Open Energy Platform AG

Open Energy Platform AG (OpenEP) is a Swiss company specialising in energy management for utilities active in the gas market. According to its own corporate description, OpenEP is a leader in energy management for gas-market utilities and is owned by Swiss energy utilities. Its core activities centre on the procurement of natural gas and renewable gases on the relevant European markets, and it operates balancing groups around the clock (24/7) across several balancing zones. OpenEP positions itself as a procurement services platform rather than a conventional trading house. Its primary customer base consists of companies that are simultaneously shareholders, though it also serves customers outside the shareholder circle when market opportunities arise, generating economies of scale. The company describes its role as bundling competencies and resources so that customers can capture synergies and scale effects in gas procurement and thereby strengthen their competitiveness. Its service portfolio spans portfolio management (including the OpenEP PM.classic and PM.online offerings), balancing group management, weekly reporting, reporting, risk management, sales support, transport management and consulting. OpenEP states that it supplies natural gas to customers at sales-oriented, market-appropriate and transparent prices, and that it continuously reviews and develops its offering to meet individual customer needs. Its portfolio management covers strategy development, performance planning, rolling long-term forecasting, foreign-exchange management and execution of market transactions. The company's stated vision is to be the leading natural gas procurement service provider for energy utilities in Switzerland. Its mission is to procure natural gas and deliver associated services, creating above-average value for shareholders and customers through high technical competence, efficiency and effectiveness. Its values emphasise quality, transparency and cost awareness, alongside high customer satisfaction and a motivating working environment for employees. OpenEP also presents itself as an employer and maintains a news section on its website covering topics such as biogas and the simplification of complex processes, staff participation in the Zurich Marathon, and governance changes including the appointment of a new chairman of the board of directors (VRP) and a new board member. The company is registered in Switzerland and is recorded in Wikidata as a Swiss company.

Open Energy Platform AG (OpenEP) is a Swiss company that emerged as a shared procurement platform for Swiss energy utilities active in the gas market. Its corporate model is built around collective gas sourcing: the company is owned by Swiss energy utilities, and its primary customers are companies that are simultaneously shareholders. This structure allows the participating utilities to bundle their procurement competencies and resources, capturing synergies and economies of scale that would be difficult to achieve individually. From its inception, OpenEP's core activity has been the procurement of natural gas and renewable gases on the relevant European markets. The company operates balancing groups in several balancing zones on a 24/7 basis, a function that requires continuous market presence and operational reliability. Over time, OpenEP has broadened its offering beyond pure sourcing into a full service portfolio for gas-market utilities, including portfolio management, balancing group management, weekly reporting, reporting, risk management, sales support, transport management and consulting. A notable development in its service model is the split of its portfolio management offering into OpenEP PM.classic, aimed at utilities that want OpenEP to handle gas procurement and related tasks, and OpenEP PM.online, which allows customers to manage their own portfolio management while benefiting from OpenEP's platform. This reflects a strategy of offering modular services tailored to different customer needs and levels of self-sufficiency. OpenEP also maintains an OpenEP Marktplatz (marketplace) as part of its service range, and it presents itself as an employer with an active corporate news stream. Recent governance changes include the appointment of Romeo Deplazes as the new chairman of the board of directors (VRP) and the addition of Luca Zillig-Klaus as a new board member, both announced in March 2026. The company's public communications also highlight engagement with renewable gas topics such as biogas, signalling an orientation toward the energy transition alongside its traditional natural gas procurement business. OpenEP is registered in Switzerland and is recorded in Wikidata as a Swiss company. Its stated vision is to be the leading natural gas procurement service provider for energy utilities in Switzerland, and its mission is to procure natural gas and deliver associated services while creating above-average value for shareholders and customers through competence, efficiency and effectiveness.

• Luca Zillig-Klaus announced as a new member of the Board of Directors.

• Romeo Deplazes announced as the new Chairman of the Board of Directors (VRP).

• Company reports strong team performance at the Zurich Marathon.

• Promotional news item inviting participation to win a gift basket.

• News item on biogas and simplifying complex processes.

Leading natural gas procurement service provider for energy utilities in Switzerland; a platform bundling competencies and resources to create synergies and economies of scale for shareholder-customers.

• OpenEP PM.classic

  Portfolio management service supporting utilities in gas procurement and related tasks.

• OpenEP PM.online

  Online portfolio management offering allowing customers to manage their own portfolio management.

• Balancing group management

  24/7 management of balancing groups across several balancing zones.

• OpenEP Marktplatz

  Marketplace service listed among OpenEP's offerings.

• Weekly reporting

  Weekly reporting service for customers.

• Risk management

  Risk management services related to gas procurement.

• Transport management

  Transport management services for gas.

• Consulting

  Consulting services for energy utilities.

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