RWE Equips Amsterdam With Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles

Amsterdam City Council Awards Major Contract to set up City-wide Charging Facilities

DORTMUND, Germany, April 15, 2011 - The Dutch energy utility Essent, a wholly owned subsidiary of RWE AG, was
asked by Amsterdam City Council to deliver and install at least 125 charging
stations. The delivery may be extended for up to 750 charging points. The
first charging points are due to be installed quite soon, in the first half
of this year.

Amsterdam City Council has ambitious environmental targets and is
planning for 10,000 electric vehicles by 2015. The city already has about 100
publicly accessible charging points, which makes Amsterdam one of Europe's
trendsetters in the introduction of electric mobility.

"This contract is very important for Essent and RWE. It's the first time
in the Netherlands that electric mobility will cover an entire city and
become part of the scenery," says Peter Terium, CEO of Essent. "The charging
stations we are setting up in Amsterdam have been developed by RWE and have
so far been installed in numerous European countries, including Germany,
Poland, Hungary and Austria.

"After Berlin, we see Amsterdam as our second European metropolitan
project where we are seeking to implement a mobility scheme for an entire
city," says Ingo Alphéus, CEO of RWE Effizienz GmbH. "Electric mobility is
being promoted particularly swiftly in the Netherlands. So we can learn from
our shared experiences and then apply these to other cities."

RWE provides intelligent European-wide system solutions for electric
vehicle charging facilities. RWE is already operating over 800 charging
points in 14 European countries. Its customers in each country include, above
all, local councils and authorities, energy utilities and fleet operators.

About RWE Effizienz GmbH

RWE Effizienz GmbH is a service provider for energy efficiency
infrastructures. It helps customers save costs and care for the environment.
From e-mobility to home automation with RWE SmartHome - RWE Effizienz creates
energy efficiency from A to Z and sets standards with its innovative approach
and new products. It increases public awareness for energy efficiency through
information and explanations. A brief summary of the key facts can be found
at www.rwe-effizienz.com, www.rwe-mobility.com,
www.rwe.de/smarthome and www.energiewelt.de, the information
and advice portal on questions of energy efficiency.

    Inquiries to

    RWE Effizienz GmbH
    Eva Wagner
    Head of Communications / Marketing
    T+49-231-438-4840
    E eva.wagner@rwe.com

Inquiries to RWE Effizienz GmbH, Eva Wagner, Head of Communications / Marketing, T+49-231-438-4840, E eva.wagner at rwe.com