NAVEED CHAIRS PRE-BID MEETING OF NPCC TOMORROW ON SATURDAY MARCH 28, 2009

Islamabad, March 27, 2009

Syed Naveed Qamar Federal Minister for Privatisation will chair a pre bid meeting for the privatisation of National Power Construction Company (NPCC) on March 28, 2009 (Saturday) at 10 a.m in the conference room of the Privatisation Commission Secretariat, Islamabad.

The interested parties for NPCC, which have completed the process of due diligence of the transaction include 1. Pak Elektron Limited (PEL), 2. ICC (pvt) Limited, 3. Al-Tuwariqi Steel Mills, Karachi, 4. Saudi Cable Company Limited, KSA, 5. Alfanar Construction Company, KSA and 6. Zad Investment Company, KSA.

The pre-bid moot will deliberate upon the process of the privatisation of NPCC and responded to the queries of the prospective bidders for the privatisation of NPCC. The transaction is now at a very advanced stage. The next phase of finalization of bid documents and the open bidding schedule for NPCC would also be completed in consultation of the bidders.

The Privatisation Commission (PC) had invited Expressions of Interest (EOI) from financially sound local and foreign investors with management capability, contracting experience as well as experience of electrical wire installation interested in acquiring 51% interest in NPCC along with management control as already approved by the Cabinet Committee On Privatisation (CCOP).

National Power Construction Corporation (Pvt) Limited (NPCC) is a specialist contracting company of Pakistan for construction and management of turnkey power projects including 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 over US$ 600 million.