Uniper: Generating greener power and gas with streamlined, modernized business processes
Learn how power producer Uniper is enabling its employees to focus more on innovation and decarbonization initiatives with a modern ERP solution and expert services to help streamline business process efficiency. Download the DocumentINTERNAL – SAP Only (delete if public)
Uniper: Generating greener
power and gas with streamlined,
modernized business processes
Based in Düsseldorf, Germany, Uniper SE is a European energy company with global
reach and activities in more than 40 countries. With approximately 7,500 employees, the
company makes an important contribution to security of supply in Europe, particularly in
its core markets of Germany, the United Kingdom, Sweden, and the Netherlands. Uniper
aims to be carbon neutral by 2040 by transforming its power plants and facilities and
investing in flexible, dispatchable power generation units.
Uniper is building a future-ready utilities IT architecture and improving efficiencies
company-wide. By migrating from its legacy utilities system to a modern ERP system, it
looked to streamline business processes and leverage innovation capabilities to become
a front-runner in the utilities industry.
Uniper: Generating greener
power and gas with streamlined,
modernized business processes
Based in Düsseldorf, Germany, Uniper SE is a European energy company with global
reach and activities in more than 40 countries. With approximately 7,500 employees, the
company makes an important contribution to security of supply in Europe, particularly in
its core markets of Germany, the United Kingdom, Sweden, and the Netherlands. Uniper
aims to be carbon neutral by 2040 by transforming its power plants and facilities and
investing in flexible, dispatchable power generation units.
Uniper is building a future-ready utilities IT architecture and improving efficiencies
company-wide. By migrating from its legacy utilities system to a modern ERP system, it
looked to streamline business processes and leverage innovation capabilities to become
a front-runner in the utilities industry.
INTERNAL – SAP Only (delete if public)
“We entrusted experts from SAP MaxAttention with
supporting and safeguarding our migration to
SAP S/4HANA Utilities during the critical go-live and
hypercare phases, helping secure our investment and
enabling the success of our transformation project.”
Thomas Stein, Project Manager, Uniper IT GmbH
Uniper SE
Düsseldorf, Germany
www.uniper.energy
Industry
Utilities
Employees
~7,500
Adjusted EBITA*
€2.6 billion (2024)
Products and services
Power generation in Europe, global
energy trading, and a broad gas
portfolio including liquified natural
gas and gas storage facilities
Featured solutions and services
SAP S/4HANA Utilities, SAP Market
Communication for Utilities,
and SAP MaxAttention
>80%
Zero-carbon power
capacity goal
supported by SAP
solutions
Faster
Adaption of market
communication changes
Before: Challenges and opportunities
• Balancing the growth of greener power and gas while ensuring a steady supply of dispatchable power
• Modernizing a legacy utilities system with a future-ready ERP system to streamline operations
• Achieving carbon neutrality by 2040, with over 80% zero-carbon power capacity by 2030, while
leveraging innovation to stay ahead in the utilities industry
Why SAP and adesso SE
• SAP S/4HANA Utilities solution, providing a modern ERP solution to support enhanced performance
and future-ready operations for utilities companies
• Cloud-based SAP Market Communication for Utilities application to help streamline energy market
interactions across Germany and adapt to frequently changing regulatory requirements
• Expert-guided services from implementation partner adesso, with safeguarding and incident-handling
support from the SAP MaxAttention program and product management experts from SAP
After: Value-driven results
• Migration from SAP for Utilities solutions running on SAP ERP Central Component to cloud solutions
from SAP as one of the first adopters of SAP Market Communication for Utilities in a supplier role
• Improved, more-efficient communication with market partners
• Integrated systems and streamlined utilities processes, helping users work more efficiently, drive
innovation, and accelerate Uniper’s move toward carbon neutrality
Moving toward carbon neutrality with SAP S/4HANA Utilities,
SAP Market Communication for Utilities, and SAP MaxAttention
96647enUS (25/04) © 2025 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. sap.com/terms-of-use
*Earnings before interest, taxes, and amortization
“We entrusted experts from SAP MaxAttention with
supporting and safeguarding our migration to
SAP S/4HANA Utilities during the critical go-live and
hypercare phases, helping secure our investment and
enabling the success of our transformation project.”
Thomas Stein, Project Manager, Uniper IT GmbH
Uniper SE
Düsseldorf, Germany
www.uniper.energy
Industry
Utilities
Employees
~7,500
Adjusted EBITA*
€2.6 billion (2024)
Products and services
Power generation in Europe, global
energy trading, and a broad gas
portfolio including liquified natural
gas and gas storage facilities
Featured solutions and services
SAP S/4HANA Utilities, SAP Market
Communication for Utilities,
and SAP MaxAttention
>80%
Zero-carbon power
capacity goal
supported by SAP
solutions
Faster
Adaption of market
communication changes
Before: Challenges and opportunities
• Balancing the growth of greener power and gas while ensuring a steady supply of dispatchable power
• Modernizing a legacy utilities system with a future-ready ERP system to streamline operations
• Achieving carbon neutrality by 2040, with over 80% zero-carbon power capacity by 2030, while
leveraging innovation to stay ahead in the utilities industry
Why SAP and adesso SE
• SAP S/4HANA Utilities solution, providing a modern ERP solution to support enhanced performance
and future-ready operations for utilities companies
• Cloud-based SAP Market Communication for Utilities application to help streamline energy market
interactions across Germany and adapt to frequently changing regulatory requirements
• Expert-guided services from implementation partner adesso, with safeguarding and incident-handling
support from the SAP MaxAttention program and product management experts from SAP
After: Value-driven results
• Migration from SAP for Utilities solutions running on SAP ERP Central Component to cloud solutions
from SAP as one of the first adopters of SAP Market Communication for Utilities in a supplier role
• Improved, more-efficient communication with market partners
• Integrated systems and streamlined utilities processes, helping users work more efficiently, drive
innovation, and accelerate Uniper’s move toward carbon neutrality
Moving toward carbon neutrality with SAP S/4HANA Utilities,
SAP Market Communication for Utilities, and SAP MaxAttention
96647enUS (25/04) © 2025 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. sap.com/terms-of-use
*Earnings before interest, taxes, and amortization