"Electricity managers wary of centre-right government"
Managers in the utilities sector seem wary of a centre-right coalition of German Chancellor Angela Merkel鈥檚 conservatives and the business-oriented Free Democrats (FDP) after September鈥檚 federal election, although the pairing has traditionally been seen as business leaders鈥� favourite, Angela Hennersdorf writes in business magazine WirtschaftsWoche. The coalition of the two parties in the country鈥檚 largest federal state North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) has set out to 鈥渞evamp鈥� the Energiewende policy, including a slow-down in onshore wind power installations. Energy sector leaders fear yet another turn-around at the federal level after companies such as utility RWE鈥檚 spin-off innogy and E.ON finally shifted full-force into renewable energy, Hennersdorf writes. However, she quotes Andreas Pinkwart, FDP economy minister in NRW, as saying that the new NRW government does 鈥渘ot want to undo the Energiewende, but ensure that it finally follows market rules.鈥�
Find background on the election in NRW here and key points of the coalition treaty here. The 威力彩玩法 dossier Vote2017 provides background on the parties鈥� positions ahead of the federal election.