Reforming Urban Water Utilities in Western and Central Africa : Experiences with Public-Private Partnerships, Volume 2. Case Studies

The Western and Central Africa has one of the longest experiences with public-private partnerships (PPPs) in the developing world, both for water supply and for combined power and water supply utilities. Cote d'Ivoire has a successful partnership dating from 1959, and over the last two decades as many as 15 countries (out of 23 in the region) have experimented with PPPs: eight for water supply operations alone and seven for combined power and water supply operations. This discussion paper documents the region's experience with PPPs for urban water supply in a comprehensive manner to help inform the current debate about the benefits brought by PPPs, in the context of helping Africa to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDG). Eleven PPPs have been studied, and detailed performance indicators are reported for six large cases - Cote d'Ivoire, Senegal, Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Gabon, with at least four years of private operation. Through its successes and failures, the Western and Central African experience offers interesting lessons that other developing countries could reflect upon as they strive to improve the quality of urban water supply services, increase the efficiency of operations, and establish the financial credibility of the sector.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Fall, Matar, Marin, Philippe, Locussol, Alain, Verspyck, Richard
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2009-06
Subjects:	ACCESS TO SAFE WATER, ACCESS TO SEWERAGE, AQUIFERS, ASSET HOLDING COMPANY, ASSET OWNERSHIP, BACTERIOLOGICAL QUALITY, BILL COLLECTION, BOREHOLES, BUILDING CONNECTIONS, CASH FLOWS, CERTIFICATION, COLLECTION EFFICIENCY, COLLECTION OF BILLS, COLLECTION OF WATER, COLLECTION PERFORMANCE, COMPETITIVE BIDDING, CONCESSION CONTRACT, CONNECTION CHARGE, CONNECTION FEES, CONNECTION POLICY, CONNECTION PROGRAM, CONSENSUS BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION, CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES, CONSUMER PROTECTION, CONSUMPTION BLOCKS, CONSUMPTION CHARGE, CONTRACT PERIOD, COST OF WATER, COST RECOVERY, COST SAVINGS, COST SHARING, COVERING, CROSS-SUBSIDIZATION, CUBIC METER, CUBIC METER OF WATER, DISTRIBUTION NETWORK, DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS, DISTRIBUTION PIPES, DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, DOMESTIC CONNECTIONS, DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION, DRAINAGE, FINANCIAL INCENTIVES, FINANCIAL VIABILITY, FIXED CHARGES, HAND PUMPS, HOURS OF SERVICE, HOUSE CONNECTIONS, HOUSEHOLD CONNECTION, HOUSEHOLDS, INDEPENDENT REGULATORS, INDEPENDENT REGULATORY BODY, INDIVIDUAL CONNECTIONS, INTERNAL PLUMBING, INTERNATIONAL WATER, INTERNATIONAL WATER OPERATORS, INVESTMENT CLIMATE, INVESTMENT PLANNING, INVESTMENT PROGRAM, IRON, IRRIGATION, JOINT VENTURE, JOINT VENTURES, LARGE CITY, LITERS PER CAPITA PER DAY, LOCAL PRIVATE SECTOR, LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS, LOW INCOME CUSTOMERS, LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, MANAGEMENT OF WATER, MANAGING WATER RESOURCES, METER READING, METERING, MONITORING PROGRAM, MONTHLY PAYMENTS, MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS, MUNICIPAL WATER, MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENTS, MUNICIPALITIES, NATIONAL WATER, NUMBER OF CONNECTIONS, OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY, OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE, OPERATOR TARIFF, OWNERSHIP OF ASSETS, PERFORMANCE CONTRACT, PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, PHYSICAL LEAKS, PHYSICAL LOSSES, PIPE, PIPED WATER, POPULATION GROWTH, POPULATION GROWTH RATE, PRESSURE, PRIVATE OPERATOR, PROVIDING WATER SUPPLY, PROVISION OF SERVICE, PROVISION OF WATER, PUBLIC MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC STANDPIPES, PUBLIC UTILITIES, PUBLIC UTILITY, PUBLIC WATER, PUBLIC WATER UTILITY, PUBLIC WORKS, PUMPING, QUALITY OF SERVICE, QUALITY OF WATER, QUALITY OF WATER SUPPLY, QUALITY STANDARDS, QUANTITIES OF WATER, QUANTITY OF WATER, REGULATORY AGENCY, REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, REHABILITATION OF WATER, RESIDENTIAL CONNECTIONS, RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS, RESPONSIBILITY FOR WATER, RESPONSIBILITY FOR WATER SUPPLY, RURAL WATER, RURAL WATER SUPPLY, SAFE WATER, SANITATION PROGRAM, SANITATION SCHEMES, SANITATION SECTOR, SANITATION SERVICES, SENIOR MANAGEMENT, SERVICE CONNECTION, SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS, SERVICE PROVISION, SERVICE QUALITY, SEWERAGE CONNECTIONS, SEWERAGE CORPORATION, SMALL TOWNS, SPARE PARTS, SUPPLY OF WATER, SURFACE WATER, TARIFF ADJUSTMENT, TARIFF ADJUSTMENTS, TARIFF INCREASE, TARIFF LEVELS, TARIFF POLICIES, TARIFF REVISIONS, TARIFF STRUCTURE, TOWNS, URBAN AREAS, URBAN CENTERS, URBAN HOUSEHOLDS, URBAN SANITATION, URBAN WATER, URBAN WATER SECTOR, URBAN WATER SUPPLY, URBAN WATER UTILITIES, USER CHARGES, USERS, UTILITY REGULATORY COMMISSION, VOLUME OF WATER, WASTE OF MONEY, WASTEWATER, WASTEWATER OPERATIONS, WASTEWATER SERVICES, WATER BILLS, WATER COMPANIES, WATER COMPANY, WATER CONNECTIONS, WATER CONSUMPTION, WATER COVERAGE, WATER DEMAND, WATER DEPARTMENT, WATER DEVELOPMENT, WATER DIRECTORATE, WATER DISTRIBUTION, WATER DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS, WATER LOSSES, WATER METERS, WATER OPERATORS, WATER POINT, WATER POINTS, WATER PRODUCTION, WATER PROJECTS, WATER PROVIDERS, WATER QUALITY, WATER RATES, WATER RATIONING, WATER RESOURCES, WATER SALES, WATER SCHEME, WATER SECTOR, WATER SERVICE, WATER SERVICES, WATER SUPPLY, WATER SUPPLY DISTRIBUTION, WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES, WATER SUPPLY SERVICE, WATER SUPPLY SERVICES, WATER SYSTEMS, WATER TARIFF, WELLS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/06/10626151/reforming-urban-water-utilities-western-central-africa-experiences-public-private-partnerships-vol-2-2-volume-two-case-studies https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17245
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