The sale of a division of Bord Gáis is back on the table about two weeks after the Government gave up the hunt for a buyer.

In a bad omen for the sale of Bord Gáis Energy, it has been reported that the New York-based fund Blackstone has been invited into the final round of bidding.

The Government has refused to comment on the effect that the withdrawal of Tenaga Nasional will have on the bidding process for the sale of Bord Gáis.

Today is the last day that companies can submit bids to buy the retail and power generation unit of the semi-State gas company Bord Gáis.

A power cut blacked out parts of peninsular Malaysia today and disrupted operations at the country’s main airport.