RMD AG

What RMD AG does

Rhein-Main-Donau GmbH (RMD AG) is a Bavarian infrastructure company founded in 1921 and headquartered at Luitpoldstraße 27, 84034 Landshut, Germany. The company was established to contribute to the development of waterways in Bavaria and today operates 60 hydroelectric power plants along Bavarian rivers, generating renewable electricity, while simultaneously fulfilling a designated flood protection mandate within its area of responsibility. RMD is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Uniper SE, a major European energy company headquartered in Düsseldorf, which provides corporate governance and grid integration for the generated electricity.

RMD's core business is the operation and maintenance of hydroelectric power infrastructure and waterway assets in Bavaria. Its two primary product lines are hydroelectric power generation and flood protection services, both delivered within a regulated utility framework. The company sells electricity through Uniper SE's distribution channels into the German energy market, and its flood protection function serves as a public infrastructure service for Bavarian communities. As a private German GmbH, RMD does not trade publicly and discloses no revenue, headcount, or financial statements in the available source material.

The company's customer base is concentrated in the public infrastructure segment, with government and municipal entities as the primary beneficiaries of its flood protection mandate. End consumers of the electricity are reached indirectly through Uniper's grid integration. There is no evidence of direct B2B or B2C sales infrastructure, product launches, partnerships beyond the parent-subsidiary relationship, or expansion activities outside Bavaria. RMD's competitive position rests on its century-long regulatory mandate, its dense installed base of 60 plants in a single German state, and its institutional integration with Uniper SE.

Name

RMD AG

Legal name

Rhein-Main-Donau GmbH

Website

https://rmd.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1921

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Rhein-Main-Donau GmbH (RMD AG) is a Bavarian infrastructure company founded in 1921 that operates 60 hydroelectric power plants and provides flood protection services in Bavaria, as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Uniper SE.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hydroelectric Power Generation

NAICS

Hydroelectric Power Generation (221111), Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (22131)

SIC

Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers (4991)

akta.pro primary industry

Run-of-River Hydroelectric Generation (EUACAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Reservoir/Impoundment Hydroelectric Generation (EUACAEAB)

Keywords

• Hydroelectric power generation
• Waterway infrastructure operations
• Flood protection services
• Renewable energy generation
• Bavarian waterway management

Headquarters

HQ city

München, Bavaria

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Electricity Generation from Hydroelectric Plants: Generation and sale of electricity from 60 hydroelectric power plants operated by RMD in Bavaria, operating as a subsidiary of Uniper SE.

Core offering

Rhein-Main-Donau GmbH (RMD) operates 60 hydroelectric power plants along Bavarian waterways to generate renewable energy, and provides flood protection services within its designated area of responsibility. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Uniper SE headquartered in Düsseldorf, RMD has contributed to the development and maintenance of waterway infrastructure in Bavaria since its founding in 1921.

Product overview

RMD AG operates as a hydroelectric energy and flood protection infrastructure company. The company manages a portfolio of 60 hydroelectric power plants and provides comprehensive flood protection services in Bavaria. As a subsidiary of Uniper SE, the company combines traditional energy generation with critical infrastructure protection services.

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Verbund AG: Austria's largest hydropower operator running a fleet of large and small hydro plants; comparable as a European incumbent with a similar mix of run-of-river, reservoir, and integrated waterway management.
• Statkraft AS: Norwegian state-owned hydropower major and Europe's largest generator of renewable energy; comparable as a large-scale hydro operator with diversified plant portfolio and dispatchable renewable output.
• Vattenfall AB (Hydropower Germany): Swedish state-owned utility with hydropower operations in Germany; comparable as a strategic operator of German run-of-river plants under long-term concessions, structurally similar to RMD.
• EDF Hydro France: Hydroelectric generation arm of EDF operating a large fleet of French hydro plants; comparable as a utility-owned, multi-river, integrated hydro generation business within a major European power group.

Regional players

• Lechwerke AG: Bavarian-based utility operating hydroelectric plants along the Lech river system; comparable as a regional hydro operator with similar concessions and a mix of power generation and water management responsibilities.
• Bayerische Elektrizitätswerke GmbH: Bavarian energy company with hydropower generation as part of a regional renewable portfolio; comparable as a regional Bavarian operator with overlapping waterway infrastructure responsibilities.

Direct peers

• E.ON Wasserkraft: E.ON subsidiary operating run-of-river and other hydroelectric plants across Germany, directly comparable as a utility-owned fleet focused exclusively on domestic hydropower generation.
• Iller Kraftwerke GmbH: Joint venture operating run-of-river hydroelectric plants on the Iller river in Bavaria/Allgäu; closely comparable as a Bavarian run-of-river hydro operator with a similar plant size and concession-based model.
• EnBW Wasserkraft AG: EnBW's hydropower subsidiary manages a portfolio of hydroelectric plants in southern Germany (Baden-Württemberg/Bavaria), closely matching RMD's regional and operational profile as an integrated utility hydro operator.
• Donau-Wasserkraft AG: Independent operator of small and medium hydropower plants along the Danube in southern Germany; directly comparable as a Danube-focused hydro operator in the same region as RMD.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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