Two contracts awarded for Phase 2 of Lesotho Highlands project

Water and Environment Minister Edna Molewa said on Thursday two contracts had been awarded for the building of the second phase of the R15-billion Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP Phase 2). In a response to a Parliamentary question posed by...

Climate change unlikely to decrease Metolong dam yields

A study to research the potential impacts of climate change on the long-term yield of the proposed Metolong dam, suggests that it is highly unlikely that the available long-term yield of the dam will decrease in the intermediate future.

Lesotho’s Metolong dam construction to start next year

The Metolong Authority plans to start construction of Lesotho's new Metolong dam and raw water pumping station in early 2011, a spokesperson said on Tuesday. The authority is currently busy with a prequalification process of contractors for the...