Nigeria’s Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE)
yesterday evening released a list of the 54 companies bidding for the 11 power
distribution companies created from the unbundling of Power Holding
Company of Nigeria (PHCN).
S/N
|
DISTRIBUTION
COMPANIES
|
NO OF BIDS RECEIVED
|
NAME OF CONSORTIUM
|
1
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Abuja
Electricity Distribution Company Plc
|
5
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(1)Skipper Nigeria Ltd;(2) NAHCO
Power Consortium; (3) KANN Consortium Utility Company Ltd; (4)Interstate
Electrics Ltd; and (5)ENL Consortium Ltd.
|
2
|
Benin
Electricity Distribution Company Plc
|
7
|
(1)Southern Electricity Distribution
Company; (2) Cable & Rods Company Nigeria Ltd; (3) Copper Belt Consortium;
(4) Rockson Engineering Company Ltd; (5) RENSMART Power Ltd; (6) Duncan
Freeman Company/Draytom Energy Ltd; and (7) Vigeo Power Consortium.
|
3
|
Enugu
Electricity Distribution Company Plc
|
4
|
(1)Rensmart Power Ltd; (2)Proglobal
Power International Consortium;(3)Interstate Electrics Ltd; and (4) Eastern
Electric Nigeria Ltd.
|
4
|
Eko
Electricity Distribution Company Plc
|
9
|
(1)OANDO Consortium; (2)Integrated
Energy Distribution & Marketing Ltd;(3) NPD Consortium; (4) SEPCO-Pacific
Energy Consortium; (5)West Power & Gas; (6)Electric Utilities Nigeria Ltd;
(7) KEPCO/NEDC Consortium; (8)ENL Consortium Ltd; and (9) Honeywell Energy
Resources International Ltd.
|
5
|
Ibadan
Electricity Distribution Company Plc
|
7
|
(1)Western Consortium; (2) ENL
Consortium Ltd;(3) Integrated Energy Distribution & Marketing Ltd; (4)Skipper
Nigeria Ltd; (5)ICOMM Energy Ltd; (6) Electric Utilities Ltd; (7) and KEPCO/NEDC
Consortium.
|
6
|
Ikeja
Electricity Distribution Company Plc
|
10
|
(1)Rockson Engineering Ltd; (2) SEO
International; (3) OANDO Consortium; (4) Amperion Power Distribution Co Ltd; (5)Honeywell
Energy Resources International Ltd; (6) Integrated Energy Distribution &
Marketing Ltd; (7)West Power & Gas Ltd; (8)Vigeo Holdings, Gumco, African
Corporation AFC & CESC Consortium; (9) Daniel Power Plant Company Nigeria
Ltd; and (10) KEPCO/NEDC Consortium.
|
7
|
Jos
Electricity Distribution Company Plc
|
2
|
(1)Masters Energy Oil & Gas Ltd;
and (2) Aura Energy Ltd.
|
8
|
Kaduna
Electricity Distribution Company Plc
|
2
|
(1)NAHCO Energy & Power Ltd; and
(2) Skipper Nigeria Ltd.
|
9
|
Kano
Electricity Distribution Company Plc
|
2
|
(1) Sahelian Power SPV Ltd; and (2)Profile
Energy Consortium Ltd.
|
10
|
Port
Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company Plc
|
3
|
(1)Utility Integrated Management
Services Ltd; (2) Rockson Engineering Company Ltd; and (3)4Power Consortium.
|
11
|
Yola
Electricity Distribution Company Plc.
|
3
|
(1)SNECOU Group of Companies Ltd; (2)Vivadis
Power Ltd (ORTECH Consortium); and (3)Integrated Energy Distribution &
Marketing Ltd.
|
TOTAL
|
54
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The release states that prospective
core investors, who must be local and/or international power distributors or
investors with power distributors as technical partners, will be responsible
for operating the distribution companies, making the necessary investments to
improve the distribution network and customer service in line with the
objectives of the Federal Government of Nigeria.
According
to the transaction deadline, the evaluation of the technical bids will take
place between August 14 and 28, 2012. The National Council on Privatisation
(NCP) will approve the results of the technical evaluation by September 11,
2012.
The
deadline for the shortlisted bidders for generation companies to submit their
letters of credit is September 18, 2012 while October 2, 2012 is the deadline
for shortlisted bidders for distribution companies.
Consequently,
NCP’s approval will pave way for the opening of financial bids of the
shortlisted investors.
The
BPE will on September 25, 2012 open the financial bids of prospective investors
for the generating companies while October
10, 2012 is the date for the opening of the financial bids for the distribution
companies.
The
announcement of the preferred bidders for the generating companies is October
9, 2012 while October 23, 2012 is the date for the announcement of the
preferred bidders for the distribution companies.
The Nigerian electricity industry has
been unbundled into generation and distribution companies and a single transmission
company with a view to encouraging private sector participation and attracting
foreign and local investment into the Nigerian power sector to ensure economic
and reliable electricity supply.
