cieplownictwo sp. z o.o.

What cieplownictwo sp. z o.o. does

Ciepłownictwo Sp. z o.o. is a district heating utility headquartered in Nowa Ruda, Poland, that generates and distributes thermal energy to residential, commercial, and institutional customers in the Nowa Ruda-Słupiec area. The company operates two coal-fired water boilers with a combined installed capacity of 21 MW (two 10.5 MW units) and delivers heat through a pre-insulated pipe network. Its operations trace back to 1969, when the heating plant was established to serve the local coal mine; the entity was re-registered as a limited liability company (Sp. z o.o.) in 1995 and privatized in 2005.

The company's product is hot water for space heating and domestic hot water, sold under tariffs regulated by Poland's Energy Regulatory Office (URE). Total thermal energy production stood at 71,813 GJ in 2025, up from 68,383 GJ in 2024 and 70,249 GJ in 2023. The published 2026 unit heat price is 134.76 PLN net per GJ, and average per-customer consumption in tariff group B reached 6,480.44 GJ in 2025. Beyond heat sales, revenue includes transmission/fixed charges and ancillary income such as equipment rental and sales of combustion by-products (slag).

The business model is a regulated natural-monopoly franchise: the company holds a de facto territorial monopoly on heat distribution in its service area, with no competing network within its footprint. Capital intensity is high (boilers, pipeline infrastructure), the customer base is largely captive, and the regulatory framework caps pricing power while also providing revenue visibility. The fuel mix is 100% coal-based, with no disclosed renewable share; the primary energy factor (WPC) was 1,634 in 2025, indicating a carbon-intensive generation profile that exposes the operator to coal-price volatility and to longer-term decarbonization policy risk.

Name

cieplownictwo sp. z o.o.

Legal name

"Ciepłownictwo" Spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością

Website

https://cieplownictwo.nowaruda.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Ciepłownictwo Sp. z o.o. is a coal-fired district heating utility serving residential and institutional customers in Nowa Ruda-Słupiec, Poland, under URE-regulated tariffs via two 10.5 MW boilers and a pre-insulated pipe network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

District Heating

NAICS

Steam and Air-Conditioning Supply (22133), Steam and Air-Conditioning Supply (221330)

SIC

Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers (4991), Steam & Air-Conditioning Supply (4961)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Thermal Power Plant O&M (Coal, Gas, Oil) (EUAEAGAA), Chillers, Boilers & Central Plant Operations (BPABACAG)

Keywords

• District heating services
• Central heating supply
• Thermal energy distribution
• Domestic hot water supply
• Heat utility services

Headquarters

HQ city

Nowa Ruda

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Heat Sales (Taryfa Ciepła): The company generates revenue primarily from the sale of heat energy for central heating and domestic hot water to customers in Nowa Ruda-Słupiec. Pricing is regulated and approved by the President of the Energy Regulatory Office (URE). Heat tariffs include a heat price component and transmission service fees.
2. Ash-Slag Sales (Żużel): The company sells ash-slag mixture (waste code 10 01 01) generated from coal combustion. The product is available as unsorted material and is sold to customers for land reclamation purposes, including filling of unfavourably transformed areas such as subsidence and exhausted open-pit mines.
3. Equipment Rental Services: The company rents out a JCB excavator-loader with operator for work in the Nowa Ruda-Słupiec area.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Ciepłownictwo Sp. z o.o. is a regulated district heating utility that produces and distributes thermal energy via a coal-fired boiler plant (10.5 MW installed capacity) and pre-insulated pipeline network to customers in Nowa Ruda-Słupiec, Poland. The company delivers central heating during the heating season and year-round domestic hot water, with continuous operation since 2018. Secondary offerings include sale of boiler slag (ash-slag by-product) for land reclamation and rental of JCB excavator-loader equipment with operator.

Product overview

Ciepłownictwo sp. z o.o. is a traditional district heating company operating a centralized heating system in Nowa Ruda-Słupiec, Poland. The company operates two 10.5 MW coal-fired water boilers and distributes heat through a pre-insulated pipeline network. Its core offerings consist of continuous central heating (Ogrzewanie) and year-round domestic hot water supply (Ciepła woda użytkowa) to residential and commercial customers. Secondary offerings include boiler slag sales (Żużel) as a waste by-product and JCB equipment rental services (Usługi sprzętowe). Heat tariffs are regulated by the Energy Regulatory Office (URE) with approved pricing documents available for download.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ogrzewanie (Central Heating) District heating service delivering thermal energy via pipeline network to buildings and facilities for space heating purposes during the heating season. Heat is supplied continuously without technical interruptions as a result of modernization works completed through 2017.
• Ciepła woda użytkowa (Domestic Hot Water) Year-round supply of hot water to residential and commercial customers through the district heating network, providing immediate access to warm water without pressure drops.
• Żużel (Boiler Slag Sales)

Quantifiable outcome

• Year-round uninterrupted heat supply since 2018 (continuous operation without technical breaks)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Broad incumbents

• PGE Energia Ciepła S.A. Polish state-owned district heating producer and the country's largest CHP/district heating operator. Comparable as a regulated coal-based heat producer serving multiple Polish cities under similar URE regulatory framework, though at substantially larger scale than Ciepłownictwo.
• Tauron Ciepło sp. z o.o. Heat generation and distribution arm of Tauron Group, one of Poland's largest energy groups. Operates district heating networks in southern Poland under the same URE regulatory regime, with overlapping geographic proximity to Ciepłownictwo's Lower Silesia service area.
• Veolia Energia Polska (formerly Dalkia Polska): Major private district heating operator in Poland, part of French utility Veolia. Operates heat networks across multiple Polish cities under the same URE tariff framework, serving residential and commercial customers via coal and CHP sources.
• Fortum Power and Heat Polska sp. z o.o. Finnish-owned district heating operator active in Poland (including Częstochowa and other cities). Comparable as a regulated heat supplier using coal-based generation with parallel CHP/district heating business model under Polish energy regulation.
• EDF Polska (now part of PGE Group): Energy operator with Polish heat generation assets, now consolidated under PGE Energia Ciepła. Comparable as a coal-based district heating and CHP operator under URE regulation, formerly serving industrial and residential heat customers.

Regional players

• MPEC Wrocław S.A. Municipal district heating utility serving Wrocław in Lower Silesia. Comparable as a regulated heat supplier under URE oversight with similar coal-based generation profile, serving residential housing cooperatives and institutions in the same region.
• PEC Legnica sp. z o.o. Municipal district heating utility serving Legnica, another Lower Silesian city. Comparable scale and business model to Ciepłownictwo — small coal-based DH operator under URE regulation serving residential customers in a former mining region.
• Veolia Energia Poznań S.A. District heating operator serving Poznań under the Veolia umbrella. Operates coal and gas-based heat generation with regulated tariffs and similar customer mix of housing cooperatives and institutions.
• Veolia Energia Łódź S.A. District heating operator serving Łódź. Comparable as a URE-regulated heat utility with combined coal-fired and CHP generation serving large residential customer base and public institutions.
• MPEC Kraków S.A. Large municipal district heating utility serving Kraków. While substantially larger than Ciepłownictwo, it operates under the same URE regulatory framework with a comparable product offering (central heating and domestic hot water) to residential customers and public institutions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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