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  EUROPEAN COMMISSION  
Brussels, 4.6.2019  
C(2019 ) 4269 final  
PUBLIC VERSION  
To the notifying party  
Subject : Case M.9372  – EPH  / AES BALLYLUMFORD / AES KILROOT POWER  
Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation 
(EC) No 139/20041 and Article 57 of the Agreement on the European 
Economic Area2  
Dear Sir or Madam,  
1. On 7 May 2019 , the European Commission received notification of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger  Regulation by which the 
undertaking EP UK Investments Limited (“EPUK”, the UK), controlled by 
Energetický a průmyslový holding, a.s. (“EPH”, the Czech Republic) acquire s within 
the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over the whole of 
the undertaking AES Ballylum ford Limited (“AES Ballylumford”, Northern Ireland) 
and AES Kilroot Power Limited (“AES Kilroot Power”, Northern Ireland), controlled 
by the AES Corporation (“AES”)  by way of purchase of shares .3 
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:  
 EPUK is a UK energy company, primarily focusing on power generation from 
conventional and renewable sources  in Great Britain; EPH is a utility company 
engaged in coal extraction, electricity and heat production, distribution and supply 
as well as gas supply  in various EU Member States ; 
 AES Ballylumford operates  the Ballylumford gas fired power station in Northern 
Ireland ; AES Kilroot Power  operat es the Kilroot thermal dual coal/oil fired power 
station with a battery storage facility, also in Northern Ireland ; AES is a holding 
company which operates  thermal and renewable electricity generation businesses 
and electricity distribution businesses, across the United States, South America, 
Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, Europe and Asia . 
                                                 
1 OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 ( the 'Merger Regulation '). With effect from 1 December 2009,  the Treaty on 
the Functioning of the European Union ( 'TFEU ') has introduced certain changes, such as the 
replacement of 'Community ' by 'Union ' and 'common market ' by 'internal market '. The terminology of 
the TFEU will be used throughout this decision.  
2  OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p.  3 (the 'EEA Agreement '). 
3  Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No C 166, 15.5.2019 , p. 8. 

2 3. After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that 
the notified operation falls within the scope of the Merger  Regulation  and of 
paragraph 5(b) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of 
certain conce ntrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 .4 
4. For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the European 
Commission has decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it 
compatible with the internal market and with t he EEA Agreement. This decision is 
adopted in application of Article 6(1)(b) of the Merger  Regulation  and Article 57 of 
the EEA Agreement . 
For the Commission  
 
 
(Signed)  
Johannes LAITENBERGER  
Director -General  
 
 
                                                 
4  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5 .