Uniper to Repay Berlin €2.6 Billion for Energy Crisis Bailout
State-owned Uniper SE will repay the German government €2.6 billion ($2.7 billion) for a historic bailout at the peak of the energy crisis, while plans for its re-privatization remain up in the air as a new government takes shape.
The utility will transfer the funds in the first quarter, Uniper said in a statement alongside its earnings report. Last year, the firm already gave the government €530 million from canceled payment obligations to Russia's Gazprom PJSC.
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