BREAKING NEWS
Nigerian Federal Government Set To Resell Yola Electricity,
Afam Power Plc
The Federal Government is set to put up two key
power firms, Yola Electricity Distribution Company and Afam Power Plc, for sale
to new core investors.
This would be the second time the government would
be selling the Yola Disco, which covers Borno, Adamawa, Yobe and Taraba States.
It was also learnt that the first core investor in
the Yola Disco, Integrated Energy Distribution and Marketing Company, had yet
to be paid back the $146.8m it invested for 51 per cent stake in the firm,
three years after it exited through the declaration of force majeure.
The Head of Public Communications, BPE, Amina
Othman, told Punch that both the Yola Disco and Afam Power Plc were up for sale
to new core investors.
According to her, the privatisation agency is in the
process of obtaining approval from the National Council on Privatisation for
the appointment of transaction advisers who will be responsible for offering
advisory services towards the sale of the electricity companies.
She said, “We are at the stage of obtaining approval
for the engagement of advisers for both transactions (Yola Disco and Afam Power
Plc).
“On the payment to the former investor in the Yola
Disco, Integrated Energy and Distribution Marketing Company, the former
investor is yet to be paid.”
Following difficulty in running the Yola Disco due
to activities of the terrorist group, Boko Haram, Integrated Energy and
Distribution Marketing Company had asked the government to buy back its 51 per
cent stake in the firm.
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