Public-Private Partnership Enhances Water Utility's Performance in Armenia

Public-Private Participation (PPP) schemes were successfully implemented in several water utilities in Armenia, yielding excellent results for the development of the water and wastewater sectors. Armenia is one of the few countries in the region to...

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Main Authors: Tokhmakhian, Zaruhi, Eiweida, Ahmed
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/12/16220562/public-private-partnership-enhances-water-utilitys-performance-armenia
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spelling okr-10986-100692021-04-23T14:02:48Z Public-Private Partnership Enhances Water Utility's Performance in Armenia Tokhmakhian, Zaruhi Eiweida, Ahmed ABUNDANCE OF WATER AVAILABLE WATER AVAILABLE WATER RESOURCES BILL COLLECTION CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL INVESTMENT CENTRAL GOVERNMENT COMPETITIVE BIDDING CONTRACT PERIOD COST SAVINGS DRINKING WATER EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS ELECTRIC POWER ENERGY EFFICIENCY GOVERNMENT CONTROL HOURS OF SERVICE HOUSEHOLDS JOINT VENTURE MAINTENANCE COSTS MANAGEMENT OF WATER MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT OPERATING COSTS OPERATIONAL COSTS OWNERSHIP OF INFRASTRUCTURE PERFORMANCE TARGETS PERMITS POWER CONSUMPTION PRIVATE OPERATOR PRIVATE OPERATORS PRIVATE PARTICIPATION PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PRIVATIZATION PROGRAMS PROVISION OF SERVICES PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PUMP CAPACITY PUMPING PUMPING STATIONS PUMPS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK SANITATION SANITATION SECTOR SANITATION SYSTEMS SERVICE AREA SERVICE IMPROVEMENT SEWERAGE COMPANY SEWERAGE INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY URBAN WATER URBAN WATER SUPPLY UTILITY MANAGEMENT WASTEWATER WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE WATER MAINS WATER MANAGEMENT WATER METERS WATER PRESSURE WATER PRODUCTION WATER QUALITY WATER RESOURCES WATER SECTOR WATER SERVICE WATER SERVICE PROVISION WATER SERVICES WATER SHORTAGE WATER STRATEGY WATER SUPPLIES WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM WATER TREATMENT WATER UTILITIES WATER UTILITY WATER UTILITY MANAGEMENT Public-Private Participation (PPP) schemes were successfully implemented in several water utilities in Armenia, yielding excellent results for the development of the water and wastewater sectors. Armenia is one of the few countries in the region to have had such a successful PPP experience. For many years after the collapse of the Soviet economy, most of the water supply and sanitation systems in Armenia were in disrepair. The country was faced with increasing demand, deteriorating assets and dilapidated infrastructure, which resulted in a steadily decreasing and costly provision of services. Despite an abundance of water in the country, for almost all Armenians, water was available for only a few hours a day. In recent years, Armenia has made significant strides in reforming the water sector by developing policies, enacting laws, and drawing up plans, programs and strategies aimed at improving water service provision. 2012-08-13T10:19:46Z 2012-08-13T10:19:46Z 2011-12 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/12/16220562/public-private-partnership-enhances-water-utilitys-performance-armenia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10069 English Europe and Central Asia Knowledge Brief; Issue No. 44 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Europe and Central Asia Armenia
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topic ABUNDANCE OF WATER
AVAILABLE WATER
AVAILABLE WATER RESOURCES
BILL COLLECTION
CAPACITY BUILDING
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
COMPETITIVE BIDDING
CONTRACT PERIOD
COST SAVINGS
DRINKING WATER
EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS
ELECTRIC POWER
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
GOVERNMENT CONTROL
HOURS OF SERVICE
HOUSEHOLDS
JOINT VENTURE
MAINTENANCE COSTS
MANAGEMENT OF WATER
MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT
OPERATING COSTS
OPERATIONAL COSTS
OWNERSHIP OF INFRASTRUCTURE
PERFORMANCE TARGETS
PERMITS
POWER CONSUMPTION
PRIVATE OPERATOR
PRIVATE OPERATORS
PRIVATE PARTICIPATION
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
PRIVATIZATION
PROGRAMS
PROVISION OF SERVICES
