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4.41. The Lesotho Electricity and Water Authority (LEWA) regulates both electricity (i.e. generation, transmission, distribution, supply, and trade) and urban water and sewerage services. (...)

4.42. The electricity industry continues to be dominated by the LEC [Lesotho Electricity Company], which is the monopoly transmitter and distributor of electricity, and the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA), which is the main generator of electricity through its Muela Hydro Power Station. (...)The Ministry of Natural Resources is currently drafting an IPP [Independent Power Producer] framework that will provide clarity and encourage investment into the power generation sector by IPPs. The IPP sells its output to the LEC in accordance with a PPA [Power Purchase Agreement] agreed by the two parties and approved by the LEWA [Lesotho Electricity and Water Authority].

4.46. The water sector in Lesotho is mainly governed by the Water Act, 2008, which regulates the management, protection, conservation, and use of water resources. The Water and Sewerage Company (WASCO), a state-owned company, maintains a monopoly in Lesotho's water supply activities. It is responsible for the abstraction, treatment, distribution, and storage of water for urban populations. The Department of Rural Water Supply (DRWS) has the mandate to ensure the provision of water supply in rural areas.

4.109. A National Tourism Master Plan was developed in 2019. It envisages seven strategic actions: (...)and (vii) ensure environmental and social sustainability.

4.110. (...) at the time of the previous Review, the sector is regulated through the Accommodation, Catering and Tourism Enterprises Act, 1997(...) Other relevant legal instruments include the Historical Monuments, Relics, Fauna and Flora Act 1967, the Casinos Order 1989, the Liquor Licensing Act 1998, and the Environment Act 2001.

4.111. (...) Tourism development is under the responsibility of the Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Culture (MTEC) and the LTDC[the Lesotho Tourism Development Corporation]. The MTEC is in charge of, inter alia, developing and implementing the tourism policies and legislation and issuing tourism licences and Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) clearances. (...) In 2021, an umbrella organization for the tourism sector, the Lesotho Council for Tourism (LCT), was established. The members of the Board include representatives of all the tourism subsector organizations from (...)and wildlife conservations.

1.3. (...)The country relies on imports for about 60%-80% of its electricity supply, as its considerable solar and wind power potential is still under development. [2]
[2] Renewable energy, other than hydropower, contributed about 9% to the electricity supply in 2022.

1.8. Namibia's economic policy is generally aimed at achieving sustainable economic growth, and reducing poverty, unemployment, and income inequality. (...)

2.6. (...) In 2021, the ACC[the Anti Corruption Commission] issued an updated National Anti-Corruption Strategy and Action Plan for 2021-25, with the objective, inter alia, to "prevent corruption and promote transparency in the extractive industries, fishing and other living marine resources".(...)

2.9. Namibia has adopted a number of new policy documents since the last Review in 2014, notably the Namibia Food Safety Policy, 2014 (Section 3.3.3); the National Agricultural Policy, 2015 (Section 4.1.2.1); the National Policy on MSMEs, 2016-21 (Section 4.4); the National Energy Policy, 2017 and the National Renewable Energy Policy, 2017 (Section 4.3.3); (...)