Partnering for Water in Cote d'Ivoire : Lessons from 50 Years of Successful Private Operation

Partnering for Water in Cote d'Ivoire : Lessons from 50 Years of Successful Private Operation

The public-private partnership (PPP) for the national water utility of Cote d'Ivoire is the oldest and largest water PPP in the developing world. In place since 1960 and today serving more than 7 million people, this PPP has provided quality s...

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Main Authors:	Marin, Philippe, Ouayoro, Eustache, Fall, Matar, Verspyck, Richard
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO SAFE WATER BILL COLLECTION CENTRAL GOVERNMENT COLLECTION RATE COMPANY CONCESSION CONTRACT CONNECTION CONNECTION PROGRAM COST RECOVERY CUBIC METERS EXPANSION FINANCIAL VIABILITY GOVERNMENT FUNDING HOUSEHOLD CONNECTIONS HOUSEHOLDS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PROGRAM LOCAL AUTHORITIES MONTHLY BILLS MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS NATIONAL WATER NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE PARTNERSHIP FOR WATER PIPED WATER POPULATION GROWTH PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATE OPERATOR PRIVATE PARTICIPATION PRIVATE PARTICIPATION IN WATER PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PUBLIC AGENCIES PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS RESPONSIBILITY FOR WATER SANITATION SEWERAGE SEWERAGE SYSTEM TARIFF POLICY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TOWNS URBAN AREAS URBAN WATER URBAN WATER UTILITIES WASTEWATER WASTEWATER TREATMENT WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS WATER DEPARTMENT WATER DEVELOPMENT WATER LOSSES WATER NETWORKS WATER SECTOR WATER SERVICES WATER SUPPLY WATER SUPPLY INFRASTRUCTURE WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS WATER SYSTEM WATER TREATMENT FACILITIES WATER UTILITIES WATER UTILITY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/08/11402070/partnering-water-cote-divoire-lessons-50-years-successful-private-operation http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10529

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Summary:	The public-private partnership (PPP) for the national water utility of Cote d'Ivoire is the oldest and largest water PPP in the developing world. In place since 1960 and today serving more than 7 million people, this PPP has provided quality service for decades and made remarkable progress in expanding access in the 1990s. It even proved resilient to civil strife and the de facto partition of the country in 2002. This African success story shows that a pragmatic partnership between a committed government and an efficient private operator can produce tangible and sustained benefits for the population.

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