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https://www.export.gov/article?id=Botswana-openness-to-foreign-investment
The emphasis on the other opportunities section in the RNS and its tone are of interest in the interpretation... "Other Opportunities Whilst the Company has been awaiting a response from the RFP process, in line with its stated aim of becoming a regional power producer, it has continued to pursue other potential options for the sale of Tlou's gas or power in the southern African region. These other opportunities will continue to be developed as a priority. Developing the project, securing offtake agreements with third parties, connecting to the grid and selling or wheeling power regionally is potentially a simpler option which can be better controlled by the Company. As Botswana is part of the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP), Tlou is not restricted from connecting to the grid in Botswana and supplying power via wheeling arrangements to other SAPP member states. The Company has already commenced a market study to provide information on the power sectors in Botswana and surrounding countries including South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and Zambia. The study will provide an outlook on the potential developments in the power sectors in these countries from a supply/demand point of view, target areas with potential power purchasers, estimated tariff levels, analysis of the political, legal and regulatory frameworks for the power sectors in the surrounding SAPP countries and procedures for wheeling power."
Tlou is my number one, number two is EVRH..... they aim to be the iTunes of virtual reality headsets, also streaming live concerts worldwide in VR, for a price cheaper than the actual ticket. It's about to launch, possibly with an advanced headset called Occulus. Number three is ARS. That's it, some small bets on AMC, just in case, but nothing that will cause too much damage if it goes tits-up.
FTSE has finished on a bounce off of 7000, but general outlook appears very bearish. This plunge, however, is hardly surprising with the top heavy markets. Re Tlou, it does seem like this tender approval might be being delayed, this is Africa, in which case, could be another six weeks, although TG did indicate coming weeks in his interview, which is understandably vague. Six weeks though and a plunging USA market will have the SP down a fair chunk, so possibly a good opportunity to snap some up over coming weeks.
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