Press Release: State aid: Commission opens in-depth inquiry into water resources concessions to EDP for electricity generation and inquires about situation in other Member States

The European Commission on 18 September 2013 opened an in-depth investigation to verify whether the price paid by the Portuguese electricity incumbent Energias de Portugal (EDP) in 2007 for the extension of its right to use public water resources for electricity generation was in line with EU state aid rules.