Energy in Lesotho

Power plants and lines being built, how far the grid reaches, how reliable supply is and what energy costs.

Exports of the pillar's goods, 2024US$45k-94% on five years earlier · 15th in SADC

Deals in the last 12 months23 tracked in Lesotho in all

Access to electricity, % of population, latest year for each country. Click a bar for that country's energy page.

Source: World Bank·dotzedw Insights Centre

Exports and imports of the products in this pillar's subsectors, each product counted once, US$

Source: CEPII BACI·dotzedw Insights Centre

Subsectors

9 in this pillar

Tracks: Capacity by technology and status, owners, expected commissioning dates and how far projects slip, procurement rounds and licences.
Signals ahead: Licences issued, financial close, grid connection approvals.

Select a figure for its trend. Source: dotzedw deals tracker.

More figures for this subsector are being added.

Lesotho's exports by subsector, 2024, US$, with its share of SADC's exports. A product can count in two subsectors.

Fuel supplyUS$22k0% of SADC · -92% on five years earlier

Power trading and private supplyUS$17k0% of SADC · -97% on five years earlier

Off-grid solar, mini-grids and storageUS$4k0% of SADC · -73% on five years earlier

Oil, gas and LNGUS$1k0% of SADC · -54% on five years earlier

Source: CEPII BACI·dotzedw Insights Centre

2 deals in the last 12 months involving Lesotho, placed in subsectors by what they say.