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Vattenfall to divest its last fossil fuel asset in Denmark
Swedish energy company Vattenfall agreed to divest its last fossil fuel asset in Denmark, the 410-MW Nordjylland combined heat power plant, to district heating company Aalborg Forsyning for DKK823m ($123.4m).
read more... 26/06/2015
Sweden: Vattenfall to cut jobs, close nuclear reactors
Hurt by decreased electricity, Vattenfall will slash 1,000 jobs and close its two oldest nuclear reactors earlier than intended, as stated by the Swedish state-owned utility on Tuesday.
read more... 29/04/2015
Germany: Steag seen as possible purchaser of Vattenfall lignite assets
The manager of German energy sector trade union BCE declared it would be "not unreasonable" for German electricity company Steag GmbH to manifest interest in acquiring lignite assets Swedish utility Vattenfall has put up for sale in Germany, less than two weeks after Steag stated it was not in negotiations.
read more... 02/03/2015
CEZ thinks about bidding for Vattenfall’s German lignite and hydro assets
Czech electricity producer CEZ will think about an offer for Vattenfall's lignite power plants in Germany and might also be interested in its hydro assets, as it stated on Thursday.
read more... 11/02/2015
Vattenfall to proceed with lignite sale, concentrate on wind
State-owned Swedish utility Vattenfall is increasing investments in wind power as part of its effort to cut emissions and counterbalance losses at its struggling coal-fired power stations.
read more... 06/02/2015