Lesotho Highlands Development Authority

This is the official page of the Lesotho Highlands Develppment Authority (LHDA). The LHDA is a statutory body established by the LHDA Order Number 23of 1986. The sole purpose of this organization is to implement, operate and maintain the Lesotho Highlands Water Project on the Lesotho side of the border. The Lesotho Highlands Water Project is a binational Project between the Kingdom of Lesotho and the Republic of South Africa. The purpose of the Project is threefold. It is to generate hydro-electricity for the Kingdom of Lesotho, to transfer high quality water from the highlands of Lesotho to the Republic of South Africa and to make ancillary developments in the two countries.