PEC Gliwice

What PEC Gliwice does

PEC Gliwice (Przedsiębiorstwo Energetyki Cieplnej – Gliwice Sp. z o.o.) is a municipal district heating utility that has supplied hot water for central heating, domestic hot water, and ventilation to the city of Gliwice in the Silesian Voivodeship of Poland since 1971. It is 100% owned by Miasto Gliwice (Gmina Gliwice) and operates under concessions granted by the President of the Energy Regulatory Office (URE), with revenue generated through URE-regulated heat tariffs across customer groups I.1 (residential subclasses), II, and III. The company's core infrastructure comprises the Ciepłownia Gliwice heat plant (360.5 MW installed capacity via 4 WR-25 grate boilers and 3 WP-70 pulverized coal boilers, plus 2 local gas-fired plants), a 248.5 km city-wide district heating network (75.4% pre-insulated), and 1,940 heat exchanger substations — of which 1,072 are owned by the company — serving 53,859 apartments and 26,697 apartments with domestic hot water as of September 2025. The technology stack includes electrostatic precipitators (99.8% dust removal), Spray Drying Absorption desulfurization, SNCR denitrification, and a proprietary AI-based production optimization system built on multilayer feedforward neural networks (deployed October 2020 with the Silesian University of Technology) that predicts optimal heating power from real-time and forecast weather data.

The business operates a sales-led go-to-market under a regulated tariff structure, with customers connected via a direct 'Przyłącz się' pathway, served through an e-BOK online portal, and managed via the headquarters at ul. Królewskiej Tamy 135. PEC Gliwice is currently executing one of the most ambitious decarbonization programs in Polish district heating: the Park Zielonej Energii (Green Energy Park) adds a multi-fuel waste boiler (~40,000 tonnes/year), Poland's largest 13.5 MWt solar thermal farm (37,000 m², 1,000+ panels), and a 12-million-litre heat storage tank — financed by approximately 271 million PLN in NFOŚiGW subsidies against ~166 million PLN project costs, targeted for completion by end of 2028. A parallel ~100-120 million PLN large-scale heat pump project with PWiK Gliwice will recover heat from treated wastewater at the Centralna Oczyszczalnia Ścieków by end of 2027, and a separate network digitalization program with Valmet Automation is upgrading SCADA across 1,639 substations and 2,920 remote control units.

The company's primary customer segment is residential housing (housing cooperatives, TBS I and TBS II municipal housing stock), supplemented by institutional customers including the Silesian University of Technology, schools, hospitals, and churches. PEC Gliwice is led by President Krzysztof Szaliński (appointed October 2021) and Vice President for Finance Patrycja Jurkiewicz-Cygan, and employs approximately 270 staff across 19 departments. Strategic positioning emphasizes industrial prosumer partnerships, AI-driven operational efficiency, and a roadmap to reduce the system CO2 emission factor from 115.98 kg CO2/GJ today to 0.48 kg CO2/GJ by 2030.

Name

PEC Gliwice

Legal name

Przedsiębiorstwo Energetyki Cieplnej – Gliwice Sp. z o.o.

Website

https://pec.gliwice.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PEC Gliwice is a municipal district heating utility in Gliwice, Poland, 100% owned by Gliwice municipality. It operates 360.5 MW of installed capacity, a 248.5 km network, and 1,940 heat substations supplying 53,859 apartments, and is undergoing a major green energy transformation funded by NFOŚiGW subsidies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

District Heating

NAICS

Steam and Air-Conditioning Supply (221330), Steam and Air-Conditioning Supply (22133), Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (2211)

SIC

Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers (4991)

akta.pro primary industry

District Energy & Community CHP (District Heating/Cooling Networks) (EUACAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

District Energy & CHP-Based Microgrids (Thermal Networks + Power) (EUACALAL), Community Microgrids & Shared Distributed Generation (EUACALAC)

Keywords

• District heating services
• Municipal heat supply
• Central heating utility
• Heat distribution network
• District heating utility

Headquarters

HQ city

Gliwice

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. District Heat Sales (Regulated Tariff): PEC Gliwice operates as a regulated heat utility under concessions granted by the President of the Energy Regulatory Office (URE). The company sells heat under a URE-approved tariff that contains prices and rates for heat used in settlements between the heat supplier and customers. Revenue is generated through the sale of heat for central heating, domestic hot water preparation, and ventilation to residential, institutional, and commercial customers across Gliwice.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

PEC Gliwice (Przedsiębiorstwo Energetyki Cieplnej – Gliwice Sp. z o.o.) is a municipally-owned district heating utility that produces, transmits, and distributes heat for central heating, domestic hot water, and ventilation to residential, institutional, commercial, and industrial buildings in Gliwice, Poland. The company operates the Ciepłownia Gliwice heat plant (360.5 MW installed capacity) and a 248.5 km city-wide district heating network, serving 53,859 apartments as of September 30, 2025.

