E.ON unveils 'bold' plan to focus on renewables and ditch fossil fuels

James Murray
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German energy giant says it will respond to 'dramatically altered global energy markets' by splitting company and tapping 'the growth potential created by the transformation of the energy world'

E.ON will today provide further details about how it plans to execute a dramatic shake up of the company, which will see its fossil fuel generation assets spun off into a new company, leaving the German...

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