The company’s credit-rating outlook is “negative”,according to S&P.
The long- and short-term credit ratingswere lowered to ‘BBB-/A-3’ from ‘BBB/A-2’ on RWE AG and its subsidiaries EssentNV and Essent Nederland BV.
Decreasing profitability
The German nuclear commission hasreleased its recommendation that German utilities contribute to funding ofnuclear waste provisions, resulting in an obligation for RWE to contributeapproximately 6.5
