LHWP Phase I
At inception, the project was designed to include five phases implemented over a period of 30 years and expected to transfer about 70 m3/s of water to the Gauteng Province in South Africa. Phase I of the was split into Phases 1A and 1B. The main physical features of Phase `1A are the Katse dam, the transfer tunnel from Katse to ‘Muela Hydropower station, The Muela Hydropower station and appurtenances and the delivery tunnel to the border with South Africa.
Phase 1B involved the construction of the Mohale dams, the diversion tunnel to the Katse dam Both phases also involved the construction of infrastructure such as tarred roads, feeder roads, bridges, camps, health facilities as well as environmental and social programmes.
LHWP Phase II
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) is a multi-phased project to provide water to the Gauteng region of South Africa and to generate hydro-electricity for Lesotho. It was established by the 1986 Treaty signed by the governments of the Kingdom of Lesotho and the Republic of South Africa. The project entails harnessing the waters of the Senqu/Orange River in the Lesotho highlands through the construction of a series of dams for the mutual benefit of the two countries. The first phase (Phase I) of the four-phased project was completed in 2003 and inaugurated in 2004, and the second phase (Phase II) is currently underway.
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