* Interview with Daniela Lulache, the general manager of Nuclearelectrica
The listing of Nuclearelectrica continues, as it is estimated to take place in September 2013, according to the statement by Daniela Lulache, the managing director of the company.
According to her, the central objective of the management of Nuclearelectrica, in the short term is to increase value for shareholders, and part of the targets for the company will be set according to the process for its listing.
The management of Nuclearelectrica has been so far almost exclusively focused on technical and functionality objectives, considers Daniela Lulache, who said that the changes which she intends to impose during her term is the focus on increasing the profitability of the company.
"My term at Nuclearelectrica will mean an increase in the company's profitability", she said in the interview.
According to Mrs. Lulache, Nuclearelectrica has always been a productive engine and must become a productive engine for the shareholders, for the Romanian state.
Reporter: What are the estimated financial results of the company, for the first semester of this year?
Daniela Lulache: According to the preliminary data, in the first six months of this year, we had a turnover of 930.5 million lei, and a gross profit of over 256.3 million lei. Compared to the similar period of last year, we have seen an increase in turnover of approximately 20%. In terms of profits, in the first half of 2012, the company had losses of 33.7 million lei. Thus, at this moment, from a financial point of view, the company is on a right and solid path. I stand by my commitment that my term at Nuclearelectrica will mean an increase in the company's profitability. We are at a time when the entire economy is stabilizing and is resuming its growth after the difficult years of economic crisis. W