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Lesotho Highlands Water Project Phase II

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Project Title	Lesotho Highlands Water Project Phase II
PIDA Sector	Trans-boundary Water
PIDA Sub-sector	Multipurpose Dams
Member States	Lesotho, South Africa
Region	Southern Africa
Beneficiary Countries	Lesotho, South Africa
Regional Economic Community	Southern Africa Development Community (SADC)
Project Institution	Lesotho Highlands Development Authority

Alignement stratégique et engagement régional

Source in the National Master Plan	Water and Sanitation Strategy (Lesotho), National Water and Sanitation Master Plan (South Africa)
Source in the REC Master Plan	Regional Infrastructure Development Master Plan
Brief Description of the Project	Water transfer from Lesotho to South Africa, for water supply to South Africa and hydropower generation in Lesotho.
Objective and Rationale for the Project	i) To provide revenue to Lesotho by transferring water from the catchment of the Senqu/Orange river in Lesotho to meet the growing demand for water in the RSA's major industrial and population centres ii) To avail an increased assurance of water supply for the regional economic hub in South Africa; the Gauteng Province iii) To generate hydro-electric power for Lesotho iv) To promote the general development of the remote and underdeveloped mountain regions of Lesotho, while ensuring that comprehensive measures are taken to counteract any adverse effects which the Project might have on the local population and their environment v) To provide the opportunity to undertake ancillary developments such as the provision of water for irrigation and potable water supply
Location/Site	Lesotho, South Africa
Image/Map Files	LHWPPHASEIIKobongPumpstorage101mhighKobongDam.jpg
Existing or Planned Projects along the proposed project	The project serves an existing infrastructure asset of another sector, but there is less than 50% overlap in the geography serviced by the proposed project and the other sector existing asset.
Please provide more details for your choice above	Phase II of the project builds on both the water and hydropower components of Phase I, by increasing both water transfer and hydropower generation.
Technical Specifications of the Project	Construction of Polihali Dam (2,325 MCM full supply storage, 165m high dam wall, 921m crest length, 9m crest width, 45m high saddle dam with 603m crest length and 6.5m crest witdth), 38km transfer tunnel to Katse Dam, Advance infrastructure (power, telecommunications, roads, etc), hydropower generation (211MW). Water transfer RSA to increase to over 1,270MCM/year.
Market Size	17,000 people affected, population of Lesotho and Gauteng. In impact, the beneficiaries from the project are estimated to be over 8 million people (including in Lesotho and South Africa). Various foreseen water uses include domestic, industrial, tourism, hydropower generation and environmental water requirements.
Project Financial (in USD)	2.6 billion
Gender Procurement actions	Project Procurement Policy
Last Milestone Known	S3A - Project Structuring

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