It comes to the sale of shares of the Odessa portside plant, a state-owned holding “Centrenergo”, “Sumykhimprom”, and a number of energy companies. Earlier, the government of Ukraine approved the list of state property objects subject to privatization.
KIEV, 13 Oct. The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has extended until 31 July next year, the timing of privatization of major state assets, previously scheduled for sale before the end of this year.
The corresponding decree of October 7, published on the website of the Cabinet of Ministers. The Minister of economic development and trade of Ukraine aivaras abromavicius has previously noted that the process of “large privatization” in the country is postponed for next year due to the fact that the Parliament failed to adopt the necessary package of laws.
As noted in the government resolution, we are talking about the sale of 99.5% of the Odessa portside plant, 78% of the shares of the state holding “Centrenergo”, 99,9% of the enterprise “Sumykhimprom” and 65% “Kharkivoblenergo”, 60% of “Zaporozhyeoblenergo”, 70% of “nikolayevoblenergo” and “hmelnitskoblenergo” and 50% “Ternopiloblenergo”.
Earlier, the government of Ukraine approved the list of state property objects subject to privatization. In this list, in particular, became the state concern “Ukrtorf”, “Centrenergo”, Odessa port plant, a number of thermal power plants and regional energy companies.
According to the head of the state property Fund of Ukraine Igor Bilous, the Fund expects to gain from privatization in 2016 of about 30 billion hryvnia (about $ 1.4 billion), subject to the approval by Parliament of the necessary legislative base.
