International Power lays down terms over Kozienice

Britain's International Power (IP), potential investor in the Kozienice powe r plant, is demanding clear and binding declarations from the government abo ut the administrative consolidation of domestic energy producers and distrib utors. Sources claim that this might be the company's condition for investin g in the country's largest coal-powered plant. "There is an idea to create v ertically integrated power concerns in Poland. IP simply does not want to bu y a large plant which will be unable to place its energy on the market becau se other producers will have their own power networks," commented an energy market analyst. In his opinion, the Ministry would not meet the conditions o f the British company. He added, "There are no final decisions about the sha pe of the energy sector, which has adversaries in the Ministry as well as su pporters among sector representatives." If the Ministry does not agree to IP 's demands, then Belgium's Electrabel will be the sole company remaining int erested in the Kozienice plant. (Puls Biznesu, pp. 1, 6) M.M.