The Limits and Possibilities of Prepaid Water in Urban Africa : Lessons from the Field

This study explores the potential of prepaid meters for serving urban poor communities. It provides urban utilities, oversight agencies, and other stakeholders in Africa with a basis for decision-making on the suitability, introduction, and managem...

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Main Authors:	Heymans, Christiaan, Eales, Kathy, Franceys, Richard
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	ACCESS TO SERVICES ACCESS TO WATER ACCOUNTABILITY TO CUSTOMERS ADEQUATE WATER AFFLUENT AFFORDABLE WATER ALTERNATIVE WATER BLOCK TARIFF BLOCK TARIFFS BOREHOLES BULK METERS CASH FLOW CASH FLOWS CERTIFICATION CHEAP WATER CHEAPER WATER CITY COUNCIL CIVIL SOCIETY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT COST OF WATER COST RECOVERY CROSS-SUBSIDIES CROSS-SUBSIDIZATION CUSTOMER RELATIONS DEMAND FOR WATER DEMAND MANAGEMENT DISTRIBUTION NETWORK DOMESTIC CONNECTION DOMESTIC CONNECTIONS DOMESTIC USERS EQUITABLE ACCESS FINANCIAL VIABILITY FIXED TARIFF FLUSH TOILETS FREE WATER HIGH WATER HOUSE CONNECTION HOUSE CONNECTIONS HOUSEHOLD CONNECTION HOUSEHOLDS HYGIENE INDIVIDUAL CONNECTIONS LAUNDRY LIFELINE TARIFF LIFELINE TARIFFS LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOW WATER LOW WATER PRESSURE LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS MAINTENANCE COSTS METER READING METER READINGS MOVING PARTS MUNICIPAL WATER MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENTS MUNICIPALITIES NATIONAL WATER OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY PAYMENT FOR WATER PERFORMANCE DATA PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS POTABLE WATER PRIVATE OPERATORS PUBLIC STANDPIPE PUBLIC STANDPIPES PUBLIC WATER PUBLIC WELLS RECHARGE REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS SAFE WATER SAND SANITARY ENGINEER SANITATION SANITATION PROGRAM SANITATION SERVICES SANITATION UTILITIES SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE IMPROVEMENT SERVICE PROVIDER SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION SMALL PRIVATE PROVIDERS SMALL TOWNS SUPPLY INTERRUPTIONS SUPPLY OF WATER SUPPLY WATER TARIFF SYSTEM TOILETS TOWN URBAN AREAS URBAN CENTERS URBAN POPULATIONS URBAN SETTLEMENTS URBAN UTILITIES URBAN WATER URBAN WATER SUPPLY USERS OF WATER UTILITIES UTILITIES CORPORATION UTILITY STAFF VOLUMES OF WATER WATER ALLOCATION WATER ASSOCIATION WATER BILLS WATER CONNECTION WATER CONNECTIONS WATER CONSERVATION WATER CONSUMPTION WATER CUSTOMERS WATER DEMAND WATER LOSS WATER METER WATER METERING WATER METERS WATER NEEDS WATER POINT WATER POINTS WATER PRESSURE WATER PRICES WATER SECTOR WATER SERVICE WATER SERVICE PROVIDERS WATER SERVICES WATER SOURCES WATER SUPPLIES WATER SUPPLY WATER SUPPLY INTERRUPTIONS WATER SYSTEM WATER SYSTEMS WATER TARIFFS WATER USER WATER USERS WATER UTILITIES WATER UTILITY WATER VENDORS WELLS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/499021468010486033/The-limits-and-possibilities-of-prepaid-water-in-Urban-Africa-lessons-from-the-field http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26081