ESSEN, Germany, March 12 (Reuters) - RWE,

Germany's largest power producer, on Thursday said it would

expand more aggressively in the United States, a market where

data centres have significantly fuelled power demand, by

investing in new gas-fired power plants.

Overall, the U.S., where RWE already has 13 gigawatts (GW)

of installed solar, wind and battery storage capacity, will

account for 17 billion euros ($20 billion), or nearly half, of

the company's planned spending by 2031.

Installed capacity in the United States is expected to

increase to 22 GW as a result, the company said.

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