Uždaroji akcinė bendrovė „Šilutės šilumos tinklai“

Municipal district heating utility serving Šilutė, Lithuania
Uždaroji akcinė bendrovė „Šilutės šilumos tinklai“ (UAB Šilutės šilumos tinklai) is a Lithuanian heat supply company responsible for centralized thermal energy production and distribution (district heating) in the town of Šilutė and surrounding areas. The company operates heat generation facilities, transmission pipelines, and customer substations, supplying space heating and domestic hot water to residential, commercial, and public sector customers under regulated tariffs.

Company Overview

Legal name: Uždaroji akcinė bendrovė „Šilutės šilumos tinklai“ (UAB Šilutės šilumos tinklai)
Industry: Energy utilities (district heating)
Sector: Heat generation and distribution (centralized heat supply)
Founding date: Not publicly confirmed; operates as a municipal utility since the early 1990s (following reorganization of local heat supply assets after Lithuania’s independence)
Headquarters: Šilutė, Lithuania (full registered address in Legal Information section)

Legal Information

Įmonės kodas (company registration code): Not publicly confirmed in accessible open sources at the time of writing
PVM mokėtojo kodas (VAT code): Not publicly confirmed in accessible open sources at the time of writing
Juridinio asmens forma: Uždaroji akcinė bendrovė (UAB)
Registrų centras (JAR): Registered in the Lithuanian Register of Legal Entities (Juridinių asmenų registras)
Oficiali svetainė (official website): Not publicly confirmed in accessible open sources at the time of writing
El. paštas (email): Not publicly confirmed in accessible open sources at the time of writing
Registruotos buveinės adresas: Not publicly confirmed in accessible open sources at the time of writing; location is in Šilutė, Lithuania
Telefonas: Not publicly confirmed in accessible open sources at the time of writing

Note: For authoritative legal and contact details, consult the JAR (Registrų centras) record and official municipal disclosures (Šilutės rajono savivaldybė), as well as national regulator listings (VERT).

Business Operations

Main services:
- Production of thermal energy (heat) for space heating and domestic hot water
- Distribution of heat via centralized pipelines (district heating network)
- Operation, maintenance, and modernization of heat generation plants (boiler houses), transmission pipelines, and customer substations/heat exchangers
- Metering, billing, and customer service for connected consumers

Business model: The company operates as a regulated municipal heat supplier. Revenues derive from heat sales to connected customers at tariffs approved by the national energy regulator (Valstybinė energetikos reguliavimo taryba, VERT). The company typically balances fuel costs (predominantly biomass where feasible), network losses, and capital investments within regulatory frameworks and public service obligations.

Market position: UAB Šilutės šilumos tinklai is the primary district heating provider within Šilutė’s centralized heat network area. While it holds a local natural monopoly over the public heat network, it competes indirectly with alternative individual heating solutions (e.g., gas, electricity, heat pumps, and private solid-fuel boilers) and may source or compete with independent heat producers if present.

History

Origins: The company traces its origins to municipal heat supply structures established during the Soviet period and reorganized in the early 1990s, following Lithuania’s independence and municipalization of local utility services.

Key developments (indicative for Lithuanian district heating evolution):
- Transition from heavy fuel oil/natural gas to biomass (wood chips) where feasible, to reduce costs and emissions
- Modernization of boiler houses and installation of higher-efficiency equipment (e.g., economizers, condensing units)
- Upgrades to transmission pipelines to lower heat losses and improve reliability
- Deployment of automated substations and remote metering systems
- Participation in EU and national energy efficiency/modernization programs (e.g., 2014–2020 and 2021–2027 EU Structural Funds)

Note: Specific milestone dates and project names for Šilutė’s network were not publicly confirmed in accessible open sources. Local municipal reports and the company’s disclosures should be consulted for detailed historical projects and timelines.

Financial Information

Revenue: Not publicly available in accessible open sources at the time of writing. As a regulated utility, revenue depends on approved tariffs and delivered heat volumes.

Funding: No venture-style funding rounds typical for private startups. Capital investments are commonly financed through retained earnings, municipal support, bank financing, and EU co-financed programs for energy efficiency and modernization.

Ownership structure: Typically, municipal district heating companies are owned by the local municipality. UAB Šilutės šilumos tinklai is understood to be municipally owned by Šilutės rajono savivaldybė (not publicly confirmed in accessible open sources at the time of writing; verify via JAR and municipal documents).

Leadership and Management

Executive leadership (vadovai): Not publicly confirmed in accessible open sources at the time of writing. Lithuanian municipal UABs typically have a Director (Direktorius) as the chief executive.

Board (valdyba) members: Not publicly confirmed. Governance practices vary; some municipal UABs maintain a board appointed by the shareholder (municipality).

Note: Consult the JAR extract and municipal shareholder resolutions for current executives and board composition.

Office Locations

Main office: Šilutė, Lithuania (precise street address not publicly confirmed in accessible open sources at the time of writing)
Phone: Not publicly confirmed
Additional offices/operational sites: Boiler houses and maintenance depots within Šilutė’s district heating network area (specific addresses and contact numbers not publicly confirmed).

Market Position

Competitors:
- Alternative heating solutions: individual gas boilers, electric heating, heat pumps, biomass stoves/boilers in detached houses
- Independent heat producers: where applicable, third-party producers may sell heat to the municipal network under VERT-regulated frameworks

Market share: Within the centralized heat supply area, the company typically holds near-100% share of network-supplied heat. Overall heating market share is lower when considering all households (including those not connected to district heating).

Competitive advantages:
- Centralized service convenience for multi-apartment buildings and public institutions
- Potentially lower emissions and costs when utilizing local biomass and modern equipment
- Regulatory stability and service obligations ensuring reliability and quality standards
- Access to EU and national funding for modernization and efficiency improvements

Recent Developments

Publicly accessible, up-to-date news specific to UAB Šilutės šilumos tinklai was not confirmed at the time of writing. Typical developments for Lithuanian district heating utilities include:
- Continued network modernization and loss reduction projects
- Fuel mix optimization, emphasizing renewable biomass while managing gas price volatility
- Rollout of smart metering and digital customer portals
- Participation in national and EU decarbonization initiatives and energy efficiency programs

Contact Information

Registered office address: Not publicly confirmed in accessible open sources at the time of writing (Šilutė, Lithuania)
General phone: Not publicly confirmed
Email: Not publicly confirmed
Website: Not publicly confirmed

How to verify: For accurate, current contact details, consult:
- Lithuanian Register of Legal Entities (Registrų centras, JAR)
- Šilutės rajono savivaldybė official notices for municipal companies
- VERT’s official list of heat suppliers and tariff decisions

Sources and References

Primary registries and regulators:
- Registrų centras (JAR) — Legal entity registry for Lithuania: https://www.registrucentras.lt/
- Valstybinė energetikos reguliavimo taryba (VERT) — Regulator, tariffs and heat suppliers: https://www.vert.lt/

Municipal and sector information:
- Šilutės rajono savivaldybė — Municipal ownership and local utility information: https://www.silute.lt/
- Lietuvos šilumos tiekėjų asociacija (LŠTA) — Sector association and industry data: https://www.lsta.lt/

Business directories:
- Rekvizitai.lt — Lithuanian company directory (search “Šilutės šilumos tinklai”): https://www.rekvizitai.lt/

Note: Specific items such as įmonės kodas, PVM kodas, exact address, phone numbers, and named executives were not publicly confirmed via accessible open sources at the time of writing. For precise, current data, please consult the JAR extract and official disclosures listed above.