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Document 62019TA0793
Case T-793/19: Judgment of the General Court of 7 September 2022 — Tirreno Power v Commission (State aid — Italian electricity market — Capacity mechanism — Decision not to raise objections — Availability of the electricity production capacity — Modification of the capacity mechanism — Serious difficulties — Procedural rights of interested parties — Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection and energy 2014-2020)
Case T-793/19: Judgment of the General Court of 7 September 2022 — Tirreno Power v Commission (State aid — Italian electricity market — Capacity mechanism — Decision not to raise objections — Availability of the electricity production capacity — Modification of the capacity mechanism — Serious difficulties — Procedural rights of interested parties — Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection and energy 2014-2020)
Case T-793/19: Judgment of the General Court of 7 September 2022 — Tirreno Power v Commission (State aid — Italian electricity market — Capacity mechanism — Decision not to raise objections — Availability of the electricity production capacity — Modification of the capacity mechanism — Serious difficulties — Procedural rights of interested parties — Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection and energy 2014-2020)
OJ C 418, 31.10.2022, p. 15–16
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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31.10.2022 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 418/15 |
Judgment of the General Court of 7 September 2022 — Tirreno Power v Commission
(Case T-793/19) (1)
(State aid - Italian electricity market - Capacity mechanism - Decision not to raise objections - Availability of the electricity production capacity - Modification of the capacity mechanism - Serious difficulties - Procedural rights of interested parties - Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection and energy 2014-2020)
(2022/C 418/18)
Language of the case: Italian
Parties
Applicant: Tirreno Power SpA (Rome, Italy) (represented by: A. Clarizia, T. Ferrario, M. Vasari, P. Ziotti and M. Pagliarulo, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: A. Bouchagiar and D. Recchia, acting as Agents)
Interveners in support of the defendant: Italian Republic (represented by: G. Palmieri, acting as Agent, and by G. Aiello, P. Garofoli and A. Giordano, avvocati dello Stato), EP Produzione SpA (Rome) (represented by: D. Gullo and M. Bozzo, lawyers), A2A SpA (Brescia, Italy) (represented by: D. Gullo and M. Bozzo, lawyers), Edison SpA (Milan, Italy) (represented by: M. Luciani, G. Roberti, A. Travi, R. Villata and I. Perego, lawyers), Enel Produzione SpA (Rome) (represented by: V. Cannizzaro, S. Ventura and L. Caroli, lawyers), Elettricità Futura — Unione delle imprese elettriche italiane (Rome) and Utilitalia (Rome) (represented by: M. Merola, lawyer), Terna — Rete elettrica nazionale SpA (Rome) (represented by: A. Catricalà, D. Lipani, F. Sbrana, C. Cazzato, F. Baglivo and M. Pirozzi, lawyers), Alperia Trading Srl (Bolzano, Italy) (represented by: M. Merola, L. Perfetti and A. Rosi, lawyers)
Re:
By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of Commission Decision C(2019) 4509 final of 14 June 2019 concerning State Aid SA.53821 (2019/N) — Italy Modification of the Italian capacity mechanism, by which the Commission decided not to raise objections to the aid scheme relating to that modified capacity market, on the ground that it is compatible with the internal market pursuant to Article 107(3)(c) TFEU, and to authorise it until 31 December 2028.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders Tirreno Power SpA to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission; |
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Declares that the Italian Republic is to bear its own costs; |
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Declares that EP Produzione SpA, A2A SpA, Edison SpA, Alperia Trading Srl, Elettricità Futura — Unione delle imprese elettriche italiane, Terna — Rete elettrica nazionale SpA and Enel Produzione SpA are to bear their own costs. |