Tauron Wytwarzanie S.A. (former name: Południowy Koncern Energetyczny S.A.) is a power generation company based in
Jaworzno
Jaworzno is a City with powiat rights, city county in southern Poland in the Silesian Voivodeship, near Katowice. It lies in the Silesian Highlands, on the Przemsza river (a tributary of the Vistula River, Vistula). Jaworzno belongs to Lesser Pol ...
,
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...
. It is the Poland's second largest power producer having a 14% stake of the domestic installed electrical power capacity (4.9 GWe) and a 16% stake of the local heat generation market (2.4 GWt).
The company is a part of the
Tauron Group
Tauron Polska Energia S.A. is an energy holding company in Poland. It is headquartered in Katowice
Katowice (, ) is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Katowice urban area. As of 2021, Kat ...
, one of Poland's biggest business entities. In 2007, its consolidated revenue amounted to PLN 3.6 billion (€805 million), with a net profit of PLN 137.6 million (€31 million).
See also
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Energy in Poland
The Polish energy sector is the fifth largest in Europe. In recent years, Poland has been reducing its reliance on coal, increasing its wind and solar power capacity, and introducing nuclear power to diversify its energy mix and reduce carbon em ...
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Energy law
Energy laws govern the use and taxation of energy, both renewable and non-renewable. These laws are the primary authorities (such as caselaw, statutes, rules, regulations and edicts) related to energy. In contrast, energy policy refers to ...
References
Electric power companies of Poland
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