Public-Private Partnerships for Urban Water Utilities : A Review of Experiences in Developing Countries
Since 1990, many national and local governments in developing countries have contracted with private companies to operate or manage their water utilities under Public-Private Partnership (PPP) contracts. The assumption was that the private sector w...
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okr-10986-117062021-04-23T14:02:56Z Public-Private Partnerships for Urban Water Utilities : A Review of Experiences in Developing Countries World Bank ACCESS TO WATER BILL COLLECTION CONNECTION CONNECTIONS COST RECOVERY CROSS-SUBSIDIES CUSTOMER SERVICE ELECTRICITY SALES FINANCIAL VIABILITY HOUSEHOLDS HYBRID MODEL INFILTRATION LOCAL AUTHORITIES MAINTENANCE COSTS OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY PRIVATE COMPANIES PRIVATE FINANCING PRIVATE OPERATOR PRIVATE OPERATORS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE WATER OPERATORS PROGRAMS PUBLIC MANAGEMENT PUBLIC UTILITIES PUBLIC WATER PUBLIC WATER UTILITIES PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS QUALITY OF SERVICE SERVICE CONTINUITY SERVICE PROVISION SMALL CITIES TARIFF LEVEL TARIFF LEVELS TOWNS URBAN POPULATIONS URBAN WATER URBAN WATER SECTOR URBAN WATER UTILITIES URBAN WATER UTILITY WATER LOSSES WATER OPERATORS WATER SECTOR WATER SERVICES WATER UTILITY Since 1990, many national and local governments in developing countries have contracted with private companies to operate or manage their water utilities under Public-Private Partnership (PPP) contracts. The assumption was that the private sector will improve utilities by bringing in new capital, raising the level of staff expertise, and making operations more cost-effective and efficient. More than 260 PPP contracts have been signed to provide water services in more than forty developing countries. The recourse to private operators has been accompanied, however, by a good deal of controversy. Several high profile contracts, such as in Buenos Aires, were cancelled in recent years following conflicts between the public and private partners. This has raised doubts about the suitability of PPPs to help improve water services in developing countries. Yet, there has been only little objective data available in the literature about the performance of PPPs, and the resulting debate has been based more on ideology than fact. This study attempts to redress the shortage of information by examining, through objective indicators, the actual performance of PPPs in developing countries over the last fifteen years. It collected data from as many as 65 PPP projects, representing a served population of about one hundred million people half of the urban population served at one point in time since 1990 by private water operators, and 80 percent of the population served by a private operator for more than 3 years and under a contract signed before 2003. 2012-08-13T15:47:26Z 2012-08-13T15:47:26Z 2010-04 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/04/12550676/public-private-partnerships-urban-water-utilities-review-experiences-developing-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11706 English Water P-Notes; No. 41 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research |
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ACCESS TO WATER BILL COLLECTION CONNECTION CONNECTIONS COST RECOVERY CROSS-SUBSIDIES CUSTOMER SERVICE ELECTRICITY SALES FINANCIAL VIABILITY HOUSEHOLDS HYBRID MODEL INFILTRATION LOCAL AUTHORITIES MAINTENANCE COSTS OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY PRIVATE COMPANIES PRIVATE FINANCING PRIVATE OPERATOR PRIVATE OPERATORS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE WATER OPERATORS PROGRAMS PUBLIC MANAGEMENT PUBLIC UTILITIES PUBLIC WATER PUBLIC WATER UTILITIES PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS QUALITY OF SERVICE SERVICE CONTINUITY SERVICE PROVISION SMALL CITIES TARIFF LEVEL TARIFF LEVELS TOWNS URBAN POPULATIONS URBAN WATER URBAN WATER SECTOR URBAN WATER UTILITIES URBAN WATER UTILITY WATER LOSSES WATER OPERATORS WATER SECTOR WATER SERVICES WATER UTILITY |
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ACCESS TO WATER BILL COLLECTION CONNECTION CONNECTIONS COST RECOVERY CROSS-SUBSIDIES CUSTOMER SERVICE ELECTRICITY SALES FINANCIAL VIABILITY HOUSEHOLDS HYBRID MODEL INFILTRATION LOCAL AUTHORITIES MAINTENANCE COSTS OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY PRIVATE COMPANIES PRIVATE FINANCING PRIVATE OPERATOR PRIVATE OPERATORS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE WATER OPERATORS PROGRAMS PUBLIC MANAGEMENT PUBLIC UTILITIES PUBLIC WATER PUBLIC WATER UTILITIES PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS QUALITY OF SERVICE SERVICE CONTINUITY SERVICE PROVISION SMALL CITIES TARIFF LEVEL TARIFF LEVELS TOWNS URBAN POPULATIONS URBAN WATER URBAN WATER SECTOR URBAN WATER UTILITIES URBAN WATER UTILITY WATER LOSSES WATER OPERATORS WATER SECTOR WATER SERVICES WATER UTILITY World Bank Public-Private Partnerships for Urban Water Utilities : A Review of Experiences in Developing Countries |
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Water P-Notes; No. 41 |
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Since 1990, many national and local
governments in developing countries have contracted with
private companies to operate or manage their water utilities
under Public-Private Partnership (PPP) contracts. The
assumption was that the private sector will improve
utilities by bringing in new capital, raising the level of
staff expertise, and making operations more cost-effective
and efficient. More than 260 PPP contracts have been signed
to provide water services in more than forty developing
countries. The recourse to private operators has been
accompanied, however, by a good deal of controversy. Several
high profile contracts, such as in Buenos Aires, were
cancelled in recent years following conflicts between the
public and private partners. This has raised doubts about
the suitability of PPPs to help improve water services in
developing countries. Yet, there has been only little
objective data available in the literature about the
performance of PPPs, and the resulting debate has been based
more on ideology than fact. This study attempts to redress
the shortage of information by examining, through objective
indicators, the actual performance of PPPs in developing
countries over the last fifteen years. It collected data
from as many as 65 PPP projects, representing a served
population of about one hundred million people half of the
urban population served at one point in time since 1990 by
private water operators, and 80 percent of the population
served by a private operator for more than 3 years and under
a contract signed before 2003. |
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Public-Private Partnerships for Urban Water Utilities : A Review of Experiences in Developing Countries |
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Public-Private Partnerships for Urban Water Utilities : A Review of Experiences in Developing Countries |
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Public-Private Partnerships for Urban Water Utilities : A Review of Experiences in Developing Countries |
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Public-Private Partnerships for Urban Water Utilities : A Review of Experiences in Developing Countries |
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Public-Private Partnerships for Urban Water Utilities : A Review of Experiences in Developing Countries |
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public-private partnerships for urban water utilities : a review of experiences in developing countries |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/04/12550676/public-private-partnerships-urban-water-utilities-review-experiences-developing-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11706 |
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