* Vlădan: There have been no talks, "not even in the hallways", concerning the sale of a majority stake in "Hidroelectrica"
The government intends to sell 51% of "Hidroelectrica", like the officials of "Hidrosind" told us, who claim that they have received signals in this respect: "There have been some signals. It is a challenge addressed to the members of the government. Some time ago, a draft tender book for the selection of the private manager, included a stipulation that the manager would be an interim one, until the government will sell a stake of 51% in < Hidroelectrica >".
Florin Laurenţiu Vlădan, the head of the Office For The State's Interests and Industrial Privatization (OPSPI), told us that until now, there have been no talks, "not even in the hallways", concerning the sale of a majority stake in "Hidroelectrica".
He said that the bids for the selection of the intermediary in the sale of the 10% stake in "Hidroelectrica" on the Bucharest Stock Exchange will be opened next week, in line with the agreement concluded with the International Monetary Fund (FMI). Florin Laurenţiu Vlădan said that the two consortiums have submitted bids: "In the case of < Hidroelectrica > we have two bids. One consortium includes < Goldman Sachs >, together with < Erste Bank >, and the second one includes < Citibank > and < Societe Generale >".
Sources who were formerly in the management of "Hidroelectrica" consider that there are no intentions to sell a majority stake in "Hidroelectrica", "not even in the long run". However, they said: "Something may be happening. The new team in the ministry doesn't have the patience to understand what is happening within the company and they are in a hurry to act. They've come with a plan which might as well have been written on the back of a napkin, but I don't think that anybody in their right mind can think of selli
