Donors
The current approved funding plan is as follows:

Donor/FinancierProgramme Components FinancedApproximate amount (US$ millions)
Government of Lesotho ·Board of Directors
·CEO and MPIU
·Advanced Infrastructure  (roads, power supply, telecommunications, water and sanitation)
US$ 32.8
Republic of South Africa·Advanced Infrastructure (camp facilities)US$ 6.0
Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (Kuwait Fund), The Arab Fund for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA), The Saudi Fund for Development (SDF), OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) ·Metolong Dam design consultant
·Construction contractor
·Dam safety panel of experts
US$ 39.4
Millennium Challenge Corporation ·MPMU
·Water treatment works design-build contractor
·Downstream transmission system construction contractor
US$ 86.7
World Bank ·Environmental and social management Programme
·Environmental/social panel of experts
·Institutional support
·  Teyateyaneng extension
US$ 25.0
European Union  · Lesotho Lowlands Water SchemeUS$ 8.6

 A more detailed breakdown is given below:

Source of fundingTotal (US$ m)
Government of Lesotho32.8
Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)86.7
Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development13.4
Arab Bank for Development in Africa (BADEA)10.0
Saudi Fund for Economic Development10.0
OPEC Fund6.0
European Union8.6
International Development Association (IDA)25.0
Government of South Africa6.0