Berlin had already declared in October that it wanted to seize the opportunity for at least a partial remunicipalization of the district heating network. The state's goal is to have more influence on the gas and district heating supply in the city and thus on shaping the energy transition away from fossil fuels. The Senate is seeking a majority stake in district heating and Gasag. According to Schwarz, the plan is for the state to take over Vattenfall's shares in Gasag, in which Eon and Engie already hold stakes. Gasag, in turn, would then take over district heating.