Energy generation from lignite, gas, renewables and storage for electricity, heat and fuels.
Lausitz Energie Bergbau AG / Lausitz Energie Kraftwerke AG (LEAG)
Cottbus (Headquarters) · Jänschwalde · Schwarze Pumpe · Boxberg · Lippendorf · Thyrow · Ahrensfelde · Leipheim · Wismar · Schwedt · Oranienbaum · Löbau · Sweden · LatviaNew on Amplifa
About LEAG
LEAG (Lausitz Energie Bergbau AG and Lausitz Energie Kraftwerke AG) is a German energy company headquartered in Cottbus with around 6,500 employees at more than 20 energy and industrial sites in Brandenburg, Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt. Lausitz Energie Bergbau AG is responsible for lignite extraction in the three active Lusatian open-cast mines as well as the refining of the raw material into briquettes and lignite dust at the Schwarze Pumpe industrial park. Lausitz Energie Kraftwerke AG operates four lignite-fired power plants with around 7,500 MW of installed capacity (Jänschwalde, Schwarze Pumpe, Boxberg, Lippendorf), which provide electricity, district heating and process steam in combined heat and power, as well as the gas-fired power plants Thyrow (approx. 150 MW), Ahrensfelde (approx. 120 MW) and Leipheim (300 MW). In addition, the group produces wood pellets in plants in Wismar, Schwedt, Oranienbaum and Löbau as well as in Sweden and Latvia, with an annual production of around 450,000 tonnes. Through LEAG Gigawatt GmbH with its subsidiaries LEAG Renewables, LEAG Clean Power and LEAG Biomass, the company develops and operates wind and photovoltaic installations, large-scale battery storage systems, substations and H2-ready gas-fired power plants. Subsidiaries such as Energy Cubes, LandWerte Immobilien, GMB, TSS Logistik, MCR Lausitz and SERO Lausitz complement the portfolio with energy services, site development, special civil engineering, logistics and recycling.
- Site
- Cottbus
- Processes
- Operation of lignite-fired power plants (electricity, district heating, process steam), Operation of gas turbine power plants (grid stabilization/capacity reserve), Lignite refining (briquette production, lignite dust), Wood pellet production (pelletizing under high pressure without chemical binders), Lignite extraction in open-cast mining, Electricity and gas supply, direct marketing, PPAs, battery storage marketing, virtual power plant, Development, construction and operation of wind and photovoltaic installations, battery storage, Recycling and waste disposal (SERO Lausitz), maintenance and rail vehicle service (MCR Lausitz),
- Materials
- Lignite / raw lignite, Natural gas, Hydrogen (planned for H2-ready power plants), Wood pellets (Premium A1 ENplus, industrial B ENplus, ISO 17225-2), FGD gypsum (by-product of flue gas desulfurization), Biomass, Lignite, Hydrogen (planned)
- Certificates
- Certified waste management specialist company
- Founded
- 2016
- Employees
- 6500
- Industries
- Energy supply, Energy generation (electricity, heat, steam), Mining / raw materials, Biomass / fuels, Real estate / site development, Industrial services / logistics
- 01
Lignite extraction in open-cast mines
- 02
Refining into briquettes and lignite dust
- 03
Generation of electricity, district heating and process steam in lignite-fired
- 04
Grid-serving operation of gas-fired power plants
- 05
Expansion of wind, photovoltaic and battery storage installations
- 06
Production of wood pellets
- 07
Marketing of electricity, gas, heat, fuels and flexibilities
- 08
Site development and recultivation
Fuels and Products
Lignite
Raw fuel from the company's own Lusatian open-cast mines for electricity, heat and steam generation as well as for refining into briquettes and dust.
Natural gas
Fuel for the flexibly dispatchable gas-fired power plants Thyrow, Ahrensfelde and Leipheim for grid stabilization.
Hydrogen (planned)
Future energy carrier for the gradual conversion of the H2-ready gas-fired power plants.
Wood pellets (ENplus A1/B, ISO 17225-2)
Biogenic fuel made from residual wood, produced under high pressure without chemical binders.
Biomass
Raw material basis for pellet production from sawmill and harvest products.
FGD gypsum
By-product of flue gas desulfurization in the power plants.
