SA plan compels Aviva to 'reassess' Mmamantswe

The project's success is hinged on South Africa's IRP2010, a policy document guiding that nation's energy development, import and consumption plans over the 20-year period to 2030. Eskom and other state energy entities will use the IRP2010 for the procurement and planning decisions through to 2030. Aviva had been hoping IRP2010 would have provision for Independent Power Producer (IPP) supplies of fossil fuel from Botswana within the timeline of Mmamantswe's proposed development.

It was highly likely that such an outcome would have resulted in Eskom sealing a Power Purchase Agreement with Aviva for Mmamantswe's supplies, enabling the Australian company to source funding for the coal mine and power station's construction.