Competition and Markets Authority cases and projects

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This case finder includes cases and projects from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), Office for the Internal Market (OIM) and Subsidy Advice Unit (SAU).

Financial resilience appeal 2023
- Case type: Regulatory references and appeals
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Energy
- Opened: 23 August 2023
Referral of the proposed English Investment Zones Scheme by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
- Case type: SAU Referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Communications and 6 others
- Opened: 4 March 2024
- Closed: 17 April 2024
Referral of a proposed subsidy exempting Green Volt Floating Offshore Wind Farm Limited from the requirement to hold an electricity supply licence
- Case type: SAU Referral
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Energy
- Opened: 11 April 2024
Referral of the proposed Capacity Market Scheme by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Case type: SAU Referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy
- Opened: 21 February 2024
- Closed: 5 April 2024
Reviews of three merger undertakings and one market investigation Order
- Case type: Reviews of orders and undertakings
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Energy and 1 others
- Opened: 21 November 2023
Energy Licence Modification Appeal 2023
- Case type: Regulatory references and appeals
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Energy
- Opened: 3 March 2023
Electric vehicle charging market study
- Case type: Markets
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy
Referral of the proposed subsidy scheme, the Contracts for Difference for Renewables (as at Allocation Round 6), by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Case type: SAU Referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy
- Opened: 11 January 2024
Consumer protection in green heating and insulation sector
- Case type: Consumer enforcement
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Energy
- Opened: 27 September 2022
Referral of the proposed subsidy scheme, the British Industry Supercharger, by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
- Case type: SAU Referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy and 1 others
- Opened: 10 November 2023
- Closed: 22 December 2023
Brookfield & Cameco / Westinghouse merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 2 August 2023
- Closed: 19 December 2023
SSE code modifications appeal
- Case type: Regulatory references and appeals
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Energy
- Opened: 14 January 2021
Siemens / Heliox merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy and 1 others
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 found not to qualify
- Opened: 27 October 2023
- Closed: 4 December 2023
Referral of Net Zero Hydrogen Fund scheme by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Case type: SAU Referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy
- Opened: 5 October 2023
- Closed: 15 November 2023
Referral of Hydrogen Production Business Model subsidy scheme by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Case type: SAU Referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy
- Opened: 21 September 2023
Worcester Bosch: consumer protection case
- Case type: Consumer enforcement
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Energy
Referral of Energy Bills Discount Scheme for Energy and Trade Intensive Industries by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Case type: SAU Referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Agriculture, environment and natural resources and 6 others
- Opened: 28 February 2023
- Closed: 13 April 2023
Referral of Contracts for Difference for Renewables Scheme (as at Allocation Round 5) by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
- Case type: SAU Referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy
- Opened: 12 January 2023
- Closed: 22 February 2023
EDF / GE (nuclear steam power business) merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy and 1 others
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 27 March 2023
- Closed: 26 June 2023
Energy licence modification appeals 2021
- Case type: Regulatory references and appeals
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Energy
- Opened: 5 March 2021
Calisen / MapleCo merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy
- Opened: 13 March 2023
Macquarie and BCI / National Grid gas transmission and metering
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 27 September 2022
Parker-Hannifin Corporation / Meggitt plc merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Aerospace and 2 others
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 public interest intervention
- Opened: 19 October 2021
Investigation into the supply of electric vehicle chargepoints on or near motorways
- Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy
- Outcome type: CA98 - commitments
- Opened: 22 July 2021
National Grid / PPL WPD Investments Merger Inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 10 June 2021
- Closed: 13 October 2021
OVO / SSE Retail merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 24 October 2019
- Closed: 10 December 2019
Calvin / BV merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 25 June 2019
- Closed: 9 September 2019
Review of the Energy Market Investigation (Prepayment Charge Restriction) Order 2016
- Case type: Reviews of orders and undertakings
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy and 1 others
- Opened: 31 January 2019
RWE AG / E.ON SE merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 26 February 2019
- Closed: 16 April 2019
SSE Retail / Npower merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 28 February 2018
- Closed: 10 October 2018
Heat networks market study
- Case type: Markets
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy and 1 others
- Outcome type: Consumer enforcement - no formal action
- Opened: 7 December 2017
- Closed: 23 July 2018
EDF/SSE code modification appeal
- Case type: Regulatory references and appeals
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy
- Outcome type: Regulatory references and appeals - final determination
- Opened: 13 December 2017
- Closed: 3 May 2018
Energy market investigation
- Case type: Markets
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy
- Outcome type: Markets - phase 2 adverse effect on competition leading to remedies
- Opened: 26 June 2014
- Closed: 20 December 2016
Rough gas storage facility: review of undertakings
- Case type: Reviews of orders and undertakings
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy
- Opened: 17 October 2017
- Closed: 8 January 2018
Rough gas storage undertakings review
- Case type: Reviews of orders and undertakings
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy
- Opened: 27 October 2015
- Closed: 26 May 2016
Enviva Holdings / Green Circle Bio Energy merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 29 October 2014
- Closed: 3 February 2015
IGas Energy / Dart Energy merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 22 August 2014
- Closed: 4 December 2014
Joint review of competition in the energy market
- Case type: Markets
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy
- Outcome type: Markets - phase 1 referral
- Opened: 19 December 2013
- Closed: 26 June 2014
Northern Ireland Electricity price determination
- Case type: Regulatory references and appeals
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy
- Outcome type: Regulatory references and appeals - final determination
- Opened: 30 April 2013
- Closed: 15 April 2014
Hargreaves / Scottish Coal Company Ltd
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Closed: 30 October 2013
Global Energy Group (Isleburn) / Dorchester Gardens 948 Ltd
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 found not to qualify
- Closed: 11 June 2013
IntercontinentalExchange / APX-ENDEX Holding B.V.
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Closed: 28 February 2013
AtlasCopco / Penlon Ltd
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Closed: 7 July 2011
John Zink / Hamworthy Combustion Group
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 found not to qualify
- Closed: 23 June 2011
AES Ballylumford / Premier Power Limited
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Closed: 24 November 2010
ESBNI / NIE / PES
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Closed: 8 October 2010
Infinis Energy / Novera Energy
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Closed: 19 November 2009
Centrica plc / Lake Acquisitions Limited
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Closed: 7 August 2009
Nuclear Management Partners Ltd / Sellafield Ltd
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 found not to qualify
- Closed: 23 October 2008
EirGrid plc / SONI Ltd
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 found not to qualify
- Closed: 17 October 2008

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