Better Use of Capital to Deliver Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation Services : Practical Examples and Suggested Next Steps
The costs of meeting the SDG WASH targets will be several times higher than investment levels during the MDG era (2000–15). The immense scale of the financing gap calls for innovative solutions. In addition to mobilizing more funding another approa...
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okr-10986-308702021-05-25T09:19:56Z Better Use of Capital to Deliver Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation Services : Practical Examples and Suggested Next Steps Kingdom, Bill Lloyd-Owen, David Tremolet, Sophie Kayaga, Sam Ikeda, John CAPITAL EFFICIENCY CAPITAL EXPENDITURE SERVICE DELIVERY WATER SUPPLY WATER AND SANITATION WATER UTILITIES TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION PROCUREMENT PROJECT DESIGN WATER DEMAND WATER AND SEWERAGE The costs of meeting the SDG WASH targets will be several times higher than investment levels during the MDG era (2000–15). The immense scale of the financing gap calls for innovative solutions. In addition to mobilizing more funding another approach is to deliver the needed infrastructure more efficiently and effectively and thus reduce the financing gap. Capital expenditure efficiency (CEE)—the efficient and effective use of capital—is less documented compared to operational efficiency. Although improving operating efficiency is frequently highlighted and readily evaluated, the scope for capital cost efficiencies is poorly understood, frequently overlooked, and difficult to evaluate, even though the scale of savings can be significant—in fact, capital and operating costs are equally important when considering full cost recovery. This study compiles case studies that show the "art of the possible" in CEE. The report is not encyclopedic—many more examples could surface from a comprehensive study. It also doesn’t quantify the savings possible through increasing CEE. However, almost all the examples show capital savings of 25 percent or more compared to traditional solutions. This alone this should give policy makers, donors, and utility managers pause for thought and encourage them to develop CEE in their sectors, projects, or utilities. A 25 percent improvement in CEE would allow existing investments to deliver a 33 percent increase in benefits. 2018-11-26T16:23:07Z 2018-11-26T16:23:07Z 2018-11 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/821051542750049782/Better-Use-of-Capital-to-Deliver-Sustainable-Water-Supply-and-Sanitation-Services-Practical-Examples-and-Suggested-Next-Steps http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30870 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research |
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CAPITAL EFFICIENCY CAPITAL EXPENDITURE SERVICE DELIVERY WATER SUPPLY WATER AND SANITATION WATER UTILITIES TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION PROCUREMENT PROJECT DESIGN WATER DEMAND WATER AND SEWERAGE |
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CAPITAL EFFICIENCY CAPITAL EXPENDITURE SERVICE DELIVERY WATER SUPPLY WATER AND SANITATION WATER UTILITIES TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION PROCUREMENT PROJECT DESIGN WATER DEMAND WATER AND SEWERAGE Kingdom, Bill Lloyd-Owen, David Tremolet, Sophie Kayaga, Sam Ikeda, John Better Use of Capital to Deliver Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation Services : Practical Examples and Suggested Next Steps |
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The costs of meeting the SDG WASH
targets will be several times higher than investment levels
during the MDG era (2000–15). The immense scale of the
financing gap calls for innovative solutions. In addition to
mobilizing more funding another approach is to deliver the
needed infrastructure more efficiently and effectively and
thus reduce the financing gap. Capital expenditure
efficiency (CEE)—the efficient and effective use of
capital—is less documented compared to operational
efficiency. Although improving operating efficiency is
frequently highlighted and readily evaluated, the scope for
capital cost efficiencies is poorly understood, frequently
overlooked, and difficult to evaluate, even though the scale
of savings can be significant—in fact, capital and operating
costs are equally important when considering full cost
recovery. This study compiles case studies that show the
"art of the possible" in CEE. The report
is not encyclopedic—many more examples could surface from a
comprehensive study. It also doesn’t quantify the savings
possible through increasing CEE. However, almost all the
examples show capital savings of 25 percent or more compared
to traditional solutions. This alone this should give policy
makers, donors, and utility managers pause for thought and
encourage them to develop CEE in their sectors, projects, or
utilities. A 25 percent improvement in CEE would allow
existing investments to deliver a 33 percent increase in benefits. |
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Working Paper |
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Kingdom, Bill Lloyd-Owen, David Tremolet, Sophie Kayaga, Sam Ikeda, John |
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Kingdom, Bill Lloyd-Owen, David Tremolet, Sophie Kayaga, Sam Ikeda, John |
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Kingdom, Bill |
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Better Use of Capital to Deliver Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation Services : Practical Examples and Suggested Next Steps |
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Better Use of Capital to Deliver Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation Services : Practical Examples and Suggested Next Steps |
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Better Use of Capital to Deliver Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation Services : Practical Examples and Suggested Next Steps |
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Better Use of Capital to Deliver Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation Services : Practical Examples and Suggested Next Steps |
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Better Use of Capital to Deliver Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation Services : Practical Examples and Suggested Next Steps |
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better use of capital to deliver sustainable water supply and sanitation services : practical examples and suggested next steps |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2018 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/821051542750049782/Better-Use-of-Capital-to-Deliver-Sustainable-Water-Supply-and-Sanitation-Services-Practical-Examples-and-Suggested-Next-Steps http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30870 |
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