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Kibo Energy Shares Jump As Tanzania Power Tender Confirmed Still On
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares in London and Johannesburg-listed Kibo Energy PLC got a charge on ...
Alliance News7 November, 2018 | 10:50AM



LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares in London and Johannesburg-listed Kibo Energy PLC got a charge on Wednesday after Kibo confirmed that a tender offer with the Tanzania state electricity firm was still proceeding despite the recent cancellation of other tenders.
Shares in Kibo were 16% higher at 2.37 pence in London on Wednesday, untraded at ZAR0.36 in Johannesburg.
Last Friday, Kibo noted the Tanzania Electricity Supply Co - or Tanesco - had cancelled with immediate effect a tender for large solar power generating projects, coal-fired power generating projects, and large wind power generating projects.
Kibo emphasised at the time, however, that it had ascertained that the tender for coal power projects of a capacity between 150 megawatts to 300 megawatts in one location was "definitely still going ahead" and was unaffected by the announcement.
On Wednesday, Kibo confirmed receiving notice from Tanesco inviting tender offers in this regard adding that "prospective developers who have earlier expressed their interests to develop coal power projects" were "advised to participate in this tendering process."
"We are pleased that the tender process is continuing and that it resumed so quick after the cancellation notice," Kibo Chief Executive Officer Louis Coetzee said.
Kibo is planning for its flagship Mbeya coal-to-power project in Tanzania to submit under this tender.
Coetzee added the firm will "collect" the amended documents in order to "ensure" the tender qualification document it submitted in October "complies with any new requirements" in the new tender.
"We are however of the opinion that our submission will still be compliant and if any amendments will be required that these will be of a very minor nature," Coetzee added. "We are looking forward to a prompt conclusion of the entire tender process."
By Ahren Lester;
ahrenlester@alliancenews.com
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Kibo Energy Shares Jump As Tanzania Power Tender Confirmed Still On
