Power utility PPC has fulfilled its fourth quarter antitrust obligations concerning the supply of lignite-fired electricity packages to third parties by securing futures contracts through the Greek and European energy exchanges for an electricity amount that exceeds the quantity stipulated in the government’s agreement with the European Commission, energypress sources have informed.

According to the agreement, which has resolved a long-running antitrust case concerning PPC’s monopoly in the lignite sector, the power utility, in the fourth quarter, needed to offer third parties a total electricity amount representing at least 50 percent of lignite-fired generation recorded for the equivalent period last year.

PPC’s lignite-fired power stations generated 1,785 GWh in the fourth quarter last year, meaning the amount the utility was expected to provide for the corresponding period this year was approximately 893 GWh.

Until yesterday, a day ahead of today’s deadline of its futures contracts, PPC had already secured deals for electricity packages representing a total of 978 GWh.

A first package of futures contracts was exclusively offered through the European energy exchange in Leipzig on September 17 at an average price of 153.75 euros per MWh, followed by three more packages, on September 23, 24 and yesterday.