The electricity supply industry in Lesotho is dominated by two state owned entities, namely the Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC), which is the monopoly transmitter, distributor and supplier of electricity, and the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA), which is the main generator of electricity through its ‘Muela Hydro Power Station. The generating station is part of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project.
Changes took place in the electricity industry in the post-2000 period, when, as part of its programme on the restructuring of state-owned assets, the Government decided that LEC would be privatised, while ‘Muela hydro generation would be ring-fenced within the LHDA to ensure that its costs were known.