EDF CEO: Sees US Constellation Deal Authorizations By Year End
30 Luglio 2009 - 10:38AM
Dow Jones News
French state-controlled utility Electricite de France's (EDF.FR)
chief executive Thursday said he expects the company to obtain the
necessary authorizations for its purchase of half of U.S. peer
Constellation Energy Group Inc.'s (CEG) nuclear operations by the
end of the year.
EDF is also confident of finalizing a deal with Centrica PLC
(CNA.LN) for the U.K. utility to take a 20% stake in British
Energy, CEO Pierre Gadonneix also said at an event in Paris.
-By Adam Mitchell, Dow Jones Newswires; +33 1 4017 1740;
adam.mitchell@dowjones.com