Updates - 11th October 2004

      Contents

1. World Bank Supervision Mission
2. LHWP in the News
3. Water Deliveries and Royalty Revenue
4. Electicity Production and Sales
5. News Archives for 2002, 2003 and 2004

World Bank Supervision Mission

The World Bank Supervision  Mission was at the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority during August 31 to September 13, 2004. The Mission comprised Andrew Macoun (Team Leader), Peter Watson (Instream Flow Requirements (IFR) issues, Organisation and Manpower study and strategic issues) Dan Aronson and Roxanne Hakim (social development), John Ambrose (Environment), Rafik Hirji (Water Resources, IFR), Jonathan Nyamukapa (financial management), Stephan Klasen (economics). The team was later joined by Michel Wormser,  Sector Director Finance, Private Sector and Infrastructure.

The Mission met with the Honourable  Minister of Natural Resources, Mr Monyane Moleleki, the Principal Secretary Mr. Leleka, Honourable Minister of Finance Dr. Timothy Thahane and Principal Secretary, Dr. Majoro, the Lesotho Government Water Commissioner, Mr. Lesoma, the Lesotho Highlands Water Commission (LHWC) and the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) Chief Executive, Mr. E.L. Potloane and Senior LHDA Management.

The Bank's mission coincided with the visits of the Social and Environment Panel of Experts (POE).

The Bank has drafted an Aide-Memoire that summarizes the main findings and recommendations of the mission for review and confirmation by the LHDA Management, the Commission and the Bank Management back in Washington.

Table of contents of the Memoire include:

• Extension of the World Bank  Loan Closing Date, which has been extended to 31 December 2005
• Project Completion Report
• In-stream Flow Requirements
• Operations and Maintenance
• Institutional/Governance
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Economic and Financial Issues
• The Environment
• Engineering

The Aide Memoire will be made available to interested parties once agreements have been finalized. 

The World Bank has been supervising the implementation of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project from the early beginings to the present.

How Did the Bank rate current Performance at the LHDA in respect of the LHWP in September, 2004?

The main Project works in Engineering supervision continued to be rated Highly Satisfactory. Other ratings are expected to be Satisfactory in view of the agreements reached and the expectation that the extended duration of the of the loan provide time in which to resolve outstanding issues, particularly environment and social issues.

Water Deliveries and Royalty Revenue - 1999/00- 2004/05 September

Deliveries in million cubic metres

Royalty Payements in million Maluti

2004/2005 figures April- September 2004 only

Electricity Production and Sales- 1999/00 - 2004/05