OREANDA-NEWS. April 14, 2011. In 2011, investors will be privatized 5-6 companies selling electricity and two - power generating companies that are currently in state ownership. By the middle of this year's it has been scheduled privatization auction. The Minister of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine Yuriy Boyko told to the newspaper “The Day”.

"This year will be implemented a pilot project for the privatization of 6-5 companies in the distribution market and two - on the generation market. This process has already begun. I hope that by mid year we will announce the auction of the first companies on the distribution market and the first company on the generation market"- Yuriy Boyko said.

As the Minister of Energy and Coal Industries said, in competition with the privatization of enterprises of electro energy the reference will be given to investors willing to invest the most money in modernization of the privatized companies.

"The key issue for investors interested buying companies will be the amount that can be directed to modernization of to implement measures in the energy sector, which Ukraine pledged to do engaging in International energy community"- Yuriy Boyko summarized.