A compelling investment opportunity
Five reasons to invest
Predictable base revenue stream
Savannah has three high-quality, high-growth business units in Nigeria, Niger and Cameroon. Our current producing assets providing a predictable base revenue stream are in Nigeria, where future contracted gas revenues are derived from fixed price, long-term gas sales agreements with a weighted average remaining contract life of 13 years and US$3.4 billion of remaining life-of-contract revenues(c). Over 90% of our current contracted revenues are with customers providing investment grade(f) credit guarantees. Post-year end, we announced our proposed acquisition of interests in three East African hydropower projects, including the flagship 255 MW Bujagali hydropower plant in Uganda which has an excellent 13-year operating and payment track record.
Proven track record of delivery
Savannah has a strong and proven track record of delivering value in a safe and sustainable manner. We benefit from a strong and functionally arranged operating platform, a purposeful performance driven culture, and a highly experienced Board and senior management team.
We have a strong track record of delivering our capital projects on time and budget, of delivering post-acquisition asset performance enhancements and of exploration excellence.
Making a sustainable impact
We seek to deliver energy projects in Africa which make meaningful positive socio-economic contributions to our host countries. We strive to manage all of our operations in a safe, secure and environmentally sustainable manner. Our carbon intensity, diversity and local content performance metrics are industry leading. Our sustainability strategy is focused on four key pillars aligned with 13 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Strong organic growth potential
In Nigeria, we expect to deliver significant organic growth through an expansion programme at the Stubb Creek Field, increasing production from 2.7 Kbopd in 2024 to up to 4.7 Kbopd. In parallel, we are evaluating an alternative, lower capex option that could deliver a faster production ramp up, with plateau production sustained for a longer period at a slightly lower rate than under the original expansion programme.
In Niger, we continue to actively engage with the Government around our forward work programme plans in country. Subject to a satisfactory agreement being reached with the Government, our subsidiary is considering commencing a four-well testing programme and/or a return to exploration activity in the R1234 PSC contract area in 2026/27. The R3 East development plan, itself, has been significantly re-worked since the last published Niger CPR of December 2021, with a plateau production rate of around 10 Kbopd now assumed (previously 5 Kbopd). Assuming a successful well test programme is conducted, we would look to accelerate plans to commence commercial oil production from the R3 East Area and intend to incorporate the data acquired into our field development plan.
We continue to progress our portfolio of wind, solar and hydroelectric renewable energy projects, with our principal focus projects being the up to 250 MW Parc Eolien de la Tarka wind farm project in Niger and the up to 95 MW Bini a Warak hybrid hydroelectric and solar project in Cameroon. During 2025 we expect to further refine our Power Division business model, the remit of which has now been expanded to include thermal as well as renewable energy projects.
Strong inorganic growth potential
We continue to actively review new acquisition opportunities focused predominantly on: cash-generative, or near-term cash-generative, upstream and midstream assets; and/or “bolt-on” assets for which there is significant synergistic value to our existing operations. In the case of the former, typically larger opportunities, our focus is upon those that are being offered by vendors which are divesting assets for “strategic” reasons and would be unit value per share accretive to Savannah. We see significant value creation potential in such deals, with prime examples including the performance improvements we have delivered in our Nigerian assets post acquisition, the recent SIPEC Acquisition, which is highly accretive to Group net asset value, and our proposed acquisition of interests in three East African power projects, including the flagship 255 MW Bujagali hydropower plant in Uganda with an excellent 13-year operating and payment track record.
1. In 2017 Savannah entered exclusive discussions to acquire the Nigerian assets, this graph includes the period when Savannah had influence over running the assets before completion of the acquisition.
2. Total Revenues are defined as the total amount of invoiced sales during the period. This number is seen by management as more accurately reflecting the underlying cash generation capacity of the business as opposed to Revenue recognised in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income. A detailed explanation of the impact of IFRS 15 revenue recognition rules on our Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income is provided in the Financial Review section of the Annual Report and Accounts 2020. Please note that Savannah’s 2024 Total Revenue is an unaudited figure and therefore can be subject to change.
3. For comparison purposes, the production between of the Nigeria CPR dated December 2017 and end of 2024 have been deducted from the 2P Reserves. All 2P Reserves in graph are as at 31 December 2024
4. Source: IEA.
5. On 10 March 2025, we announced the completion of the acquisition of SIPEC (Sinopec International Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Nigeria Limited), whose principal asset is a 49% non-operated interest in the Stubb Creek Field, where our Universal Energy Resources Limited affiliate is the 51% owner and operator.
6. Based on the McDaniel & Associates Nigeria CPR dated 31 March 2025.
Definitions
(c) Remaining life of contract revenues estimated on a maintenance adjusted take-or-pay basis including contributions from two of our customers: Calabar Generation Company Limited (owner of the Calabar power station), and the Lafarge Africa PLC (owner of the Lafarge Mfamosing cement plant). Note this is not an audited number.
(e) Total contributions to Nigeria and Niger defined as payments to governments, employee salaries and payments to local suppliers and contractors. Where Total Contributions refer to the period 2014–2024 they include contributions to Nigeria during the period pre-acquisition of the Nigerian assets by Savannah.
(f) Investment grade indicates credit support from an entity which holds an investment grade rating from either Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s or Fitch Ratings.
