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Edenville Energy PLC
23 September 2015
23 September 2015
EDENVILLE ENERGY PLC
("Edenville" or the "Company")
Interim Results for the Six Months Ended 30 June 2015
Edenville Energy plc (AIM:EDL), the company developing a coal to
power project in south western Tanzania, is pleased to announce its
unaudited Interim Results for the six months ended 30 June
2015.
Financial Highlights
-- GBP7,966,776 net assets (2014 H1: GBP8,801,728)
-- GBP421,819 loss (2014 H1: GBP533,265)
-- GBP337,032 cash reserves (2014 H1:GBP995,483)
-- Continued focus on cost management with the relinquishment of
four non-core prospecting licenses in March 2015, producing
estimated savings of approximately US$1 million over the next 12
months, as provided for and disclosed in the December 2014 annual
accounts
-- Placing completed in April 2015 of 625,000,000 new ordinary
shares at a price of 0.04 pence per share raising GBP250,000,
together with the issue of 625,000,000 warrants exercisable at
0.054 pence per warrant.
Operational Highlights
-- Positive results from surface test-pit programme in January
demonstrating a significant quantity of high quality near surface
coal
-- Publication of positive Power Plant Feasibility Study
confirming the commercial viability of a coal-fired power station
located at the Rukwa Coal Project
-- Board reorganisation in June 2015 to reflect the needs of the
business going forward: Mark Pryor was appointed Chief Operating
Officer whilst Sally Schofield became Non-Executive Chairman;
former Finance Director Rakesh Patel stepped down from the
Board
-- Submission of the Mining Licence application to the Tanzanian
Ministry of Mining, Energy and Minerals
Post period Highlights
-- Exercise of 158,750,000 warrants in aggregate, at 0.054p per
warrant providing proceeds of GBP85,725
-- Placing completed of 500,000,000 new ordinary shares at a
price of 0.05 pence per share raising GBP250,000 in July 2015,
together with the issue of 500,000,000 warrants exerciseable at
0.0675p per warrant.
-- Commenced review process of Rukwa Power Plant Feasibility
Study with Tanzania's Ministry Energy & Minerals and
Tanesco
-- Commenced a water survey and sampling programme to provide data for the Power Plant EIA
-- Ongoing exploration programme producing results
-- Significant progress being made with potential EPC
(Engineering, Procurement and Construction) and financial
partners
Sally Schofield, Non-Executive Chairman, commented: "We are
pleased with the level of progress that the Company has made over
the last six months, continuing along our path of developing the
Rukwa Coal to Power Project. The major milestone of commencing the
formal review of the Rukwa Power Plant Feasiblity Study by the MEM
and Tanesco and the submission of our mining license application
moves us ever closer to the development stage of the project. We
look forward to making further progress during the rest of the
year, in particular with regard to the selection of EPC and
financial partners."
Contact
Edenville Energy Plc
Sally Schofield - Non-Executive +44 (0) 20 7653
Chairman 9850
Cantor Fitzgerald Europe
(Nominated Advisor and Corporate
Broker)
Stewart Dickson
Philip Davies +44 (0) 20 7894
Jeremy Stephenson 7000
IFC Advisory
(Financial PR and IR)
Tim Metcalfe
Graham Herring +44 (0) 20 3053
Heather Armstrong 8671
Chairman's Statement
I am pleased to report the interim results of the Group for the
six months ended 30 June, 2015. During the period, the Company's
main focus has been, and will continue to be, the Rukwa Coal to
Power Project in south western Tanzania.
The Rukwa Project, Edenville's key asset, is well placed to play
a significant part in helping Tanzania face the dual challenges of
under-development of its power sector and strong demand growth. The
Rukwa Project is strategically located in an area with a defined
power deficit, with plans for a new 400KV transmission line to be
constructed within 12km of the deposit. This power line is part of
the East African Power Pool Development Plan, which will see a
total of 2,302km of new power lines constructed between Kenya,
Tanzania and Zambia. As per the resource estimate prepared by Sound
Mining Solutions Limited of South Africa announced in March 2013,
the Rukwa Project has a Measured and Indicated Resource of 171
million tonnes of raw coal, sufficient to support the proposed
coal-fired power plant through life of Project and beyond, with
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) approval for mining
operations granted in 2014.
