718 CZK/GJ including VAT at Zlín.

Strategic positioning combines a regulated, asset-heavy coal baseload franchise with a defensive pivot: 130 MW of solar photovoltaic projects under preparation in the Most region, an EU co-financed Green Mine post-mining redevelopment program, and the 7grant regional community program. The group operates under emissions exemptions enabling continued coal operations through at least March 2027 at Počerady and Chvaletice, but faces structural headwinds from Teplárna Kladno's announced cessation of heat production by March 2026 due to economic unsustainability and the suspended ČSA mine. The portfolio is held through 14+ wholly-owned subsidiaries with international reach coordinated via Sev.en Global Investments a.s., targeting broader European energy expansion.

Name

Sev.en Czech Energy

Legal name

Sev.en Česká energie a.s.

Website

https://7.cz

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Sev.en česká energie a.s. is a privately-held, vertically-integrated Czech energy group operating coal-fired power plants, district heating, brown coal mining, certified construction materials, reclamation, and ancillary industrial services for industrial buyers, grid operators, municipalities, and construction companies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Prague

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Electricity Generation and Sales: Generation and sale of electricity from four coal-fired power plants (Chvaletice 820 MW, Počerady 1,000 MW) and two heating plants (Kladno 524 MW electrical, Zlín 64 MW electrical). Power is supplied to the Czech electrical grid and provides stabilization significance for the domestic grid.
2. Heat Generation and Sales: Combined heat and power (cogeneration) production supplying heat to municipalities, hospitals, schools, and industrial facilities. Heat production uses coal with biomass co-firing capability.
3. Coal Mining and Sales: Mining and sale of brown coal from Vršany mine. Majority of production is energy coal for electricity and heating. Coal transported by rail from Vršany mine to Počerady power plant.
4. Construction Alternative Materials (SAM): Sale of certified construction materials including fly ash, slag, gypsum, and stabilizer from power plants. Products sold to cement plants, concrete plants, brickworks, and construction companies. Distribution includes delivery to customer locations (DAP pricing) across Czech Republic, Germany, Austria, Slovakia, and Hungary.
5. Mining and Rescue Services: Provides mining services including rescue operations, height work, work in non-breathable environments, and specialized mining activities through Hlavní báňská záchranná stanice Most.
6. IT Services: IT services including complete user support, consulting, information systems management, server data centers, communication networks (computer, telephone, radio), ERP systems, hardware/software delivery through Infotea s.r.o.
7. Vehicle Fleet Management: Vehicle fleet management services including insurance, maintenance, tire services, fleet tracking, and assistance services through Servis Leasing a.s.
8. Reclamation Services: Land reclamation and restoration services for post-mining areas including agricultural, forestry, and water reclamation through REKULTIVACE a.s.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sev.en Czech Energy is a vertically integrated energy group that generates and sells electricity and heat from four brown-coal-fired power and cogeneration plants (2,408 MW electrical / 1,339 MW thermal), mines brown coal at the Vršany surface mine, produces certified construction alternative materials (fly ash, slag, FGD gypsum, stabilizer), and provides land reclamation, mining rescue, IT, and fleet-management services primarily to industrial, municipal, and grid-operator customers in the Czech Republic and Central Europe.

Product overview

Sev.en Czech Energy is a diversified energy group operating across the entire energy value chain. The company operates four power/heating facilities (Chvaletice 820 MW, Počerady 1,000 MW, Kladno 524 MW electrical/966 MW thermal, Zlín 64 MW electrical/373 MW thermal), manages coal mining at Vršany mine with 207 million tons of reserves, and provides comprehensive land reclamation services. The group produces certified construction alternative materials (fly ash, slag, FGD gypsum, stabilizer) through Silo Transport. Supporting operations include engineering services (Sev.en Engineering), IT services (Infotea), fleet management (Servis Leasing), mining rescue (Hlavní báňská záchranná stanice), and technical services through Sev.en Inntech. Educational offerings include the Energetický podcast, Biosafari virtual tours, and Energy Tour. The group also operates a grant program (7grant) for regional support. The portfolio functions as an integrated energy ecosystem from raw material extraction through power generation to environmental restoration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 7grant: Grant program by Sev.en for supporting regional projects in areas where the group operates
• Biosafari
• Uhelné safari
• Energy tour
• Energetický podcast
• 7pro čistý vzduch

