Wednesday, March 29 2017 13:18
Alexandr Avanesov

Cyprus resident Company to sell 100% of shares of Hrazdan TPP to Tashir Capital

Cyprus resident Company to sell 100% of shares of Hrazdan TPP to  Tashir Capital

ArmInfo.The Cyprian Company  of Liormand Holding Iimited will sell the 100% of possessed shares   of "HrazTPP" Energy Company to the Company of Tashir  Capital. 

This transaction is approved by the Public Services Regulating  Commission at its March 29 session.  Following the words of Seda  Shahinyan, the  Head of Legal and Licensing Department of PSRC, the  Commision has no argues in respect to the transaction mentioned. The  positive estimation of the Ministry of  Energy Infrastructures  and  Natural Resources is also obtained. 

To mention, the main equipment of  hrazdan TPP four units came up to  its critical limit. According to the information obtained, in 2018  the TPP should be put under consevation due to physical and moral  amortization. Currently the TPP is almost in standby mood, which is  predicted by the highets tariff - AMD 43 for 1 kWh. 

As ArmInfo has reported earlier, the PSRC on October 9. 2015 approved  the   transaction on 100% shares of HrazTPP  Energy Company, which is  one of  six biggest generating companies in Armenia and plays the  role of balancing station in the energy framework of Armenia. 

To remind, in late September the Tashir Group and Inter RAO signed an  agreement on buy-sell of electic power assets of Armenia. The subject  of the transaction was the Electric Networks of Armenia JSC and  Hrazdan TPP. All the assets will continue performing all the  liabilities undertaken prior to the transaction mentioned.