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1.      A Joint World Bank and African Development Bank Mission visited Lesotho from 11 to 24 November 2003 to review the implementation of the Lesotho Utilities Sector Reform Project.  The objective of the Project is to restructure the operations of key public utilities such as electricity and telecommunications in Lesotho in order to ensure wider access to basic utility services, improve efficiency and sustainability of the operations of the utilities.  

2.      The World Bank mission comprised Ms. Shenhua Wang (Task Team Leader), Meesrs, Armaquaye Armar (Lead Energy Specialist), and Toshihiro Toyoshima (Senior Private Sector Development Specialist). The delegation from the African Development Bank consisted of Messrs Lamin Barrow (Financial Analyst) and B. Fikru (Power Engineer). 

3.      The Review, which is mandatory under the terms of both the IDA Development Credit Agreement and the African Development Bank Loan Agreement with the Government of Lesotho, evaluated the fundamental and detailed assessment of the Project progress, measurements of achievements attained to date towards the Project objectives, and assessment of actions that needed to be undertaken during the remainder of the Project period.  

4.      The mission noted that: 

• Good progress has been made and performance indicators have been achieved in several components under the Project including the Private Sector Development and LEC Expansion Components. Over 13, 000 connections were made since the management contractor took over the operations of LEC in February 2001.
• Quality preparatory work has been done towards the Restructuring of LEC. The Project Development Objective  is likely to be achieved, as long as key decisions on the Restructuring proposals of LEC are taken quickly by the Government and implementation follows immediately thereafter. The Government committed itself to tabling the LEC Restructuring Proposal before Cabinet by January 2004.
• The Government of Lesotho committed itself to establish the Lesotho Electricity Authority by January, 2004 and members of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer will be appointed by the said time.
• Rural Electrification Programme will be implemented on time if the agreed action plan is followed rigorously. The Programme will address an urgent need in rural areas for improved access to better forms of energy.

5.      The mission met with officials of the Government of Lesotho including the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, Ministry of Natural Resources, Department of Energy, management and staff of Privatisation Unit, Governor of the Central Bank of Lesotho, the LEC Board of Directors, Lesotho Electricity Corporation and Lesotho Telecommunication Authority.  The Mission completed their visit by meeting the Honourable Ministers Monyane Moleleki and Timothy Thahane.
 

KETELO EA MOIFO O KOPANETSOENG OA BANKA EA LEFATŠE LE BANKA EA NTŠETSO-PELE EA MORUO EA AFRIKA 

1.      Moifo o kopanetsoeng oa Banka ea Lefatše le Banka ea Ntšetso-pele ea Moruo ea Africa o etetse Lesotho ho tloha la 11 ho fihlela la 24 Pulungoana mongoaha. Sepheo sa ketelo ena ene ele ho tla hlahloba khatelo-pele Morerong oa Tlhopho-Bocha Litšebeletsong tsa Motlakase le Mehala Lesotho (Lesotho Utilities Sector Reform Project). Sepheo sa Morero ona ke ho fetola tsamaiso ea litšebeletso tsa motlakase le mehala ele ho anetsa phepelo ea tsona sechabeng le ho netefatsa hore litšebeletso li lula li le teng nako e kholo le e nyenyane. 

2.      Moifo oa Banka ea Lefatše o ne o bopuoe ka  Mofumahali Shenhua Wang (Mookameli oa Morero); Monghali Armar Armarquaye (Setsibi sa Motlakase)  esitana  le Mookameli Toshihiro Toyoshima (Setsibi sa Ntlafatso ea Lefapha le Ikemetseng). Moifo oa Banka ea Ntšetso-pele ea Africa o ne o bopuoe ka Monghali Lamin Barrow (Ralichelete) le Monghali Fikru (Setsibi sa Motlakase) 

3.      Tlhatlhobo ea Morero, eo ho lumelloaneng ka eona ke ‘Muso oa Lesotho tlasa Melao ea Likalimo tsa Lichelete tsa Libanka tse Peli (Banka ea Lefatše le Banka ea Ntšetso-pele ea Africa), e ne e le ho lekola khatelo-pele, litekanyo tsa se fihletsoeng ha esale Morero o thakholoa, le likhato tse hlokang ho nkuoa ho fihlisa Morero pheletsong. 

4. Moifo o hlokometse hore: 

·        Tema e khotsofatsang e fihletsoe kaha ho se ho behiloe mekolokotoane ntlheng tse kang tsa Ntlafatso ea Lefapha le Ikemetseng le katoloso ea likhokelo tsa motlakase. Ke likhokelo tsa motlakase tse fetang likete tse leshome le metso e meraro (13, 000) tse seng li entsoe ho tloha ha bookameli ba nakoana bo nka marapo ka LEC. 

·        Moralo oa ho fetola tsamaiso ea Koporasi ea LEC o se o entsoe.’Me Morero o tla phethahala ha feela moralo oa Tlhopho Bocha ea Nakoana ea LEC o ka ananeloa ka nako ke ‘Muso kaha ‘Muso o tšepisitse ho teka Moralo ka pele ho Lekhotla la Matona khoeling ea Pherekhong isao 

·        ‘Muso o tšepisitse ho theha Lekhotla la Bōlisa ba Litšebeletso tsa Motlakase khoeling ea Pherekhong isao me boto ea Lekhotla leo le mookameli ba tla khethoa ka eona khoeli eo. 

·        Morero oa Phepelo ea Motlakase Metseng e Mahaeng (Rural Electification Programme otla kengoa tšebetsong haufinyane.  Sepheo sa Morero ke ho anetsa phepelo ea motlakasemetseng e mahaeng kaha sechaba se bontšitse hore se hloka motlakase haholo. 

5. Moifo o ile oa tšoara lipuisano le liofisiri tsa ‘Muso la Lesotho tse kenyeletsang le   Lekala la Lichelete le Meralo ea Ntšetso-pele, Lekala la Lihloliloeng,, Lekalana la Matla, bookameli le basebetsi ba Lefapha la Phetisetso ea Likhoebo tsa’Muso Sechabeng, Molaoli oa Banka e kholo ea Lesotho, le Boto ea Koporasi ea Motlakase ea Lesotho esitana le Lekhotla la Bōlisa ba Litšebeletso tsa Mehala Lesotho.  Moifo o ile oa qetela ka ho teana le Matona a Khabane Benghali Monyane Moleleki le Timothy Thahane. 

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E-mail: director@privatisation.gov.ls 

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Tuesday, 26th November 2003