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RWE earnings in 2012 exceeded expectations as the impact of Germany's decision to phase out nuclear power eased off, the owner of Npower reported today.
Group operating result rose 10.4 per cent to €6.42 billion (£5.53 billion), higher than the €5.9 billion forecast last year. Recurrent net income was down 0.9 per cent to €2.46 billion (£2.12 billion). In the UK, improved efficiency and gas sales boosted the operating result by 34 per cent to €480 million, a 25 per cent increase net of currency effects.
The group confirmed its forecast of an operating result of €5.9 billion for 2013, when earnings will take a hit from shortfalls in conventional generation. It expects that figure to decline “significantly” after 2013, due to structural changes in the European energy market.
“We are a company that has to work hard for its future,” said RWE CEO Peter Terium.
The group also announced plans to sell off RWE Dea, its upstream oil and gas business.
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