RWE spells out renewables downscale

German utility RWE today revealed the full toll that financial pressures are taking on its plans to expand renewable generation.

As Recharge reported last month, RWE is reining back its renewables ambitions to reflect the reduced availability of investment funds.

The group is struggling under a debt burden of €33bn ($43bn), and today announced plans to sell its oil and gas exploration business to give itself some financial breathing space.

Renewables division RWE Innogy will now invest about €1bn this year and €500m over the next two years.

“This is much less than we had originally planned,” RWE told its investors in its 2012 full-year financial report..

The shortfall means Innogy will not, Log in to read complete article.

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