RWE raises global green energy investment goal to €55bn by 2030

Michael Holder
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German energy giant claims investment push, including €8bn in the UK, will ramp up its clean energy capacity to 65GW by the end of the decade

RWE has raised its global green electricity investment goal to €55bn for the remainder of the decade, as the German energy giant today ramped up its renewables capacity goal to 65GW by 2030, up from around...

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