RWE makes billions in profits, Uniper needs to be rescued

Dusseldorf While municipal utilities and suppliers are announcing price increases on a scale that has probably never been seen before, three heavyweights in the energy world presented figures this week: RWE is making profits, Eon and EnBW have only presented passable results.

At the same time, the gas company Uniper has to be rescued with billions in aid. The energy world is divided into those who are benefiting from the price crisis and those who are currently unable to capitalize on the situation. But why is that? The most important questions and answers.

Why does RWE make billions while Uniper needs to be rescued?
Uniper is at the beginning of the long energy supply chain and makes the majority of its sales from the purchase and trading of gas, coal and the like. RWE, on the other hand, mainly generates electricity itself with its power plants and wind farms, which it then sells on.