EDF CEO: US Could OK Constellation Deal By Fall - Report
08 Luglio 2009 - 7:42PM
Dow Jones News
Utility giant Electricite de France SA (EDF.FR) still believes
it will gain the regulatory authorizations it needs to complete its
purchase of 50% of Constellation Energy Group Inc.'s (CEG) nuclear
business by the autumn, the company's chief executive tells La
Tribune in an interview to be published Friday.
Chief Executive Pierre Gadonneix tells La Tribune he has
recently received signs from Maryland state and federal authorities
that EDF is welcome in the U.S.
EDF plans to take another look at its share of energy-services
unit Dalkia that it holds jointly with Veolia Environnement SA (VE)
to make it more effective or sell it, he also tells the paper,
adding that in no case would EDF increase its stake.
Financial investors are interested in regulated assets like
power grids, Gadonneix also tells La Tribune, when asked if EDF
might sell all or part of its power-grid businesses in France or
its distribution network in the U.K.
EDF has raised around EUR3.2 billion in a bond-issue aimed at
private individuals, Gadonneix also says, adding that the figure
could yet rise as the company receives the final applications from
would-be investors.
Newspaper Web site: www.latribune.fr
-By Adam Mitchell, Dow Jones Newswires, +33 1 40171756;
adam.mitchell@dowjones.com