LEAG
Lausitz Energie AG
Cottbus, Germany
About
Founded in 1990, LEAG is a private headquartered in Cottbus, Germany with approximately 5000+ employees specializing in Solar, Wind, Biomass.
LEAG (Lausitz Energie AG) is a major German energy company operating in coal mining, power generation, and increasingly in renewable energy. The company operates multiple lignite-fired power plants (Jänschwalde, Boxberg, Lippendorf, Schwarze Pumpe), gas turbine plants, and biomass facilities. LEAG supplies millions of households and industrial customers across Germany. The company is undergoing significant transformation, with subsidiary LEAG Renewables GmbH developing wind and solar projects with battery storage. The flagship GigawattFactory project plans to develop 33,000 hectares of former mining land into Germany's largest green energy hub, investing over €10 billion. LEAG also operates the BigBattery Lausitz energy storage facility and is developing hydrogen and power-to-X technologies. The company employs around 7,000 people and is committed to managing Germany's coal phase-out by 2038 while building renewable energy capacity.
Headquarters
Cottbus, Germany
Founded
1990
Employees
5000+
Company Type
Private
Business Models
Value Chain
Service Regions
Lausitz, Eastern Germany, Central German coal region, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Brandenburg
Industry Memberships
UN Global Compact
Products
GigawattFactory
BigBattery Lausitz
Energy Cubes
Virtual Power Plant
Holzpellets (Wood Pellets)
Hydrogen-Ready Gas Turbines
Certifications & Awards
Certifications
UN Global Compact