RE: Results RNS14 Sep 2018 13:03
As you are aware, we have been engaged in continual discussion with the Tanzanian Government on the Power Purchase Agreement ("PPA") for the MCPP, following the signing of a MOU on the PPA in mid-February. Agreement on a follow-up definitive PPA, based on the terms of the MOU, is currently at an advanced stage of negotiation and, while taking longer to conclude than anticipated, the Company remains confident in the commitment and support of the Tanzanian Government for the MCPP, notwithstanding its complex nature and scale and the additional requirements needed from Kibo necessitated by the recent changes to the Tanzanian mining legislation. This situation is clear from both our private discussions with Tanzanian Government officials and their public announcements. The country's commitment to private sector input to national development projects includes those that address the country's growing energy deficit. Indeed, President Magufuli's recent pronouncements at the Tanzanian National Business Council meeting in March is an example of this commitment and further underpins our confidence in the process.