Guatemala: Colombian Company Bids for Power Grid

Empresa Electrica de Bogotá submited a bid for a section of the power grid belonging to Italy's Enel.

Friday, October 29, 2010

The bid is for the purchase of a stake in "Transmisora de Energía Renovable" (Transnova), a company owned by Enel.

"Enel has total control over Transnova, through its subsidiaries in that country, Enel Guatemala SA, which controls 98% and Generadora Montecristo SA, which has a 2% share of the renewable energy generation company" reported Dinero.com.

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