Scramble for Mmamabula licences draws 39 firms

Thirty-nine foreign and local firms have paid a P10,000 non-refundable fee to bid for the approximately 700 million tonnes of coal in the resource rich Mmamabula area, BusinessWeek has established.

The Ministry of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources has put up for tender the Mmamabula South and Central blocks, known coal resource areas in eastern Botswana, which have previously been the subject of rigorous exploration.

The tender, which is the first of its kind in Botswana, is part of recommendations of the Coal Roadmap, government's blueprint for maximising returns from the country's abundant coal resources.

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