Mmamantswe project gets environmental nod

In a statement released on Friday, CEO Lindsay Reed says the granting of the EIS was an important milestone for the project, which has a coal resource of some 1.3 billion tonnes, including a probable reserve of 895 million tonnes.

"Aviva has continued third-party interest in the Mmamantswe power station. In 2012, there have been many positive developments for the coal industry in Botswana, and Aviva is actively positioning the Mmamantswe project to be part of a scale-up of resources in Botswana," Reed says.