The presence of Helium elevates this from being just another oil and gas project. In South Africa Helium is a strategic resource, so everything gets fast tracked including any approvals they need.
I've been following Renergen for a while. The United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has borrowed Renergen $500mil for their Virginia project in South Africa, and Standard Bank borrowed $250mil. The DFC wants to approve any contractors used, which is reasonable for such a big sum of money. Helium opens up alternative avenues for funding that would not normally be there.
https://www.news24.com/fin24/companies/renergen-jumps-8-after-securing-r14bn-from-the-us-govt-and-standard-bank-20230607Got some great info from Renergen's website
https://www.renergen.co.za/renergen-projects/helium/
Hopefully Zimbabwe through Invictus will be added to the map soon.
The one use they left out is, everytime they lauch a rocket into outer space they burn up truck loads of helium.
