Rural Water Service : Is a Private National Operator a Viable Business Model?

In C�e d'Ivoire and Senegal water service is provided by privately operated national water utilities operating under enhanced lease contracts. While the national operators have performed relatively well within their service areas, their abilit...

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Main Author: Tremolet, Sophie
Format: Viewpoint
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/06/2002846/rural-water-service-private-national-operator-viable-business-model
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spelling okr-10986-113432021-04-23T14:02:55Z Rural Water Service : Is a Private National Operator a Viable Business Model? Tremolet, Sophie ASSET HOLDER ASSET HOLDING COMPANY BILATERAL AID BILL COLLECTION COMMUNITY WATER CONCESSION CONTRACT CROSS-SUBSIDIES CROSS-SUBSIDIZATION CUBIC METER CUBIC METERS ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES EXPLOITATION LOCAL CAPACITY LOCAL OPERATORS LOCAL WATER NATIONAL UTILITIES NATIONAL UTILITY OIL PIPELINE POPULATION CENTERS PRIVATE OPERATOR PRIVATE OPERATORS PUBLIC OWNERSHIP RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL WATER SERVICE AREA SERVICE PROVISION SMALL TOWNS TOWNS TRANSPARENCY URBAN AREAS URBAN CENTERS URBAN WATER WATER COMPANY WATER METERS WATER PRODUCTION WATER SECTOR WATER SECTOR DEVELOPMENT WATER SERVICE WATER SERVICES WATER SOURCE WATER SOURCES WATER TARIFFS WATER UTILITIES WATER UTILITY WATERS WELLS RURAL WATER SUPPLY WATER SERVICE CONNECTIONS PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATE INTERMEDIATION WATER UTILITIES SERVICE DELIVERY CROSS-SUBSIDIES COMMERCIAL RISKS COMPETITIVENESS DECENTRALIZATION In C�e d'Ivoire and Senegal water service is provided by privately operated national water utilities operating under enhanced lease contracts. While the national operators have performed relatively well within their service areas, their ability to expand service to rural areas has been limited. This Note focuses on the key factors shaping rural service expansion: reliance on cross-subsidies, the limited transfer of commercial risk to the private sector, and the lack of competition for serving new population centers beyond the utilities' existing areas of exclusivity. It compares the national model with those of more decentralized service provision for rural areas. 2012-08-13T14:48:44Z 2012-08-13T14:48:44Z 2002-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/06/2002846/rural-water-service-private-national-operator-viable-business-model Viewpoint. -- Note no. 249 (June 2002) http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11343 English Viewpoint CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Viewpoint Publications & Research Africa Cote d'Ivoire
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topic ASSET HOLDER
ASSET HOLDING COMPANY
BILATERAL AID
BILL COLLECTION
COMMUNITY WATER
CONCESSION CONTRACT
CROSS-SUBSIDIES
CROSS-SUBSIDIZATION
CUBIC METER
CUBIC METERS
ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
EXPLOITATION
LOCAL CAPACITY
LOCAL OPERATORS
LOCAL WATER
NATIONAL UTILITIES
NATIONAL UTILITY
OIL
PIPELINE
POPULATION CENTERS
PRIVATE OPERATOR
PRIVATE OPERATORS
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
RURAL COMMUNITIES
RURAL WATER
SERVICE AREA
SERVICE PROVISION
SMALL TOWNS
TOWNS
TRANSPARENCY
URBAN AREAS
URBAN CENTERS
URBAN WATER
WATER COMPANY
WATER METERS
WATER PRODUCTION
WATER SECTOR
WATER SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
WATER SERVICE
WATER SERVICES
WATER SOURCE
WATER SOURCES
WATER TARIFFS
WATER UTILITIES
WATER UTILITY
WATERS
WELLS RURAL WATER SUPPLY
WATER SERVICE CONNECTIONS
PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE
PRIVATE INTERMEDIATION
WATER UTILITIES
SERVICE DELIVERY
CROSS-SUBSIDIES
COMMERCIAL RISKS
COMPETITIVENESS
DECENTRALIZATION
spellingShingle ASSET HOLDER
ASSET HOLDING COMPANY
BILATERAL AID
BILL COLLECTION
COMMUNITY WATER
CONCESSION CONTRACT
CROSS-SUBSIDIES
CROSS-SUBSIDIZATION
CUBIC METER
CUBIC METERS
ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
EXPLOITATION
LOCAL CAPACITY
LOCAL OPERATORS
LOCAL WATER
NATIONAL UTILITIES
NATIONAL UTILITY
OIL
PIPELINE
POPULATION CENTERS
PRIVATE OPERATOR
PRIVATE OPERATORS
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
RURAL COMMUNITIES
RURAL WATER
SERVICE AREA
SERVICE PROVISION
SMALL TOWNS
TOWNS
TRANSPARENCY
URBAN AREAS
URBAN CENTERS
URBAN WATER
WATER COMPANY
WATER METERS
WATER PRODUCTION
WATER SECTOR
WATER SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
WATER SERVICE
WATER SERVICES
WATER SOURCE
WATER SOURCES
WATER TARIFFS
WATER UTILITIES
WATER UTILITY
WATERS
WELLS RURAL WATER SUPPLY
WATER SERVICE CONNECTIONS
PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE
PRIVATE INTERMEDIATION
WATER UTILITIES
SERVICE DELIVERY
CROSS-SUBSIDIES
COMMERCIAL RISKS
COMPETITIVENESS
DECENTRALIZATION
Tremolet, Sophie
Rural Water Service : Is a Private National Operator a Viable Business Model?
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description In C�e d'Ivoire and Senegal water service is provided by privately operated national water utilities operating under enhanced lease contracts. While the national operators have performed relatively well within their service areas, their ability to expand service to rural areas has been limited. This Note focuses on the key factors shaping rural service expansion: reliance on cross-subsidies, the limited transfer of commercial risk to the private sector, and the lack of competition for serving new population centers beyond the utilities' existing areas of exclusivity. It compares the national model with those of more decentralized service provision for rural areas.
format Publications & Research :: Viewpoint
author Tremolet, Sophie
author_facet Tremolet, Sophie
author_sort Tremolet, Sophie
title Rural Water Service : Is a Private National Operator a Viable Business Model?
title_short Rural Water Service : Is a Private National Operator a Viable Business Model?
title_full Rural Water Service : Is a Private National Operator a Viable Business Model?
title_fullStr Rural Water Service : Is a Private National Operator a Viable Business Model?
title_full_unstemmed Rural Water Service : Is a Private National Operator a Viable Business Model?
title_sort rural water service : is a private national operator a viable business model?
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/06/2002846/rural-water-service-private-national-operator-viable-business-model
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11343
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