The German federal state of Bavaria has dropped the idea of selling its 1.44 percent stake in E.ON (EONGn.DE) following the utility group’s deal with RWE (RWEG.DE) to carve up Innogy (IGY.DE), a government source said on Wednesday.
Bavaria’s Chief Minister Markus Soeder had said in January, before taking office, that he would look into the possibility of selling the stake – now worth around 300 million euros ($368 million) – to pay for a public housing program.
But a source familiar with the matter said this project could now be funded without raising cash from the E.ON stake.
Germany’s top two utilities on March 11 announced plans to break up Innogy, in a landmark deal that was welcomed by investors, sending shares in the companies involved sharply higher.
Source: Reuters.com