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RHA Electrification
RHA Electrification.
About this update from Premier African Minerals Ltd.
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 5185J Premier African Minerals Limited 19 August 2019 \n\nPremier African Minerals Limited / Ticker: PREM / Index: AIM / Sector: Mining\nFor immediate release\n \n19 August 2019\n \nPremier African Minerals Limited\n \nRHA Electrification\n \nPremier African Minerals Limited (\"Premier\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to confirm that the electrification of RHA Tungsten Pvt Ltd (\"RHA\"), in which Premier has a 49% interest and is the operator, is expected to be concluded by the end of November 2019, based on correspondence now received from the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (\"ZESA\"). \nThe investment received from the National Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Fund (\"NIEEF\"), as reported on 27 June 2019, has provided RHA with the funding to commence with the electrification of RHA. \nGeorge Roach, CEO commented: \"We are pleased that ZESA has now set out that the complete infrastructure that is needed at the mine site will be completed towards the end of November 2019. With this now known, work for bringing the underground operations back on stream can commence.\"\nZESA Scope of Works\nThe works will be divided into two phases, which will be commissioned concurrently in an attempt to reduce the completion time: \n· Phase 1, includes the supply of materials, installation (including associated civil works) and commissioning of 1.5MVA 33/0.4kV 5/S, this includes a 400V changeover panel and LV power cabling to existing 400V feeder panel; and\n \n· Phase 2 includes the supply of materials, installation (including associated civil works) and commissioning of proposed 400m 33kV overhead line T-off and 500kVA 33/0.4kV pad mounted soft start up to high voltage of the transformer.\nThe ZESA Scope of Works has been quoted and is to be settled in Zimbabwean local currency (\"RTGS Dollars\").\nThis announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of EU Regulation 596/2014. The person who arranged the release of this announcement on behalf of the Company was George Roach.\n \nEnquiries:\n\n\n\nFuad Sillem \n\n\nPremier African Minerals Limited\n\n\nTel: +44 (0)7734 922074\n\n\n\n\nMichael Cornish / Roland Cornish\n\n\nBeaumont Cornish Limited\n(Nominated Adviser)\n\n\nTel: +44 (0) 20 7...