After seven months of tunnelling on the Polihali transfer tunnel construction site, the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) has achieved the successful breakthrough of the upper intake tunnel into the lower intake tunnel. The successful completion of the intake tunnels brings the LHDA one step closer to realising the full potential of the Polihali dam: increasing the volume of water transferred to South Africa, increasing the volume of hydropower generated in Lesotho, enhancing the livelihoods of the Basotho and contributing to the economies of Lesotho and South Africa.
