Intelligent CIO Africa Issue 27 | Page 22

PROJECT UPDATE LATEST REGIONAL PROJECT UPDATE SENEGAL Air Senegal has taken delivery of its first A330-900. The carrier is the first African airline to fly Airbus’ new generation wide-body aircraft featuring latest technology engines, new wings with enhanced aerodynamics and a curved wingtip-design, drawing best practices from the A350 XWB. Fitted with a three-class cabin comprising 32 Business class, 21 Premium Plus and 237 Economy class seats, Air Senegal plans to operate its first A330neo on its Dakar-Paris route and to further develop its medium and long-haul network. The A330neo is the true new-generation aircraft building on the best-selling widebody A330’s features and leveraging on A350 XWB technology. BOTSWANA Tlou Energy Limited, the ASX, AIM and BSE listed company focused on delivering power in Botswana and southern Africa through the development of coal bed methane (‘CBM’) has received confirmation that the technical stage of the Request for Proposal (RFP) for Development of CBM fuelled power plants in Botswana has been passed. Accordingly, the Botswana Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Board (PPADB) has approved the request from Ministry of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security (MMGE) to open the financial proposal in relation to the Company’s gas to power tender. 22 INTELLIGENTCIO www.intelligentcio.com