Industry | Power generation |
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Founded | 2006 |
Founder | Ministry of State Treasury of Poland |
Headquarters | Katowice, Poland |
Products | electric power and heat |
Services | electricity distribution |
Website | www.tauron-pe.pl |
Tauron Group (Tauron Polska Energia S.A.) is an energy holding company in Poland. It is headquartered in Katowice. The company owns power and heat generation and distribution, and coal mining assets through a number of companies, particularly in south-western Poland.
Tauron was established in December 2006 as Energetyka Południe. In 2007, the Ministry of State Treasury of Poland transferred to the company 85% of shares in Południowy Koncern Energetyczny, 85% of shares in Enion, 85% of shares in EnergiaPro, 85% of shares in Elektrownia Stalowa Wola, 95.5% of shares in Elektrociepłownia Tychy, and 95.66% stake in Przedsiębiorstwo Energetyki Cieplnej. As a result, the Tauron Group became one of the largest companies in Poland.
The company was the official jersey sponsor of Poland's national basketball team at the 2015 EuroBasket.