Innogy
Former German energy company created from RWE's renewable, network, and retail businesses and later integrated into E.ON.
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Overview
Innogy SE was a German energy company headquartered in Essen that operated across renewable power generation, electricity and gas networks, energy retail, energy services, and electric-vehicle charging. It was created on 1 April 2016 when RWE separated a group of businesses associated with the energy transition and customer-facing supply activities from the parent company. The new entity brought together RWE innogy, RWE Deutschland, RWE Effizienz, RWE Vertrieb, and RWE Energiedienstleistungen. The separation reflected the restructuring of Germany's large utilities in response to changing energy markets, including the growth of renewable generation, the increasing importance of network infrastructure, and the shift toward more service-oriented retail businesses. Innogy was presented as a company focused on the parts of the energy value chain expected to expand as electricity systems became more decentralized and lower-carbon. Its activities included wind and solar generation, electricity distribution and other network operations, household and business energy supply, energy-efficiency services, and emerging digital and mobility services. Innogy became a public company when its shares were admitted to trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange on 7 October 2016. At its height, the company served approximately 23 million customers across Europe. Its footprint included Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Belgium, the Czech Republic, and other European markets. The United Kingdom business included npower, a major retail energy subsidiary. The company also pursued electric mobility as a growth area. In December 2016, it consolidated its electric-vehicle activities in innogy eMobility Solutions GmbH. The subsidiary developed and operated charging infrastructure and related services, and Innogy described its network as extending to thousands of charging points in more than twenty countries. Its mobility activities included cooperation with Daimler on the e-mobility Berlin test project, a relationship that dated from 2008, as well as partnerships and acquisitions intended to add hardware and software capabilities. In 2018, innogy eMobility US acquired California-based charger manufacturer BTCPower, and Innogy announced the acquisition of Recargo, the company behind the PlugShare electric-vehicle charging information platform. Innogy's independence was short-lived. In March 2018, E.ON and RWE announced a complex asset-swap transaction under which E.ON would acquire Innogy while RWE would receive selected E.ON assets and retain or expand its position in generation and renewables. The transaction was cleared through the relevant processes and the transfer of Innogy shares to E.ON was completed in September 2019. E.ON subsequently integrated Innogy's operations, and the Innogy corporate structure and brand were progressively removed from much of the European business. The proposed combination of Innogy's UK retail subsidiary npower with the equivalent business of SSE had already been abandoned before the final integration. After E.ON's acquisition, npower was ultimately wound down rather than continuing as the proposed demerged entity. The Innogy name nevertheless continued in a narrower form in the Czech market, where the local business remained a major gas supplier to household and industrial customers. That Czech operation was separated from the German E.ON integration and later owned by Hungary's MVM. Thus, the former pan-European Innogy group ceased to exist as an independent company, while the brand survived in a substantially reduced national-market role.
History
Innogy emerged from the restructuring of RWE, one of Germany's major integrated energy groups. On 1 April 2016, RWE separated its renewable generation, network, retail, efficiency, and energy-services activities into a new company called innogy SE. The businesses transferred into the new entity included RWE innogy, RWE Deutschland, RWE Effizienz, RWE Vertrieb, and RWE Energiedienstleistungen. The structure was intended to give the growth-oriented and customer-facing parts of the group a distinct corporate identity at a time when European utilities were adapting to renewable generation, distributed energy, changing customer behavior, and the increasing importance of electricity networks. Innogy was based in Essen and developed a broad European operating footprint. Its businesses covered renewable electricity generation, electricity distribution and network operations, household and commercial energy supply, energy-efficiency services, and related digital offerings. The company reported serving around 23 million customers across Europe. The United Kingdom was an important market through npower, while the Czech business was a significant supplier of gas to residential and industrial customers. The group also operated in the Netherlands, Belgium, and other European markets. The company became publicly traded on 7 October 2016, when its shares were listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. As a newly separated public utility, Innogy emphasized the combination of established infrastructure with newer energy-transition businesses. Electric mobility became one of its most visible areas of expansion. In December 2016, Innogy placed its electric-vehicle activities into innogy eMobility Solutions GmbH. The subsidiary worked on public and commercial charging infrastructure and associated services. Innogy stated that its charging network comprised approximately 7,000 charging points in more than twenty countries. Its mobility development also included cooperation with Daimler on the e-mobility Berlin test project, which had operated since 2008, and cooperation with the Italian company Be Charge. Innogy supplemented internal development with acquisitions. In July 2018, innogy eMobility US announced the acquisition of BTCPower, a California-based producer of DC fast chargers and AC Level 2 chargers. In October 2018, Innogy announced the acquisition of Recargo, another California company associated with the PlugShare platform, which provided information and discovery tools for electric-vehicle charging stations. These moves broadened Innogy's mobility proposition from electricity supply and charging operations into charging hardware and software. Innogy's corporate independence was challenged by a proposed UK retail merger and then ended through a larger transaction between E.ON and RWE. In November 2017, Innogy and SSE announced plans to combine npower with SSE's UK retail operations. The proposed demerged company was expected to be owned 34 percent by Innogy shareholders. The transaction did not reach completion. In March 2018, E.ON and RWE instead announced an asset-swap arrangement in which E.ON would acquire Innogy and RWE would receive selected E.ON assets while strengthening its position in generation and renewable energy. The transfer of Innogy shares to E.ON was completed in September 2019. Following the acquisition, E.ON integrated Innogy's operations and progressively withdrew the Innogy corporate identity from the former group. The UK npower business was ultimately to be wound down rather than used as the basis of the planned SSE combination. The pan-European company therefore ceased to exist as an independent listed enterprise. The Innogy name survived in a narrower form in the Czech Republic. The Czech business was separated during the German merger process and later came under the ownership of MVM, the Hungarian energy company. Innogy consequently changed from an independent European energy group into a localized Czech-market brand.
