Abstract:

The deal between Germany's two largest energy suppliers RWE and E.ON to exchange various business units, which was approved in mid-September 2019, will significantly restructure the German energy market and lead to a dominant competitor in both business fields — energy generation and distribution. This paper deals with the potential effects of E. ON's takeover of Innogy in the areas of classic energy distribution and e-mobility, in which the aspects of data economics mentioned above play an important role. Furthermore, the effects of market restructuring on the concession market are considered and the political-economic dimension of the merger is explained. The authors conclude with a brief analysis of the European Commission decision and the related conditions and conclude that these are not appropriate to mitigate or prevent the significant anti-competitive effects of the merger.