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Cannot imagine what the filtered one found to criticise - with absolutely no comprehension he would have missed the fact that a 5 minute erection makes the poles trivial! Which leaves the fittings and cables process?

Donk may have produced this video (on the same page as many other videos) - be warned. his diction is so fast you'll have a job to keep up with him! It is why the tx lines in his tiny mind are going to take years - if his mouth works at the same speed as his brain?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnJsUavhjQY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv9F9gllKGA

And they seem likely to use more than one drill?

66kV is not considered for some reason?
But if poles are every 100m then 10 poles needed per Km and 100km will be around 1000 poles?
That looks achievable for the first 95km and the 5km through the outskirts of Serowe will probably be denser unless the route is alongside very straight roads.

If they only need to drill 6' holes I cannot believe it will take that long to erect the poles. e.g. 10 per day = 100 days , 3 per day , surely easily achieved, is 333 days? And if they have likely to use more than one drill depending how many workers will be installing the wires and fittings. Dewatering looks to me as the biggest unknown but TLOU hopes don't look too forlorn to me.

+++++++ quotes ....
"The spacing distance between transmission structures varies based on a number of factors.

For distribution structures (35 kV and less), typical spacings range from about 75–100m. For transmission structures (greater than 100 kV), the spacings range from about 150 to over 300m, with greater spacings at the higher voltage levels."

"No hard and fast answer. But 30ft (9m) would be a good average pole.
They are classed for width as (L) Light, (M) Medium, (H) Heavy or the less commonly used Stout.
How deep are they planted ? A pole should be “planted” approx 6ft (1.8m) into the ground."

Nice post Winni. Time is too much of an issue for people who post on here!
Get rich quick merchants who wrongly criticise TLOU so unfairly.

I have never expected this to happen overnight , but I have always been certain that this one is going to reach fruition.

Tlou made a couple of mistakes but forgiveable ones.
1. RFP, with hindsight they could have questioned the requirement that tenderers had to have a history of supplying Botswana with CBM powered electricity. Presumably none of the tenders picked up on this, or more likely, they knew it was impossible and expected the Govt to ignore it?

2. They expected dewatering at Lesedi to be as fast as it was at Selemo. Again with hindsight, could they have continued witt Selemo (and paid the royalties)? But the water was always going to be an unexpected problem one day. So where would we have been now?

There were 4 major delays
1a. Sekaname requested that the tendering deadline be extended, so all (both) tenderers were given extentions to complete or revise their RFP.
1b. Once those revised RFPs were considered, the demands for previous history was realised and the Govt started over again with that redacted and other changes? I dunno!
2a. That was a long delay, remininscent of Sirius , as both companies realised they had to to wear belt and braces next time round. The Govt were not pushing anything through quickly. I imagine both sides queried every ambiguous item to be sure to be sure!
2b. Preferred bidders were eventually announced.
2c. TLOU continued work, in the expectation of being accepted, so it was not a total waste of time. Typical of good management!
3. That pesky dewatering process has dragged on and on. Quick extensions of the wells needed.
4. Covid!

Going forward , tx lines for initial power are coming, and drilling will resume at some point.
The Orapa decisions are coming and solar or CBM can load those tx lines.

From there do we concentrate on a pipeline to Orapa or enhancing power to Serowe or elsewhere?

This is all going to happen imho, but as Winni says, all in good time!

"The first stage of development will be the erection of wooden poles fitted with an overhead 66 kV transmission line. The transmission line route has been surveyed and full environmental approval is already in place.
The line will predominantly cross flat, arid terrain with the last 5km through the outskirts of Serowe."

I was looking for the podcast where Tony said the route crossed no major rivers, roads or conurbations but flat and arid looks pretty good to me. Construction and maintenance sounds very easy to me! No traffic, people, etc if it is very isolated - so no traffic calming, low risk of pandemic, and few safety precautions required to protect the public! Quite a few positives there considering they are supposed to be negatives!

Crossword time, after a day of cross words?

You're right this time Magnet.
Buying below 4.4p is highly recommended - but if the price never exceeds 4.4p it is hardly worth buying any.

We all hope that sometime before 20th July 2022 the price will rise well above 4.4p
If you don't have enough cash to pay 4.4p for your options, you can sell enough just enough shares to raise those 4.4p's , ideally selling at the peak price to keep the count down.

Lagerkhan and I were discussing if there is a tax liability if you buy your options after the price rise makes you an instant paper profit which can possibly be considered a capital gain or a gift?
Lager suggested I check with IG because Barclays had suggested that to him.
If you buy into an ISA account whilst the sp is 4.4p or less - it seems certain you will not have a tax liability.

Taking your options is fixed at 4.4p each irrespective of when (before 20th July 2022) or how much the daily price is.

Well thought out Donk !

So if I follow your logic, the task is much more long-winded than any of us clown's believe .
From that would you want to start putting up the poles sooner or later?

You are a nincompoop if you think TG should have started later. So you are a nincompoop !

But that has never been in doubt! I never thought you were as thick as you are . but I guess all your stirring does not help with that! Civil war is not the most ridiculous ide you have had. Give in here and see if you can impress the other board!

After the long wait, I reckon our tenderers will be raring to go and won't need encouragement.
They'll be building before we get a reply showing us where TG went wrong - a TLOU related subject that I am not going to rest because I have been told to stay on topic, and I always do as I am told .... call me Maverick Vinales.

We are all waiting with baited breath for you to explain your devilish ideas on how TG can produce an income at TLOU without the poles/wires to deliver solar or cbm power!!!! And a pipeline to Orapa is not an alternative imho because that is 149Km without permission yet , compare to the 100Km tx lines you so vehemently oppose by insulting TG and co.