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
PUMP CAPACITY
PUMPING
PUMPING STATIONS
PUMPS
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
SANITATION
SANITATION SECTOR
SANITATION SYSTEMS
SERVICE AREA
SERVICE IMPROVEMENT
SEWERAGE COMPANY
SEWERAGE INFRASTRUCTURE
TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY
URBAN WATER
URBAN WATER SUPPLY
UTILITY MANAGEMENT
WASTEWATER
WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE
WATER MAINS
WATER MANAGEMENT
WATER METERS
WATER PRESSURE
WATER PRODUCTION
WATER QUALITY
WATER RESOURCES
WATER SECTOR
WATER SERVICE
WATER SERVICE PROVISION
WATER SERVICES
WATER SHORTAGE
WATER STRATEGY
WATER SUPPLIES
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
WATER TREATMENT
WATER UTILITIES
WATER UTILITY
WATER UTILITY MANAGEMENT
spellingShingle ABUNDANCE OF WATER
AVAILABLE WATER
AVAILABLE WATER RESOURCES
BILL COLLECTION
CAPACITY BUILDING
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
COMPETITIVE BIDDING
CONTRACT PERIOD
COST SAVINGS
DRINKING WATER
EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS
ELECTRIC POWER
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
GOVERNMENT CONTROL
HOURS OF SERVICE
HOUSEHOLDS
JOINT VENTURE
MAINTENANCE COSTS
MANAGEMENT OF WATER
MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT
OPERATING COSTS
OPERATIONAL COSTS
OWNERSHIP OF INFRASTRUCTURE
PERFORMANCE TARGETS
PERMITS
POWER CONSUMPTION
PRIVATE OPERATOR
PRIVATE OPERATORS
PRIVATE PARTICIPATION
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
PRIVATIZATION
PROGRAMS
PROVISION OF SERVICES
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
PUMP CAPACITY
PUMPING
PUMPING STATIONS
PUMPS
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
SANITATION
SANITATION SECTOR
SANITATION SYSTEMS
SERVICE AREA
SERVICE IMPROVEMENT
SEWERAGE COMPANY
SEWERAGE INFRASTRUCTURE
TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY
URBAN WATER
URBAN WATER SUPPLY
UTILITY MANAGEMENT
WASTEWATER
WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE
WATER MAINS
WATER MANAGEMENT
WATER METERS
WATER PRESSURE
WATER PRODUCTION
WATER QUALITY
WATER RESOURCES
WATER SECTOR
WATER SERVICE
WATER SERVICE PROVISION
WATER SERVICES
WATER SHORTAGE
WATER STRATEGY
WATER SUPPLIES
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
WATER TREATMENT
WATER UTILITIES
WATER UTILITY
WATER UTILITY MANAGEMENT
Tokhmakhian, Zaruhi
Eiweida, Ahmed
Public-Private Partnership Enhances Water Utility's Performance in Armenia
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
Armenia
relation Europe and Central Asia Knowledge Brief; Issue No. 44
description Public-Private Participation (PPP) schemes were successfully implemented in several water utilities in Armenia, yielding excellent results for the development of the water and wastewater sectors. Armenia is one of the few countries in the region to have had such a successful PPP experience. For many years after the collapse of the Soviet economy, most of the water supply and sanitation systems in Armenia were in disrepair. The country was faced with increasing demand, deteriorating assets and dilapidated infrastructure, which resulted in a steadily decreasing and costly provision of services. Despite an abundance of water in the country, for almost all Armenians, water was available for only a few hours a day. In recent years, Armenia has made significant strides in reforming the water sector by developing policies, enacting laws, and drawing up plans, programs and strategies aimed at improving water service provision.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author Tokhmakhian, Zaruhi
Eiweida, Ahmed
author_facet Tokhmakhian, Zaruhi
Eiweida, Ahmed
author_sort Tokhmakhian, Zaruhi
title Public-Private Partnership Enhances Water Utility's Performance in Armenia
title_short Public-Private Partnership Enhances Water Utility's Performance in Armenia
title_full Public-Private Partnership Enhances Water Utility's Performance in Armenia
title_fullStr Public-Private Partnership Enhances Water Utility's Performance in Armenia
title_full_unstemmed Public-Private Partnership Enhances Water Utility's Performance in Armenia
title_sort public-private partnership enhances water utility's performance in armenia
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/12/16220562/public-private-partnership-enhances-water-utilitys-performance-armenia
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