The PKP Energetyka Capital Group is one of the biggest electricity companies in Poland. The company connects the railways with the National Electricity System. It is responsible for the reliability and quality of power supply for rail transport. It is an infrastructure company. Furthermore, it owns and operates a power distribution system throughout Poland. PKP Energetyka’s infrastructure comprises over 600,000 different types of facilities and power components located along the railway lines throughout Poland. Among others, 21,500 km of the company’s power lines are used to supply power to the traction network, which supplies electricity to individual facilities and ultimately to trains. It also provides electric power related services. The company’s key customers include PKP PLK, whose overhead catenary network it maintains, and rail carriers. The entire infrastructure is manned by over 4,000 employees organised in 5 distribution and service areas and 5 service plants across Poland. PKP Energetyka has been operating since 2001, and in 2015 it became part of one of the largest investment funds in the world – CVC Capital Partners, operating in dozens of countries in Europe, North America and Asia.
For several years, PKP Energetyka has been consistently implementing cutting edge technological solutions to improve the quality, safety and efficiency of its operations. The company already implemented and operates, among others, a Workforce Management system, IT tools supporting the management of the distribution network and railway traffic safety, mobile and virtual training solutions. The company is one of the best rated employers in Poland, with the Top Employer distinction awarded for four years, with a very high employee engagement level.
The digitisation of the company allows it to, along with the entire industry; implement the Green Railway® programme aimed at changing the energy mix in the sector to 85% of clean renewable energy. The company is active in the Center for Railway Energy Efficiency), or CEEK for short – a joint initiative of the Polish railway industry to save energy.
