The Csepel Group provides Alpiq with a key business pillar in Hungary.

The Csepel Group provides Alpiq with a key business pillar in Hungary. The group consists of three companies: Alpiq Csepel Kft., Alpiq Csepeli Erömü Kft. and Alpiq Csepeli Szolgáltató Kft. At the core of their activities is Csepel II, a modern, environmentally friendly gas-fired combined cycle power plant in south Budapest.

Built in 2000, Csepel II was the first power plant in Hungary to be funded by private capital. With a capacity of 403 MW it covers 6% of the country's total energy requirements. In addition to selling heat to Hungarian industrial operations, the power plant supplies district heating to more than 19,500 apartments in south Budapest. The Csepel Group also sells natural gas and offers general energy-related services.