Prime-Tass English-language Business Newswire
September 27, 2006 Wednesday 1:04 PM EET
Russia’s UES export arm buys Armenian Power Grids for $73 mln
Inter RAO UES, the export and import arm of Russia’s electric power
monopoly UES, has bought 100% in Armenian Power Grids for U.S. $73
million from the U.K.’s Midland Resources, Andrei Rappoport, chairman
of Inter RAO UES’ board of directors, said at an official ceremony
late Tuesday, ITAR-TASS reported.
Inter RAO UES also plans to invest a total of $20 million in Armenian
Power Grids, Inter RAO UES’ General Director Yevgeny Dod said.
UES now controls about 60% of Armenian power facilities, including
the Sevan-Razdan hydropower plant, Dod said.
Midland Resources Holding bought a 100% stake in Armenian Power Grids
from the Armenian government for U.S. $37.015 million in 2002.
Armenian Power Grids, which operates a 36,000-kilometer power grid
system, serves more than 913,000 consumers in Armenia.
UES holds 60% in Inter RAO UES, or RAO UES International, while
Russia’s state-owned nuclear power monopoly Rosenergoatom holds 40%.
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