Kelag Energie

About Kelag Energie

The Kelag Group is one of the leading energy service providers in Austria. The group companies are active in the business areas of electricity, gas, and heat throughout Austria, with a focus on Carinthia. Founded in 1923, the company has extensive experience in generating, procuring, distributing, and selling piped energy. Kelag is one of the largest electricity producers from renewable energy – hydropower, wind power, and photovoltaics – in Austria. The subsidiary KELAG Energie & Wärme GmbH is the largest provider of heat based on biomass and industrial waste heat operating throughout Austria. KNG-Kärnten Netz GmbH handles the distribution network operation for electricity and gas in Carinthia. International activities in the business areas of hydropower, wind power, and photovoltaics, as well as international energy trading, are bundled in KI-KELAG International GmbH. In addition to expanding the use of renewable energy sources at home and abroad, Kelag focuses on activities for the sustainable improvement of energy efficiency. These include, for example, energy efficiency or energy management solutions such as photovoltaics, smart metering, and smart home. Kelag is also involved in the strategic development areas of e-mobility and broadband/fiber optics. With a group turnover of EUR 1,203 million and 1,629 employees (2021), the Kelag Group is one of Carinthia's leading companies.