Tanzania Edenville spies chance to move from coal to electricity

摘要

Edenville Energy, which owns severalrnmining licenses in Tanzania, is determinedrnto make the most of a ban on coal importsrndecided by the government in August tornaccelerate its “coal to power” project inrnthe Rukwa region in the west of the country.rnThe firm, incorporated in London, hasrnjust raised GBP 500,000 through a capitalrninjection and has sent 20 tons of coal itrnextracted to a South African lab for analysis.rnEdenville would like to build a coal-firedrnstation generating 120 MW for a cost ofrn$252 million. In late 2015, Edenville pennedrnan agreement with the Chinese firm RunhrnPower to develop and finance the project.rnThe firm is currently in talks with Dar esrnSalaam to find an agreement on a pricernthe national utility Tanesco will pay for thernpower. Since September Edenville has beenrnchaired by Indonesia’s Jeffrey Malaihollornwho sits on the board of the Australianrnmining firm Arc Exploration.