The Competition Council conducted unannounced inspections at Enel Romania, for alleged abuse of its dominant position on the retail electricity market. The council said in a statement that the inspections were carried out as part of three investigations into possible abuses of dominant position by Enel group’s electricity distribution operators.
The Competition Council alleges that the distributors E-Distributie Muntenia, E-Distributie Banat and E-Distributie Dobrogea, through a series of actions, limited competition in the market by favoring their own electricity suppliers, Enel Energie and Enel Energie Muntenia, to the detriment of other retail suppliers and consumers. Competition Council President Bogdan Chiritoiu said that the Council is constantly monitoring the activities of companies in dominant positions, as they have a special responsibility regarding their behavior towards partners, precisely because they enjoy a unique position in the market.
The Council is interested in the behavior of companies in the energy sector, especially in the context where, in recent years, the Romanian state has adopted measures to open up the markets in this sector to competition. He added that the regulator will intervene and sanction any attempt to distort the liberalization process in the interest of the dominant company or group companies, as it affects the interests of consumers.
