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PPC gets permit to take over Europe’s largest onshore wind farm located in eastern Romania

October 29, 2024

The Competition Council gave the green light to the Greeks from Public Power Corporation (PPC) to buy the five companies that operate the largest onshore wind farm in Europe, located in eastern Romania at Fântânele-Cogealac. 

The five companies are Felix Renewable Holdings, Tomis Team, Ovidiu Development, MW Team Invest, and TMK Hydorenergy Power.

Following its analysis of the transaction, the Competition Council concluded that this acquisition does not present significant...

The text of this article has been partially taken from the publication:
https://www.romania-insider.com/ppc-permit-onshore-wind-farm-takeover-romania-oct-2024
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