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Metolong Water Supply Project
Lesotho
| Borrower | Lesotho |
| Financing Type | Public Sector |
| Instrument | Project Loan |
| Focus Area | Water & Sanitation |
| Approved | 13.03.2007 |
| Signed | 06.09.2007 |
| Status | Completed |
| Loan Administrator | KFAED |
| Executing Agency | Ministry of Natural Resources |
| Co-financiers | MCC, KFAED, BADEA, SFD, IDA, Government |
| OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 6.00 |
| Total Project Cost (US$m) | 136.66 |
In order to enable Maseru and the nearby townships of Roma, Mazenod and Teyateyaneng to meet both present and future needs, the project will construct of a 68m-high dam with a storage capacity of 52m m3 and pumping station on the Phuthiatsana River, as well as additional pumping stations to divert water to an 80,000 m3/day capacity treatment plant that will also be built under the project. The project will also install pipelines, and build access roads, among other related works.