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Organise the company for the construction of a hydroelectric scheme and vending of prepaid electricity through the cellphone banking channel into the South African energy market. Manage risks, long planning horizons & very complex interfaces. Political approval process risk specific to the DRC. IPO listing on of hydro electric scheme project pending the confirmation of the due diligence legal, financial , commercial & pre listing letters of commitment. Security would be 5% pref. Maybe a reverse listing into a cash shell- stock exchange listing possible pending certain clearing of certain risks ; underwriting from insurers, appetite from international investors, ; Marsh & Maclennan -Sandton, - risk managers & insurance.-Peter Cook Mott Macdonald PDNA Melrose Arch/Waverly , Johannesburg - project management office-Ali Naidu Norton Rose Fulbright Attorneys in Sandton, South Africa- Greg Nott Consultants and experts on megaprojects : Prof Bent Flyvbjerg & Prof Alex Budzier, Said Business School, Oxford University Tilly Baker International- accounting and audit-Steve Malley EPC- hydroscheme Transmission contractor South African Bankers : First National Bank of South Africa Ltd Standard Bank of South Africa Ltd.-Jean Rey, Rentia Van Tonder. 3,600kms of transmission lines made from aluminium alloy to stop copper theft. The first 1,800kms is inside the DRC from the hydroscheme site to the border. Provision for insurance is at 3% of project cost or $5.5bn. Average drawdown per month on the debt over the 96 months $1.93bn once construction commences. There are early cash flows forecast from sales of power from the smaller hydroschemes to service debt assuming the transmission lines are completed and the synchronisation of the South Africa power grid is completed within the 3 year period. Project IRR.s, Equity IRR's, Risk model updating risks to revenue and risks to construction . In final stages of the legal, financial and commercial due diligence in progress.

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