Local Financing of Water Utilities : Challenges and Opportunities - The Case of Peru
This report identifies opportunities and challenges for local financing of water utilities in Peru and suggests recommendations for removing barriers and creating incentives for scaling-up local financing to local water utilities. It was developed...
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| Format: | Energy Study |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank
2012
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| Online Access: | http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20100905235429 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2899 |
| Summary: | This report identifies opportunities and
challenges for local financing of water utilities in Peru
and suggests recommendations for removing barriers and
creating incentives for scaling-up local financing to local
water utilities. It was developed with an understanding that
meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in water and
sanitation in Peru will require scaling up local financing
for the sector and that efficiency and effectiveness can be
enhanced by greater involvement of local institutional
investors and other parties. This joint study exposes many
of the barriers to local private financing facing the urban
water supply and sewerage (WS&S) sector in Peru. In
short, the majority of local water utilities cannot meet
credit rating and governance standards required to access
private financing. Consequently, loans from financial
markets are rare. These findings are probably not specific
to Peru. Accordingly, there is great value for central
governments to undertake similarly detailed studies to
identify the obstacles preventing access to local financing
unique to their country's WS&S sector. |
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