TIDMCIA 
 
07 August 2023 
 
CLEAN INVEST AFRICA PLC 
 
("Clean Invest Africa", the "Group" or the "Company") 
 
CoalTech Announces Commencement of Project CLAPS in association with its Italian 
Partner ISS International S.p.A. 
 
Clean Invest Africa Plc, the waste fines minerals recovery company quoted on the 
AQSE Growth Market, is pleased to announce the commencement of  a project in 
Italy by its clean coal subsidiary CoalTech Limited. CoalTech will start 
cooperation with its Italian partner ISS International S.p.A working on project 
"Clean Land And Power System" ("CLAPS") aiming to provide an advanced solution 
to the recovery and disposal of coal dust by processing the dust into pellets 
for subsequent industrial uses as a green technology. 
 
On 11 July 2013, the Ministry of Enterprise and Made in Italy, granted the 
research and development project, under the Special Revolving Fund for 
Technological Innovation . 
 
Coaltech will provide know-how and expertise in the mining sector, with 
particular reference to waste fines management and will continue supporting ISS 
International Spa in the successful implementation of the project throughout the 
entire duration of the work. 
 
CoalTechc and ISS International Spa have entered into a Project Development 
Consulting Agreement, which will generate revenue in the range of 1 million euro 
for CoalTech during its involvement in the project, which is officially set to 
start on 1[st] August 2023 and is expected to last approximately 24 months. 
 
The above project is part of the Framework Program for Research and Innovation 
"Horizon Europe", referred to in Regulation (EU) 2021/695 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council of April 28, 2021 and referred to in Council 
Decision (EU) 2021/764 of May 10, 2021, which aims to strengthen the world of 
science and technology in order to stimulate industrial competitiveness and 
implement the objectives of sustainable development and digital and green 
transition in the European Union. 
 
CLAPS aims at developing a highly innovative solution that will be demonstrated 
by the Company's mobile agglomeration plant prototype for the conversion of coal 
dust into pellets, as the ultimate goal of CLAPS. The mobile test unit, fully 
automated, will include a fines preparation section, a transformation section 
into pellets and a drying section in order to obtain a final product that can be 
used at industrial scale. 
 
Applications for the technology will be immediately provided  to target 
opportunities such as the one offered in the area formely know as ex-ILVA in 
Taranto (the largest steel plant in Europe and one of the largest in the world) 
and the ENEL coal thermal power plant located in Cerano (Brindisi), where large 
volume of fines deposits are stockpiled in covered and uncovered area, still 
generating significant challenges for the Apulia Region from an environmental 
point of view. 
 
Similar opportunities to the Company, although at smaller scale, could also be 
available in the Sulcis area in Sardinia. 
 
The above-mentioned facilities have been granted to ISS International Spa, the 
CoalTech Italian partner, which submitted the project funding application on 
11[th] May 2022. Coaltech has been working alongside ISS International Spa, 
during the preparation of the funding application, the subsequent due diligence 
phase carried out by the Italian Government Authority in association with Banca 
Intesa Sanpaolo, the financial institution appointed by the Italian Government 
to manage the financial disbursement of the project funding, and the submission 
of the updated funding application in late April 2023. 
 
CIA Chief Executive Officer Filippo Fantechi remarked that, "the successful 
award of this project indicates the scale and scope of the work done by the 
management team promoting CoalTech technology with many high potential 
opportunities in different geographies. We stayed the course, across a world 
pandemic and a very difficult political situation, and we are now celebrating 
our first win. 
 
ISS International Spa Chairman and CEO, Giuseppe Bellantoni, highlighted "CLAPS" 
(Clean Land And Power System) project, in collaboration with CoalTech, is a 
groundbreaking initiative poised to revolutionize the energy and environmental 
landscape. This innovative project  holds our promise of a greener and more 
efficient future. We aim to set a significant example for the global energy 
industry." 
 
Further announcements on the progress of the project will be given in due 
course. 
 
The Directors of the Company accept responsibility for the contents of this 
announcement. 
 
ENQUIRIES : 
 
Clean Invest Africa plc 
 
Filippo Fantechi (Executive Director) +973 3969 6273 
 
Shaikh Mohamed Abdulla Khalifa AlKhalifa (Non-Executive Chairman) +973 3969 2299 
 
Peterhouse Capital Limited 
 
Corporate Adviser +44 20 7469 0930 
 
Guy Miller/Mark Anwyl 
 
 
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