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Kibo Energy PLC

16 January 2024

Kibo Energy PLC (Incorporated in Ireland)

(Registration Number: 451931)

(External registration number: 2011/007371/10)

LEI Code: 635400WTCRIZB6TVGZ23

Share code on the JSE Limited: KBO

Share code on the AIM: KIBO

ISIN: IE00B97C0C31

('Kibo' or 'the Company')

Dated: 16 January 2024

Kibo Energy PLC ('Kibo' or the 'Company')

Kibo Strategy Update

Kibo Energy PLC (AIM: KIBO; AltX: KBO), the renewable energy-focused developer of sustainable energy solutions, is pleased to provide an interim strategy update in relation to its development approach. This follows the Company's 2023 operational update as announced in an RNS dated 3 July 2023. This RNS aims to outline the Company's strategic concept and, whilst progress has been limited given constraints around funding, recent advancements as part of its commitment to developing long-term sustainable energy solutions in Southern Africa, the UK and Ireland.

Kibo's strategy revolves around its commitment to being a developer of sustainable clean energy solutions by integrating both established and cutting-edge technologies in renewable energy generation, waste-to-energy and energy storage. The primary focus is to deliver enduring, low- or zero-carbon energy-generation solutions across Southern Africa, the UK and Ireland.

A number of these clean energy opportunities are in various stages of development and others still in the opportunity screening phase.

In pursuit of this objective, the Company has and continues to establish formal relationships with pivotal and leading industry entities, including sustainable technology original equipment manufacturers, specialising in energy storage, biomass production and pioneers in biofuel technologies.

Operationally, the Company:

-- is currently formulating a joint development agreement with a multinational food and beverage producer ("the Client") intended to be funded equally (i.e., 50-50) by Kibo and the Client. The objective of this collaboration is to build and operate a pilot plant that will produce bio-coal as a preliminary step towards the establishment of a comprehensive production-scale facility. This initiative, subject to a successful pilot plant and financing, will enable the Client to transition from the use of fossil coal to bio-coal in its comprehensive boiler fleet, without any reconfiguration, aligning with established Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) compliance standards; and

-- has received conditional preliminary approval for development funding, subject to due diligence, from a prominent development banking institution in Southern Africa for one of the Company's existing waste-to-energy projects.

The table below indicates the status of Kibo's project portfolio at present. Timelines beyond Q1 2024 remain as advised and the Company will advise should these change in light of the below. This does not include opportunities that are currently the subject of advanced due diligence and commercial consideration.

