E.DIS to take over Sydkraft's Polish heating plants

Six Polish heating companies, which are owned by Swedish Sydkraft, will most likely be taken over by German E.DIS. However, in practice this means that the owner will remain the same, as both firms are controlled by the same owner, E.ON, one of Europe's largest gas and energy concerns. E.ON's representatives refused to confirm the information for the time being. "No formal decision has been yet, and one is not likely before the end of 2003," said Mario Nullmeier, the head of the Polish office of E.ON Energie. He added that the withdrawal of the Swedish company from the Polish market was part of its internal restructuring process. "The European market will be divided among three companies, a British one controlled by Power-Gen, Sydkraft will concentrate on Scandinavia, while Central Europe will be coordinated by E.ON Energie," explained Mario Nullmeier. A few months ago E.DIS launched its operations on the Polish market. (Puls Biznesu, p. 9) M.M.