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African Energy Resources

Sese EIA approval increased to

500mw

ustralian Securities
Exchange (ASX)
listed African Energy
Resources Limited
Aemployee Dr Frazer
Tabeart says that the Botswana
Environmental Affairs Department has
approved an updated Environmental
Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Sese
Power Project to allow up to 500MW of
power generation and the associated
coal mining and (coal) processing
activities.
In an August 16 communiqué from
Australia Dr. Tabeart, the experienced
Mineralization Deposit guru and also
Australian Institute of Geoscientists
Member, the standard conditions of
such approvals in Botswana, includes
a requirement that the project be
implemented within two years. This
marks an important milestone for
the project as it will allow for the
development of two 225MW units,
rather than two smaller, less efficient
150MW units as contemplated under
the original EIA approval. African Energy Resources Limited : Dr Frazer Tabeart

According to the press release,
Dr Tabeart is also undertaking project as an exporter of power to FQM’s Zambian copper operations.“Current
a professional qualification as a activities at Sese include, implementation of the resettlement action plan (RAP)
Competent Person under the 2012 around Sese, under which 25 households have to date had their grazing rights, water
Edition of the Australasian Code for bores and access trails relocated to outside the Land Rights Lease. Re-settlement of
reporting of Exploration Results, a further three households is required to complete this process, which has been
Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves. jointly monitored by Sese JV staff and the Tonota Land Board.

“Work is continuing on the Negotiations with the Botswana Energy Regulatory Authority (BERA) for a
development of Sese Power Project Generation and Export Licence and Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) for a Grid
in which AFR currently owns a 35% Connection and Use of System agreement are in progress.
interest.
Furthermore, as part of the negotiations process, AFR is reviewing commercial
“AFR continues to assist First Quantum aspects of importing power into Zambia and other credit-worthy offtakers for the
Minerals Ltd (FQM), the majority remaining 88MW of power available from development of the first 225MW unit at
owner of the Sese JV, with a number of Sese.
commercial and permitting activities
related to the development of the

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