Energy In Brief: Bydgoszcz Heating Plant; PSE Operator; Alstom Power

The State Treasury has invited offers to buy at least 10% of the shares in the Bydgoszcz Heating Plant. Investors must submit their bids by July 27. The plant currently employs 762 staff and its revenues amounted to zł.295.36 million in 2003. (Puls Biznesu, p. 6) ... Piotr Kukurba, a former president of Górnośląski Zakład Elektoenergetyczny is rumored to become the president of PSE Operator, a company owned by Polish Power Grid (PSE), which is to open on July 1. Kukurba is said to be recommended by PSE's board, but the decision has yet to be consulted with the Treasury and Economy Ministries. (Puls Biznesu, p. 7) ... Alstom Power has signed a zł.30 million contract with the Warsaw Siekierki Heating Plant to rebuild its turbogenerator and increase its capacity to 6MW. Works are scheduled to be completed by September 2005. (Puls Biznesu, p. 11) E.B.