ATHENS- Greece has shortlisted six investors in the sale of the its state-controlled gas distribution network DEPA Infrastructure, the country's privatisation agency said on Tuesday.

Investors qualified to proceed to the next phase for the submission of binding bids are: a consortium of SINO-CEE Fund and China-based investment holding company Shanghai Dazhong Public Utilities, EP Investment Advisors, First State Investments, Italgas SpA , investment firm KKR and Macquarie.

(Reporting by Angeliki Koutantou) ((angeliki.koutantou@thomsonreuters.com; +30 210 3376436; Reuters Messaging: angeliki.koutantou.reuters.com@reuters.net))