Last checked at 1 Sep 2022 07:00
1 September 2022
Oracle Power PLC
("Oracle", the "Company" or the "Group")
Formal Approval of 1,200MW Power/Green Hydrogen Project LOI
Oracle Power PLC (AIM:ORCP), the international natural resources project developer, is pleased to announce that further to the announcement of 3 August 2022, the Company has received confirmation from the Directorate of Alternative Energy of the Government of Sindh that the Letter of Intent ("LOI") has been approved. The LOI relates to the establishment of a 1,200MW hybrid solar/wind, green hydrogen/power project (the "Project") in Pakistan, being advanced by the Company's joint venture company, Oracle Energy Limited ("Oracle Energy" or the "Joint Venture"). The LOI will be issued in a prescribed format on finalisation of the US$600,000 performance guarantee by Oracle Energy, which is being negotiated by the Joint Venture parties with certain banking institutions and is expected to be concluded in September 2022. A further announcement will be made in due course.
The LOI will set out that the developer of the Project can produce green hydrogen from a 400MW capacity electrolyser facility and renewable power for business-to-business usage, for possible sale to utilities and for other uses. Oracle Energy plans to progress the other aspects of project development including the technical, financial and investment parameters of the Project and the Company will make further announcements in due course.
Naheed Memon, CEO of Oracle, commented:
"Following the advance of funds from both Oracle Power and Kaheel Energy on 16 August 2022, our joint venture company is suitably funded in the short term. We expect to finalise the bank guarantee soon, following the conclusion of negotiations to secure the best possible terms for this transaction, to ensure that we maximise the funds within the JV company to support development work for our pioneering green hydrogen project in Pakistan."
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For further information please contact:
Oracle Power PLC Naheed Memon
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Strand Hanson Limited (Nominated Adviser) Rory Murphy, James Harris, Rob Patrick
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St Brides Partners Limited (Financial PR) Susie Geliher, Catherine Leftley
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About Oracle Power PLC:
Oracle Power PLC is an international natural resource and power project developer quoted on London's AIM market. The Company currently has two areas of focus: Western Australia and Pakistan. The Company is active in the energy industry in Pakistan and is working to establish a green hydrogen production facility through Oracle Energy Limited, a joint venture with His Highness Shaikh Ahmed Dalmook Al Maktoum. The Company's initial project is the Thar Block VI Project in south-east Pakistan where the Company is advancing plans for a combined lignite coal mine, a 1,320MW mine mouth power plant and a proposed coal gasification to urea project.
In Australia, its primary focus is the Northern Zone Gold Project, located 25km east of the major gold mining centre of Kalgoorlie, the home of the 'Super Pit' mine, the second largest gold mine in Australia. Northern Zone has a current Exploration Target of 200-250Mt at 0.4-0.6g/t Au for between 2.5 - 4.8Moz gold, with drilling being planned to define a maiden inferred JORC resource.