Product overview

PEC Gliwice operates a single unified district heating product — Ciepło systemowe — delivering hot water for space heating and domestic hot water to buildings across Gliwice via its municipal network. The product portfolio consists of the core heat production and distribution service (Ciepłownia Gliwice, 360.5 MW), supplemented by digital customer-facing services (e-BOK portal, online tendering platform) and infrastructure systems (Heat Storage System Magazine, VALMET-based network digitization and failure detection systems). The company is executing a major transformation program — Park Zielonej Energii — which will expand the core product with a multi-fuel boiler block, Poland's largest solar thermal farm (13.5 MWt), heat storage tank, and wastewater heat recovery pumps, fundamentally modernizing the district heating service with AI-based production management and distributed renewable heat sources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ciepło systemowe (District Heating Service)
• e-BOK (Elektroniczne Biuro Obsługi Klienta / Electronic Customer Service Office)
• Pompa ciepła na Oczyszczalni Ścieków (Wastewater Heat Recovery Heat Pump)

Quantifiable outcome

• CO2 emissions: 115.98 kg CO2/GJ for the district heating system, with a planned reduction to 0.48 kg CO2/GJ by 2030 as part of decarbonization strategy.
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability2 records

Feature12 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Zarząd Budynków Miejskich I and II TBS GliwiceminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025A three-party agreement between PEC Gliwice, ZBM I and ZBM II (municipal housing management companies), and the City of Gliwice for the 'Redukujesz – zyskujesz' program (2025-2026). PEC committed to regulating 180 heat substations in residential buildings, the city coordinates activities, and residents benefit from lower heating bills and more efficient energy management.
• Grupa KDMcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 28 May 2025Grupa KDM was selected as the integrator for the large-scale heat pump project at the Centralna Oczyszczalnia Ścieków (Central Wastewater Treatment Plant). The company will ensure stable cooperation between the treatment plant infrastructure, heat pump units, and the municipal district heating system, including advanced automation systems for optimal operation. The project is valued at approximately 100-120 million PLN and is expected to be completed by the end of 2027.
• Gmina Gliwice (City of Gliwice)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 May 2025The City of Gliwice is the 100% owner of PEC Gliwice and the key strategic partner. The city coordinates the Local Green Deal agreements under the ICC 2.0 initiative, facilitates partnerships (with PWiK, ŚSM, TBS), and the mayor officiated the contract signing ceremony for the Park of Green Energy. The city's Gliwice 2040 strategy aligns with the company's decarbonization plans.
• Przedsiębiorstwo Wodociągów i Kanalizacji (PWiK) GliwicecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 May 2025PWiK Gliwice is the partner for the waste heat recovery project where a large-scale heat pump will be installed at the Centralna Oczyszczalnia Ścieków. The installation will recover heat from treated wastewater to supply the municipal district heating network. The project, valued at approximately 100-120 million PLN, is co-financed by NFOŚiGW and is planned to be operational by the end of 2027.
• Valmet Automation Inc.coreTechnology or Integration · 1 May 2025Valmet Automation Inc. (a Finnish-founded international company with 140 engineers, including engineers in Poland) was contracted to prepare and implement an IT system for remote management and optimization of the municipal district heating network and distributed heat sources in Gliwice. The contract value is approximately 1.4 million PLN. The system will optimize the work of devices responsible for network operations, covering 1,639 heat substations and 2,920 remote control units.
• Lars Gullev (Former President of DBDH — Duńska Izba Ciepłownicza)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 April 2025Lars Gullev, former president of the Danish District Heating Association (DBDH) and Danish district heating expert, shared experiences from Scandinavia at an industry meeting in Gliwice, providing insights on prosumer models and shared heating networks similar to those used in Copenhagen.
