RWE AG - Annual Report 2008 - Property, plant and equipment

€ million	Land, land rights and buildings incl. buildings on thirdparty land	Technical plant and machinery	Other equipment, factory and office equipment	Prepay- ments	Plants under con- struc- tion	Total
Cost
Balance at Jan 1, 2008	6,680	57,701	1,955	837	1,715	68,888
Additions/disposals due to changes in the scope of consolidation	48	87	30	17	-14	168
Additions	137	1,454	149	178	2,286	4,204
Transfers	14	674	25	-8	-767	-62
Currency translation adjustments	-153	-911	-81		-255	-1,400
Disposals	114	486	136		12	748
Balance at Dec 31, 2008	6,612	58,519	1,942	1,024	2,953	71,050
Accumulated depreciation/ impairment losses
Balance at Jan 1, 2008	3,397	43,862	1,560	1	30	48,850
Additions/disposals due to changes in the scope of consolidation	6	-166	-4		3	-161
Depreciation/impairment losses in the reporting period	164	1,503	129			1,796
Transfers	-6	1	2			-3
Currency translation adjustments	-54	-453	-57		-1	-565
Disposals	62	399	129			590
Write-backs	4	6			29	39
Balance at Dec 31, 2008	3,441	44,342	1,501	1	3	49,288
Carrying amounts
Balance at Dec 31, 2008	3,171	14,177	441	1,023	2,950	21,762

Cost
Balance at Jan 1, 2007	7,516	64,905	2,157	334	1,562	76,474
Additions/disposals due to changes in the scope of consolidation	-995	-8,040	-132		-211	-9,378
Additions	254	1,806	138	541	1,221	3,960
Transfers	100	732	12	-38	-732	74
Currency translation adjustments	-101	-906	-43		-80	-1,130
Disposals	94	796	177		45	1,112
Balance at Dec 31, 2007	6,680	57,701	1,955	837	1,715	68,888
Accumulated depreciation/ impairment losses
Balance at Jan 1, 2007	3,725	45,073	1,642	0	0	50,440
Additions/disposals due to changes in the scope of consolidation	-532	-1,789	-74			-2,395
Depreciation/impairment losses in the reporting period	290	1,518	168		59	2,035
Transfers	23	4	-4			23
Currency translation adjustments	-46	-167	-26	1		-238
Disposals	58	775	146		29	1,008
Write-backs	5	2				7
Balance at Dec 31, 2007	3,397	43,862	1,560	1	30	48,850
Carrying amounts
Balance at Dec 31, 2007	3,283	13,839	395	836	1,685	20,038

Of additions/disposals due to changes in the scope of consolidation, in the previous year -€6,865 million resulted from classification as assets held for sale.

The carrying amount of property, plant, and equipment for exploration activities was €292 million in the reporting period (previous year: €212 million).

Property, plant and equipment were subject to restrictions in the amount of €99 million (previous year: €59 million) in the form of land charges and chattel mortgages. Of the carrying amount of property, plant and equipment, €76 million (previous year: €82 million) was attributable to assets leased under finance leases. These assets were principally comprised of technical plant and equipment with a total value of €66 million (previous year: €71 million). Disposal of property, plant and equipment resulted from the sale and decommissioning of plants.

(11) Property, plant and equipment