A heated dispute in the German electricity industry is on the cards as the country's power suppliers lock horns with the recently-formed energy regulator over the latter's plans to levy higher than expected fees for access to the country's power grid, according to a newspaper report.
<p>The Financial Times reports comments by the chief financial officer of RWE, Klaus Sturany, that electricity suppliers were deeply unhappy about the regulator's plans to approve increases in access charges that were, he said, legally questionable in some cases.<br /><br />The newspaper says that Mr Sturany's comments echo similar remarks made by E.ON boss Wulf Bernotat, who has described negotiations between suppliers and the regulator as tense.</p>