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RWE readying three brown coal plants for restart from early October

FRANKFURT, Sept 26 (Reuters) - German power generator RWE (RWEG.DE) on Monday said it is preparing three brown coal-to-power production units, Neurath C and Niederaussem E and F, for a restart under a relevant law to help ensure enough capacity in winter.

A spokesperson said the Berlin government still had to formally finalise conditions but RWE assumed the reactivation of the blocks could take place in early October.

The plants were identified back in May to spring into action along with idle or due-to-close brown, hard coal and oil-fired capacity operated by RWE and other utility companies in case gas supply was disrupted, which has since become reality due to the Ukraine crisis.