Private Sector Participation in the Ugandan Water Sector : A Review of Ten Years of Private Management of Small Town Water Systems

Private Sector Participation in the Ugandan Water Sector : A Review of Ten Years of Private Management of Small Town Water Systems

This working paper reviews the first decade (2001-11) of Uganda's pioneering private sector participation (PSP) model for small town water supply. The number of towns under the PSP model has steadily risen from only 15 in 2001-02 to over 90 in...

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Main Author:	Hirn, Maximilian
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO SAFE WATER ALLOCATION PROCESS ASSET OWNERSHIP AUDITS BACTERIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY BENEFICIAL EFFECTS BENEFICIAL USES BILL COLLECTION BOREHOLES CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CITY COUNCIL CLEAN WATER COLLECTION EFFICIENCY COMMERCIAL BANKS CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES CONTRACT DESIGN CONTRACT DURATION CONTRACT MANAGEMENT CONTRACT PERIOD COST OF WATER COST SAVINGS CUBIC METER CUBIC METER OF WATER CUBIC METERS DISTRIBUTION OF WATER DISTRICT WATER OFFICES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC VALUE ECONOMIES OF SCALE ENVIRONMENTAL EROSION EXPENDITURES FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FINANCIAL RESOURCES GROUNDWATER HOUSEHOLD CONNECTIONS INVESTMENT COSTS INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS LARGE TOWNS LARGE URBAN AREAS LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL WATER MUNICIPALITIES NATIONAL UTILITY NATIONAL WATER POLICY NUMBER OF CONNECTIONS OPERATIONAL COSTS OPERATIONAL EXPENSES OPERATOR PERFORMANCE OVERDRAFTS OVERHEAD COSTS PERFORMANCE AGREEMENTS PERFORMANCE CONTRACT PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS PERFORMANCE DATA PIPED WATER POINT SOURCES POPULATION DISTRIBUTION POPULATION GROWTH POPULATION WITHOUT ACCESS PRIVATE COMPANIES PRIVATE OPERATOR PRIVATE OPERATORS PRODUCTION COSTS PROFIT MARGIN PROFIT MARGINS PROGRAMS PROTECTED SPRINGS PUBLIC MANAGEMENT PUBLIC TOILETS PUMPING PUMPS QUALITY STANDARDS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RESPONSIBILITY FOR WATER RESPONSIBILITY FOR WATER SUPPLY RURAL TOWNS RURAL WATER RURAL WATER SUPPLY SANITATION BOARD SANITATION COMMITTEE SANITATION DEVELOPMENT SANITATION SECTOR SANITATION SERVICES SANITATION SYSTEMS SANITATION WATER SANITATION WATER SUPPLY SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE QUALITY SEWERAGE CORPORATION SEWERAGE SERVICES SMALL TOWN SMALL TOWN SANITATION SMALL TOWN SCHEMES SMALL TOWN SYSTEM SMALL TOWN SYSTEMS SMALL TOWN WATER SMALL TOWN WATER SUPPLY SMALL TOWN WATER SYSTEMS SMALL TOWNS STREAMS SURFACE WATER SUSTAINABLE SERVICES TARIFF CONTROL TARIFF REFORM TARIFF SETTING TOWN COUNCIL TOWN COUNCILS TOWN WATER SUPPLIES TRANSACTION COSTS URBAN AREA URBAN AREAS URBAN GROWTH URBAN WATER URBAN WATER SUPPLY URBAN WATER UTILITIES UTILITY STAFF WAGES WATER AUTHORITIES WATER AUTHORITY WATER BOARD WATER COVERAGE WATER DEVELOPMENT WATER MANAGEMENT WATER OPERATORS WATER POLICY WATER QUALITY WATER QUALITY MONITORING WATER RESOURCE WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT WATER RESOURCES WATER SCHEMES WATER SECTOR WATER SERVICE WATER SERVICE DELIVERY WATER SERVICES WATER SUPPLY SERVICES WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM WATER SYSTEM WATER TARIFFS WATER TREATMENT WATER USER WELLS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/12/19123223/private-sector-participation-ugandan-water-sector-review-ten-years-private-management-small-town-water-systems-sustainable-services-through-domestic-private-sector-participation http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17748

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Summary:	This working paper reviews the first decade (2001-11) of Uganda's pioneering private sector participation (PSP) model for small town water supply. The number of towns under the PSP model has steadily risen from only 15 in 2001-02 to over 90 in 2010-11 with a combined population of over 1.5 million. In evaluating the impact of this development, this working paper aims to guide further reform within Uganda, and to inform other countries considering similar PSP approaches. The core idea behind PSP centered reform in Uganda was to improve sustainability and efficiency of piped networks in small towns by hiring private operators (POs) for their commercial management. Driven by a profit motive, POs were expected to maximize revenue, minimize waste and maintain and expand networks in a sustainable manner. To guard social objectives, infrastructure remained under government ownership and the introduction of POs was accompanied by a complex regulation, as well as support, framework.