The main recipient of the electricity is PGE (formerly Zakład Energetyczny Białystok) and the main recipient of the heat is Enea Wytwarzanie (formerly Miejskie Przedsiębiorstwo Energetyki Cieplnej w Białymstoku).

In 1978 the first BC 50 heating unit (duoblock) was put into operation.

On 22 January 1991 CHP Plant was separated from Zakład Energetyczny.

On 30 September 1993 Elektrociepłownia Białystok was transformed into a sole shareholder company of the State Treasury.

On 15 February 2001 conclusion of agreement between the State Treasury and Société nationale d'électricité et de thermique (SNET S.A.) on the power plant privatization, and the latter became the company's majority shareholder.