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
Subjects:	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 SERVICE DELIVERY COMMERCIAL RISKS COMPETITIVENESS DECENTRALIZATION
Online Access:	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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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
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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.
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author	Tremolet, Sophie
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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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