KBO - Kibo Energy Plc

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KBO share price on Johannesburg Stock Exchange

Kibo Energy PLC is a multi-asset energy company engaged in the business of the development and operation of thermal coal power projects in Botswana, Mozambique, and Tanzania. The company's shares are listed on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange and the AltX of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Incorporated and headquartered in Galway, Ireland, Kibo Energy is positioned to address the acute power deficit, which is one of the primary impediments to economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa. To this end, it is the Company’s objective to become a leading independent power producer in the region.

Kibo is developing two thermal power projects, the Mabesekwa Coal Independent Power Project in Botswana and the Benga Independent Power Project in Mozambique, as well as developing the market for the advanced Mbeya Coal to Power Project in Tanzania. Additionally, Kibo holds a 60% interest in MAST Energy Developments Limited, a private UK registered company targeting the development and operation of flexible power plants to service the Reserve Power generation market. Kibo benefits from its international partnership network which includes SEPCO-III, General Electric, Tractebel Engineering, Minxcon Consulting, ABSA Group, and Hogan Lovells.

Kibo Energy Plc is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). Kibo Energy is traded on the JSE under the ticker symbol “KBO”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of JSE:KBO is IE00B97C0C31. Kibo Energy Plc is currently the 352nd most valuable stock on the JSE with a market capitalization of ZAR 147 million, which is about 0.0007% of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange equity market.

KBO Stock Market Performance

The current share price of Kibo Energy Plc (KBO) is ZAR 0.01. KBO closed its last trading day (Friday, May 2, 2025) at 0.01 ZAR per share on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE).

Kibo Energy is the 102nd most traded stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange over the past three months (Feb 13 - May 20, 2025). KBO has traded a total volume of 43 million shares—in 32 deals—valued at ZAR 429,756 over the period, with an average of 682,153 traded shares per session. A volume high of 38.4 million was achieved on April 14th for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of Kibo Energy on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.

Profile of Kibo Energy PLC

Kibo Energy PLC was founded on January 17, 2008 and operates in the Basic Materials sector, specifically, the Mining industry. Kibo Energy contracts an estimated total number of 16 employees.

KBO Industrial Market Competitors

Kibo Energy PLC, issuers of the KBO stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, have a number of market competitors who are also engaged in the Basic Materials sector and/or Mining industry. The table below presents an overview of the market standing of the top 10 by year-to-date performance.

Index of African Stock Exchanges:

1. Botswana Stock Exchange
2. BRVM Stock Exchange
3. Ghana Stock Exchange
4. Johannesburg Stock Exchange
5. Lusaka Securities Exchange
6. Malawi Stock Exchange
7. Nairobi Securities Exchange
8. Nigerian Stock Exchange
9. Uganda Securities Exchange
10. Zimbabwe Stock Exchange