Multi-Utilities and Access : Can Private Multi-Utilities Help Expand Service to Rural Areas?

Multi-Utilities and Access : Can Private Multi-Utilities Help Expand Service to Rural Areas?

In 1997 Gabon awarded the first real concession in Africa, under a contract that introduced coverage targets for expanding service to previously unconnected rural areas. SEEG, the new concessionaire, offers both water and electricity service, with...

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Main Author: Tremolet, Sophie
Format: Viewpoint
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
RURAL SERVICES DELIVERY
ACCESSIBLE SERVICES
PRIVATE ENTITIES
CONCESSIONS
PUBLIC UTILITY PRICING
RURAL WATER SUPPLY
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
CROSS-SUBSIDIES
CONTRACT FORMULATION
MULTI-OPTION FACILITY
ACCOUNTING
BACKBONE
BUSINESS MODELS
CONCESSION
CONCESSION CONTRACT
CONNECTION
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION
CROSS-SUBSIDIZATION
DEBT
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY GENERATION
ELECTRICITY SALES
ELECTRICITY SECTOR
ELECTRICITY SERVICES
ELECTRICITY SYSTEMS
ELECTRICITY TARIFFS
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
GENERATION
GENERATORS
GOVERNMENT INVESTMENTS
INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
INNOVATIONS
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INVENTORY
INVESTING
INVESTMENT PLANNING
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LOCAL MARKETS
LOCAL WATER
LOWER TARIFFS
MAIN URBAN AREAS
METERING
MUNICIPAL COMPANIES
NATIONAL UTILITY
NETWORKS
PREPAYMENT
PRIVATE COMPANIES
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
PRIVATE OPERATOR
PRIVATE OPERATORS
PRIVATE PARTICIPATION
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
PUBLIC OFFERING
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS
RURAL COMMUNITIES
SERVICE EXPANSION
SERVICE PROVISION
SERVICE QUALITY
SERVICE STANDARDS
SHAREHOLDERS
SMALL BUSINESS
SMALL TOWNS
TARGETS
TARIFF STRUCTURE
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TELEPHONE
TRANSACTION
TRANSMISSION
URBAN AREAS
URBAN CENTERS
USES
UTILITIES
WATER CONNECTION
WATER COVERAGE
WATER CUSTOMERS
WATER SECTOR
WATER SERVICE RURAL SERVICES DELIVERY
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/06/16253096/multi-utilities-access-can-private-multi-utilities-help-expand-service-rural-areas
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11347
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Summary:In 1997 Gabon awarded the first real concession in Africa, under a contract that introduced coverage targets for expanding service to previously unconnected rural areas. SEEG, the new concessionaire, offers both water and electricity service, with the electricity business cross-subsidizing the less developed water business. Five years on, the concessionaire has performed well in established service areas, often exceeding targets, but has made less progress in more isolated areas. This Note assesses lessons for the design of contracts with incentives for expanding service beyond the immediate circles of major urban centers-and on the potential role of multi-utilities.

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