RWE Generation: An international generation company to strengthen the RWE Group for the future (BILD)

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- Matthias Hartung to manage new company with 18,000 employees
- Total power generation capacity of ~ 50,000 megawatts at more
than 50 sites across Western Europe

International presence, local roots: This is the slogan chosen by
RWE Generation SE a new RWE business created to manage a power
generation capacity of around 50,000 megawatts at more than 50 sites
across Western Europe from 1 January 2013.

"This new international approach to power generation at RWE will
help us to ensure success in an increasingly difficult market
environment", explained Dr. Rolf Martin Schmitz, Executive Board
member for Operational Management (COO) and Deputy Chief Executive
Officer of RWE AG. "This move will strengthen the RWE Group for the
future and cements our place as one of Europe's leading energy
utilities. It is an important milestone in progressing our
development programme, RWE 2015."

All of RWE's conventional power plants in Germany, the UK and the
Netherlands, as well as RWE Technology GmbH, have been combined to
form a new company which will be incorporated as a European joint
stock company (Societas Europaea - SE for short).

Newly appointed RWE Generation CEO, Matthias Hartung, said, "Price
trends for energy resources and electricity are hard to predict.
Future market mechanisms remain unclear and subject to change.
Renewable energies are becoming more and more important in the
European market. Conventional power plants can only hold their own in
today's environment if they are highly efficient, protect the climate
and are able to work very flexibly", emphasised Matthias Hartung.
"Our 18,000 employees have the highest level of expertise and
know-how, and I know that, with this new RWE team working on the
operation and continued development of our assets, we can establish
ourselves at the top of Europe's power generation sector."

In conclusion, Matthias Hartung, added, "RWE Generation will
combine the advantages of a cross-country organisation with RWE's
strong presence in our core market countries." This is why the Chief
Executive Officers of the national companies - Paul Massara at RWE
npower in the UK and Erwin van Laethem at Essent in the Netherlands -
will remain the immediate contacts for politicians and the public.
"This is how we intend to make our generation business fit for the
future."

The foundation of RWE Generation's business strategy is the
sharing of best practice and technical expertise across international
boundaries to provide the best solutions for the whole business.
Moreover the commercial entities will work increasingly closely with
the operating units.

Dr. Frank Weigand (Chief Financial Officer), Alan Robinson (Chief
Commercial Officer), Dr. Ulrich Hartmann (Lignite / Nuclear Energy /
Hydroelectric Power portfolio), Roger Miesen (Hardcoal / Gas /
Biomass portfolio ) and Erwin Winkel (Human Resources) also belong to
the Executive Board of RWE Generation.

RWE Generation SE

Since 1 January 2013, RWE Generation SE has been the generation
company in the RWE Group. The company pools the generation entities
and engineering expertise of RWE Power in Germany, RWE Essent in the
Netherlands, and RWE npower in the UK. The company has around 18,000
employees and nearly 50 GW of power generation capacity.

Contact:
Stephanie Schunck
Head of Communication
RWE Generation SE
T +49-201/12-22088

Lothar Lambertz
External Communication/PR
RWE Generation SE
T +49-201-12- 23984