An environment posing such challenges also offers outstanding opportunities to strong, well-aligned market participants such as RWE. In terms of sales, we hold a leading market position with at least one of our main products (electricity and gas) in our core markets. We strive to achieve leading market positions when we tap new markets.
Market positions of the RWE Group – in terms of sales – |
Electricity |
Gas |
Germany |
No. 2 |
No. 3 |
UK |
No. 4 |
No. 4 |
Eastern Europe |
No. 2 in Hungary |
No. 1 in the Czech Republic |
Total Europe |
No. 3 |
No. 6 |
Our expertise in the construction and operation of power plants and grids is world-renowned. Via RWE Supply & Trading, we occupy one of the leading positions in European energy trading and optimize the commercial operation of our assets (e.g. power stations) from a single source. We have vertically integrated positions along the value chain in Germany and the UK, our key markets. Long-term partnerships with municipalities and industrial key accounts make us more competitive. Our fast-growing, regionally diversified gas production improves our position in gas procurement. Our high cash flows and solid balance sheet give us a robust financial foundation for achieving future growth.