Uždaroji akcinė bendrovė Kauno termofikacijos elektrinė

Uždaroji akcinė bendrovė Kauno termofikacijos elektrinė (often abbreviated as UAB Kauno termofikacijos elektrinė; English: Kaunas Combined Heat and Power Plant) is a Lithuanian energy company historically engaged in combined heat and power (CHP) generation for the city of Kaunas. The company operated a thermal power plant that supplied district heating and electricity, primarily using fossil fuels (natural gas and fuel oil), and played a significant role in Kaunas’ heat supply portfolio for many years.

Company Overview

Legal form: Uždaroji akcinė bendrovė (UAB)
Industry sector: Energy and utilities; combined heat and power (CHP), thermal energy and electricity generation
Headquarters: Kaunas, Lithuania (historically associated with the Petrašiūnai industrial area)
Founding date: The plant’s operational roots date back to the mid-20th century; the company as a separate corporate entity was formed during Lithuania’s energy sector restructuring and privatization in the late 1990s. A precise legal founding date was not identified in publicly available sources reviewed.

Legal Information

Įmonės kodas (company code): Not publicly verified from authoritative sources during this research.
PVM kodas (VAT code): Not publicly verified from authoritative sources during this research.
Official website: No active official website could be identified. The company does not appear to maintain a current public web presence.
Email address: Not publicly available in authoritative registries or official disclosures.
Registered office address: Kaunas, Lithuania; historically tied to the Petrašiūnai power plant site. A complete, current registered address was not verifiable from authoritative sources during this research.
Phone number: Not publicly available in authoritative registries or official disclosures.

Note: For Lithuanian statutory details (įmonės kodas, PVM kodas, exact registered address, and official contact data), the authoritative source is the Lithuanian Centre of Registers (Registrų centras). The data may be accessible behind authentication or paid services and was not directly available in open sources consulted.

Business Operations

Main products/services: Generation of thermal energy for district heating in Kaunas and electricity co-generation (CHP). The plant historically operated as a major heat producer feeding into the municipal district heating network.
Business model: Asset-based energy generation with revenue from heat supply contracts (district heating) and electricity sales into the power market. Operations required fuel procurement (primarily natural gas and fuel oil) and compliance with environmental and market regulation.
Market position: Historically one of Kaunas’ key heat producers; its significance declined over the 2010s as the city diversified heat sources, modernized boiler houses, and later commissioned waste-to-energy capacity.

History

Origins: The Kaunas thermal power generation site is historically linked to the Petrašiūnai area, with roots in mid-20th century development of district heating and electricity co-generation in Kaunas.
Restructuring and privatization: Following Lithuanian independence and energy sector reforms, the CHP plant operations were organized under UAB Kauno termofikacijos elektrinė during the late 1990s. The company engaged with the municipal heat supplier for long-term heat delivery.
Contracts and disputes: Over the 2000s–2010s, the company’s heat supply role was subject to contractual disputes and litigation involving the municipal heat utility, reflecting market, regulatory, and price-setting changes.
Operational decline: By the mid-2010s, the plant’s operations had significantly diminished or were suspended, amid evolving market conditions, regulatory changes, and competition from alternative heat sources.
Transition of Kaunas heat supply: In subsequent years, Kaunas’ base heat supply increasingly came from modernized local boiler houses and, from around 2020, from the new Kaunas waste-to-energy cogeneration plant (Kauno kogeneracinė jėgainė), reducing reliance on the legacy CHP asset.

Financial Information

Revenue: Public, audited revenue data for UAB Kauno termofikacijos elektrinė was not identified in open sources consulted.
Funding rounds: No public capital markets activity or disclosed private funding rounds were identified.
Ownership structure: The company operated as a privately held UAB. Specific current shareholders and ownership percentages were not publicly verifiable from the sources consulted.

Leadership and Management

Key executives (vadovai): Current executives and board members could not be verified in authoritative, open sources. Historical references indicate various management changes amid contractual and operational disputes; however, reliable, up-to-date names and titles were not publicly available during this research.

Office Locations

Main site: Kaunas (Petrašiūnai industrial area).
Additional offices: None identified.
Addresses and phone numbers: Specific, current office addresses and phone numbers were not publicly available in authoritative, open sources.

Market Position

Competitors: AB Kauno energija (municipal heat utility, as a network operator and local heat producer), and other independent heat producers serving Kaunas; since circa 2020, the Kaunas waste-to-energy cogeneration plant has become a major competitor/substitute in base heat supply.
Market share: Not publicly disclosed. Historical share declined as alternative heat sources expanded.
Competitive advantages: Historically, proximity to the Kaunas district heating network and established CHP infrastructure. Over time, competitive position weakened due to the age of assets, fuel cost exposure, and environmental/efficiency advantages of newer facilities.

Recent Developments

Operations: Open-source information suggests prolonged operational suspension or significant reduction of activity by the mid-2010s onward.
Sector context: Kaunas’ district heating system has transitioned toward higher-efficiency, lower-emission sources, notably the waste-to-energy plant commissioned around 2020 and modernized local boilers, thereby reducing reliance on the legacy CHP facility.
Corporate communications: No active official website or recent public announcements were identified for UAB Kauno termofikacijos elektrinė in the period reviewed.

Contact Information

Registered office: Kaunas, Lithuania (exact current registered address not verified in open sources).
Phone: Not publicly available.
Email: Not publicly available.
Website: No active official website identified.

Sources and References

Authoritative registries and directories:
- Lithuanian Centre of Registers (Registrų centras) – Juridinių asmenų registras (JAR): https://www.registrucentras.lt/jar/ (company search required)
- Rekvizitai.lt (Lithuanian business directory) – search for “Kauno termofikacijos elektrinė”: https://rekvizitai.vz.lt (company-level pages often list įmonės kodas, PVM kodas, address, phone)

Sector and contextual sources:
- AB Kauno energija (municipal district heating utility) – corporate and press information: https://www.kaunoenergija.lt
- Public reporting on Kaunas cogeneration/waste-to-energy plant (Kauno kogeneracinė jėgainė) and its impact on Kaunas heat supply: official operator pages (e.g., Fortum Lietuva / GreenWise/Lithuania energy sector news)

Research note: Some statutory and contact details for UAB Kauno termofikacijos elektrinė appear to be either not publicly disclosed in open, authoritative sources or accessible only via paid registry queries. Where precise data could not be verified, this profile notes the absence explicitly to avoid speculation.