Owners of Bord Gáis Energy and Airtricity also believed to have submitted bids for firm
Owner of Energia and Power NI has been on the block since December with €1bn price tag
Deal would see Bord Gáis taking over Viridian’s two electricity plants in Co Dublin
Sale likely to attact interest from British multinational utility company Centrica
Reports say Bahrain bank Arcapita has hired JP Morgan to lead a share listing for Irish energy firm
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