RE: Vale disposal22 Jan 2021 09:45
RNS dated 22/12/20
“CSTS with Vale
The Company has entered into a mutually binding Coal Supply Term Sheet ('CSTS') with Vale Mozambique, S.A. ('Vale') to supply coal to the Benga Power Plant Project in Mozambique ('BPPP'). The CSTS commits the parties to a supply agreement that will meet the full operational coal requirement of a 150 MW (gross generation capacity) coal fired power plant. The CSTS will be converted into a definitive Coal Supply Agreement ("CSA") as part of the process during which a final Power Purchase Agreement ("PPA") is finalized with EDM
Vale is a local coal miner, and subsidiary of Vale SA, one of the world's largest diversified miners, situated in very close proximity to the BPPP site. The CSTS with Vale was based on the findings of the optimized DFS which indicated that a blend of varying quality bituminous coal can be fed to the Power Plant CFB boiler. Vale has the capacity and capability to supply the different coal qualities for an optimal blend and the CSTS provides for a supply of c. 650 000 tonnes of coal per annum, structured to supply the various coal qualities required for the optimal blend“