EDS, with a turnover of nearly RON2 billion in 2024, is controlled by a company held by brothers Sorina-Liana Mirea and Costin Mirea, the children of Marian Mirea, the former head of Hidroconstructia Olt, a company specialized in hydrotechnical construction, including dam construction and related services.
According to the watchdog, Energy Distribution Services SRL, Ground Investment Corp SRL, Elektra Wind Power SRL and Elektra Green Power SRL operate on the energy production and sale markets, respectively green certificates, at national level.
Ground Investment Corp SRL owns and operates the Babadag 3 electric power plant, which was commissioned in 2016.
Elektra Wind Power SRL owns and operates the Tortomanu 3 electric power plant, commissioned in 2012, and Elektra Green Power SRL owns and operates the Tortomanu 2 electric power plant, commissioned in 2011.
“In accordance with the provisions of Competition Law no. 21/1996, this transaction must be authorized by the Competition Council, which will assess it in order to establish its compatibility with a normal competitive environment and will issue a decision within the deadlines provided by law,” the antitrust body said in a press statement.
Energy Distribution Services ended 2024 with a turnover of RON1.8 billion, compared to RON3.9 billion in 2023, and net profit of RON23 million, versus net gain of RON110 million reported in 2023.