invested<\/a> \u20ac3 billion during the first half, down from \u20ac3.2 billion a year earlier after weather-related delays slowed spending early in the year. E.ON said it expects to catch up on those investments during the remainder of 2026 and maintained its full-year investment target of about \u20ac8.7 billion.<\/p>\nEnergy Networks, E.ON’s largest division, generated adjusted EBITDA of more than \u20ac3.8 billion, slightly above the year-earlier level. The company said network expansion and modernization supported results, alongside contributions from operations in Germany and other European markets.<\/p>\n
E.ON invested around \u20ac2.3 billion in the networks division during the period, primarily on new connections and distribution-grid expansion and digitalization. In Germany, the company added more than 130,000 grid connections and connected over 5 gigawatts of additional renewable generation capacity during the first half.<\/p>\n
The company’s Energy Infrastructure Solutions division posted stronger growth, with adjusted EBITDA rising 19% to around \u20ac390 million from roughly \u20ac330 million. E.ON attributed the increase partly to new industrial customer projects in Germany and the recovery of higher procurement costs from previous years.<\/p>\n
Energy Retail adjusted EBITDA slipped to \u20ac1.2 billion from \u20ac1.3 billion, reflecting structural effects in Germany, including the deconsolidation of the NEW Group. Improved customer management and stronger residential operations in the UK partly offset the decline.<\/p>\n
E.ON’s results underscore the growing importance of electricity networks as Europe adds renewable generation, battery storage, data centers and other sources of electricity demand. The utility has increasingly directed capital toward grid expansion, digital infrastructure and technologies designed to manage more variable power flows as electrification accelerates.<\/p>\n
The company also highlighted growing demand for connections from battery storage projects, data centers and electrified industrial applications, which could increase the need for additional European grid investment in the coming years.<\/p>\n
By Charles Kennedy for Oilprice.com<\/p>\n
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