Electricity Supply Industry (ESI)

The Electricity Supply Industry (ESI)

Under the Electricity Supply Industry (ESI), the Authority 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) – Generation Licence for the operation of ‘Muela Hydro-Power Station;
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.

Advancing the electrification drive in Lesotho

Accelerating the electrification programme in Lesotho is a key policy tenet of the Government of Lesotho (GoL). Several strides were undertaken to ensure the provision of electricity to Basotho. One of the key initiatives undertaken to provide electricity was the establishment of a Universal Access Fund (UAF). UAF was established to facilitate the development and expansion of electricity service infrastructure in areas without electricity and to supply electricity to a broader demographic area. UAF is administered in accordance with the LEA Act, as amended, and UAF Rules, 2011. The Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) is one of the key players in the country's Electricity Supply Industry (ESI). LEC is responsible for electrification within its service territory. Outside the LEC service territory, provision of electricity is managed by the Rural Electrification Unit (REU) of the Department of Energy (DoE), and Independent Power Producers (IPPs).

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LEWA has a significant role to ensure that electrification is accelerated. The Authority is currently implementing a regulatory framework which provides certainty to suppliers while at the same time protecting the interests of electricity customers.

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Advancing the electrification drive in Lesotho

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