German energy group focused on power generation and renewables
RWE has relinquished its offshore wind leases in the US after a settlement with the Trump administration. The company will reinvest about $1.2 billion into a Louisiana LNG terminal and 15 natural gas peaker plants, while winding down projects on New York, California and Louisiana coasts. The move follows a pattern of government buybacks of offshore wind leases.
Since Aug. 2026, Germany has faced a series of deliberate sabotage attempts on electricity infrastructure. Recent incidents near Graustein, Graul, Bergheim and Dormagen-Gohr have left several substations damaged or short-circuited, with no widespread outages. Investigations point to deliberate acts linked to hybrid threat dynamics, and authorities are coordinating with security services as they assess potential foreign involvement.
A 48-year-old man is arrested near the Weisweiler power plant in North Rhine-Westphalia with explosives, amid a string of sabotage incidents across eastern and western Germany targeting high-voltage infrastructure. Investigators are examining letters claiming responsibility and explosive devices found at multiple sites.
The United Arab Emirates has announced a €40 billion investment package in Germany, announced during Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s state visit. The plan spans AI, digital infrastructure, energy, and defense, including about 1 GW of new data-center capacity and €10 billion for Bavaria. An investment council will facilitate public-private ties as bilateral non-oil trade nears €16 billion.