https://www.bizcommunity.com/120/604.html Lesotho news 15 Infrastructure & Utilities news - Lesotho https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/120/604.html en-us Wed, 08 Apr 2026 05:06:41 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/ethiopias-mega-dam-has-taken-14-years-to-build-what-it-means-for-the-niles-11-river-states-and-why-its-so-controversial-287937a In April 2011, Ethiopia began construction of Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), on the Blue Nile river. The dam is expected to generate more than 6,000 megawatts of electricity, effectively transforming Ethiopia into the continent’s largest power exporter. 1-261320 Fri, 12 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infrastructure & Utilities Lesotho https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/africa-water-investment-pledge-faces-skills-gap-challenge-957734a At the recent African Union-AIP Water Investment Summit in Cape Town, a promising $10bn investment was pledged for water infrastructure in Africa. But does the continent have the skills to back up water sector investment? 1-260904 Fri, 29 Aug 2025 08:34:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infrastructure & Utilities Lesotho https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/lesotho-dams-authority-fights-back-in-legally-baseless-court-case-367208a Court applicants say the LHDA has failed to compensate them adequately after they were displaced. 1-259453 Wed, 16 Jul 2025 15:51:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infrastructure & Utilities Lesotho https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/lesotho-grants-operating-licence-to-musk-starlink-258017a Lesotho has granted a licence to Elon Musk's Starlink to operate a satellite network and provide satellite internet services, the country's communications authority said on Monday. 1-256970 Tue, 15 Apr 2025 10:47:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infrastructure & Utilities Lesotho https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/604/238600.html The African Union's flagship Agenda 2063 initiative prioritises large-scale infrastructure development and promises to "link the continent by rail, road, sea and air". 1-238600 Mon, 22 May 2023 10:42:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infrastructure & Utilities Lesotho https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/647/235565.html Africa is the world's top producer of numerous critical mineral commodities. With the rapid increase in the rate of the global energy transition, the continent's mining industry has a role to play in sourcing and supplying these critical minerals for use in clean energy projects, manufacturing capacity, electric vehicles and other sustainable solutions. 1-235565 Thu, 02 Feb 2023 07:42:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infrastructure & Utilities Lesotho https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/604/234981.html China has rapidly become Africa's most important infrastructure builder, and the footprint of Chinese construction companies is seen in cities, towns and villages across the continent. 1-234981 Thu, 12 Jan 2023 12:32:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infrastructure & Utilities Lesotho https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/120/604/232925.html Procurement for the design and construction supervision of the Oxbow Hydropower Scheme in the implementation of Phase 2 of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) began this week. 1-232925 Thu, 27 Oct 2022 08:47:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infrastructure & Utilities Lesotho https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/604/231139.html Clean freshwater is critical for sustaining human life. However, 1.1 billion people lack access to it worldwide. Desalination represents an increasingly popular way of addressing this. 1-231139 Fri, 02 Sep 2022 09:26:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infrastructure & Utilities Lesotho https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/416/604/231058.html Countries in southern Africa are under a crushing burden brought about by a confluence of factors. These include the unprecedented growth in the number of young people, the remarkable speed of urbanisation and the rise of informal settlements in urban centres. 1-231058 Wed, 31 Aug 2022 10:17:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infrastructure & Utilities Lesotho