LNG

RWE AG, the German utility with LNG import interests at Brunsbüttel on the Elbe while also being involved in coal-fired generation and energy trading, reported improved earnings.

Contrary to what is suggested in the political discussions, it is hardly the price of gas that increases the price of electricity, themain driver now in the European Union and particularly in Germany is the carbon-dioxide (CO2) price that gas-fired and coal-fired power plants have to pay for their emissions.