Verbund Profit Falls 30 Percent on Drought

Austrian energy firm Verbund reported a nearly thirty percent drop in nine month core profit. The decline followed the driest year on record which sharply reduced hydropower output and lowered sales prices across the utility.

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FILE PHOTO: Electric power transmission pylon miniatures and Verbund AG logo are seen in this illustration taken, December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

VERBUND AG posted a 30% drop in core profit during the first nine months of 2026 as record drought in Austria crippled hydropower output.