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Saudi Electricity set to sell more sukuk

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ISLAMIC BONDS: Saudi Electricity CEO indicates state-owned enterprise will sell more sukuk to fund expansion. (Getty Images)
ISLAMIC BONDS: Saudi Electricity CEO indicates state-owned enterprise will sell more sukuk to fund expansion. (Getty Images)

State-owned Saudi Electricity will sell more Islamic bonds, or sukuk, to finance expansion of capacity, its chief executive said on Saturday.

"In the future there is a plan (to issue more sukuk) to fund projects," Ali Saleh al-Barrak told reporters in the Saudi Red sea port of Jeddah. He gave no details.

Last week, the firm priced a 5 billion riyals sukuk at 160 basis points over the Saudi interbank rate (Saibor).

Barrak said then the new five-year issue had raised at least 10 billion riyals, but declined to say how much the company ended up taking. Bankers said it would be 7 billion riyals.

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Saudi Electricity is currently carrying out projects worth 75 billion riyals to be completed within three years. (Reuters)

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