I am not holding my breath, I'd suffocate , so bait awaits your genius! And it will have to be!

There is MFM and me who have declared this to be so, if others wereto tick this up you'd see how mighty your idea is because I suspect not one of has aclue this time! Just as you perceive this and every other board!
To pinch another's expression .... c'mon get the ball rolling Donk, bailllie or mrmoagi, or admit that TG has it spot on as some of us think.

Donk, tell the shrink that you have just renewed a paid subscription to join all those inferior beings, and your bill will be trebled! Are you really so stupid that you cannot see how others view you?

Donk , I have some advice for you - go and see a shrink and show him this post whilst playing this song to him/her!

https://youtu.be/NZzRXxupXiw?t=118

"donkey40 - 19 Feb 2018 - 21:46:05 - 3333 of 9025 CEO's third $Billion+ gas company in the making. - TLOU
Wheniamfree - I would bash you, but sadly for you, you are just too stupid and simple. Hence no point.

I am here to talk about Tlou and CBM in Botswana. You seem to only want to post and talk about me - even i find it boring now.

Tidd, you, Buzz - 2 pieces of big news ie Bid and Reserves upgrade were going to transform this bag of hot air into the King if AIM. RFP is a disaster; now we have stupid news chit chat about Kharma being gifted Tlou shares and you absolute total unbelievably stupid people engaging in conversation about this and saying it is a good thing.
Do any of you have a brain ?!
Reserves - these are not coming out until TG and team clarify on the RFP. No chance - they don't want to be blind spotted twice. So sit back and wait a while girls - share price going nowhere.
And if another unexpected hiccup occurs - boom, what price 2p .......
326m shares in issue, yet another RFP submission that will take 9months plus, no Offtake so SRK will struggle to place value on commercial market Offtakes, .....
What else can go wrong I wonder ....
let me have a think ...

And And And - lest you forget - I TOLD YOU SO !!!

Little wonder Buzz has gone elsewhere - what a failure !!!!"

"It is about time some common sense start appearing on this board !!"

Well said Donk! With you on board we are half way there - you bring the common bit!
As for the sense , you advocate that Tlou is on the right path now , with no evidence of why after years of common abuse of the board. More posters seem to be agreeing with you that we can Damascus on the horizon, beyond the desert, BUT you think this chat room is devoid of sense???????

You are definitely bi-polar mate, unless there are poles to the east and west etc in which case you are 360 degrees polar, one for each username perhaps?

We all await your solution after criticising Tlou for adopting poles/wires policy before earning revenue - come on cretin give us a SENSIBLE alternative.

If you are short of ideas - you are! - here is one for your way of mis-thinking!

We could employ an army of zulu type warriors to prepare for the civil war you prophesied. They'd support the ex-president who'd reward us by taking over the TLOU project and cancelling all our shares? Or perhaps we should find a way of investing in Sekaname who are clearly the fore-runners of the CBM race in Botswana despite not a word coming from them in years! Is that the sort of sense you bring to the party?

Thank you for your kind messages guys. Post-biopsy has been fine, hardly any discomfort, I think they did a fine job. How on earth they can put stitches into someone's mouth is beyond me - but I never felt the stitches at all , even when I cleaned my teeth. The possibility of melanoma was not very nice but my dentist and the hospital certainly did not waste a second getting it dealt with. Hospital said they'd inform my dentist of the good news.

Your options will lapse on 20th July 2022 so you don't have so long to wait.

There seems to be different policies at each broker, Lager. Jarvis have my options in nominee and ISA accounts, but I don't have remotely near the number of options that you have.
Having options in a nominee account seems more problematic taxwise than a tax exempt ISA, but making a profit whilst not actually owning that stock is clearly a potential issue. If the options lapse in 2022 HMRC will not offer tax relief on the loss of expectation?

There is no chance of capital gains unless my dormant companies AVN and USOP revive from a 12 pennies to quite a few pounds - they were £2 up to £7 pounds when I bought them. Their losses coupled with Sirius and HMV give me immunity from tax, I reckon.

The hospital were scheduled to ring me at 3:15 with the result of the Biopsy , and at 3:20 I got the excellent news that it was just mercury from a filling that had penetrated the gum/tongue area following an extraction. So it is happy day!

My second covid jab is due on Thursday - the NHS is doing me proud I think. Very efficient.

Just remembered my IG problem.
I'd subscribed the maximum on my ISA, so I asked IG to put my ISA options into my nominee account.

So options do look permissible in an ISA subject to which broker you use maybe?

eBay Inc. Buyer paid, but the money isn't showing in your account 09:01 (alert!)

took me by surprise, my buyer seemed great!

This was the gist of it , once I opened the alert, ....
Yet to Receive Your Funds?
Although your buyer has paid, sometimes your money might not be available in your account immediately*. But there are ways to receive your funds quicker!

Money is still in my account. £10.34 received of £11 sale is quite reasonable from Ebay?

I was forgetting EXCESS shares so glad I asked now.
Muggins only requested a small proportion of my entitlement, because I have seen some placings dumping higher demands in favour of lower requests when they were oversubscribed!
I got 100% of my request but it was not an easy process. IG/ASX was brilliant, but IG/LSE did not even ask me about my excess requirement. And 50% of those Excess shares missed were lost options. After over 2 years of living on my pension , determined to leave my missus savings in situ , and the price drops I'm having to keep my eye on the finances now. Breaking into savings is not recommened , once you start it can be easy to do a Magnus Magnesson , and keep going!

Wow, lagerk was that a typo or did you really have over 12M shares going into the offer.