History

More than 100 Years of Energy Supplies

In Upper Austria, public energy supplies began in 1892, when Stern & Hafferl set up a steam company at St. Wolfgang.

A further milestone regarding energy supplies came in 1918 when Oberösterreichische Wasserkraft GmbH was founded. During World War II, major changes were made in connection with the company's staff. The supply of energy was expanded.

With the second nationalization law of 1947, energy supplies in Austria were finally put on a completely new basis - the name "Oberösterreichische Kraftwerke AG" (in brief: OKA) was used for the first time.

The following decades were dedicated to expanding capacities, enlarging the supply area and modernizing operations.

Since 1 January 1999 the former OKA has been an active player on the Austrian energy market under the name of Energie AG Oberösterreich. The majority stake in Energie AG Oberösterreich is held by the Federal Province of Upper Austria (51 per cent).