Lesotho Highlands Water Project

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The Lesotho Highlands Water Project is a major multi-phase infrastructure scheme that diverts water from Lesotho’s highland rivers to South Africa while generating hydroelectric power for Lesotho.

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Lesotho Highlands Water Project canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf binational infrastructure project ⓘ
hydroelectric power project ⓘ
water transfer project ⓘ
basedOnTreaty Lesotho Highlands Water Project Treaty ⓘ
benefit electricity supply for Lesotho ⓘ
increased water security for South Africa ⓘ
constructionStart late 1980s ⓘ
controversy corruption allegations in contracts ⓘ
environmental impacts ⓘ
resettlement of local communities ⓘ
country Lesotho ⓘ
South Africa ⓘ
fundedBy African Development Bank ⓘ
European Investment Bank ⓘ
World Bank ⓘ
hasEffectOn Lesotho national revenue through water royalties ⓘ
Orange River flow regime ⓘ
hydropowerCapacity about 72 MW ⓘ
inception 1986 ⓘ
includesComponent Katse Dam ⓘ
Katse Transfer Tunnel ⓘ
Mohale Dam ⓘ
Mohale Tunnel ⓘ
Muela Hydropower Station ⓘ
delivery tunnel to South Africa ⓘ
languageOfOfficialName English ⓘ
Sesotho ⓘ
locatedIn Lesotho Highlands ⓘ
mainDam Katse Dam ⓘ
managingAgency Lesotho Highlands Development Authority ⓘ
partnerAgency Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority ⓘ
phase Phase I ⓘ
Phase II ⓘ
phaseICompletion early 2000s ⓘ
purpose hydroelectric power generation for Lesotho ⓘ
water transfer to South Africa ⓘ
regionServed Lesotho ⓘ
South Africa ⓘ
riverBasin Orange–Senqu River Basin ⓘ
secondaryDam Mohale Dam ⓘ
status operational ⓘ
under expansion in Phase II ⓘ
treatySignedBy Government of Lesotho ⓘ
Government of South Africa ⓘ
waterRecipient Gauteng Province ⓘ
linked to: Gauteng

Vaal River System ⓘ
linked to: Vaal River

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Senqu River → associatedWithProject → Lesotho Highlands Water Project ⓘ
Lesotho Highlands → containsProject → Lesotho Highlands Water Project ⓘ