( November 26, 2025, 09:01 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Effekthandel and five combined heat and power plants have illegally coordinated bids and prices in auctions for power reserves in Western Denmark, the Danish Maritime and Commercial Court ruled. The conduct - which led to higher prices for reserve capacity - was intended to restrict competition by object, the court found. The circumstance that the plants were under the impression that their conduct was legal, partly as a result of the advice received from Effekthandel’s external lawyer, as well as a new fine calculation method that came into force last year, have led to a reduction in the fines, the competition authority said Tuesday. Statement follows. ...
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