Uždaroji akcinė bendrovė „Telšių vandenys“

Uždaroji akcinė bendrovė „Telšių vandenys“ (UAB „Telšių vandenys“) is a municipal water and wastewater utility serving Telšiai city and surrounding settlements in Telšiai District Municipality, Lithuania. The company provides drinking water supply, wastewater collection and treatment, and related network operation and customer services under regulated tariffs.

Company Overview

Legal name: Uždaroji akcinė bendrovė „Telšių vandenys“
Trade name: UAB „Telšių vandenys“
Industry sector: Water supply; sewerage and wastewater treatment (NACE Rev. 2: E 36, E 37)
Headquarters: Telšiai, Lithuania
Founding/registration: The company operates as a municipally owned private limited company (UAB) registered in Lithuania’s Juridinių asmenų registras (Register of Legal Entities). A precise founding date could not be verified in publicly accessible sources referenced below.

Legal Information

Įmonės kodas (company code): Not verified in public sources available to this research as of the date of writing.
PVM kodas (VAT code): Not verified in public sources available to this research as of the date of writing.
Official website: Not reliably confirmed in public sources available to this research. (Municipal utilities typically maintain official sites; see “Sources” for ways to locate the authoritative URL via municipal and national registers.)
Email address: Not verified in public sources available to this research.
Registered office address: Not verified in public sources available to this research.
Main phone number: Not verified in public sources available to this research.
Note: See “Contact Information” and “Sources and References” for guidance on confirming official contact details.

Business Operations

Main services:
- Abstraction, treatment, and distribution of drinking water to residential, commercial, and public-sector customers within Telšiai district service area.
- Wastewater collection via sewerage networks; conveyance to municipal wastewater treatment plants; treatment and discharge in compliance with environmental standards.
- Operation and maintenance of water and wastewater networks (repairs, leak detection, pressure management).
- Customer services: meter installation and verification, new connection services, billing and customer support.
- Laboratory water quality monitoring in line with Lithuanian and EU requirements.

Business model: Regulated monopoly within the designated service territory. Tariffs for water supply and wastewater services are set and supervised by Lithuania’s regulator (Valstybinė energetikos reguliavimo taryba, VERT). Revenue derives primarily from water and sewer tariffs, connection fees, and ancillary services, with capital investments often co-financed by EU Cohesion Fund and national environmental programs (e.g., via APVA).

Market position: Primary and typically exclusive provider of centralized water and sewerage services in Telšiai city and connected settlements. In rural areas outside centralized networks, individual wells and septic systems or community associations may operate, but they do not compete for the regulated municipal customer base.

History

The utility’s roots trace to the municipal water and sewage operations historically run by local public services during the Soviet era, subsequently reorganized in the 1990s into a municipally owned company structure (UAB). Over the 2007–2013, 2014–2020 and ongoing 2021–2027 EU funding periods, the utility and municipality have implemented infrastructure upgrades and network expansion projects to improve service coverage, reduce leakage, enhance treatment standards, and meet EU environmental directives. Specific milestone dates and project names for Telšiai could not be fully verified in open sources consulted within this research window, but Lithuania’s nationwide water sector modernization programs (often coordinated through APVA) have encompassed Telšiai region investments.

Financial Information

Revenue: Detailed revenue figures were not publicly available in the sources consulted. As a municipal utility, financial statements are typically filed to the Registrų centras and may be accessible to registered users.
Funding: Capital investments are commonly financed through service revenues, municipal support, bank loans, and EU co-financing (Cohesion Fund) via national environmental programs (APVA). Project-level funding details for Telšiai require verification in official project documentation.
Ownership structure: Lithuanian municipal water companies are generally 100% owned by the respective municipality. UAB „Telšių vandenys“ is understood to be municipally owned by Telšiai District Municipality; exact shareholding confirmation should be obtained from the Juridinių asmenų registras or the municipality’s disclosures.

Leadership and Management

Key executives (vadovai): Not verified in the sources available to this research. Municipal utilities typically have a Director (Direktorius) and a management team for operations, finance, technical services, and customer service.
Board (Valdyba): Many municipal UABs operate under a supervisory structure with a board appointed by the shareholder (municipality). Names and positions were not verified in public sources available to this research.

Office Locations

Comprehensive office addresses and phone numbers (buveinių adresai) were not verified in public sources available to this research. The main office is in Telšiai, Lithuania; precise street address, customer service office hours, and direct phone lines should be confirmed via the official website or municipal contact directory.

Market Position

Competitors: In regulated urban service areas, municipal water utilities generally operate without direct competition. Alternative providers may exist only outside centralized systems (private wells, small community systems).
Market share: As the designated utility, UAB „Telšių vandenys“ serves the majority of customers connected to centralized networks in Telšiai city and selected settlements; granular market-share statistics are not typically reported due to the regulated monopoly structure.
Competitive advantages: Local network footprint, regulatory mandate, alignment with municipal planning, access to EU and national infrastructure funding, and established operational expertise.

Recent Developments

Recent developments in Lithuania’s water sector include tariff reviews by VERT, ongoing infrastructure modernization, leakage reduction programs, and EU-funded projects implemented through APVA. Specific recent news items (expansions, partnerships, project completions) for UAB „Telšių vandenys“ require confirmation from the company’s official publications, the municipality’s news page, VERT tariff decisions, and APVA project listings.

Contact Information

Registered office address: Not verified in the sources available to this research.
Main phone number: Not verified in the sources available to this research (Telšiai area code is +370 444).
Email: Not verified in the sources available to this research.
Customer service: Please consult the official website or Telšiai District Municipality’s directory for current contact channels, office hours, and service procedures for connections, billing, and emergency repairs.

Sources and References

Because several specific data points (company code, VAT code, exact address, executive names) could not be verified within the accessible sources during this research, the following authoritative references should be used to confirm official details:

- Registrų centras (Juridinių asmenų registras): https://www.registrucentras.lt
- Rekvizitai.lt (business directory; searchable by “Telšių vandenys”): https://rekvizitai.vz.lt
- Telšiai District Municipality official site (for shareholder info, contacts, and links to municipal companies): https://www.telsiai.lt
- Valstybinė energetikos reguliavimo taryba (VERT) – water tariff decisions: https://www.vert.lt
- Aplinkos projektų valdymo agentūra (APVA) – EU-funded water and wastewater projects: https://www.apva.lt
- Lietuvos viešųjų pirkimų sistema (CVP IS) – procurement notices: https://cvpp.eviesiejipirkimai.lt

Note: For the most accurate and up-to-date legal and contact information, consult the company’s official website and filings in the Juridinių asmenų registras, or contact Telšiai District Municipality, which is typically the sole shareholder of municipal utilities.