• Konsorcjum: MOSTOSTAL ZABRZE Gliwickie Przedsiębiorstwo Budownictwa Przemysłowego S.A. / OSCHATZ Power GmbH / Przedsiębiorstwo Remontów Ulic i Mostów S.A.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 April 2025A consortium of three companies (MOSTOSTAL ZABRZE, OSCHATZ Power from Germany, and PRUiM S.A.) was selected as the contractor for the multi-fuel block (the heart of the Park of Green Energy) for a gross price of 368,372,700 PLN. OSCHATZ provides the combustion technology expertise, while MOSTOSTAL and PRUiM handle the construction work in Gliwice.
• AB Industry S.A.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 April 2025AB Industry S.A. from Ożarów Mazowiecki was selected as the contractor for the largest solar thermal farm in Poland (13.5 MWt, 37,000 m²) together with the heat storage facility (12 million liters) for the Park of Green Energy project, for a gross price of 84,722,400 PLN.
• Konsorcjum: Energopomiar Sp. z o.o. / Antea Group PolandcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 10 April 2025A consortium of Energopomiar Sp. z o.o. (Gliwice) and Antea Group Poland will serve as the Contract Engineer (Inżynier Kontraktu) for the heat pump installation at PWiK Gliwice's Central Wastewater Treatment Plant. Energopomiar brings expertise from previous PEC installations, while Antea Group provides engineering services with over 15 years of experience in energy, heating, and gas sectors.
• Śląska Sieć Metropolitalna (ŚSM)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 March 2025An agreement between the City of Gliwice, PEC, and Śląska Sieć Metropolitalna (a municipal company operating the Metropolitan Network) for waste heat recovery from ŚSM's data center (being built near the Gliwice airport) and the use of excess electricity from photovoltaic panels on the Centrum Przesiadkowe (Transport Hub) rooftops for thermal energy production.
• Politechnika Śląska (Silesian University of Technology)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025PEC Gliwice collaborates with the Silesian University of Technology on AI/neural network development (Professor Andrzej Szlęk's team developed the production optimization algorithm) and hosts student visits from sustainability and engineering programs. Many master's theses have been written based on the company, and students frequently return for employment.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Fortum Poland: Finnish-origin utility operating district heating and cooling in Poland, including in Zabrze near Gliwice. Comparable in CHP operations, urban heat distribution, and decarbonization strategy.
• MPEC Kraków: Municipal district heating company serving Kraków — one of the largest city-scale district heating systems in Poland. Closely comparable as a municipal-owned heating utility with significant network infrastructure and ongoing decarbonization programs.
• PGNiG Termika (now PGE Energia Ciepła): Major district heating operator serving Warsaw and surrounding municipalities with CHP and heat distribution. Directly comparable business model as a regulated district heating utility with municipal-scale networks and CHP generation.
• Veolia Energia Polska: One of the largest district heating and CHP operators in Poland, serving multiple cities with combined heat and power generation. Directly comparable to PEC Gliwice in business model, concession-based regulated operations, and multi-fuel heat generation.
• Tauron Ciepło: Polish energy group Tauron's district heating arm operating heat generation and distribution in southern Poland. Comparable in coal-to-renewables transition strategy and Silesian regional operations.

Regional players

• SPEC (Stołeczne Przedsiębiorstwo Energetyki Cieplnej): Large municipal district heating utility serving Warsaw. Comparable as a city-scale district heating operator with regulated tariff structure and similar multi-fuel/multi-source generation strategy.
• Veolia Energia Łódź: District heating operation serving Łódź under Veolia Polska. Comparable as a large-scale urban district heating system with similar network length and city-wide coverage profile.
• ZEC Katowice: District heating operator serving Katowice in the same Silesian metropolitan region. Comparable in urban heat distribution in a neighboring city with similar industrial-urban customer profile.

Broad incumbents

• HOFOR (Greater Copenhagen Utility): Danish municipal multi-utility operating district heating and waste heat recovery in the Copenhagen region. Comparable as a municipally-owned district heating utility leveraging waste heat, biomass, and digital network management — referenced by PEC Gliwice's Lars Gullev collaboration as a Scandinavian model.
• EDF Polska: French utility group's Polish operations including heat and power generation in selected cities. Comparable in CHP generation and regulated heat supply but operates as a broader energy incumbent.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

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