In depth description of the types of water and wastewater privatisation
World survey of Water & Wastewater deregulation
Coverage of deregulation in the water sector at the country and
regional-level
Report Highlights:
Water deregulation - the growth and the backlash
The world's population is averaging a growth rate of around 1.1% annually.
This is creating a greater demand for improved water supplies and sanitation,
especially in developing countries and urban areas. As stronger population
growth is generally observed in these regions. They may also have more
challenging requirements to meet the water target under the UN's Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs). A target of reducing ‘the proportion of people
without sustainable access to safe drinking water and sanitation' for eligible
countries by half by 2015.
Private sector
To meet the growing demand for safe water and sanitation private sector
involvement will be needed in the water sector has increased. This is in the
context of the developing countries. There is also a demand for repair to
existing infrastructure and plants, and new facilities in the developed world.
Due to the investment involved and expertise needed. The share of private
companies in the water and wastewater market is forecast to increase from 8%
of the global population in 2003 to 17% in 2015. A problem for the water
industry is that water is perceived as a right and citizens are less willing
to pay for water than they are for electricity.
Private sector opposition
Opposition to privatisation of the water sector is strong in some countries
and the subject is conten-tious. The renationalisation of some assets has
occurred with major water companies paying fines failing to comply with their
contract, usually in terms of investment in infrastructure. In some countries
there are moves to make water privatisation illegal. For example, there is a
water privatisation ban in the Netherlands and Uruguay, and a draft law to
make water privatisation illegal is under development in Italy. There has been
an increase in Public-to-Public Partnerships (PUP) contracts for water
projects, and the World Bank is softening its approach towards privatisation.
The recent Arab spring also included protests against water privatisation. For
example, in Rabat and Tetouan in Morocco there were demonstrations to
terminate Veolia's contracts and Veolia's offices in Tanger were set on fire.
Water companies
In many countries, major water companies such as Veolia and Suez are involved
in joint ventures to develop projects. Recently, Veolia publically announced
that it plans to expand worldwide mostly through build-own-transfer (BOT) and
management contracts, with fewer ‘ownership' projects.
Key countries for the water sector in terms of future investments are China
and India. A total of RMB 15 billion ($2.2 billion) was spent on sewage
treatment facilities in the first half of 2010 in China alone.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
1. Executive Summary
Overview
2. Types of Water & Waste Privatisation
Why liberalise the water sector?
The perception of water
PSP - private sector participation models
PUPs - Public-public partnerships and ‘twinning' in water and
sanitation
3. World survey of Water & Waste Deregulation
World survey of water & waste deregulation
4. Europe
EU water and waste directives and investment
Western Europe
Austria
Belgium
Cyprus
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Portugal
Spain
Switzerland
United Kingdom
4. Nordic Countries
Overview
Denmark
Finland
Iceland
Norway
Sweden
5. Central Europe
Overview
Czech Republic
Hungary
Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia
6. The Baltic Countries
Overview
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
7. Southeast Europe (Balkans)
Overview
Albania
Bosnia Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Macedonia
Romania
Serbia Montenegro
Turkey
8. CIS
Overview
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Moldova
Russia
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
9. Southeast Asia
Japan
Korea, South
Macao
Taiwan
China
Hong Kong
Cambodia
Indonesia
Malaysia
Myanmar
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
Vietnam
10. Indian Sub-Continent
Bangladesh
India
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
11. Asia Pacific
Australia
New Zealand
12. North America
United States of America
Canada
13. South America
Overview
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay
Venezuela
14. Central America and the Caribbean
Mexico
The Northern Triangle
Belize
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua
Panama
Puerto Rico
Caribbean
Bahamas
Barbados
Bermuda
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Jamaica
St Lucia
Trinidad & Tobago
15. Middle East
Bahrain
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Palestine
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Syria
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
16. MENA - Middle East and North Africa - Mahgreb
Algeria
Egypt
Libya
Mauritania
Morocco
Tunisia
17. Sub-Saharan Africa
Overview
18. East Africa - Great Lake Region
Burundi
Dijbouti
Ethiopia
Kenya
Mauritius
Rwanda
Somalia
Sudan
Tanzania
Uganda
19. Central Africa
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Congo, Republic (Brazzaville)
Congo, Democratic Republic (Kinshasa)
Gabon
Guinea Equatorial
20. West Africa
Benin
Burkina Faso
Cape Verde
Cote d'Ivoire
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Liberia
Mali
Niger
Nigeria
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Togo
21. South African Development Community
Overview
Angola
Botswana
Lesotho
Madagascar
Malawi
Mozambique
Namibia
South Africa
Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe
22. Glossary
Table of Tables
Table 2-1: Public-public partnerships (PUPs) in water and sewerage
Table 3-1: World Survey of Water and Waste Deregulation
Table 4-1: Veolia subsidiaries in water in Europe
Table 4-2: Suez subsidiaries in water in Europe
Table 4-3: Saur subsidiaries in water in Europe
Table 4-4: Gelsenwasser subsidiaries in Europe
Table 4-5: Major Italian Aziendi water utilities
Table 4-6: Water supply companies in the Netherlands, 2009
Table 4-7: UK Water Company ownership
Table 4-8: Changes in water ownership in the UK and Ireland, 1970 - 2007
Table 5-1: Water concessions companies in the Czech Republic
Table 5-2: Concession companies in Hungary
Table 9-1: Water supply bodies
Table 9-2: Water Supply Plants and Pipelines 2000 - 2005
Table 9-3: Construction of Sewage Treatment Plants 2000 - 2005
Table 12-1: A Summary of the Law
Table 15-1: IWPs and IWPPs plants in Oman
Table 15-2: IWPPs in Saudi Arabia
Table 15-3: Water production in Abu Dhabi in the UAE, 2011
Table 17-1: Access to drinking water in 10 African cities
Table 17-2: Market share, earnings and employment in concessionaire and
independent water and sanitation providers in Dakar and Bamako
Table 17-3: How the sanitation market works in African cities
Table of Figures
Figure 1-1: Private sector investments in water and sanitation projects in
developing countries, $ million, 1991 to 2010
Figure 1-2: Number of private sector investments in water and sanitation
projects in developing countries, 1991 to 2010
Figure 1-3: PSP Options - A continuum
Figure 2-1: PSP Options - A continuum
Figure 4-1: Revision of EU Water Policy
Figure 4-2: Investment and employment related to EU environmental policy,
1990 - 2010
Figure 4-3: Dutch water companies
Figure 4-4: UK Water and Sewage companies
Figure 4-5: UK Water-only supply companies
Figure 12-1: States where American Water Works operates and their market
conditions
Figure 17-1: Public water service in African cities
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