DWS confident that Lesotho tunnel maintenance will be completed on schedule
Following an oversight site visit to the Ash River Outfall in Clarens, in the Free State, over the weekend, Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina is confident that the Lesotho Highlands Water Project tunnel maintenance work will be completed on time.
The maintenance and refurbishment of the 37 km water tunnel has been ongoing since its closure on October 31, 2024, with work including mechanical, electrical, civil and general works, as well as repairing of water ways steel linings to protect the corrosion of the tunnel.
The repair work on the South African side is being undertaken by TransCaledon Tunnel Authority (TCTA).
The main construction work currently underway on the South African side is the painting of the inner side of the tunnel.
The Lesotho Highlands Development Agency, which is carrying out the tunnel maintenance work in Lesotho, focusing on the transfer tunnels at the ‘Muela hydropower station, experienced a slight delay; however, their work programme indicates that they will complete their work on March 28, 2025.
“I am satisfied that the maintenance work has advanced very well on the South African side, and I know that our counterparts in Lesotho are doing everything they can to ensure that we meet the deadline set for March 31,” Majodina commented.
“We know that the contractors here appointed by TCTA to carry out the maintenance work are within the schedule. They have done an exceptional job even in difficult situations of rain and mist, which interfered with their work. However, they have pulled through and I would like to extend my gratitude for the work that they have done up to date,” she continued.
Majodina also inspected the Clarens water treatment works, which has been upgraded from one megalitre of water a day to four megalitres of water a day to supply water to the community of Clarens and surrounding areas.
The upgrade is currently at 70% and is expected to be completed by June 2025.
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