Elenia Oy to sell its district heating business to SL Capital Infrastructure II SCSP, DIF Infrastructure V Coöperatief U.A. and LPPI Infrastructure Investments LP
The parent company of the Elenia Group, Elenia Oy, has agreed to sell its district heating business, Elenia Lämpö Oy (Elenia Heat), to SL Capital Infrastructure II SCSP, DIF Infrastructure V Coöperatief U.A. and LPPI Infrastructure Investments LP.
Elenia Heat is the owner and operator of 16 local district heating networks across Finland with a total network length of almost 500 km serving 85,000 end-users.
The sale of Elenia Heat enables the Elenia Group to focus on the development of security of electricity distribution, smart grids and multifunctional services to its customers. In addition to network investment, the Elenia Group will also use proceeds from the sale to deleverage.
More information:
CEO Tapani Liuhala, Elenia Oy, tel. +358 40 033 1130
Elenia Group will consist of the electricity distribution company Elenia Oy, services company Elenia Palvelut Oy and Elenia Finance Oyj after the sale of Elenia Heat. Elenia’s electricity distribution area is in the centre of Finland, covering more than 100 municipalities. Elenia provides services in close cooperation with local partner companies.
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