Publication date: 2020
Author: UNDCF
Description: Lesotho has a total installed capacity of 72 megawatt (MW), all of which is generated from renewable sources. In fact, a single power plant - the Lesotho Highlands Water Project’s Meula Hydropower station - accounts for all domestic grid electricity generation capacity, from which the Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) procures more than half of the country’s electricity requirement. The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA), a joint venture between Lesotho and South Africa, is responsible for the implementation, operation, and maintenance of Lesotho’s portion of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project - the water infrastructure is owned jointly with South Africa while the hydropower plant is owned exclusively by Lesotho.
