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The
deal is part of a bigger asset swap with Innogy's parent RWE <RWEG.DE>
and will more than double E.ON's customers in Germany to nearly
14 million.
E.ON last month offered to sell part of its retail business in
Hungary as well as Innogy's retail power and gas business in the
Czech Republic with 1.6 million customers, after the European
Commission voiced concerns that the deal may reduce competition.
The offer also included dropping 260,000 heating customers in
Germany, as well as the right to operate 32 charging stations
for electric cars along Germany's Autobahn motorway network.
E.ON subsequently improved its proposal for all three countries
after the European Commission received feedback from rivals and
customers, one of the sources said. The EU competition enforcer
did not seek comments about the tweaks.
The Commission, which is scheduled to decide on the deal by
Sept. 20, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
E.ON said: "We continue to be confident to be able to close the
transaction within the second half of 2019."
(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee, additional reporting by Vera Eckert
in Frankfurt; editing by Francesco Guarascio and Kirsten
Donovan)
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