12 Dec 2017 10:17

Grigory Berezkin's ESN Group eyeing Reftinskaya GRES power plant

MOSCOW. Dec 12 (Interfax) - ESN Group is interested in buying the Reftinskaya GRES power plant from Enel Russia , group owner Grigory Berezkin told reporters.

"Yes, we're participating," Berezkin said when asked whether ESN is interested in buying the plant. "We're [participating] as ESN, not as Rusenergosbyt," he said.

He said a nonbinding offer has been submitted so far, the group has not yet made a binding offer. He did not specify the price that ESN is prepared to pay for the plant.

It was reported earlier that Enel expects to close a deal to sell Reftinskaya GRES by the middle of 2018. The company expects to receive binding offers by the end of the year.