VOL. XLIV

No 38

17-September-2001

MAURITANIA

Mauritania Issues Prequalification Tender For Majority Stake In PowerUtility Somelec

Mauritania has issued aprequalification tender for strategic investors interested in acquiring a 51%stake in the state-owned power utility Societe Mauritanienne dElectricite(Somelec), as part of sweeping reforms in the water and energy sectors. In astatement, the government and its advisors invited those interested in taking astrategic management stake in the company,...