January 2015 brought a positive start to the year, with
Edenville receiving the last tranche of results from a near surface
test-pit programme which sampled coal seams lying close to surface,
which would be the material mined during the first few years of
operation. The results from across the Rukwa Coal Deposit
demonstrated a significant quantity of near surface coal of much
higher quality than that quoted in our global, measured and
indicated resource estimate stated above. Tonnage calculations,
independently verified by Sound Mining Consultants of Johannesburg,
indicate that more that 40 million tonnes of Edenville's Measured
and Indicated coal resource lies close to surface with a very low
strip ratio (approximately 1:1), and lies within the zone covered
by the EIA; this tonnage alone is sufficient to fuel a 120MW power
station for the life of the project.
The new results from the test pit program fed into Lahmeyer
India's Power Plant Feasibility Study, a complex and detailed
report which examined the viability of utilising Edenville's Rukwa
Coal Deposit as the primary fuel source for power generation. This
extremely encouraging Feasibility Study, commissioned in November
2014 and delivered on time in March 2015, confirmed the commercial
viability of a coal-fired power station located at the Rukwa Coal
Project. The Feasibility Study recommends a power plant be
developed in 2 phases; Phase 1 comprising two units of 60MW each
(total 120MW), and Phase 2 comprising two additional units of up to
120MW (total 240MW), with the opportunity for rapid scale up to
Phase 2 in parallel with an increasing power demand profile in
Tanzania.
The Feasibility Study and Financial Model announced in March
2015 consider the coal mine and power plant as an integrated
commercial entity, with profits generated by the sale of
electricity from a coal-fired power station. The financial metrics
are very encouraging: the NPV, with a discount factor of 10%,
varies between US$220 million to US$322 million depending on the
base case and offtake scenarios. The combined capital expenditure
is estimated at US$175 million for the power plant and mine,
equating to approximately US$1.45 million per MW (median estimate),
which is considered competitive in terms of industry costs to
develop the project.
Ever conscious of the changing needs of the Company, we
announced a reorganisation of the Board in June 2015, to better
address the requirements of the business as we seek a development
partner. We were delighted to retain the experience and knowledge
of key Directors whilst maintaining a carefully managed cost
base.
Mark Pryor, then a Non-Executive Director, stepped into an
Executive Director position as Edenville's Chief Operating Officer,
supporting Rufus Short in his position as CEO. Mark has extensive
knowledge of Edenville's Rukwa Coal assets, being part of the Board
since the AIM admission in 2010. His involvement with Edenville
increased significantly during the first half of 2015, making the
Executive position better suited to his increased presence and
senior status in the UK and Tanzania.
To maintain the balance of the Board, I (Sally Schofield) became
Non-Executive Chairman of the Company with a commensurate reduction
in fees. As an additional cost reduction measure, Finance Director
Rakesh Patel stepped down from the Board, but continues to provide
financial and accountancy services to the Company on a consultancy
basis. Arun Srivastava, Non-Executive Director, who has rich and
varied experience in the power industry, remains a valued member of
the Board of Directors. This restructure has allowed a higher level
of executive presence in Tanzania, which helps manage the complex
and detailed processes we must navigate to bring the project to
fruition.
Another key milestone, announced on 1 July 2015, was the
submission of the application package for the Mining Licence to the
Tanzanian Ministry of Mining, Energy and Minerals (MEM) for the
Rukwa Project. The application required data from the Power Plant
Feasiblity Study, the EIA approval, along with a detailed Mine
Plan, CSR Policy, Procurement Plan and Employment Plan. Edenville's
executive team worked closely with its Tanzanian consultants,
Tansheq to compile the documentation package. A formal response is
expected before the end of the year, although the timing of any
decision by the MEM is outside our control.
Since the period end, the Company has continued to make further
good progress. July saw the commencement of the formal review of
the Rukwa Power Plant Feasibility Study by the MEM and Tanesco (the
state body for power generation, transmission and distribution), a
key step in advancing the Rukwa Coal to Power Project to the
development stage. This review will assess the proposed power
generation project to satisfy commercial and regulatory
requirements, and allow Edenville to plan the integration of
Edenville's power plant into Tanzania's transmission and
distribution infrastructure programme and advance negotiations
relating to Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) tariffs.
