Energetický a průmyslový holding (EPH) is a vertically integrated energy utility operating gas infrastructure businesses (transmission, distribution and storage) as well as covering the complete energy value chain from lignite mining through to power and heat generation to electricity and heat distribution, including supply and trading platforms. The EPH group currently consists of more than 50 companies operating in the region of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany, Italy, Hungary, Poland and the UK.