FRANKFURT, Aug 13 (Reuters) - RWE is close to

striking two deals with data centre operators for two of its

location it has made available for such projects, the company

said on Thursday alongside final first-half results.

"We own 30 sites with good electricity infrastructure. That

is a real asset. They are suitable not only for new gas-fired

power plants or batteries, but also for data centres," Markus

Krebber told journalists.

"For data centres alone, we see potential at 10 sites and

are developing projects there at high speed," he said.

Two sites were nearing agreement, RWE said.