LEAG – a future full of energy
LEAG supplies energy for millions of households, industry and public life - reliably, flexibly and competitively. This makes us one of the top 5 electricity producers in Germany. In our core regions in the east of the country - Lusatia and the Central German mining district - we also provide district heating for communities and companies. Here we are one of the biggest private employers with around 7,000 employees. Together, we are building on more than three decades of experience in the energy industry - a good "age" to make a fresh start full of energy.
The energy system is undergoing its biggest transformation yet: climate-friendly, sustainable, renewable. And we are not only in the centre of it, we are actively helping to shape these changes. We are consistently focussing on renewable energies and forward-looking technology solutions for the German energy transition and the structural change on site in the mining areas. Our goal is clear: we remain a responsible partner for our employees and business partners, for local communities and regions – and, of course, for a secure energy supply in Germany and Europe.
Green GigawattFactory for renewable energies
A visionary project is currently being developed in Lusatia - the GigawattFactory. By 2030, we will have built up seven gigawatts of renewable energy in our post-mining landscapes. The GigawattFactory stands for unique quality: We combine photovoltaic and wind plants with large energy storage systems and innovative power plants. In this way, we are ensuring that energy from the sun and wind is reliably available around the clock, regardless of the weather. We are planning to invest more than ten billion euros in this pioneering project and will thus create the largest centre of green energy in Germany on an area of 33,000 hectares in Lusatia.
Learn more about our GigawattFactory (english version in progress)
The LEAG organisation
Under the LEAG umbrella brand, our group of companies unites different operating divisions that are organised in independent companies and work together under a common holding structure.
Lausitz Energie Bergbau AG is responsible for lignite extraction in the three active opencast mines in Lusatia and for the refinement of the raw material in the Schwarze Pumpe Industrial Park. Through ongoing recultivation, we create a safe and sustainably usable post-mining landscape. Lausitz Energie Kraftwerke AG is responsible for LEAG's conventional power plant fleet. We operate flexible lignite-fired power plants according to the demand and in line with the statutory phase-out of coal-fired power generation in Germany by the end of 2038. In addition, there are our gas-fired power plants in Leipheim (Bavaria), Thyrow and Ahrensfelde (Brandenburg) that serve to secure power grid stability and thus an uninterrupted energy supply. The annual financial statements of Lausitz Energie Verwaltungs GmbH, the majority owner of Lausitz Energie Bergbau AG and Lausitz Energie Kraftwerke AG, can be found here:
annual financial statements LEV 2022 (in German)
New strategic positioning supports energy transition
Since 2024, three additional operating companies have placed sustainable energy generation at the centre of their activities: LEAG Renewables GmbH, LEAG Clean Power GmbH and LEAG Biomass GmbH. These operationally and legally independent business units will be brought together under the umbrella of the new holding company, LEAG GmbH, and form the foundation of the company's ‘Green Powerhouse’.
Renewable energy
LEAG Renewables GmbH is a competence centre that pools our expertise in the field of renewable energies. It emerged from the project developer EP New Energies and LEAG's Renewable Energies division. The focus is on the development, construction and operation of wind and photovoltaic plants and associated decentralised battery storage systems. Accompanying energy infrastructures and Power-to-X applications complete the portfolio. As a full-scope project developer, LEAG Renewables is also responsible for the expansion of renewable energies at the central German company MIBRAG.
Flexible power plants and large storage facilities
LEAG Clean Power GmbH bundles all of LEAG's new projects and enegy systems in the power plant and storage sector. These include hydrogen-capable gas-fired power plants (H2-ready), large-scale battery storage and hydrogen projects ranging from electrolysis to storage, electricity generation and the provision of green hydrogen for other sectors (industry, mobility). In combination with renewable energies, the aim is to ensure a secure, weather-independent power supply (green base load).
Biomass
LEAG Biomass GmbH manages LEAG's activities in the field of sustainable solid fuels. This includes LEAG's wood pellet plants in Schwedt (Brandenburg), Wismar (Mecklenburg-Vorpommer), Oranienbaum (Saxony-Anhalt) and Löbau (Saxony) with their integrated biomass power plants for heat and power generation.
LEAG's subsidiaries
The LEAG Group includes other subsidiaries that provide us with significant support in the fulfilment of our tasks and at the same time address new customers in the respective segment. This applies both to the energy sector and beyond. On the basis of existing plants and expertise, they further develop products and services for their customers and thus open up new business areas. The subsidiaries include:
- the transport and logistics company Schwarze Pumpe mbH (TSS GmbH)
- the planning and engineering company GMB GmbH (German website)
- the marketing partner for electricity from renewable energy plants and battery storage systems energy cubes GmbH (German website)
- MCR Engineering Lausitz GmbH (German website) for mechanical and steel engineering, maintenance and repair of rail vehicles
- the real estate company LandWerte Immobilien und Entwicklung GmbH & Co. KG (German website)
- the center for secondary raw materials SERO Lausitz GmbH (German website) as an independent specialised waste management company, producer and supplier of high-quality secondary raw materials
Achieving more sustainably
Key objectives such as securing energy supply, conserving natural resources and making processes more flexible are at the centre of our corporate principles (German version). They form the basis of our management systems, particularly for energy (ISO 50001 certified), the environment (ISO 14001 certified), occupational health and safety (ISO 45001 compliant) and information security (ISO 27001 in certification).