 
                                             Kibo Group Project Portfolio 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
    Entity        Kibo       Strategic          Projects            Development               Current Status 
                  Equity       Domain                                  Status 
--------------  --------  --------------  --------------------  ------------------  ---------------------------------- 
  MAST Energy    57.86%       Reserve           Pyebridge           In care and           - CM T-1 contract began 
  Developments                 Power              (9 MW)            maintenance            on 1 October 2023 (see 
      (UK)                                                                                 MED Unaudited Interim 
                                                                                            results for the six 
                                                                                            months ended 30 June 
                                                                                                   2023) 
                                                                                            - Placed in care and 
                                                                                            maintenance, pending 
                                                                                            funding (see MED RNS 
                                                                                           dated 1 December 2023) 
--------------  --------  --------------  --------------------  ------------------  ---------------------------------- 
                                                Bordesley        Advanced project         Ready for construction 
                                                  (5 MW)            development             and awaiting funding 
                                                                                             (see MED RNS dated 
                                                                                              25 August 2023) 
--------------  --------  --------------  --------------------  ------------------  ---------------------------------- 
                                                Rochdale         Advanced project           - Planning consent 
                                                 (4.4 MW)           development              granted in Q2 2023 
                                                                                            (see MED Results for 
                                                                                         the year ended 31 December 
                                                                                            2022 as per the MED 
                                                                                             RNS dated 28 April 
                                                                                           2023 and MED Unaudited 
                                                                                            Interim results for 
                                                                                            the six months ended 
                                                                                               30 June 2023) 
                                                                                             - Shovel ready and 
                                                                                           awaiting funding (see 
                                                                                          MED RNS dated 25 August 
                                                                                           2023 and MED Unaudited 
                                                                                            Interim results for 
                                                                                            the six months ended 
                                                                                               30 June 2023) 
                                          --------------------  ------------------  ---------------------------------- 
                                                 Hindlip           Concept stage          - EPC and O&M contracts 
                                                Lane (7.5                                  under review, further 
                                                   MW)                                     updates to follow (see 
                                                                                            MED Results for the 
                                                                                           year ended 31 December 
                                                                                            2022 as per the MED 
                                                                                             RNS dated 28 April 
                                                                                           2023 and MED Unaudited 
                                                                                            Interim results for 
                                                                                            the six months ended 
                                                                                               30 June 2023) 
                                                                                             - Shovel ready and 
                                                                                           awaiting funding (see 
                                                                                          MED RNS dated 25 August 
                                                                                           2023 and MED Unaudited 
                                                                                            Interim results for 
                                                                                            the six months ended 
                                                                                               30 June 2023) 
                                          --------------------  ------------------  ---------------------------------- 
                                                 Stather           Concept stage          - EPC and O&M contracts 
                                                Road (2.5                                  under review, further 
                                                   MW)                                     updates to follow (see 
                                                                                            MED Results for the 
                                                                                           year ended 31 December 
                                                                                            2022 as per the MED 
                                                                                             RNS dated 28 April 
                                                                                           2023 and MED Unaudited 
                                                                                            Interim results for 
                                                                                            the six months ended 
                                                                                               30 June 2023) 
                                                                                             - Planning consent 
                                                                                            granted (see MED RNS 
                                                                                            dated 25 August 2023 
                                                                                         and MED Unaudited Interim 
                                                                                            results for the six 
                                                                                            months ended 30 June 
                                                                                                   2023) 
--------------  --------  --------------  --------------------  ------------------  ---------------------------------- 
   Sustineri       65%         Waste           CHP project         Phase 1 (2.7        Advanced        - Technical 
      (SA)                   to Energy          to supply            MW + study         project         workstream 
                                                base-load           on synthetic      development    in collaboration 
                                               electricity        oil production)        stage       with a potential 
                                                generation                            - financial      OEM to align 
                                                 in South                                close        and integrate 
                                                  Africa                                 ready        plant designs 
                                                  with 4                                            and specifications 
                                                potential                                             with feedstock 
                                                 revenue                                                  supply 
                                                 streams:                                              - Integrated 
                                               electricity,                                           Environmental 
                                                gate fees                                             Authorisation 
                                             and potentially                                          (EA) has been 
                                                from heat                                                granted 
                                                and steam                                               - Advanced 
                                                  output                                               discussions 
                                                 as well                                            with a development 
                                                  as the                                                 banking 
                                                production                                             institution 
                                               of synthetic                                          for development 
                                                 fuel oil                                           funding currently 
                                               and naphtha                                               underway 
--------------  --------  --------------  --------------------  ------------------  -------------  ------------------- 
                                                                 Phase 2 (targeted   Pre-concept        Milestones 
                                                                       20 MW)            stage        TBD once Phase 
                                                                                                        1 has been 
                                                                                                         executed 
--------------  --------  --------------  --------------------  ------------------  -------------  ------------------- 
   National        51%     Long Duration                           Simultaneous          Status remains unchanged 
   Broadband                   Energy             12.3 MW           concept and             from previous update 
   Solutions                  Storage         in development         commercial            currently under review 
      (SA)                                                          development 
--------------  --------  --------------  --------------------  ------------------  ---------------------------------- 
                                                36.32 MW         Under assessment 
                                                  target 
                                             for development 
--------------  --------  --------------  --------------------  ------------------  -------------  ------------------- 
  Mbeya Power     100%        Biofuel            300 MW          Original project.         TANESCO due diligence 
    Project                                     short-term        Fully permitted            on Kibo ongoing as 
    ('MPP')                                     conversion         with Bankable         part of the MOU programme 
      (TZ)                                     to renewable         Feasibility            and currently underway 
                                                  energy          Study completed           The Company has also 
                                                 biofuel                                 entered into negotiations 
                                                                                          with potential strategic 
                                                                                          investor for the further 
                                                                                             development of the 
                                                                                                    MPP 
--------------  --------  --------------  --------------------  ------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 UK Portfolio     100%         Waste            Southport                                Status remains unchanged 
                             to Energy           (10 MW,                                    from previous update 
                                            2 MW long-duration                              as parties continue 
                                                  energy                                    to seek agreement on 
                                                 storage                                    further development 
                                                 and 5.5m                                     plan for project 
                                            m(3) bio-methane) 
--------------  --------  --------------  --------------------  ------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 

This announcement contains inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU) no. 596/2014.

**S**

For further information please visit www.kibo.energy or contact:

 
 Louis Coetzee     info@kibo.energy                Kibo Energy PLC          Chief Executive 
                                                                             Officer 
 James Biddle      +44 207 628 3396                Beaumont Cornish         Nominated Adviser 
  Roland Cornish                                    Limited 
                  ------------------------------  -----------------------  ------------------ 
 Claire Noyce      +44 20 3764 2341                Hybridan LLP             Joint Broker 
                  ------------------------------  -----------------------  ------------------ 
 Damon Heath       +44 207 186 9952                Shard Capital Partners   Joint Broker 
                                                    LLP 
                  ------------------------------  -----------------------  ------------------ 
 Zainab Slemang    zainab@lifacommunications.com   Lifa Communications      Investor and 
  van Rijmenant                                                              Media Relations 
                                                                             Consultant 
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Johannesburg

16 January 2024

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