E.ON Continues Competition Initiative in Gas Sector

Dusseldorf (ots) -

- Reduction of market areas for network access
- Increase in import capacity at borders

E.ON is continuing its competition initiative by means of major
steps in the gas sector. E.ON Gastransport will combine three of its
market areas in the gas pipeline system and thus simplify network
access still further. Furthermore, the company will make additional
pipeline capacities available for importing gas into Germany. E.ON
Ruhrgas will promote spot trading further.

As from 1 October 2007, E.ON Gastransport will only have two
market areas: one for high-calorific gas (H-gas) and one for
low-calorific gas (L-gas). E.ON Gastransport operates the gas
pipeline system of E.ON Ruhrgas, which has an overall length of more
than 11,000 km and is by far the largest and most complex in Germany.
By taking this step, E.ON Gastransport is improving its competitive
position on the gas market. As a result, there will be a nation-wide
market area uniting large quantities of gas from all of Germany's
major international sources. It will be highly liquid and
particularly attractive for shippers and gas traders.

E.ON Ruhrgas is currently conducting talks with energy exchanges
with a view to supporting gas trading in this new market area. Since
early October 2006, E.ON Ruhrgas has been operating its own
Internet-based trading platform in the North and thus tangibly
stimulated gas spot trading in Germany.

An important improvement for new market actors offering gas in
Germany is the increase in pipeline capacities from the border to the
virtual trading point. E.ON Ruhrgas will invest in pipeline
construction at border-crossing points where spare pipeline capacity
is persistently below 10 % and appropriate spare capacity is
available on the other side of the border.

Dr. Burckhard Bergmann, member of the E.ON AG Board of Management,
said: "We are determined to promote competition on the German gas
market and are providing strong stimuli with these steps. The
challenge consists in achieving this without impairing security of
supply."

The decrease in the number of market areas and the implementation
of the "two-contract model" demanded by the Federal Network Agency
make high demands on the company. To ensure that network access
continues to function smoothly, E.ON Gastransport will fundamentally
transform its network calculation system. The determination and use
of capacity have to be placed on a new footing. Free allocation of
entry and exit capacities to individual entry and exit points
throughout the market area leads to a considerable loss of capacity
in the pipeline system. This has to be counteracted by suitable
capacity-reinforcing measures, for instance load flow commitments of
customers. The goal is, as before, to ensure large capacities and a
high degree of freedom for shippers, while at the same time
guaranteeing reliable gas supply.

Further information:
www.eon-ruhrgas.com and www.eon-gastransport.com

This press release may contain forward-looking statements based on
current assumptions and forecasts made by E.ON Group management.
Various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors
could lead to material differences between the actual future results,
financial situation, development or performance of the company and
the estimates given here. These factors include those discussed in
our public reports filed with the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (including our Annual
Report on Form 20-F). The company assumes no liability whatsoever to
update these forward-looking statements or to conform them to future
events or developments.

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