Czech companies have delivered dozens of cogeneration units to Ukraine and are negotiating more

Czech companies have sent dozens of cogeneration units to Ukraine—facilities that produce electricity and heat together—and are negotiating further deliveries. For example, engineering and energy company Tedom will have delivered 60 cogeneration units to Ukraine from the start of the war through the end of this year. Tedom representatives said today that the company is negotiating the delivery of another 40 units. Brno-based GENTEC CHP, meanwhile, delivered 30 cogeneration units from October last year until this summer and is preparing to supply dozens more. The units are installed mainly in hospitals, municipal boiler houses and other public infrastructure buildings. Operators control them remotely.

Cogeneration units play a crucial role in the necessary changes to Ukraine’s energy sector. „Ukraine had to secure heat and energy for municipal boiler houses, hospitals and other public infrastructure facilities very quickly. It managed to simplify customs clearance and administrative procedures, making it easier to install the units and connect them to the grid. This means that the energy sector of one of Europe’s largest countries is undergoing a transformation and decentralisation on a scale that is so far unprecedented,“ said Jiří Janša, Tedom’s deputy commercial director.

According to Janša, Tedom is the largest supplier of the units. Since 2022, it has delivered 16 mainly large-capacity models, ranging from 180 to 2000 kW, to Ukraine across nine projects. They run on mine methane, landfill gas, natural gas and biogas. From the start of the war through the end of this year, it will deliver a total of 60 units. In addition to the large models, the company also supplies smaller cogeneration units ranging from 80 to 1600 kW, which are suitable for use in towns and villages. Tedom noted that Czech companies hold a significant share of the Ukrainian market.

„Cogeneration units are one of the key energy technologies for Ukraine, helping a country devastated by war to restore its energy system and supply heat and electricity,“ Václav Klein of GENTEC CHP said in a press release today.

„The total value of all our company’s deliveries to Ukraine is approaching CZK 1 billion,“ he added. Funding is provided by international funds.

The supplied cogeneration units are operated from a remote location. All controls, operational data and advanced diagnostics can therefore be managed from secure locations or, when necessary, in field conditions, ensuring operational flexibility and safety.

Tedom is a multinational energy group providing technologies and services for decentralised energy solutions, including the manufacture and operation of cogeneration units. The group has four manufacturing and development plants in the Czech Republic. Other group members operate in Germany, Poland, the United States, Slovakia, Central Asia and the United Kingdom. The Tedom group has around 1,000 employees.

Brno-based manufacturer GENTEC CHP supplies units to 11 foreign markets. This year, it has expanded into the United States, following markets including Italy, Ukraine, Slovakia, Poland, Romania and the United Kingdom.