Alex Okoh |
Mr Okoh made the announcement at the Investor Pre-bid
Conference for the privatisation of the five NIPP plants namely: Geregu,
Omotosho, Olorunsogo, Calabar and Benin-Ihovbor which held at Transcorp Hilton
Hotel, Abuja.
Ibeh, Uzoma Chidi, Head, Public Communications of the BPE in
a statement issued on Thursday said he listed the16 pre-qualified bidders as:
Mota-Engil Nig, Amperion Power, Sifax Energy, Pacific Energy Company Ltd and
Globeleq Africa Limited.
The others are Geoplex Drillteq Limited, Asfalizo
Acquisition Ltd, Launderhill PJB, Lauderhill Tata, Unicorn Power Genco Ltd,
Connaught Energy Services Ltd, ENL Consortium Ltd, Ardova Plc, Central Electric
and Utilities Ltd, North South Power Consortium and Quantum Megawatt
Consortium.
Earlier, Okoh noted that the power sector remains a viable
investment in the country given the low per-capital Megawatts recording
Nigeria.
He added that the interest shown by bidders and the opening
up of the generation aspect of the power sector confirmed the vast
opportunities abound in the sector and that the Bureau and other relevant
stakeholders were committed to making the sector very sustainable.
Okoh revealed that the objectives of the pre-bid conference
were to address possible questions from the prequalified bidders with regards
to the transactions and provide clarity on some issues in the Transaction
Documents as may be necessary.
He also said that the forum would also highlight the
potential in the Nigerian power sector and provide a platform for potential
investors to understand the process for the privatisation of the NIPP power
plants as well as to enable them adequately to prepare their bid documents.
Mr. Okoh further said: “This event is a continuation of the
Federal Government’s reform of the power sector with the aim of ensuring that
assets within the sector are fully utilized and transformed into world-class
facilities, through the injection of private sector capital and deployment of
more efficient and technical capacity”.
He allayed the fears of potentials buyers of some of the
plants which have litigation issues, saying that such litigations were baseless
and frivolous as the Bureau and the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC)
were empowered by the bids’ provisions under NIPPs transaction to terminate
bids that violated the ground rules.
The event attracted critical stakeholders in the power
sector including the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Niger
Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) and Nigerian Bulk Trading Company (NBET).
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