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As announced on 8 September, cost analyses have been received
from several EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction)
groups, with details of key modules including BTG (boiler, turbine,
generator) and BOP (balance of plant) components. Further
refinement of costs is expected as work continues. Additional
visits to Tanzania by potential partners are expected and
continuing technical and commercial analysis by the groups
concerned is being undertaken in conjunction with the Edenville
team. Additionally, there are ongoing discussions with banks for
the provision of debt finance to the Rukwa Project. Further
exploration work also continues across the project area.
The Board is pleased to see Edenville's Rukwa Coal to Power
Project making significant progress in three key areas over the
period- the MEM/Tanesco review of the Power Plant Feasibility
Study, the submission of the Mining Licence application and
discussions with potential EPC (Engineering, Procurement and
Construction) and financial partners. We are confident in our
strong relationship with the MEM, which fully supports the
integration of coal fired power generation into Tanzania's energy
plan and we are pleased to receive valuable input and support from
the Tanzanian authorities.
Our current focus is in particular on the selection of EPC and
financial partners. We have made significant progress in this area
over the past 6 months and aim to complete the process during the
rest of this year, but external factors beyond our control may
influence timing. We are continuing to pursue an integrated
approach to project development, with the aim of implementation
alongside the Tanzanian authorities, to provide a successful and
timely outcome for all stakeholders.
Financial Results
The Company made a loss after taxation for the six month period
ended 30 June 2015 of GBP421,819. The net assets at 30 June 2015
amounted to GBP7,966,776.
The total comprehensive loss for the period was GBP527,529,
which included a loss of GBP105,760 arising from the translation of
the Tanzanian subsidiary company accounts from US Dollars to
Sterling.
At 30 June 2015, the Company had cash reserves of GBP337,032. In
July 2015, the Company raised GBP250,000 from a placing of
500,000,000 shares. Post period end, the Company saw the exercise
of 158,750,000 warrants at 0.054p per warrant raising a further
GBP85,725.
We look forward to updating shareholders as we reach agreement
on a partnership to best develop the Rukwa Coal to Power Project
and as we progress other significant parts of the project.
Sally Schofield
Non-Executive Chairman
EDENVILLE ENERGY PLC
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2015
Six months Six months Year
ended ended ended
30 June 30 June 31 Dec
15 14 14
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
Note GBP GBP GBP
Gross profit - - -
Administrative expenses (421,827) (430,973) (895,305)
Share based payments - (102,295) (147,977)
Impairment of tangible
asset - (1,271,482)
Group operating loss (421,827) (533,268) (2,314,764)
Finance income 8 3 1,037
Loss on operations before
taxation (421,819) (533,265) (2,313,727)
Taxation - - 234,794
Loss for the period after
taxation (421,819) (533,265) (2,078,933)
Other comprehensive (loss)/income:
(Loss)/gain on translation
of overseas subsidiary (105,760) (312,942) 446,690
Total comprehensive income/(loss)
for the period (527,579) (846,207) (1,632,243)
Attributable to:
Equity holders of the
Company (527,420) (846,072) (1,629,217)
Non-controlling interest (159) (135) (3,026)
(527,579) (846,207) (1,632,243)
Loss per share
- basic and diluted (pence) 2 (0.006) (0.009) (0.04)
The loss for the period arises from the Group's continuing
operations.
