Komati Basin Water Authority (KOBWA)

About Komati Basin Water Authority (KOBWA)

The Komati Basin Water Authority (KOBWA) is a bi-national entity formed in
1993 through the Treaty on the Development and Utilization of the Water
Resources of the KOMATI River Basin which was signed in 1992. The agreement
was between the Kingdom of Swaziland and the Republic of South Africa The
Purpose of KOBWA was 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). The construction of Maguga Dam marked
the end of phase 1 of the Komati River Basin Development Project.