Big investors interested in energy installations
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Low interest rates are tempting large investors to energy-related businesses such as district heating networks and wind farms, Phillip Krohn and Markus Frühauf write in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. As an example, the authors cite insurance company Munich Re acquiring the district heating network in North-Rhine Westphalia from utility Steag. Most insurance companies in Europe have invested in renewable energy installations by now because they fit well with their long-term payment obligations in health- and life insurance schemes, the article says.
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