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01/09/2022 07:00

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RNS Number : 8460X  Oracle Power PLC  01 September 2022

 

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."

 

*ENDS*

 

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of
EU Regulation No. 596/2014, which forms part of United Kingdom domestic law by
virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended.

 

For further information please contact:

 

 Oracle Power PLC                           +44 (0) 203 580 4314

 Naheed Memon

 Strand Hanson Limited (Nominated Adviser)  +44 (0) 20 7409 3494

 Rory Murphy, James Harris, Rob Patrick

 St Brides Partners Limited (Financial PR)  +44 (0) 20 7236 1177

 Susie Geliher, Catherine Leftley

 

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.

 

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