Electricidade de Portugal

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Shares surge after New York rally Vol 3, Issue 11 (November 2002)

Share prices were up in October on the back of a modest market recovery.

Vivendi takes over in Rabat Vol 3, Issue 11 (November 2002)

By acquiring Redal’s utility services concession.

Ondeo and Vivendi in command in Morocco Vol 3, Issue 4 (April 2002)

Most concessions in Morocco have linked water and wastewater services to power provision. Such a policy has provided a host of opportunities for Suez and Vivendi Environnement (VE) because of the disparate nature of their businesses. The two French companies are now firmly established in the North African country. Government water policy in the past has lacked an overall strategy but now seems to centre upon private sector participation in the main cities, and a number of major contracts have been offered over the past few years.

Thames Water strengthens Chilean presence Vol 2, Issue 12 (December 2001)

THAMES WATER, THE RWE GROUP’S WATER DIVISION, has acquired a 30-year concession from the Chilean government to provide water services for the country’s fourth largest water and wastewater company, Empresa de Servicios Sanitarios del Maule (Essam). Essam supplies around 570,000 people in the Maule region (7th region of Chile) and achieved net sales of $21.4 million in 2000.

Embasa sale set for November Vol 2, Issue 8 (August 2001)

The Bahia state water company, Embasa, is to be sold at auction in November. The sale date is one month later than previously announced but looks more likely to go ahead on the new schedule. A prospectus will be published in September.

ECGD: a solution to political risk Vol 2, Issue 5 (May 2001)

The UK government’s export credit agency, the Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD) is often regarded as being just for exporters. However, it also plays an important role in encouraging and supporting investment. The role of ECGD is to benefit the UK economy by helping exporters of UK goods and services win business, and companies carrying on business in the UK to invest overseas. It does this by providing guarantees, insurance and reinsurance against loss.

AdP to buy control of Prolagos Vol 2, Issue 1 (January 2001)

IPE-AGUAS DE PORTUGAL (AdP) is to take a controlling interest in Prolagos, the basic sanitation service concessionaire for the Lake District (Regiao dos Lagos) in the north east of Rio de Janeiro state.

Sabesp to seek private partner Vol 2, Issue 1 (January 2001)

SÃO PAULO state governor Mario Covas is said to be considering the sale of 38% of the state’s 88% ordinary shareholding in Sabesp to a private sector partner.

Thames takes up majority stake in Essbio Vol 2, Issue 1 (January 2001)

THAMES WATER has completed its purchase of Chilean water utility Essbio, paying $336 million for a majority 50.9% stake. Thames made a winning bid of $282.3 million for a 42% shareholding in Essbio in September 2000, beating a rival offer from Vivendi (see GWI, Vol. 1, Issue 5, p.4).

Thames not interested in Prolagos Vol 1, Issue 12 (December 2000)

THAMES WATER has denied reports that it is to take a stake in Prolagos, the basic sanitation service concessionaire for the Lake District (Regiao dos Lagos) on the eastern seaboard of Rio de Janeiro state.