The withdrawal of the Essen-based company, which was supposed to provide 2 billion euros in exchange for its 49% stake in Belene, came amid signals from Sofia about the future of the plant, which will further increase the country's energy dependence on Russia.
Do povlačenja te kompanije sa sedištem u Esenu, koja je trebalo da obezbedi 2 milijarde evra u zamenu za 49 odsto udela u Belenama, došlo je u trenutku signala iz Sofije vezanih za budućnost elektrane, koja će dodatno povećati energetsku zavisnost zemlje od Rusije.