KIEV, July 27 – Ukraine may be able to hold tenders to sell controlling stake in power companies and Odesa Port-Side Plant late 2017 or early 2018, Deputy Head of the State Property Fund (SPF) Yuriy Nikitin said.

"Odesa Port-Side Plant in the best case scenario is the prospect of the end of this year and the beginning of next year, and Centrenergo – the middle of next year," the SPF wrote on its Facebook page, citing Nikitin. Odessa Port-Side Plant is a major producer and exporter of ammonia.