Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11107 – EDF / SEKG / NEBRAS / QUWATT / SCE-QUVVAT) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 180/07
Date: 2023-05-23
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical energy, electricity supply, energy industry, energy production, holding company, merger control, water management








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23.5.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 180/17






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11107 – EDF / SEKG / NEBRAS / QUWATT / SCE-QUVVAT)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 180/07)

1.   
On 11 May 2023, 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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Electricité de France SA (‘EDF’, France)










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Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG (‘SEKG,’ Germany)










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Nebras Power Q.P.S.C. (‘Nebras,’ Qatar),










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QuWatt B.V (‘QuWatt,’ Netherlands)










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SCE-Quvvat LLC (the ‘SCE-Quvvat ,’ Uzbekistan)




EDF, SEKG, Nebras and QuWatt will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control over SCE-Quvvat.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following:






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EDF Group is mainly active in electricity markets, such as electricity production and wholesale supply, trading, transmission, distribution and retail supply;










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SEKG, a company controlled by the Siemens Energy group, is active in the supply of solutions and services for power transmission, conventional central and distributed power generation, industrial applications for the oil and gas industry, industrial process applications, and in the renewable energy sector;










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Nebras is active in projects in the power and water sectors;










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QuWatt is a holding company that develops energy projects in Uzbekistan.






3.   

The business activities of SCE-Quvvat are the development and operation of a gas-fired combined-cycle gas turbine (‘CCGT’) power plant located in Surkhandarya Region, Uzbekistan.



4.   
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 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.


5.   
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.11107 – EDF / SEKG / NEBRAS / QUWATT / SCE-QUVVAT
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email or by post. Please use the contact details below:
Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu
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.