Investors put pressure on coal companies
WirtschaftsWoche
Many investors increasingly doubt that further investments in fossil power plants make sense and ask for ever more detailed justifications, for example regarding the modernisation of old facilities, writes WirtschaftsWoche in a long article. This could lead to financing problems for coal companies such as utility RWE, the German business weekly writes. The uncertainty regarding the future of coal in Germany burdens the German energy giant, said US rating agency Moody’s according to the article.
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For background, read the CLEW dossier The energy transition's effects on the economy and the Commission watch – Managing Germany’s coal phase-out.
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