Parco eolico belga nel Mare del nord diventa per un terzo giapponese (ENG)

Brussels – The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed acquisition of joint control over Norther NV by Diamond Offshore Wind Holdings II BV of the Netherlands, Eneco Wind Belgium NV and Elnu NV (a subsidiary of Elicio NV) all of Belgium. Norther will own, operate and maintain an offshore wind farm located in the Belgian North Sea. Diamond Offshore Wind Holding is controlled by Mitsubishi Corporation, a Japanese company active at global level in various industries that currently does not have any activities in Belgium in the wind sector. Eneco Wind Belgium and Elicio are both active in the production of electricity from wind energy in Belgium. The Commission concluded that the proposed acquisition would raise no competition concerns given Norther’s negligible activities in the European Economic Area. The operation was examined under the simplified merger review procedure.