According to the World Energy Council, electricity is increasingly being used as a means of decarbonization in the transport and heating and cooling sectors.
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Cologne For a long time, the subject of “electricity” was considered boring. After all, he was always there. That’s why shares in electric utilities were considered unexciting. It’s different today. Now it’s not just people in Germany who are actively discussing security of supply, grid expansion, nuclear and coal-fired power plants and “green electricity”.
“The electricity suppliers are under tension,” says Hagen Ernst, deputy head of research and stock analyst at asset manager DJE Kapital. The industry is therefore also interesting from an investor’s point of view. RWE shares, for example, are recommended as a buy by 22 out of 25 analysts covering the company. There are three holding recommendations.
There are also two other exciting share certificates – even if the analysts’ ratings are a bit more cautious here.
The reason for the optimism: The demand for electricity is increasing worldwide. According to the World Energy Council, this is due to the increased use of electricity as a means of decarbonization in the transport and heating and cooling sectors.
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