Municipal utility grid operator for electricity, gas, water, and district heating
Netze Duisburg operates the local distribution infrastructure for Duisburg's utilities across four vectors: electricity, gas, water, and district heating. The company is mid-way through a SAP modernization program—adopting Fiori UIs and migrating core processes to S/4HANA utilities—with active engineering capacity dedicated to building Fiori applications and integrating them into legacy SAP landscapes. This technical investment signals a shift from reactive grid management toward digital process optimization and real-time asset visibility.
Netze Duisburg is the network operator and metering service provider responsible for planning, operating, expanding, and maintaining the public utility grids across Duisburg. The company operates over 9,200 kilometers of distribution lines and employs roughly 700 staff. Founded in 2007 as a subsidiary of Stadtwerke Duisburg AG, Netze Duisburg manages non-discriminatory grid access for all customers while ensuring uninterrupted supply. Current priorities include digital asset management, SAP system transformation, district heating expansion, and infrastructure readiness for Germany's energy transition.
SAP ecosystem (SAP, S/4HANA, Fiori, ABAP, IS-U utilities module, BTP), GIS, CAD, OData, SQL, and Microsoft Office tools. Currently adopting SAP Fiori for user interface modernization.
SAP Fiori application development, S/4HANA utilities transformation, digital asset registries, street lighting network integration, district heating expansion, and project management platforms.
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