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SPECIAL PURPOSE ENTITIES | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2021
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SPECIAL PURPOSE ENTITIES | NOTE 3 – SPECIAL PURPOSE ENTITIES Variable Interest Entity In January 2018, the Company was deemed to be the primary beneficiary of a VIE that is performing the project development activities related to the planned construction of a new natural gas-fired power plant. Consideration for the Company’s engineering and financial support includes the right to build the power plant pursuant to a turnkey engineering, procurement and construction (“EPC”) services contract that has been negotiated and announced. The account balances of the VIE are included in the consolidated financial statements, including development costs incurred by the VIE and a gain of $2.2 million related to the granting of a utility easement that was included in other income for Fiscal 2020. The total amounts of the project development costs included in the balances for property, plant and equipment as of January 31, 2021 and 2020 were $7.5 million and $6.9 million, respectively. Recovery of the Company's investment in this project will most likely depend on the successful completion of the project development efforts including the arrangement of financing for the construction and operation of the corresponding power plant.

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