Our company has a pedigree spanning more than a century – back to 1904, when Skoda plants made the first 412kW steam turbine. Rapid expansion of Skoda turbine production over the decades has responded to the worldwide development of technology for power generation. To date, our products have been supplied across more than 60 countries.
1859~1903Foundations
1859
Count Waldstein establishes the original engineering workshop
1869
Emil Škoda purchases the Waldstein workshop
1904~1944First Turbines
1904
The first 412 kW steam turbine made for Rateau
1911
Rateau turbines replaced by ŠKODA designed turbines
1932
The first two 23 MW steam turbines are completed
1945~1992Steady Output Growth
1959
110 MW steam turbine manufacturing begins
1966
200 MW steam turbine manufacture commences
1976
Launch of 220 MW steam turbine for nuclear power plants
1978
500 MW steam turbines introduced
1992
1000 MW steam turbine solution developed for nuclear power plant
1993~2008Changes and Transformation
1993
Privatization, established new subsidiaries within ŠKODA a.s.
1994
Agreement to form a co-operative company in Guangzhou, China, ŠKODA JINMA Turbines, Ltd.
1998
ŠKODA ENERGO established from merger of ŠKODA CONTROLS s.r.o., ŠKODA ELEKTRICKÉ STROJE s.r.o., ŠKODA ETD s.r.o. and ŠKODA TURBÍNY s.r.o.
2004
ŠKODA ENERGO s.r.o. changes as a legal entity and becomes Škoda Power s.r.o.
2004
Škoda Power establishes a subsidiary in India – Škoda Power Pvt. Ltd.
2006
Škoda Power founded as a joint-stock company, born out of the transformed Škoda Power s.r.o.
2007
Switch-on of 660 MW USC unit for the Ledvice power plant in the Czech Republic/p>
2008
Innovative 1220mm turbine blades are introduced
2009~2023Part of Doosan
2009
Škoda Power joins Doosan Group as a subsidiary of Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction
2010
Doosan Škoda Power becomes an integral part of Doosan Power Systems
2011
Completion of enhanced Research and Development facilities
2012
Company was renamed into Doosan Škoda Power
2013
Opening of a new global R&D center within a Turbogenerators Business Group
2021
Doosan Škoda Power became top 3 largest steam turbine provider in the world on accessible market
Doosan’s Our Strategy is based on the principle of “2G” - Growth of Business by Growth of People. 2G is a virtuous circle where people drive the business growth, which in turn provides our people the opportunity for advancement. Doosan believes that sustained success can only come through people.