Products and services

• Electricity and heat supply (Elektřina a teplo) Generation and supply of electricity and district heat from brown coal, with cogeneration capabilities at four facilities in the Czech Republic for grid operators, industrial customers, and municipalities.
• Elektrárna Chvaletice — 820 MW power supply Brown-coal-fired power plant with 820 MW installed capacity (youngest in Czech Republic), providing baseload and peak electricity with dynamic output from 100 to 820 MW, grid frequency regulation, and island operation capability for the Czech grid.
• Elektrárna Počerady — 1,000 MW power supply Largest thermal power plant in the Czech Republic at 1,000 MW installed capacity, comprising five brown-coal-fired boilers fed by rail from Vršany mine, certified for grid support services and island operation.
• Teplárna Kladno — cogeneration supply Cogeneration plant with 524 MW electrical and 966 MW thermal capacity supplying electricity and heat to the city of Kladno via the TEPO distributor; uses coal with biomass co-firing capability and two flexible gas turbines.
• Teplárna Zlín — cogeneration supply Cogeneration plant with 64 MW electrical and 373 MW thermal capacity using fluidized-bed boilers capable of burning coal, biomass, and biogas; supplies heat to approximately 17,000 households plus hospitals, schools, and public buildings in Zlín.
• Lom Vršany (Vršany brown-coal mine) Brown-coal surface mine, youngest in the Czech Republic, with 207 million tons of reserves and operational life beyond 2040; majority of production supplies energy coal for electricity and heating, transported by rail to Počerady power plant.
• Construction Alternative Materials — SAM (fly ash, slag, FGD gypsum, stabilizer) Certified construction materials derived from power-plant by-products including fly ash, slag, FGD gypsum, and stabilizer (a mix of fly ash, lime, water, gypsum, and slag), distributed through Silo Transport to cement plants, concrete plants, brickworks, and construction companies across Czech Republic, Germany, Austria, Slovakia, and Hungary.
• Land reclamation (Rekultivace) Professional land restoration and rehabilitation services for post-mining areas delivered by Rekultivace a.s., including agricultural, forestry, water, and succession-based reclamation methods, creating reclaimed land, forests, and the future 503-hectare ČSA Lake.
• Sev.en Engineering Group engineering services including modernization project management for power plants (Chvaletice, Počerady) and other operations of the group.
• Hlavní báňská záchranná stanice Most — mining rescue services Main mining rescue station providing rescue operations, height work, work in non-breathable environments, hazard response, and specialized services in extreme conditions to mining and industrial customers.
• Infotea IT services IT services including user support, consulting, information-systems management, server data centers, communication networks (computer, telephone, radio), ERP systems, and hardware/software delivery.
• Servis Leasing — vehicle fleet management Vehicle fleet management services managing hundreds of vehicles including insurance, maintenance, tire services, fleet tracking, and assistance services.
• Silo Transport — distribution of construction alternative materials Exclusive supplier and distributor of certified construction alternative materials from Sev.en power plants, providing DAP delivery to customer locations across Czech Republic, Germany, Austria, Slovakia, and Hungary.
• Retail sorted coal (tříděné uhlí) Sorted brown coal sold in retail quantities for household heating; production is being phased down as ČSA mine approaches the end of operations around 2026.

