In Brief: Rybnik sale; Belchatow & PSE; LOT; Apexim; ComputerLand; Irena

Deputy Treasury Ministry Jan Buczkowski has disclosed that the power station Elektrownia Rybnik is to acquire a strategic investor by the end of July. The likely buyers of the plant are a consortium of NRG, Marubeni and General Electric Capital. (Puls Biznesu, page 4) ... If the power plant Belchatow was to withdraw from the unfavorable long-term contracts it has with the power grid Polskie Siec Elekroenergetyczne (PSE), its profits would soar to an estimated zl. 1 billion a year. (Puls Biznesu, page 5) ... LOT Polish Airline has agreed to buy three more 50-seater Embraer 145 jets from a Brazilian manufacturer. (Prawo i Gospodarka, page 2) ... Insurer PZU Zycie has disposed of its convertible bonds in developer Apexim. The buyer is rumored to be a foreign developer. (Prawo i Gospodarka, page 14) ... IT firm ComputerLand has signed a high-profile partnership contract with Openet Telecom of Ireland, the first step towards its penetration into the telecommunication market. (Parkiet, page 3) ... In reaction to record demand for its products, glass factory Irena has pledged to raise production thanks to zl. 9.5 million worth of investments in the plant. (Prawo i Gospodarka, page 16) S.M.