PC RECEIVES TEN SOQ FOR SALE OF CONTROLLING INTEREST IN NATIONAL POWER CONSTRUCTION (PVT) LIMITED

Islamabad, March 21, 2006

The Privatisation Commission has received ten Statement of Qualification (SOQ) from qualified strategic investors for acquiring 51 % interest in National Power Construction Corporation (NPCC) including the management control. The investors with experience in handling large power projects on turnkey basis or consortia preferably in partnership with financially sound Pakistani companies interested in the transaction were asked to submit their interest and SOQ latest by March 20, 2006. NPCC is a leading Power Projects Construction Company of Pakistan with major operation in Middle East/ Saudi
Arabia.

The companies who have submitted SOQ include 1. Consortium of Energy Saving Solution Inc, Pakistan, 2. ICC (Pvt) Limited, Pakistan, 3. Consortium of K.A. Juffali Company (Saudi Arabia and Habib Oil Mills Limited (Pakistan, 4. Mansoor Al Mosaid Co. Saudi Arabia, 5. Consortium of Nazir & Company Limited, Pakistan, 6. Consortium of Pak Elektron Limited (Pakistan & Burhan Oil Services CO. KSCC (Kuwait), 7. Consortium of Paragon City (Pvt) Ltd, Pakistan, 8. Sachal Engineering Works Ltd, Pakistan, 9. Saudi Economic & Development Co. Ltd, Saudi Arabia and 10. Consortium of Technical Associates Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd, SKB Pakistan and Individual Investors.

On the basis of the information provided through SOQ, the parties will be pre-qualified for entry in the data room for due diligence targeted for April 30, 2006, which will be followed by bidding to complete the transaction.

NPCC currently rated amongst top contractors, is a specialist contracting outfit for turnkey management of Power Projects i.e. Extra High Voltage Transmission Lines, Distribution Networks, Substations, Power Generation Plants, Industrial Electrification, External Lighting of Housing Complexes etc. NPCC's major area of operation during the last three decades had been in the Middle East with concentration in Saudi Arabia. NPCC has successfully secured and completed projects valuing US $ 600 million.