Treasury to sell 45% of Torun power and heat plants
The Treasury Ministry has announced it has received three bids in the tender
for joint sale of two combined power and heating plants, Elektrocieplownia
Torun and Elektrocieplowni Energotor Torun, located in the center of the
city. The State Treasury is going to sell up to 45% of the shares of two
plants, with a combined heating capacity of 470 megawatts and joint revenues
last year amounting to zl.74 million. The offer attracted French energy
group Dalkia, owned by Vivendi Universal and Electricite de France (EdF);
Zespol Elektrocieplowni Wybrzeze from Gdansk, alsocontrolled by the EdF
group; and International Water Development, which was described by the
Treasury in its statement as a company backed with U.S. capital and
registered in the Netherlands. The short list of successful bidders eligible
to conduct due diligence later will be announced on June 26th. (Prawo i
Gospodarka, p. 4; Reuters) A.D.