The German energy company Uniper has reached an agreement to sell its Datteln 4 coal-fired power plant, located in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany), to the Czech commodity trading and investment firm ResInvest Group. The transaction includes the power plant's coal infrastructure as well as its associated heat generation facilities. Commissioned in 2020, Datteln 4 is a hard coal-fired power station with a net capacity of over 1 GW.
The sale forms part of the commitments Uniper must meet under EU state aid regulations. In December 2022, the European Commission approved a stabilization package for Uniper, subject to certain conditions. As part of this approval, the Commission imposed several structural remedies, including the divestment of the Datteln 4 power plant. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval. Once all necessary permissions have been granted, the sale will be formally completed.