# C_2022287EN.01008301.xml

| 28.7.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 287/83 |
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28.7.2022

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 287/83

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10836 – EQUINOR / SSE / TRITON POWER)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 287/07)

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This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | SSE Thermal Generation Holdings Limited (‘SSE Thermal’) (United Kingdom), |
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SSE Thermal Generation Holdings Limited (‘SSE Thermal’) (United Kingdom),

| — | Equinor New Energy Limited (‘Equinor’) (United Kingdom), a subsidiary of Equinor ASA (Norway), |
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Equinor New Energy Limited (‘Equinor’) (United Kingdom), a subsidiary of Equinor ASA (Norway),

| — | Triton Power Holdings Limited (‘Triton Power’) (Jersey), currently ultimately controlled by Energy Capital Partners (Unites Stated). |
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Triton Power Holdings Limited (‘Triton Power’) (Jersey), currently ultimately controlled by Energy Capital Partners (Unites Stated).

SSE Thermal and Equinor will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Triton Power.

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| — | SSE Thermal owns and operates conventional thermal generation plants in the United Kingdom and Ireland. SSE Thermal is part of the SSE Group, which develops, builds, operates and invests in low carbon electricity infrastructure. SSE Group has a strategic focus on renewable energy and regulated electricity networks across its core business segments: Renewables, Distribution and Transmission, |
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SSE Thermal owns and operates conventional thermal generation plants in the United Kingdom and Ireland. SSE Thermal is part of the SSE Group, which develops, builds, operates and invests in low carbon electricity infrastructure. SSE Group has a strategic focus on renewable energy and regulated electricity networks across its core business segments: Renewables, Distribution and Transmission,

| — | Equinor is a wholly owned subsidiary of Equinor ASA. Equinor ASA is an international energy company headquartered in Stavanger, Norway, whose business activities consist principally of worldwide exploration, production, transportation, refining and marketing of petroleum and petroleum-derived products, gas and other forms of energy, including renewable energy, |
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Equinor is a wholly owned subsidiary of Equinor ASA. Equinor ASA is an international energy company headquartered in Stavanger, Norway, whose business activities consist principally of worldwide exploration, production, transportation, refining and marketing of petroleum and petroleum-derived products, gas and other forms of energy, including renewable energy,

| — | Triton Power is a private independent electricity power generating company. It operates three facilities in the United Kingdom that provide a mixture of national grid network services, electrical energy and cogeneration supply to industrial customers. |
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Triton Power is a private independent electricity power generating company. It operates three facilities in the United Kingdom that provide a mixture of national grid network services, electrical energy and cogeneration supply to industrial customers.

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Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

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Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:

M.10836 – EQUINOR / SSE / TRITON POWER

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

| European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

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(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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