The Spanish Competition Authority fines an energy company €4.9M for abusively providing its own renewable energy business with favourable access to the grid through access nodes which it attained by virtue of its dominance (Enel)

The CNMC fines Enel Green 4.9 million euros for abusing its dominant position in two access nodes to the power transmission network* Enel Green Power S.L. (Enel Green) abused its status as the so-called “Sole Node Interlocutor” (IUN in Spanish) in two access nodes to the power transmission network. It took advantage of this position to ensure that its own renewable energy generation facilities were awarded greater access capacity to nodes, to the detriment of its competitors. Madrid, 14 June 2022.- The CNMC has sanctioned Enel Green for committing two infringements that constitute abuse of dominant position (S/0022/20). In total, the fines amount to 4.9 million euros for two infringements of Article 2 of the Competition Act 15/2007, of