Electreon plunges after Swedish tender canceled

Israeli wi-fi electrical car (EV) charging know-how firm Electreon Wi-fi (TASE: ELWS) right this moment introduced that the Swedish Transport Administration (TRV) has determined to cancel the tender for constructing an electrical highway system for which the corporate had bid. Following the announcement this morning, the corporate’s share worth is down 44.66% this afternoon.

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The Swedish Transport Administration canceled the tender as a result of all of the bids acquired, each bids primarily based on wired and wi-fi charging know-how, had been a lot greater than the estimated finances that the Authority had allotted to the venture. The Swedish Transport Authority claims that the hole is because of the truth that that is the primary venture of its type on this planet and the altering international state of affairs, together with the supply of supplies and excessive inflation charges.

Though the Swedish Transport Authority added that it nonetheless plans to construct the primary electrical highway in Sweden sooner or later, however this didn’t forestall the drop in Electreon’s inventory worth.

Electreon mentioned, “The corporate accepts with understanding TRV’s resolution to look at administration of the tender, the tender necessities and the prices arising from it, and to formulate a renewed format for the development of the primary electrical highway in Sweden, amongst different issues, as a result of the construction of the tender and the necessities that had been included in it, along with the detailed exterior circumstances within the announcement, created issue for all of the tender bidders to submit a suggestion that will meet the estimated finances. Within the firm’s evaluation, primarily based on an evaluation of the tender’s necessities and the doable methods to optimize it, publishing a brand new and improved tender sooner or later will consequence within the firm having the ability to submit a gorgeous supply that may meet the estimated finances.”

Electreon was based in 2013 as Electrical Street. In 2018 the corporate merged right into a inventory market shell, listed on the TASE and adjusted its identify to Electreon Wi-fi. The corporate’s president is former President Reuven Rivlin and chairman and CEO is cofounder Oren Ezer. In 2022, the corporate had income of NIS 8.65 million and reported a web lack of NIS 82.5 million.

Printed by Globes, Israel enterprise information – en.globes.co.il – on August 29, 2023.

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