European Metals Holdings Limited (LON:EMH) has conditionally agreed to sell a majority stake in the Cinovec lithium project in the Czech Republic for €34mln.
Local power utility CEZ has offered to buy a 51% stake in Geomet, the subsidiary that owns the project, and to become its strategic partner.
Keith Coughlan, EMHs managing director, said if the deal is concluded the money would fund Cinovec through to a construction decision.
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CEZ intends to develop several projects in areas of energy storage and battery manufacturing in the Czech Republic and in Central Europe and is an ideal partner for Cinovec, said Coughlan.
The state-owned Czech firm has been carrying out due diligence on Cinovec sRead More – Source
