German government officials have invited representatives from utility companies and key ministries to meet in Berlin Jan. 21 to discuss nuclear energy policy, people familiar with the plans said Tuesday.
German government officials have invited representatives from utility companies and key ministries to meet in Berlin Jan. 21 to discuss nuclear energy policy, people familiar with the plans said Tuesday.

A spokesman for utility RWE AG (RWE.XE) confirmed that the company had received an invitation from Chancellor Angela Merkel's office, but declined to discuss specifics of the planned meeting. Representatives for E.ON AG (EOAN.XE) and Vattenfall Europe AG (VTT-XE) declined to comment. EnBW Energie Baden-Wuerttemberg AG (EBK.XE) wasn't immediately available to comment.

Merkel's government wants to scrap a law that says all of the country's 17 nuclear power plants must be closed by 2022. The center-right parties that formed a new coalition under Merkel's leadership in October would like to at least extend the deadline until renewable energy sources can be expanded.

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