Uranium developer Lotus Resources Ltd. has obtained the final key regulatory approval required to export its first shipment of uranium concentrate from the Kayelekera uranium project in Malawi.
The Namibian National Radiation Protection Authority granted the final transport and export authorisation, completing the full suite of cross-border permits across Malawi, Zambia, and Namibia.
The authorisation clears the logistical corridor for Lotus to dispatch product by road through Zambia to the Port of Walvis Bay in Namibia, bound for Orano CE’s conversion facility in France.
The inaugural shipment will comprise four containers holding approximately 145,000 pounds of uranium ore concentrate.
Road haulage teams have already mobilised to the Kayelekera site in Malawi, with the dispatch expected within the coming week. The ocean transport booking ex Walvis Bay is confirmed for November.
Managing Director Greg Bittar described the receipt of the final permits as a significant landmark for the company, reflecting extensive regulatory coordination across three African jurisdictions.
“With the Malawian, Zambian and Namibian approvals now in hand for our first shipment, the export pathway from Kayelekera to Orano CE’s conversion facility in France is open, and we are targeting our first shipment ex Walvis Bay next month.”
To complete the export process, Lotus is executing routine, per-shipment notifications and site inspections with relevant regulatory bodies.
The mobilsation of Kayelekera’s maiden shipment marks a critical transition for Lotus Resources as it joins the ranks of active international uranium exporters, delivering nuclear fuel feedstock to European markets during a period of strong global demand for clean energy generation.