Rotterdam,
02
February
2011
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00:00
Europe/Amsterdam

Eneco obtains full ownership Air Energy

Eneco announces that, today, it has obtained full ownership of Air Energy, one of the largest companies in the field of wind energy in Belgium.

Acquisition remaining shares

As early as March 2008, Eneco acquired an 85% majority interest in Air Energy. Now it has also purchased the remaining shares from the management.

Air Energy, which has both onshore and offshore activities, has an installed onshore capacity base of approximately 100 MegaWatt and three new wind farms under construction.

Eneco aims for growth in Northwest-European market

The acquisition of full ownership of Air Energy fits in with Eneco’s ambition to achieve growth in the Northwest-European market for sustainable energy. That market is quickly increasing in size. Eneco steadily expands its sustainable production portfolio with onshore and offshore wind energy and biomass and solar energy