German utility RWE said it will have € 1.5bn ( $ 12 ) If the government does push for an earlier exit from coal, RWE is prepared to claim damages, he said. a year to invest in green energy , either through acquisitions or building generating assets , said CEO Peter Martin ##i . The cash surplus supports the complex deal between RWE and EON to acquire and break up Innogy 's assets which , when completed in 2019 , will leave RWE as Germany 's second - biggest wind utility and EON ' ’s largest operator of gas and power networks .
German utility RWE said it will have € 1.5bn ( $ 12 ) a year to invest in green energy , either through acquisitions or building generating assets , said CEO Peter Martin ##i . The cash surplus supports the complex deal between RWE and EON to acquire and break up Innogy 's assets which , when completed in 2019 , will leave RWE as Germany 's second - biggest wind utility and EON ' ’s largest operator of gas and power networks .