Quantifiable outcome

• 23 of 24 strict European emission parameters met at Počerady and Chvaletice
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• VUHUminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 March 2026VUHU became new owner of Jezeří tunnel from April 2026. Plans to transform unique mining structure into scientific, research, and educational space.
• Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze (Czech University of Life Sciences Prague)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Academic partner in Green Mine project for sustainable future of ČSA mine post-mining. Contributes research expertise in land reclamation and environmental restoration. Project registration CZ.10.02.01/00/24_048/0000375 with EU co-financing.
• Hospodářská a sociální rada Ústeckého kraje, z.s.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Economic and social council of Ústí nad Labem region - key stakeholder in coal transition planning. Partner in Green Mine project addressing social, economic, and environmental challenges of mining cessation.
• Univerzita Jana Evangelisty Purkyně v Ústí nad LabemcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Regional university partner in Green Mine project. Contributes research capabilities for sustainable development of post-mining landscapes in Ústí region.
• Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická v PrazecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Technical university partner in Green Mine project. Provides chemistry and process engineering expertise for sustainable mine reclamation and new material development.
• VUHU a.s. (Výzkumný ústav hnědého uhlí)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024Research institute for brown coal - long-term research partner. Co-developed rotary misting unit patent for dust suppression. Expertise in coal combustion and environmental technologies.
• Výzkumný ústav pro krajinu, v. v. i.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Research institute for landscape - partner in Green Mine project providing ecological and landscape restoration expertise.
• Ústav chemických procesů AV ČR, v. v. i.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals - lead partner in biorafination and circular economy project (TN02000044) under National Research Centers of Competence program. Research on new products from renewable sources.
• Botanický ústav AV ČR, v. v. i.minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Partner in biorafination project contributing botanical and plant science expertise for sustainable product development.
• České vysoké učení technické v Praze (CTU)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Technical university partner in biorafination project providing engineering and technology expertise.
• ENKI (externí odborná firma)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023External expert company conducting water quality monitoring in future ČSA lake. Operates accredited laboratory in Třeboň. Advisory body for water filling of all post-mining lakes in Czech Republic.
• SILO TRANSPORT a.s.coreOthers · 29 November 2022Sev.en acquired 100% of Silo Transport shares in November 2022. Company handles purchase and sale of alternative energy by-products (fly ash, slag, gypsum) processed into certified construction materials.
• Výzkumný ústav pro hnědé uhlí a.s.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2021Research institute for brown coal - applicant for alternative utilization of energy by-products project (CZ.01.1.02/0.0/0.0/21_374/0027250) under OP PIK. Sev.en Inntech as partner received subsidy of 248,404 CZK.
• Univerzita J. E. Purkyně v Ústí nad Labem (FSI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2021University partner in alternative utilization of energy by-products research project.
• Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze (ČZU)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerČZU cooperates with Sev.en on water quality monitoring in future ČSA lake, in addition to Green Mine project participation.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• E.ON Česká republika: Subsidiary of German E.ON SE operating electricity distribution, gas, and heat in Czech Republic. Comparable as a major integrated utility with overlapping customer base (municipalities, industrial, retail) and similar exposure to Czech energy transition policy.
• RWE: German utility with lignite generation, renewables, and trading across Europe including Central Europe. Comparable to Sev.en as a coal-heavy European utility facing the same EU Green Deal structural pressures, though at materially larger scale.

Direct peers

• Dalkia Česká republika: Czech district heating and CHP specialist (now part of Veolia group). Directly comparable to Sev.en's Kladno and Zlín heating plants in terms of municipal district heating contracts, cogeneration technology, and biomass co-firing.
• Veolia Energie ČR: Major Czech district heating and CHP operator serving municipalities and industrial customers. Directly comparable to Sev.en's Teplárna Kladno and Teplárna Zlín in terms of cogeneration assets and heat supply contracts, and similarly exposed to Czech decarbonization pressure on heat.
• Energetický a průmyslový holding (EPH): Czech/Slovak energy group controlled by Daniel Křetínský with coal-fired generation, district heating, and gas infrastructure across Central Europe. Most direct comparable to Sev.en in terms of coal-heavy Czech generation footprint and Central European M&A-driven strategy.
• MVV Energie CZ: Czech subsidiary of German MVV Energie AG operating district heating, cogeneration, and renewable energy. Comparable to Sev.en's heating-plant business (CHP, biomass co-firing, municipal heat supply) and similarly navigating the coal-to-renewables transition in Czech Republic.
• ČEZ Group: Largest Czech electricity generator and the original owner of the coal assets Tykač acquired in 2013 to form Sev.en. Operates a broadly similar coal-and-nuclear-heavy generation portfolio in Czech Republic, with overlapping exposure to grid services, heat, and the Czech coal phase-out.

Regional players

• Pražská energetika (PRE): Prague-based electricity distribution and supply utility owned by the City of Prague. Comparable as a Czech electric services provider with industrial and municipal customers, though focused on the Prague metro area rather than coal-fired generation.
• Slovenské elektrárne: Slovakia's dominant electricity generator with nuclear, coal, and hydro capacity. Comparable to Sev.en as a Central European vertically integrated utility with coal-fired baseload, though predominantly nuclear and operating in Slovakia rather than Czech Republic.
• PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna: Poland's largest power producer with significant coal-fired and lignite generation. Comparable to Sev.en in fuel mix (coal-heavy), scale of generation assets, and exposure to Central European coal phase-out policy, though operating in Poland rather than Czech Republic.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/seven_energy
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/seven_energy
• Facebookfacebook.com/skupinaSev.en
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/skupinaseven
• Instagraminstagram.com/skupina_sev.en

Compliance8 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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