Economy Minister Tomas Malatinský has not yet been officially informed about an intention of the Italian group Enel to sell its 66-percent shares in Slovenske Elektrarne (SE).
“They have not yet informed us. I am meeting with the new head of Slovenske Elektrarne next week,” said Malatinský after Wednesday’s Cabinet session. The minister only knows that the Italian group has placed Slovenske Elektrarne among the portfolio of companies that could be sold. Malatinský added that the portfolio comprises companies valued at around 11 billion euro, while their want to clear 4 billion euro of assets. He went on to say that unofficially, several potential buyers of the dominant Slovak power producer have been mentioned. “We have some unofficial information, but it is difficult to say who is negotiating in Rome. For long we have had the information that CEZ could be a potential bidder. So let us see,” Malatinský added.
