RE: NPV 12p/share Valuation16 Feb 2022 17:33
The JV partners will now undertake an external independent assessment of the project site, district and transport routes, over several months of uninterrupted project preparation activities. This is expected to be possible from later this month (feb) given the situation on the ground.
There is also the completion of administrative arrangements with the government regarding the Tulu Kapi project finance plans.
Moreover, the finance syndicate remains in place and on standby to finalise documents for signing. Subject to final construction pricing (need to award and forward fixed price contract for the construction contractor, likely to include collateral warranties etc.) and document execution, capital requirements have already been catered for within the syndicate.
Lastly, in terms of development management, the Ethiopia-based planning and permitting team was recently replaced by the development team in preparation for project launch and building of the required about-1 000-strong workforce over the next 18 months.
So, the above steps set out the road map and we can tick each one off with an accompanying share price re rate up to 12p
GLA