EDF to sell its Polish assets

Electricite de France (EDF) is planning to sell its power plants located in Poland, according to Puls Biznesu daily. The total value of the assets may reach PLN 2 billion, the daily estimated. The French company has a 10 percent share in the Polish electric energy market and a 15 percent share in district heating segment. EDF wants to complete the sale by mid-2016 if it finds a buyer for the entire holding, it is valued at between PLN 1.5 million and PLN 2 million, otherwise, the process could be prolonged. The company did not wanted to comment on the news, Puls Biznesu reported. PGNiG Termika and Czech EPH could be interested in the offer, the daily reported. EDF owns electric and heating power plants in Kraków, Gdynia, Gdańsk, Zielona Góra, Wrocław and Toruń and an electric power plant in Rybnik (Śląskie voivodship).