Slovakia's Finance Minister, Pavol Rusko, said that he would recommend the winner of the tender for the 66% stake in Slovenske elektrarne (SE) to the cabinet for final approval on Friday, 24 September. Originally, Rusko was expected to make his recommendation either on September 29 or October 6. Rusko added that he has not found any errors in the bids so far. Note that the privatization advisor recommended Enel as the winner with a EUR 840 m bid, with CEZ coming second. Rusko said that he was happy with the result and would have to find serious drawbacks in the bids to change the recommendation.
Tomáš Gatěk