Some 71 kilometers south of Lesotho’s capital Maseru, the new Mafeteng Solar Power Plant Project generates some 30MW of electricity that could easily power 30,000 homes running household appliances like a fridge, a TV, an electric cooker and a number of lights while also supporting some other activities requiring electricity like phone charging and ironing.
The completion of the first phase of the project is a welcome relief for Lesotho which imports almost half of its 150MW peak power demand. This power plant means that this small landlocked country encircled by South Africa can now substitute costly power imports from Mozambique.