- 2019
E.ON receives Innogy shares
[1]The transfer of Innogy shares to E.ON was completed in September 2019.
- 2018
E.ON acquisition agreement
[1]E.ON and RWE announced an asset-swap transaction under which E.ON would acquire Innogy.
- 2018
BTCPower acquisition
[1]innogy eMobility US acquired California-based charging-equipment manufacturer BTCPower.
- 2018
Recargo acquisition announced
[1]Innogy announced the acquisition of Recargo, the company associated with the PlugShare charging-information platform.
- 2017
Proposed npower-SSE merger
[1]Innogy announced plans to merge UK subsidiary npower with SSE's retail business, but the transaction later fell through.
- 2016
Innogy is established from RWE businesses
[1]On 1 April 2016, RWE separated its renewable, network, retail, efficiency, and energy-services activities into innogy SE.
- 2016
Frankfurt listing
[1]Innogy shares were listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange on 7 October 2016.
- 2016
innogy eMobility Solutions is formed
[1]Innogy consolidated its electric-vehicle activities in a dedicated subsidiary in December 2016.
Products and positioning
Innogy positioned itself as an energy-transition company combining renewable generation, network infrastructure, customer energy supply, efficiency services, and new mobility solutions.
Renewable electricity
Renewable energy generation
Innogy's generation portfolio included renewable-energy activities, particularly wind and solar power. These assets formed part of the renewable business separated from RWE and were central to the company's positioning around the European energy transition.
Electricity and gas supply · 2016
Energy retail
Innogy supplied electricity and gas to household, commercial, and industrial customers in several European markets. Its retail portfolio included the UK npower business and the Czech operation, which remained associated with the Innogy name after the wider group was dismantled.
Electricity networks · 2016
Network services
Network operations were among the businesses transferred from RWE when Innogy was created. The activities involved electricity distribution and associated infrastructure services, giving the company a regulated and infrastructure-oriented role in addition to generation and retail.
Electric-vehicle charging · 2016
innogy eMobility
innogy eMobility Solutions operated electric-vehicle charging infrastructure and related services. Innogy described its network as including about 7,000 charging points in more than twenty countries. The business also pursued charging hardware and digital mobility capabilities through the BTCPower and Recargo transactions.
Mobility software
PlugShare platform
Through its announced acquisition of Recargo, Innogy added exposure to PlugShare, a platform used by electric-vehicle drivers to find public charging stations and obtain charging-location information.
Brand decisions
2018
Accept E.ON's acquisition through an RWE asset swapM&ABackground
RWE and E.ON agreed to exchange selected businesses in a transaction intended to give E.ON control of Innogy and reshape the two groups' positions in generation, networks, and retail.
Action taken
E.ON agreed to acquire Innogy, with RWE receiving selected E.ON assets as part of the broader transaction.
Aftermath
The share transfer was completed in 2019, followed by the integration of Innogy into E.ON and the disappearance of Innogy as an independent listed company.
2017
Propose combining npower with SSE's UK retail businessM&ABackground
Innogy and SSE sought to consolidate their UK energy-retail operations in a proposed demerged company.
Action taken
The parties announced a merger plan under which Innogy shareholders were expected to own 34 percent of the resulting entity.
Aftermath
The transaction failed to proceed, and npower was later slated for winding down after E.ON acquired Innogy.
2016
Separate RWE's transition and customer businesses into InnogyStrategyBackground
RWE reorganized its portfolio as European utilities faced the growth of renewables, distributed energy, network investment, and changing retail markets.
Action taken
RWE combined renewable, network, retail, efficiency, and energy-services operations in a new separately branded and later listed company.
Aftermath
Innogy operated as an independent European energy company until its acquisition and integration by E.ON.
2016
Create a dedicated electric-mobility subsidiaryProduct launchBackground
Electric-vehicle adoption was creating demand for public charging infrastructure, charging services, and related software.
Action taken
Innogy combined its electric-vehicle activities in innogy eMobility Solutions GmbH.
Aftermath
The subsidiary expanded through charging-network operations, cooperation with mobility companies, and acquisitions of BTCPower and Recargo.
Recent events
- Unconfirmed
Reported
E.ON agrees to sell innogy's Czech retail business to MVM[2]
E.ON agreed to sell innogy SE's entire Czech electricity and gas retail business, innogy Ceska republika, to MVM Group for an undisclosed amount. The transaction was expected to close before year-end.
- Unconfirmed
innogy and Asia Cement agree offshore wind project partnership[3]
innogy and Asia Cement Corporation agreed a strategic partnership to further develop the Chu Feng offshore wind project off Taiwan, which intends to participate in Taiwan's next grid allocation round.
- Unconfirmed
Reported
RWE completes renewable asset swap with E.on[4]
RWE and E.on completed an asset swap that placed Innogy’s renewable and gas storage assets, as well as E.on’s renewable and gas storage assets, directly under RWE. E.on became the majority stakeholder of Innogy’s grid and retail business.
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