Katse Dam
The Katse Dam, a concrete arch dam on the Malibamat'so River in Lesotho, is Africa's second largest double-curvature arch dam.
The dam was built by a consortium of Bouygues, Concor, Group 5, Hochtief, Impregilo, Kier Group and Sterling International. The dam was completed in 1996 and the reservoir filled with water by 1997. The total cost of the project was US$8 billion.
The dam is - 185 m high, with a crest length of 710 m and uses 2,320,000 cubic metres of concrete to deliver 30 cubic metres per second of water to South Africa's industrial heartland in and around Gauteng Province.
Katse Dam
The Katse Dam, a concrete arch dam on the Malibamat'so River in Lesotho, is Africa's second largest double-curvature arch dam.
The dam was built by a consortium of Bouygues, Concor, Group 5, Hochtief, Impregilo, Kier Group and Sterling International. The dam was completed in 1996 and the reservoir filled with water by 1997. The total cost of the project was US$8 billion.
The dam is - 185 m high, with a crest length of 710 m and uses 2,320,000 cubic metres of concrete to deliver 30 cubic metres per second of water to South Africa's industrial heartland in and around Gauteng Province.