The Authority in the Electricity Supply Industry (ESI) regulates the generation, transmission, distribution, supply to premises as well as the import and export of electricity.
To this end, Licenced entities to carry out regulated activities in the ESI are as follows:
o Lesotho Electricity Company – Composite Electricity Generation, Transmission, Distribution, and Supply Licence;
o Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) for the operation of Muela Hydro-Power Station – Generation Licence;
o The Department of Energy (Rural Electrification Unit) – Licence Exemption for Electricity Access Pilot Projects (Qholaqhoe, Sekake, Dilli Dilli and Sixondo);
o Onepower (Pty) Ltd – Licence Exemption for Ha Makebe Mini-grid solar PV Pilot Project;
o NEO 1 (Pty) Ltd – Generation Licence for Solar PhotoVoltaic (PV) electricity at Ha Ramarothole in Mafeteng;
o Sotho Mini-Grid SPV (Pty) Ltd – Licence Exemptions for Ketane, Tosing, Sebapala, Lebakeng, Raliemere, Sehonghong, Mashai, Matsoaing and Tlhanyaku mini-grids Solar PV generation, distribution and supply.
o Lesotho Electricity Generation Company (LEGCO) –Generation Licence for Solar PhotoVoltaic (PV) electricity at Ha Ramarothole in Mafeteng.
o NUL, MOSCET and TED –Licence Exemption for Motete and Linakeng mini-grids Solar PhotoVoltaic (PV) Generation, Distribution and Supply.
Lesotho Electricity and Water Authority (LEWA) was established through the Lesotho Electricity Authority (LEA) Act. No. 12 of 2002 as amended. The Authority operates in line with the Government policy on electricity and water supply matters. LEWA is funded through License fees and customer levies.
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