Laureates of the Leaders of the Energy World Awards 2025
⭐ Manager of the Year
🏆 Grzegorz Onichimowski, President of the Management Board, Polish Power Grid (Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne – PSE S.A.)
Grzegorz Onichimowski, President of the Management Board of Polish Power Grid (PSE S.A.). As an entrepreneur and manager with over 30 years of experience in the energy and IT sectors, he brought extensive knowledge and skills to PSE. In 2024, under his leadership, PSE undertook key initiatives aimed at ensuring the stability of the national power system. He initiated changes enabling an increase in available capacity in the national power system through new solutions in the capacity market. On his initiative, PSE increased the transparency of the grid connection process, and the company also proposed changes regarding the issuance of connection conditions.
⭐ Leader of Energy Transformation
🏆 Energa Group
Energa Group is one of the four largest energy groups operating in Poland. Energa is a leader in terms of the share of RES (Renewable Energy Sources) in the total installed capacity of all generation assets – at the end of September 2024, this share was 45 percent, primarily comprising wind farms with a total capacity of 244 MW, hydropower plants (202 MW), photovoltaic installations (125 MW), and biogas sources (82 MW). In the first three quarters of 2024, these sources produced a total of 1.2 TWh of electricity, accounting for nearly 60 percent of the Group’s total gross production from all generation sources during this period.
Energa Group’s distribution network spans 199,000 km and covers approximately ¼ of the country, supplying power to about 3.4 million customers. As much as 1/3 of all renewable sources operating in Poland are connected to the distribution lines of Energa Operator – these are assets with a total capacity of approximately 9.6 MW. In the distribution area, the Group is also a leader in terms of smart meters (remote reading meters) installed at electricity consumers’ premises – approximately 2.8 million devices by the end of the third quarter of 2024.
⭐ Leader of Energy Transformation
🏆 EDP
In the municipalities of Gołańcz and Margonin in Greater Poland (Wielkopolska), a pioneering project implementing the idea of cable-pooling is operational. It allows the Konary photovoltaic farm (45 MWp) and the Pawłowo wind farm (79.5 MW) to share connection infrastructure. Both installations have been operating under this model since 2023 and, thanks to innovative algorithms, supply stable and balanced energy to the grid. The project, implemented by EDP, powers approximately 100,000 households and helps reduce CO₂ emissions by 150,000 tons annually. This is a breakthrough step towards efficient and sustainable energy.
⭐ Leader of Renewable Energy Sources
🏆 OX2 Poland
In 2024, OX2 significantly increased its commitment to Poland’s energy transformation and the development of renewable energy sources. Previously a leader in the development of RES projects in Poland, last year it expanded its operations to become an independent power producer (IPP). The first project of the OX2 group worldwide implemented under this new model is the Rutki photovoltaic farm with a capacity of 100 MW. Furthermore, last year OX2 commissioned 3 wind farms – WF Juniewicze, WF Wysoka, and WF Kraśnik.
⭐ Innovation of the Year in Energy
🏆 Dynamic Tariff – TAURON Group
TAURON introduced a new service: the “Tariff for electricity distribution services of TAURON Dystrybucja,” applicable within the company’s operating area.
TAURON Dystrybucja is the first DSO (Distribution System Operator) to introduce a dynamic tariff for customers in the G tariff group (household customers). The offer is therefore aimed at household consumers equipped with smart meters (remote reading meters) who are willing to take on the challenge of flexibly adjusting their electricity consumption throughout the day based on price signals.
⭐ Solution Provider for the Energy Sector
🏆 Apator S.A.
Apator S.A. forms an international group of manufacturers and distributors of metering devices and systems, as well as providers of comprehensive solutions supporting the operation of electricity, water, and gas networks. For years, the company has been supplying innovative solutions for the energy sector, supporting energy transformation and the development of smart metering infrastructure. Apator Group’s solutions are present in over 60 markets.
Thanks to smart metering systems (AMI), advanced analytical platforms, and solutions supporting renewable energy sources, Apator enables efficient management of energy networks and optimization of utility consumption.
The company implements proprietary technical solutions based on its own research and development centers, promotes high cybersecurity standards for ICT solutions, and initiates discussions on strengthening local content and building the technological sovereignty of Poland and the EU.
⭐ Young Generation Leader in Energy
🏆 Michał Hetmański, CEO and Co-founder of the Instrat Foundation
Michał Hetmański, CEO and Co-founder of the Instrat Foundation. An expert in public policy and the energy market, he actively supports the just transition of coal regions and the decarbonization of the steel industry. Under his leadership, the Instrat Foundation has developed key strategies, including a report on the decarbonization of steel production in Poland. In it, he emphasizes the need for investment in green steel instead of subsidizing coal mining. He advocates for redirecting financial support directly to sector employees, which would increase the efficiency of the transition. His actions contribute to lasting changes in Polish energy and industrial climate policy.
⭐ Leader of Energy Efficiency in the Economy
🏆 Oświetlenie Uliczne i Drogowe sp. z o.o.
For nearly 30 years, Oświetlenie Uliczne i Drogowe has ensured the continuity of energy supply and maintenance of lighting infrastructure in 110 municipalities across three voivodeships: Greater Poland (Wielkopolskie), Lower Silesian (Dolnośląskie), and Łódź. In all these municipalities, the company has modernized the lighting infrastructure using the latest lighting management and remote control systems, thereby becoming the largest user of remote management systems in Central and Eastern Europe.
The implementation of the latest technologies, both in terms of using energy-efficient LED luminaires and the latest remote management systems, has significantly reduced electricity consumption and lowered operating costs. Thanks to the use of these systems, many smart city solutions have been implemented, thereby also improving the quality of public space lighting and increasing user safety.
Additionally, OUiD (Oświetlenie Uliczne i Drogowe) offers the opportunity to participate in Poland’s largest electricity purchasing group, operating on a system indexed directly to the Polish Power Exchange (Towarowa Giełda Energii – TGE).
