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ENRON NAMED SUCCESSFUL BIDDER TO PROVIDE 1000 MEGAWATTS OF POWER FROM ARGENTINA TO BRAZIL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, October 2, 1997
HOUSTON - Enron International Inc., a subsidiary of Enron Corp., announced today that a consortium of two of its indirect subsidiaries was named the low bidder to provide 1000 megawatts (MW) of electricity to be transported from Argentina to Brazil under a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Brazilian regional utilities, Eletrosul and Furnas.
With a low bid of $27.50 US per megawatt hour, Enron will now finalize the PPA's with the utilities, with power delivery expected by the fourth quarter of 1999. Enron's bid includes the construction of electric transmission lines and a conversion station to allow the two countries' power grids to be connected for the first time.
"We are pleased to have been named the successful bidder on this project and to be able to bring the benefit of our integrated energy expertise to help meet the needs of the region," said Rebecca P. Mark, chairman and chief executive officer of Enron International. "This is Enron International's first project that fully integrates our leading development and merchant or trade skills into a single major project. It also demonstrates our commitment to being a major player in the energy sector in the southern cone, one of the most dynamic markets in the world," added Mark.
Enron's other activities in the region include equity participation in the Bolivia to Brazil pipeline, ownership and operation of Bolivia's Transredes natural gas transportation system, ownership and operation of a recently awarded 480 MW natural gas-fired power plant to be constructed in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, an equity stake in the recently privatized natural gas distribution systems, CEG and Riogas, in the municipality and state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ownership and operation of Transportadora de Gas del Sur in Argentina, and, a number of innovative financing transactions for customers in the energy sector in the region.
Enron Corp., one of the world's largest integrated natural gas and electricity companies with approximately $19 billion in assets, operates one of the largest natural gas transmission systems in the world; is the largest purchaser and marketer of natural gas and the largest non-regulated marketer of electricity in North America; is a leading participant in liberalized energy markets in the United Kingdom and the Nordic Countries; markets natural gas liquids worldwide; manages the largest portfolio of fixed-price natural gas risk management contracts in the world; is among the leading entities arranging new capital to the energy industry; owns a majority interest in Enron Oil & Gas Company, one of the largest independent (non-integrated) exploration and production companies in the United States; owns a majority interest in Enron Global Power & Pipelines L.L.C., which is owner and manager of operating power plants and natural gas pipelines around the world; is one of the largest independent developers and producers of electricity in the world; and is a major supplier of solar and wind renewable energy worldwide. Enron's internet address is www.enron.com and its common stock is traded under the ticker symbol, "ENE."
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Deborah Witmer
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