PGE Energetyka Kolejowa S.A., until 2023 PKP Energetyka S.A. is the cross-country electricity distributor to the
Polish railway network and other business customers. It also provides nationwide maintenance and emergency response services to the railway network, operates fuel stations for diesel locomotives and is active in electricity and gas reselling. It owns 20,000 km of distribution network and operates a fleet of highly specialised trains and rail equipment across Poland.
It was created in 2001 as the result of the division of
Polskie Koleje Państwowe
(''PKP S.A.''; en, Polish State Railways, Inc.) is the dominant railway operator in Poland.
The company was founded when the former state-owned enterprise was divided into several units based on the need for separation between infrastructure ...
(Poland's state-owned railway company) into several dozen companies to prepare the ground for privatisation in line with advice that the Polish government had received from the
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects. The World Bank is the collective name for the Inte ...
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PKP Group
PKP Group ( pl, Grupa PKP) is a Polish corporate group founded in 2001 from the former state enterprise, Polish State Railways. The purpose of this change was to separate infrastructure management and transport operations.
It consists of the follo ...
originally planned to privatise PKP Energetyka in 2011, and sold it to
CVC Capital Partners for 1.965 billion PLN (~525 million USD) in September 2015.
In late 2022, it was reported that the Polish
PiS government might buy back PKP Energetyka from
CVC Capital Partners. On 28 December 2022,
PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna
PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A. (PGE SA or PGE Group, the name can be translated as ''Polish Energy Group'') is a state-owned public power company and the largest power producing company in Poland.
PGE is listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange and ...
signed a preliminary agreement with the CVC Fund to purchase 100% of shares in PKPE Holding sp. z o.o. which owns 100% of shares in PKP Energetyka S.A. On 3 April 2023, PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna acquired from the CVC Fund 100% of shares in PKPE Holding sp. z o.o. thus closing the purchase transaction of PKP Energetyka S.A. On 4 April 2023, the company's name was changed from PKP Energetyka to PGE Energetyka Kolejowa.
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Transportation in Poland
Transport in Poland involves air, water, road and rail transportation. The country has a large network of municipal public transport, such as buses, trams and the metro. As a country located at the 'cross-roads' of Europe, Poland, with its highly ...
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List of railway companies
This is an incomplete list of the world's railway operating companies listed alphabetically by continent and country. This list includes companies operating both now and in the past.
In some countries, the railway operating bodies are not compani ...
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Polish locomotives designation
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PKP Group
PKP Group ( pl, Grupa PKP) is a Polish corporate group founded in 2001 from the former state enterprise, Polish State Railways. The purpose of this change was to separate infrastructure management and transport operations.
It consists of the follo ...
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Railway companies of Poland
PKP Group companies
Energy companies of Poland
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