(ANSA) - ROME, SEPTEMBER 17 - The European Commission has
approved E.ON's takeover of Innogy, the 'green' branch of
Germany's RWE, E.ON reported in a statement, explaining that the
approval from the EC is due to the many commitments made by the
group regarding the decision to exit the electricity and gas
retail activities in the Czech Republic and partly electricity
retail sales in Hungary.
In Germany, the commitments include a significant part of
E.ON's activities in the electric heating sector and the
construction and management of many charging stations for
electric vehicles on the motorway network. Overall, some 2
million retail customers will have to be discontinued,
especially in Eastern Europe, but E.ON "will not have to give up
any network activity."
"The new future of E.ON begins today. The acquisition of
Innogy will give rise to a company fully determined to put
customers at the center of everything it does. We want to
collaborate with our customers to actively shape the new energy
sector, becoming more and more innovative, using energy with
ever greater efficiency and making an effective contribution to
climate protection," said CEO Johannes Teyssen. (ANSA).
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