{"id":28145,"date":"2023-04-29T15:14:57","date_gmt":"2023-04-29T15:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/sinohydro-company-succesfully-complete-construction-of-metolong-dam-in-lesotho"},"modified":"2023-04-29T16:07:13","modified_gmt":"2023-04-29T16:07:13","slug":"sinohydro-company-succesfully-complete-construction-of-metolong-dam-in-lesotho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/sinohydro-company-succesfully-complete-construction-of-metolong-dam-in-lesotho","title":{"rendered":"Sinohydro company succesfully complete construction of Metolong Dam in Lesotho"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span><a name=\"description-inline-expander\"><\/a>The Metolong Dam in Lesotho has officially been handed over after succesful construction by Chinese company, Sinohydro.<\/p>\n<p>The project department of Sinohydro received the handover certificate of the second stage program from the engineering supervisor, giving the water project the go-ahead after 5 years of construction.<\/p>\n<p>The water supply program was funded by multiple partners including the Government of Lesotho and South Africa, the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development and the World Bank. 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The project department of Sinohydro received the handover certificate of the second stage program from the engineering supervisor, giving the water project the go-ahead after 5 years of construction. 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