ENGIE FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The chief executive of Innogy (>> Innogy SE), Germany's largest energy group, on Friday dismissed talk of new, large-scale consolidation in the European utility sector, saying recent media reports about the matter were fuelled by fee-hungry banks.
"There is more being written about it than there is substance to it," Peter Terium said, responding to reports that parent RWE (>> RWE) was in talks with France's Engie (>> Engie) about selling its 76.8 percent stake in Innogy.
"Of course, there are numerous banks out there that want to advise because it is in their interest and because they want to cash in on fees. There is no commercial basis for any of this."
(Reporting by Christoph Steitz; Editing by Victoria Bryan)
