Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8727 — CGE/EDPR/TrustWind/DGE/Repsol/WindPlus) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-11-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Economic Area, economic concentration, electrical energy, energy industry, energy production, merger control, renewable energy, wholesale trade, wind energy








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18.11.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 391/7





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8727 — CGE/EDPR/TrustWind/DGE/Repsol/WindPlus)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 391/06)






1.


On 13 November 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






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Chiyoda Generating Europe Limited (‘CGE’, United Kingdom), belonging to the Chiyoda Corporation (Japan),










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EDP Renewables, SGPS, SA (‘EDPR’, Portugal), belonging to Energias de Portugal (‘EDP’, Portugal),










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TrustWind BV (Netherlands), controlled by Engie SA (‘Engie’, France) and Marubeni Corporation (‘Marubeni’, Japan),










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Diamond Generating Europe Limited (‘DGE’, United Kingdom), belonging to Mitsubishi Corporation (Japan),










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Repsol Nuevas Energias SA (Spain), belonging to Repsol SA (Spain),










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WindPlus SA (Portugal).




CGE, EDPR, TrustWind BV, DGE and Repsol Nuevas Energias SA acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of WindPlus SA.
The concentration is accomplished by way of contract of management or any other means.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






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CGE functions as the power generation business in Europe for Chiyoda Corporation, a Japanese engineering company,










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EDPR is active in the generation of renewable energy and is ultimately controlled by EDP, a utility company active in the generation, distribution and supply of electricity in Portugal and Spain,










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TrustWind BV manages the wind power assets of TrustEnergy BV which is a joint venture between Engie, a global energy player, and Marubeni, an integrated trading and investment business conglomerate,










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DGE functions as the power generation business in, inter alia, the EEA for the Mitsubishi Corporation, a global integrated business enterprise,










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Repsol Nuevas Energias SA develops a business related to renewable energy and belongs to Repsol SA, an integrated energy company in the oil and gas industry,










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WindPlus SA will develop an offshore wind project and be active in the generation and wholesale supply of electricity in Portugal.














3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.
Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the 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.










4.


The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:
M.8727 — CGE/EDPR/TrustWind/DGE/Repsol/WindPlus
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:





E-mail: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu




Fax +32 22964301




Postal address:




European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË










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

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.