Katse Dam

The Katse Dam on Malibamatšo, a tributary of the Orange River in Lesotho there Senqu mentioned, was with 185 meters height to the construction of the Tekeze dam in Ethiopia in 2009, the highest dam in Africa. It was built to export water to South Africa and for the production of electrical energy. The dam is a double curvature arch dam concrete. The lake is 45 kilometers long.

The first water was delivered on 22 January 1998. Currently, flow five million dollars per year to 30 m³ / s of water in open slope through a tunnel to South Africa. In addition, there is a variable remuneration. The project is part of the " Lesotho Highlands Water Project ", which should be fully developed by 2015.

Attached is also a hydroelectric power plant with 72 MW ( capacity up to 80 MW).

For the filling of the reservoir had to be resettled inhabitants of several villages. The weight of water produced dams -induced earthquakes that made ​​uninhabitable around some houses.

The German company Lahmeyer International, Hochtief and Philipp Holzmann were involved in the construction, also Coyne & Bellier. Lahmeyer was charged and convicted in connection with the dams in Lesotho for corruption.