Installations and Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operation of lignite-fired power plants (electricity, district heating, process steam)Power plant operation | – | – | – | – | Lignite, Raw lignite |
| Operation of gas turbine power plants (grid stabilization/capacity reserve)Power plant operation | – | – | – | – | Natural gas |
| Lignite refining (briquette production, lignite dust)Refining | – | – | – | – | Lignite |
| Wood pellet production (pelletizing under high pressure without chemical binders)Refining | Pellets: diameter 6 mm, length up to 4 cm | up to four centimeters (pellet length) | 450,000 t annual production (4 sites) | – | Wood, Residual wood, By-products from sawmills and timber harvesting |
| Lignite extraction in open-cast miningMining | – | – | – | – | Lignite |
| Electricity and gas supply, direct marketing, PPAs, battery storage marketing, virtual power plantEnergy service | – | – | – | – | – |
| Development, construction and operation of wind and photovoltaic installations, battery storageEnergy infrastructure | – | – | – | – | – |
| Recycling and waste disposal (SERO Lausitz), maintenance and rail vehicle service (MCR Lausitz),Industrial services | – | – | – | – | – |
| Co-incineration of pre-treated waste (certified waste management specialist company)Energy generation | – | – | – | – | Lignite, pre-treated waste |
13 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lignite-fired power plant | Boxberg power plant (Block Q 900 MW, Block R 675 MW, two 500 MW blocks) | 3 units | installed capacity 2,575 MW, Block R efficiency 43.7%, controllability 33–103% | Block Q | Boxberg, Görlitz district (Saxony) |
| Lignite-fired power plant | Schwarze Pumpe power plant (two 800 MW blocks) | 2 units | installed capacity 1,600 MW, operating range 310–800 MW, efficiency approx. 40% | 1997/1998 | Schwarze Pumpe (Brandenburg) |
| Lignite-fired power plant | Jänschwalde power plant (three 500 MW blocks) | 3 units | installed capacity 1,500 MW | 1981–1989 | Jänschwalde near Peitz (Brandenburg) |
| Lignite-fired power plant | Lippendorf power plant Block R (920 MW) | 1 unit | installed capacity 920 MW, net efficiency 42% | 1999 | Lippendorf near Leipzig (Saxony) |
| Gas turbine power plant | Thyrow gas turbine power plant (5 x 30 MW) | 5 gas turb | approx. 150 MW; gas storage 480,000 Nm³ | 1987–1989 | Thyrow near Berlin |
| Gas turbine power plant | Ahrensfelde gas turbine power plant (4 x 30 MW) | 4 gas turb | approx. 120 MW; gas storage 360,000 Nm³ | 1990–1991 | Ahrensfelde near Berlin |
| Gas turbine power plant | Leipheim gas-fired power plant (turbine type SGT5-4000F, 3,000 rpm) | 1 | 300 MW electrical output, efficiency approx. 40%, start-up time approx. 30 min | Inbetriebn | Leipheim near Ulm (Bavaria) |
| Large-scale battery storage (BigBattery) | Fluence (at Jänschwalde according to Wikipedia) BigBattery Schwarze Pumpe | 1 | 66 MW / 54 MWh | – | Schwarze Pumpe (Brandenburg) |
| Large-scale battery storage (BigBattery, under construction) | BigBattery Boxberg | 1 | 100 MW / 137 MWh | – | Boxberg (Saxony) |
| Wind farm | Forst-Briesnig II wind farm | 1 | 105 MW | in Erricht | Forst-Briesnig (Brandenburg) |
| Ground-mounted photovoltaic installations / energy parks | Bohrau energy park (133 MWp, 1st section), Floating PV Cottbuser Ostsee | several | – | – | Lusatia (Brandenburg/Saxony) |
| Wood pellet production plants | Pellet plants Wismar, Schwedt, Oranienbaum, Löbau; international plants in | 4 sites | Annual production 450,000 t of pellets, 168 employees | – | Wismar, Schwedt, Oranienbaum, Löbau (Germany); Sweden; Latvia |
| Briquette factory / refining plant | Schwarze Pumpe briquette factory | 1 | – | – | Schwarze Pumpe industrial park |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality and Standards
LEAG operates as a certified waste management specialist company (co-incineration of pre-treated waste) and sets high standards for occupational safety, environmental protection and supplier quality (UN Global Compact). Specific ISO certificates are not documented on the recorded pages.
| Evidence | Cottbus |
|---|---|
| Certified waste management specialist company |
History
- 1990/91
After the fall of the Berlin Wall, privatization and consolidation of the East German power plants in VEAG; LAUBAG emerged from BKK Senftenberg.
- 2001/02
Acquisition of VEAG, LAUBAG and BEWAG by Vattenfall; founding of Vattenfall Europe AG.
- 2016
Sale of Vattenfall's lignite division to EPH and PPF; renaming to Lausitz Energie Bergbau AG and Lausitz Energie Kraftwerke AG, LEAG brand.
- 2023
Commissioning of the Leipheim gas-fired power plant (31.07.2023); EP Corporate Group holds 70%.
- 2024
Adi Roesch takes over as Chairman of the Board; announcement of 7 GW of renewables by 2030 and at least 3 GW of gas power plant capacity.
- 2025
Reorganization with LEAG Gigawatt GmbH (Renewables, Clean Power, Biomass, Finance); MIBRAG Energy Group acquires a stake in Lippendorf Block S; EU approval of up to €1.75 billion for early coal phase-outs; groundbreaking for GigaBattery Boxberg 400; acquisition of all shares by EP Energy Transition.
- 2026
MIBRAG Energy Group becomes co-owner of Block S Lippendorf; participation in the tender for future-capable power plants (StromVKG).