Stadtwerke Gescher GmbH

What Stadtwerke Gescher GmbH does

Stadtwerke Gescher GmbH is a small municipal utility (Stadtwerke) headquartered at Inselstr. 5, Gescher, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, serving the town of Gescher and surrounding area with electricity, natural gas, and drinking water. The company is designated as the local Grundversorger (basic supplier) and operates the local gas distribution network, providing non-discriminatory network access to third-party energy suppliers via a GIPS EnWG portal. Water is sourced from the Nordvelen protection area and processed through a newly commissioned waterworks opened in May 2025, with the company participating in the AWHS six-utility water cooperation that collectively pumps approximately 53 million cubic meters of groundwater annually.

The business model is a multi-utility retail-and-network model: recurring consumption-based revenue from residential and small commercial customers across multiple tariff structures (fixed-price "vor Ort" tariffs, basic supply, replacement supply, dynamic electricity tariffs, heat-pump tariffs), plus regulated gas network transport revenue from third-party suppliers. A 24-hour emergency on-call service and a customer portal handle service delivery. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer for the local supply business and channel-partner for the new Westmünsterlandtarif e-mobility offering, which launches April 1, 2026 in partnership with Stadtwerke Dülmen and LokalWerken, with CUT! Energy GmbH providing technical implementation.

Underlying infrastructure includes a gas distribution network undergoing a scheduled L-Gas to H-Gas market area conversion for the Hochmoor area in 2029, a water treatment facility with publicly disclosed water-quality parameters (11.4 dH hardness, pH 7.9, nitrate below 1.0 mg/l), and an electricity supply portfolio that includes dynamic and heat-pump tariffs aligned with the German energy transition. The operating model is lean: six disclosed employees including Managing Director Ursula Boes, Rohrnetzmeister Joachim Alberding, and network management staff member Markus Kemper, with the broader operational footprint delivered through the AWHS water cooperation and the Westmünsterland regional utility alliance.

Name

Stadtwerke Gescher GmbH

Legal name

Stadtwerke Gescher GmbH

Website

https://stadtwerke-gescher.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Stadtwerke Gescher GmbH is a municipal utility serving the town of Gescher, Germany, with electricity, natural gas, and drinking water supply, plus local gas network operations, participating in the AWHS water cooperation and the Westmünsterland e-mobility partnership.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Gescher

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Electricity Supply: Supply of electricity to residential and commercial customers in Gescher with various tariff options including local fixed-price tariffs, basic supply, dynamic tariffs, and heat pump tariffs
2. Gas Supply: Natural gas supply including local 'vor Ort' tariffs, basic supply, and replacement supply. Revenue based on consumption volumes plus base fees
3. Water Supply: Drinking water supply with annual base price for water availability and consumption-based volumetric pricing
4. Gas Network Operations: Operation of gas distribution network on behalf of energy suppliers, transporting energy to connected households, commercial and industrial customers
5. E-Mobility Charging: Electric vehicle charging services through Westmünsterlandtarif partnership with Stadtwerke Dülmen and LokalWerke

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Stadtwerke Gescher GmbH is a municipal utility providing electricity, natural gas, and drinking water supply to residential and commercial customers in the town of Gescher, North Rhine-Westphalia. The company also operates the local gas distribution network on behalf of energy suppliers and participates in a regional e-mobility charging tariff (Westmünsterlandtarif) launched jointly with neighboring municipal utilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Electricity Supply (Strom)
• Natural Gas Supply (Gas)
• Drinking Water Supply (Wasser)
• Gas Distribution Network Operation (Netz-Gas)
• Westmünsterlandtarif E-Mobility Charging
• Online Customer Portal (Kundenportal)

Quantifiable outcome

• Water quality: 11.4 dH water hardness, pH 7.9, nitrate < 1.0 mg/l
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Stadtwerke DülmencoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 April 2026Joint introduction of Westmünsterlandtarif for electromobility from April 1, 2026. Part of the Stadtwerke Westmünsterland Energiekooperation for shared e-mobility services.
• LokalWerkecoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 April 2026Joint introduction of Westmünsterlandtarif for electromobility from April 1, 2026. Part of the Stadtwerke Westmünsterland Energiekooperation for shared e-mobility services.
• AWHS (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Wasserwerke Halterner Sande)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 1998Water supply cooperation founded in June 1998 among six water companies in the Halterner Sande region. Members: Stadtwerke Borken, Stadtwerke Coesfeld, Stadtwerke Dülmen, Stadtwerke Gescher, GELSENWASSER AG, and RWW. Coordinates groundwater protection, water resource management, and waterworks technology sharing. Currently pumps approx. 53 million cubic meters of groundwater.
• CUT! Energy GmbH (Stadtlohn)majorTechnology or IntegrationTechnical implementation partner for the Westmünsterlandtarif electromobility offering. Responsible for technical execution and integration of the shared EV charging tariff.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Stadtwerke Borken: Nearby municipal utility in Borken, North Rhine-Westphalia. Direct peer — co-member of the AWHS water cooperation, providing the same electricity, gas, and water services to a similarly-sized town.
• Stadtwerke Dülmen: Adjacent municipal utility serving Dülmen in the same Westmünsterland region. Direct peer — joint e-mobility partner under the Westmünsterlandtarif and co-member of AWHS, with similar product mix (electricity, gas, water).
• RWW Rheinisch-Westfälische Wasserwerke GmbH: Regional water utility serving the Ruhr area. Direct peer — co-member of the AWHS water cooperation alongside Stadtwerke Gescher, with comparable drinking water sourcing and distribution operations.
• LokalWerke: Regional energy partner in the Westmünsterland cooperation. Direct peer — joint launch partner for the Westmünsterlandtarif e-mobility tariff and structurally similar municipal-aligned energy provider.
• Stadtwerke Coesfeld: Municipal utility serving Coesfeld in the same region. Direct peer — AWHS co-member and structurally identical Stadtwerke providing multi-utility services to a comparable mid-sized German town.
• Stadtwerke Haltern am See: Municipal utility serving Haltern am See in the same North Rhine-Westphalia region. Direct peer — closely comparable Stadtwerke in scale, scope, and customer mix (residential and small commercial electricity/gas/water).

Broad incumbents

• E.ON SE: One of Europe's largest investor-owned energy utilities. Broad incumbent — parent of Westenergie and a counterpart across multiple energy value chain stages including electricity supply, gas distribution, and customer solutions.
• EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG: Large integrated German energy utility. Broad incumbent — provides electricity, gas, and water/wastewater services across Germany with overlapping customer solutions and e-mobility offerings that compete with municipal utilities.
• Westenergie GmbH: E.ON subsidiary operating one of the largest distribution networks in North Rhine-Westphalia. Broad incumbent — operates the upstream electricity and gas distribution infrastructure that connects to municipal utilities like Gescher.
• GELSENWASSER AG: Major German water utility headquartered in Gelsenkirchen. Broad incumbent — AWHS co-member (larger member) and a much larger regional water/wastewater player that anchors the same Halterner Sande groundwater cooperation.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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