New hurdle for RWE in Berlin
- From: Vol 12, Issue 3 (March 2011)
- Category: General
- Region: Europe
- Country: Germany
- Related Companies: (RWE) Rhein Ruhr Partners , Berliner Wasserbetriebe and Veolia
The plan to re-municipalise part of Berlin’s water company has taken a new turn following a referendum in February. The question remains as to whether the local government can afford to buy RWE out.
Berlin city government negotiations with RWE over buying back the energy company’s stake in municipal water company Berliner Wasserbetriebe must be halted, local peoples’ initiative Berliner Wassertisch demanded in mid- February.
The interest group is battling for a reversal of the part-privatisation of the city’s water company, but insists that last month’s successful referendum – which will require ...
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