Lesotho - Get Electricity / Power Connection

ProcedureEdit

Application:
1. Apply for internal inspection by LEC and wait to receive inspection and certificate. Your electrician will need to apply for testing of the internal wiring in person at LEC after the wiring has been completed. LEC will conduct inspection of the wiring together with the electrician to see if the wiring was done according to LECs standards. If the wiring passes the test, LEC will give the electrician a certificate, which will be then given to the customer.
2. Submit application to LEC. External inspection will conducted and you will be given an estimate. After signing and paying the quotation, you will then be receiving a final quote. If you decided to pay the quoted amount, the clerk will issue an invoice and you will need to pay the final quote at the cash office.
Meter installation: After paying the final quotation, LEC will appoint a contractor from its existing list of registered contractors. Once the contractor has been awarded the contract, the contractors buy the relevant material. The meter is installed at the same time as when the connection is done. LEC will then go to the premises to inspect the works and to commission the meter (registration of the meter) and hand out a form/paper to you. Note: If you are applying for a General Purpose connection, check with LEC on how you can apply for their pre-financing scheme.
Once construction works (external works) have been completed, you will need open an account with LEC, pay the security deposit and to activate the meter in the LEC system.

Required DocumentsEdit

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1. Proof of child birth from the Hospital.

Office Locations & ContactsEdit

Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC)

Physical Address
53 Moshoeshoe Road
Industrial Area
Maseru, Lesotho

Postal Address
P.O. Box 423
Maseru 100

Telephone: +26622 312 236
Call Center: 521 00 000
Fax: +266 22 310 093
E-mail Address: [email protected]

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FeesEdit

Domestic Customer

60 Amp Connection:

Connection fee of M3,500 and the standard prepayment tariff; OR
Deposit of M2,000 and a 15-lisente/kWh surcharge on energy consumption. This surcharge will be payable for a period of 7 years and will increase at 5% per year.

20 Amp Connection:

Connection fee of M2,000 and the standard prepayment tariff; OR
Deposit of M500 and a 15-lisente/kWh surcharge on their energy consumption. This surcharge will be payable for a period of 7 years and will increase at 5% per year.

Notes:
Connections outside project areas and further away than 50m from existing L.V. networks are offered on the above conditions plus any additional cost over and above the first 50m, i.e. from 50m to the point of delivery.
The above options are available to any domestic customer being supplied with a prepayments meter and a single-phase supply of 20 or 60A.
The connection fee cost will be amended on an annual basis to reflect the effects on inflation and any other factors affecting the costs of electrification.

General Purpose

For connection capacity equal or less than either 25kVA e.g 100 Amp single-phase or 40 Amp three-phase supply the following payment options are available.

Full payment of the quoted actual cost of connection ; OR
LEC to pre-finance 75% of the quoted cost of connection up to a maximum of M12,500.00, the remainder to be paid up-front, down payments to be in 24 equal installments and interest to be calculated at prevailing commercial interest rates.

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Required InformationEdit

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1. Date of Birth.
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