KOMATI BASIN WATER AUTHORITY


»Komati Basin Water Authority

The Komati Basin Water Authority (KOBWA) is a bi-national company formed in 1993 through the treaty on the Development and Utilization of the Water Resources of the Komati River Basin signed in 1992 between the Kingdom of Swaziland and the Republic of South Africa. The purpose of KOBWA is to implement Phase 1 of the Komati River Basin Development Project. Phase 1 comprises the design, construction, operation and maintenance of the Driekoppies Dam in South Africa (Phase 1a) and the Maguga Dam in Swaziland (Phase 1b).

 

Head Office
Maguga Dam
P.O. Box 678
Pigg's Peak
Swaziland

Tel: +268-4371463/4
Fax: +268-4371460
Email: maguga.office@kobwa.co.za 		 

Water Management Center
Driekoppies Dam
P.O. Box 518
Malelane
South Africa

Tel: +27-(013)7810317
Fax: +27-(013)7810320
Email: driekoppies.office@kobwa.co.za


What we do




Water Management

The Water Management Plan is at the core of the operation and maintenance phase of the Project. The Water Management Plan began in 1998 with the development of the System Operating Rules.




Maguga Dam Project

This project was a bi-national initiative between the Kingdom of Swaziland and the Republic of South Africa. The ultimate aim of the Project was to reduce poverty and unemployment through commercial agricultural development that targeted rural areas.




Driekoppies Dam Project

The Water Management Plan is at the core of the operation and maintenance phase of the Project. The Water Management Plan began in 1998 with the development of the System Operating Rules.