EDENVILLE ENERGY PLC
CONSOLIDATED statement of financial position
as at 30 june 2015
As at As at As at
30 June 30 June 31 Dec
15 14 14
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
Note GBP GBP GBP
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 27,463 36,224 28,676
Intangible assets 4 8,226,459 8,565,254 8,234,083
8,253,922 8,601,478 8,262,759
Current assets
Trade and other receivables 191,198 186,967 180,912
Cash and cash equivalents 337,032 995,483 641,830
528,230 1,182,450 822,742
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables (78,084) (87,566) (88,311)
Current assets less current
liabilities 450,146 1,094,884 734,431
Total assets less current
liabilities 8,704,068 9,696,362 8,997,190
Non - current liabilities
Provisions for other
liabilities and charges (737,292) (894,634) (746,922)
7,966,776 8,801,728 8,250,268
Capital and reserves
Called-up share capital 5 1,616,228 1,388,728 1,488,728
Share premium account 13,332,070 13,127,820 13,215,320
Share based payment reserve 129,610 142,092 183,713
Foreign currency translation
reserve (459,454) (1,113,326) (353,694)
Retained earnings (6,664,318) (4,758,045) (6,296,761)
Issued capital and reserves
attributable to owners
of the parent company 7,954,136 8,787,269 8,237,306
Non-controlling interest 12,640 14,459 12,962
Total equity 7,966,776 8,801,728 8,250,268
EDENVILLE energy PLC
CONSOLIDATED statement of changes in equity
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2015
----------------------------------Equity
Interests--------------------------
Foreign
Share currency Non-
Share Share Retained option translation Controlling
capital premium Earnings reserve reserve Total interest Total
GBP GBP GBP GBP GBP GBP GBP GBP
Balance at
1 January
2015 1,488,728 13,215,320 (6,296,761) 183,713 (353,694) 8,237,306 12,962 8,250,268
Issue of share
capital 127,500 129,250 - - - 256,750 - 256,750
Share issue
costs - (12,500) - - - (12,500) - (12,500)
Cancellation
of share
options - - 54,103 (54,103) - - - -
Foreign
currency
translation - - - - (105,760) (105,760) (163) (105,923)
Loss for the
period - - (421,660) - - (421,660) (159) (421,819)
Balance at
30 June 2015 1,616,228 13,332,070 (6,664,318) 129,610 (459,454) 7,954,136 12,640 7,966,776
Balance at
1 January
2014 1,019,680 12,286,868 (4,224,915) 39,797 (800,384) 8,321,046 15,146 8,336,192
Issue of share
capital 369,048 880,952 - - - 1,250,000 - 1,250,000
Share issue
costs
Share based - (40,000) (40,000)
payment
charge - (40,000) - 102,295 - 102,295 - 102,295
Foreign
currency
translation - - - - (312,942) (312,942) (552) (313,494)
Total
comprehensive
loss for the
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period - - (533,130) - - (533,130) (135) (533,265)
Balance at
30 June 2014 1,388,728 13,127,820 (4,758,045) 142,092 (1,113,326) 8,787,269 14,459 8,801,728
Balance at
1 January
2014 1,019,680 12,286,868 (4,224,915) 39,797 (800,384) 8,321,046 15,146 8,336,192
Issue of share
capital 469,048 980,952 - - - 1,450,000 - 1,450,000
Cost of issue - (52,500) - - - (52,500) - (52,500)
Cancellation
of Share
Options - - 4,061 (4,061) - - -
Share based
payment
charge - - - 147,977 - 147,977 - 147,977
Foreign
currency
translation - - - - 446,690 446,690 842 447,532
Loss for the
year - - (2,075,907) - - (2,075,907) (3,026) (2,078,933)
Balance at
31 December
2014 1,488,728 13,215,320 (6,296,761) 183,713 (353,694) 8,237,306 12,962 8,250,268
EDENVILLE ENERGY PLC
consolidated CASH FLOW STATEMENT
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2015
Six months Six months Year
ended ended ended
30 June 30 June 31 Dec
15 14 14
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
GBP GBP GBP
Cash flows from operating
activities
Operating loss (421,827) (533,268) (2,314,764)
Impairment of tangible
& intangible non-current
assets - - 1,271,482
Depreciation 937 1,249 11,475
Share based payments - 102,295 147,977
Foreign exchange (loss)/gain (3,922) (4,282) 3,774
Increase/(decrease) in
trade and other receivables (12,452) (16,528) 4,677
Increase/(decrease)/increase
in trade and other payables (9,883) 7,745 19,065
Net cash used in operating
activities (447,147) (442,786) (856,314)
Cash flows from investing
activities
Purchase of exploration
and evaluation assets (101,805) (75,277) (204,520)
Investment in subsidiaries - - (22)
Finance income 8 3 1,037
Net cash used in investing
activities (101,797) (75,274) (203,505)
Cash flows from financing
activities
Proceeds on issue of shares 256,750 1,250,000 1,450,000
Share issue costs (12,500) (40,000) (52,500)
Net cash generated from
financing activities 244,250 1,210,000 1,397,500
Net increase/(decrease)
in cash and cash equivalents (304,694) 691,940 337,681
Cash and cash equivalents
at beginning of year 641,830 303,908 303,908
Exchange losses on cash
and cash equivalents (104) (365) 241
Cash and cash equivalents
at end of year 337,032 995,483 641,830
EDENVILLE ENERGY PLC
NOTES TO THE INTERIM REPORT
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2015
1. Financial information and basis of preparation
The interim financial statements of Edenville Energy Plc are
unaudited consolidated financial statements for the six months
ended 30 June 2015 which have been prepared in accordance with
IFRSs as adopted by the European Union. They include unaudited
comparatives for the six months ended 30 June 2014 together with
audited comparatives for the year ended 31 December 2014.
