The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Electricity 35 - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 35.1 - Electric power generation, transmission and distribution 35.1 - Electric power generation, transmission and distribution
120 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
25 September 2025
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2025
Foreseen end date
31 December 2025
Description
The German renewable energy provider Westfalen Weser announced in a press release that it will create 120 new jobs throughout 2025.
The company is headquartered in Paderborn (North-Rhine Westphalia) and wants to attract more employees by developing a modern work environment that fits young workers' needs. The company is refocussing its business and currently invests into new (digital) solutions to manage electricity networks more efficiently. It also announced plans to work on innovative solutions to make carbon-neutral energy supply possible.
Eurofound (2025), Westfalen Weser, Business expansion in Germany, factsheet number 203407, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203407.
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