Bari

Recent events
Due to a fire on 4 August 2013, the power station was decommissioned and all fuels removed. Successively a plan to make the plant safe was sent to the Ministry for the Environment and Protection of the Territory and the Seas. During the national blackout on 28 September 2003, the plant, in service with only the group 3 operating at reduced power (25MW) overcame the danger of machine blockage and was the only Enel power station functioning out of the entire national production.

In April 2017 the public procedure for the acquisition and redevelopment of the site was launched, a procedure that is ongoing.

The territory
Corn, oil and wine are the three typical products of the Puglia region, as well as of the regional agricultural tradition and Bari offers fine examples of this bringing to the table a wide variety of pasta, wines, dishes based on fish, vegetables and greens that are cultivated in the agricultural areas inland.

The Fiera del Levante,  the largest trade fair in Europe, documents is both a commercial centre and a meeting place between East and West. The industry has an important role in the economy of the city and its metropolitan area: in addition to the food sector, the chemical, petrochemical, textile, mechanical and wood sectors are important ones.

Bari is one of the capitals of Italian theater with over 14 facilities currently in operation. In the cultural also to be noted the University of Bari, the Polytechnic, the Academy of Fine Arts and the Free Mediterranean University, where every year study about 100,000 young people enrol in various humanities, scientific and technical studies.

Procedure

UPDATE OF 17 JULY 2017

Enel Produzione S.p.a. informs that:

• the deadline for submitting non-binding Expressions of Interest, originally set for 20 July 2017, has been postponed until 28 September 2017 at 12:00 pm;
• likewise, the deadline for submitting requests for more information on the 'Question & Answer' session, originally set for 14 July 2017, has been postponed until 21 September 2017, when questions can be sent to the webmaster@enel.com email
   

Enel, in accordance with the Open Power  philosophy and within the Futur-e project, will launch a purchase and redevelopment procedure aimed to select proposals for the purchase  and redevelopment of industrial site of the Enel oil‐gas thermal plant located in Bari.

The Procedure is divided into two phases:

• Expression of Interest;
• Due diligence, survey, project proposal and site binding purchase offer. 
  
  

The two phases of the Procedure will be presented in detail in the document “Call for expressions of interest" for the redevelopment and purchase of industrial site relating to the Oil‐Gas Thermal Power Plant situated in via Bruno Buozzi in Bari, Province of Bari (Puglia Region), owned by Enel published on this website.

The expressions of interest must be received by 20st July 2017, at 12h00 pm and are subject to a fit assessment as to whether the persons considered suitable for admission to the second phase of the Procedure for the presentation of the project proposals meet the requirements. 

Following the assessment, Enel will notify the admission to the second phase of the Procedure for the presentation of project ideas and corresponding binding site purchase offers to the persons who are deemed qualified. 

The proposed project proposals will be subject to a fit assessment taking into account the requirements established in the Procedure aiming at enhancing the innovative and sustainable projects under a social, economic and environmental viewpoint, with a special focus on the opportunities and needs of the local community.

Following the selection of the project ideas Enel will start negotiation with the persons who have submitted the relevant binding site purchase offers in order to achieve the sale of the Plant area.

Documentation

UPDATE OF  17 JULY 2017

Enel Produzione S.p.a. informs that:

• the deadline for submitting non-binding Expressions of Interest, originally set for 20 July 2017, has been postponed until 28 September 2017 at 12:00 pm;
• likewise, the deadline for submitting requests for more information on the 'Question & Answer' session, originally set for 14 July 2017, has been postponed until 21 September 2017, when questions can be sent to the webmaster@enel.com email.

Discover the details regarding the procedure for the purchase and redevelopment of the Bari power plant. On this page you will find the Expression of Interest to participate, and a series of supporting materials.

The Expressions of Interest must be submitted at the latest by 28 September 2017, at 12h00, and are subject to a preliminary verification by Enel, as to whether they meet the requirements established by the presenters. The Project Proposals and the related Binding Economic Offers shall have to be notified by the deadline indicated in the Procedure Letter.