This completely revised and reworked second edition:
incorporates the conclusions and consequences of the Sectoral Energy
Competition Enquiry;
contains an entirely reworked section on anti-competitive agreements
and practices by Lars Kjolbye, the Head of Unit in charge of anti-trust in the energy sector in the European Commission.
examines in detail the developments in individual cases concerning
long-term capacity reservation and sales/purchase agreements;
Considers recent developments on cases concerning collusion on price
and quantity restrictions;
looks into detail at the consequences of the Sectoral enquiry on
abuse of a dominant position, particularly regarding discrimination in network access;
revises the section on merger control to take account of
developments in the methodology in defining markets and defining dominance /significant impediment of competition from the Sectoral enquiry;
includes major new merger cases: Endesa, GDF/Suez, E.ON/MOL, DONG;
updates the State Aid section to take account of new decisions on
renewable support schemes, security of supply.
