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  • Strategic partnership strengthens building technology and energy planning

    Strategic partnership strengthens building technology and energy planning

    AEW Energie AG is acquiring a stake in Herzog Kull Group Holding AG(HKG). The energy supplier from Aarau will acquire a 35 per cent stake in the Zug-based building technology and electrical engineering group, AEW announced in a press release. The two companies intend to develop new business areas together. Examples cited in the press release include general planning for site concepts and standardised overall solutions for residential construction.

    The two companies have agreed not to disclose the purchase price for the shares. AEW and HKG have already worked together in the past. AEW acquired a 50 per cent stake in the HKG subsidiary GA-Werkstatt.ch AG(GAW) at the end of 2023. GAW is to be merged with HKG subsidiary Energy-Group.ch AG this year to form Energy Group AG.

    “The megatrends of decarbonisation, decentralisation and digitalisation will continue to shape the energy system in the future, and every building will be an active element in this,” AEW CEO Marc Ritter is quoted as saying in the press release. His company intends to expand its own expertise in planning, engineering and building management, while continuing to forgo activities in execution. As part of the acquisition of HKG, Ritter and AEW Chairman of the Board of Directors Raffael Schubiger will join the Board of Directors of Herzog Kull Group Holding AG.

  • Uri and Ticino to jointly operate the Lucendro power plant in future

    Uri and Ticino to jointly operate the Lucendro power plant in future

    The Lucendro power plant in the Gotthard region on the territory of the municipality of Airolo will be jointly operated by the cantons of Uri and Ticino in future. According to a press release, this is the result of an agreement reached on 1 November. The agreement was reached thanks to mediation by the Federal Office for the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications, which has been ongoing since 2022. According to the agreement, both cantons will each hold a 50 per cent stake in the future company, which will be based in Airolo. Uri will receive a majority share of the electricity. Technical operation and maintenance will continue to be ensured by Azienda Elettrica Ticinese(AET). Uri will take over the commercial management.

    The power plant was built between 1942 and 1948 by the former Atel, which was later merged into Alpiq. in 2013, the two cantons decided not to renew Alpiq’s licence after the reversion. aET acquired the plant in 2015.

    The power plant utilises water from the Gotthardreuss and Ticino rivers, which is collected in the Lucendro and Sella reservoirs. It produces around 103 gigawatt hours per year.