Vattenfall
	 
	AB
	, the Swedish state-owned utility, said Friday that it has initiated
discussions with the City of Hamburg, Germany, about a possible sale of its
electricity grid and district heating businesses in 
	Hamburg
	.
	
	 MAIN FACTS: 
-The
negotiations on a potential take-over by the city are expected to be finalized
by Jan. 15, Vattenfall said.
	
	
-The negotiations with the City of 
Hamburg
 were
initiated by the result of a public referendum in Sept. last year.