The interim financial statements do not constitute statutory
accounts within the meaning of section 434 of the Companies Act
2006. The statutory accounts for the year ended 31 December 2014
have been reported on by the company's auditors and have been filed
with the Registrar of Companies. The report of the auditors was (i)
unqualified, (ii) contained an emphasis of matter paragraph with
regards Going Concern and (iii) did not contain any statement under
section 498 of the Companies Act 2006. The Company raised
additional funds after December 2014 and continues to be a going
concern.
The interim consolidated financial statements for the six months
ended 30 June 2015 have been prepared on the basis of accounting
policies expected to be adopted for the year ended 31 December
2015. These are anticipated to be consistent with those set out in
the Group's latest financial statements for the year ended 31
December 2014. These accounting policies are drawn up in accordance
with adopted International Accounting Standards("IAS") and
International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") as issued by
the International Accounting Standards Board and adopted by the
EU.
2. Loss per share
The calculation of the basic and diluted loss per share is based
on the following data:
30 June 15 30 June 31 December
14 14
GBP GBP GBP
Loss after taxation (421,819) (533,265) (2,078,933)
Weighted average
number of shares
in the period 7,426,700,211 6,098,918,048 5,344,172,342
Basic and diluted
loss per share
(pence) (0.006) (0.009) (0.04)
The loss attributable to equity shareholders and weighted
average number of ordinary shares for the purposes of calculating
diluted earnings per ordinary share are identical to those used for
basic earnings per ordinary share. This is because the exercise of
share options and warrants would have the effect of reducing the
loss per ordinary share and is therefore anti-dilutive.
EDENVILLE ENERGY PLC
NOTES TO THE INTERIM REPORT
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2015
3. Dividends
No dividends are proposed for the six months ended 30 June 2015
(six months ended 30 June 2014 GBPnil: year ended 31 December 2014
GBPnil).
4. Intangible assets
Exploration
and evaluation
assets
Tanzanian Goodwill Total
Licences
GBP GBP GBP
Cost or valuation
As at 1 January 2015 6,931,150 1,302,933 8,234,083
Additions 101,805 - 101,805
Foreign exchange adjustment (92,629) (16,800) (109,429)
At 30 June 2015 6,940,326 1,286,133 8,226,459
Accumulated amortisation
and impairment
As at 1 January 2015 - - -
As at 30 June 2015 - - -
Net book value
As at 30 June 2015 6,940,326 1,286,133 8,226,459
EDENVILLE ENERGY PLC
NOTES TO THE INTERIM REPORT
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2015
4. Intangible assets (continued)
Exploration
and evaluation
assets
Tanzanian
Licences Goodwill Total
GBP GBP GBP
Cost or valuation
As at 1 January
2014 7,594,332 1,234,517 8,828,849
Additions 75,277 - 75,277
Foreign exchange
adjustment (291,710) (47,162) (338,872)
At 30 June 2014 7,377,899 1,187,355 8,565,254
Accumulated
amortisation
and impairment
As at 1 January - - -
2014
As at 30 June - - -
2014
Net book value
As at 30 June
2014 7,377,899 1,187,355 8,565,254
Cost or valuation
As at 1 January
2014 9,281,826 1,234,517 10,516,343
Additions 204,520 - 204,520
Foreign exchange
adjustment 403,780 68,416 472,196
Written Off (2,958,976) (2,958,976)
At 31 December
2014 6,931,150 1,302,933 8,234,083
Accumulated amortisation and
impairment
As at 1 January
2014 1,687,494 - 1,687,494
Charge for the
year 1,271,482 1,271,482
Written Off (2,958,976) (2,958,976)
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