Exxaro, China's CNIC vie with AIIM for $2 bln African power firm Lekela - sources
South African miner Exxaro (EXXJ.J) and Chinese state fund CNIC are among potential buyers admitted to the final round of bidding for African renewable energy firm Lekela Power - a company worth around $2 billion, a number of sources familiar with the deal told Reuters.
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