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KIBO ENERGY PLC - Operational Update Q2 2023

Release Date: 03/07/2023 08:00
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Operational Update Q2 2023

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: 03 July 2023
                           Kibo Energy PLC ('Kibo' or the 'Company')
                                 Operational Update: Q2 2023

Kibo Energy PLC (AIM: KIBO; AltX: KBO), the renewable energy focused development company,
is pleased to provide an operational update as it enters the second half of 2023. This follows its update
as provided in a Company RNS dated 6 April 2023.

Portfolio

The Kibo Group strategy, as previously announced in a Company RNS dated 19 April 2021, is
focused on developing, owning and operating sustainable energy solutions that can immediately and
progressively address the acute energy challenges in sub-Saharan Africa, the United Kingdom and
Ireland.

The table below indicates the status of Kibo’s project portfolio at present. Timelines beyond Q3 2023
remain as advised on 6 April 2023 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
                Kibo    Strategic                        Development
    Entity                              Projects                                  Current Status
               Equity   Domain                              Status


                                                                           CM T-1 contract scheduled to
                                                                           begin on 1 October 2023 (see
                                                         Operational and
                                                                               MED Results for the year
                                    Pyebridge (9 MW)       generating
                                                                            ended 31 December 2022 as
                                                            revenue
                                                                             per the MED RNS dated 28
                                                                                      April 2023)
                                                                                  In construction and
                                                                              commissioned by Q4 2023
                                                           Advanced
                                                                           (see MED Results for the year
                                    Bordesley (5 MW)         project
                                                                            ended 31 December 2022 as
                                                          development
                                                                             per the MED RNS dated 28
                                                                                      April 2023)
   MAST
                                                                             Planning consent granted in
   Energy                Reserve
               57.86%                                                        Q2 2023 (see MED Results
 Developmen              Power                             Advanced
                                                                                 for the year ended 31
   ts (UK)                          Rochdale (4.4 MW)        project
                                                                              December 2022 as per the
                                                          development
                                                                              MED RNS dated 28 April
                                                                                         2023)
                                                                               EPC and O&M contracts
                                                                            under review, further updates
                                                                             to follow (see MED Results
                                     Hindlip Lane (7.5
                                                         Concept stage           for the year ended 31
                                           MW)
                                                                              December 2022 as per the
                                                                              MED RNS dated 28 April
                                                                                         2023)
                                     Stather Road (2.5                         EPC and O&M contracts
                                                         Concept stage
                                           MW)                              under review, further updates
                                                                               to follow (see MED Results
                                                                                   for the year ended 31
                                                                                December 2022 as per the
                                                                                MED RNS dated 28 April
                                                                                           2023)
                                                                                                – Laboratory
                                                                                               tests received
                                                                                              and confirm oil
                                                                                                    quality
                                                                                                 standards of
                                                                                                    offtaker
                                                                                                 – Supplier’s
                                                                                                sustainability
                                                                                                   standards
                                                                                              assessments are
                                    CHP project to
                                                                                                   currently
                                   supply base-load                             Advanced
                                                                                                  underway
                                      electricity          Phase 1 (2.7          project
                                                                                                – Integration
                                 generation in South      MW + study on       development
                                                                                               study is being
                                     Africa with 4         synthetic oil         stage –
                                                                                               undertaken to
 Sustineri            Waste to     revenue streams:        production)          financial
               65%                                                                                 align test
  (SA)                Energy     electricity, gate fees                        close ready
                                                                                                 results with
                                 and potentially from
                                                                                                  feedstock
                                    heat and steam
                                                                                               characteristics
                                   output as well as
                                                                                               in preparation
                                  the production of
                                                                                                 for financial
                                     synthetic oil
                                                                                                    close –
                                                                                                  Integrated
                                                                                              Environmental
                                                                                               Authorisation
                                                                                               (EA) has been
                                                                                                    granted
                                                                                                  Milestones
                                                               Phase 2
                                                                              Pre-concept          TBD once
                                                            (targeted 20
                                                                                  stage           Phase 1 has
                                                                MW)
                                                                                                been executed
                                                           Simultaneous
                                                            concept and
 National              Long          12.3 MW in
                                                            commercial          Status remains unchanged
Broadband             Duration       development
               51%                                         development
Solutions             Energy                                                         from last update.
  (SA)                Storage     36.32 MW target             Under
                                  for development           assessment
                                                          Original project.
   Mbeya                                                                      TANESCO due diligence on
                                 300 MW short-term
   Power                                                  Fully permitted      Kibo as part of the MOU
                                    conversion to
   Project     100%   Biofuel                              with Bankable
                                  renewable energy                              programme currently
  (‘MPP’)                                                    Feasibility
                                       biofuel                                        underway.
    (TZ)                                                        Study
                                                             completed
                                                               Funding
                                                             constraints,
                                                            notably as the
                                                          results of delays
                                 Southport (10 MW,
                                                              caused by
                                    2 MW long-
                                                          shareholders not
                      Waste to    duration energy                               Status remains unchanged
UK Portfolio   100%                                         being able to
                      Energy         storage and                                     from last update.
                                                          cast their votes,
                                    5.5m m3 bio-
                                                           resulted in no,
                                      methane)
                                                            other than in-
                                                            house project
                                                           planning, work
                                                          being performed

All funding activities, including the Company’s proposed AIM-listed vehicle Ultimate Sustainable
Energy (‘USE’), were placed on hold due to delays as a result of EGM difficulties where shareholders
were unable to cast their votes, which was partially resolved at the most recent EGM (see RNS dated
16 March 2023).

Louis Coetzee, CEO of Kibo Energy, says: “We are pleased with the overall progress during the
last quarter, and we look forward to updating the market during the course of Q3 on a number of
exciting initiatives currently underway on both operational as well as corporate level”.

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

                                             **ENDS**

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 Limited     Nominated Adviser
 Roland Cornish
 
 Claire Noyce     +44 20 3764 2341                Hybridan LLP                 Joint Broker
 
 Damon Heath      +44 207 186 9952                Shard Capital Partners LLP   Joint Broker
 
 Zainab Slemang   zainab@lifacommunications.com   Lifa Communications          Investor and Media
 van Rijmenant                                                                 Relations Consultant


Johannesburg
3 July 2023
Corporate and Designated Adviser
River Group

Date: 03-07-2023 08:00:00
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