  ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE REFUSED TO TAKE PART IN THE TENDER FOR THE PRIVATIZATION OF THE DISTRIBUTIVE POWER NETWORKS OF ARMENIADecember 14, 2000 - 18:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 14.12.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. The French Electricite de France (EDF) refused to take part in the tender for the privatization of the distributive power networks of Armenia, a tender commission source told Mediamax.The source didn't specify the reason of the company's refusal. Now, after EDF's refusal, three companies are pretending to the privatization of the 4 distributive power networks of Armenia: the Spanish "Union Fenosa", the American "AES Silk Road" and the Swiss-Swedish "ABB" The winner of the tender for privatization of 4 distributive power networks of Armenia will be announced by February 28, 2001, while the process will end in March 2001. On December 5 the Government of Armenia and European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) signed an agreement on direct sale of 19.9% of shares of each of the 4 distributive power networks of Armenia, presented in the international tender. -0-   Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg.   Partner news |  Latest news Putin to meet Erdogan, Aliyev on SCO sidelines  Putin will hold meetings with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.CSI urges IOC to ban Azerbaijan from Paris 2024 The organization said in a statement that there is no place for genocide at the Olympics.Freedom House: “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?” Freedom House has published a report summary titled “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?”Aliyev: Change in Armenia’s Constitution key for singing peace deal Ilham Aliyev has declared that most important condition for signing a peace agreement is for Armenia to change its Constitution. |
