| Title | Private participation in the delivery of Guinea's water supply services |
| Publication Type | Miscellaneous |
| Year of Publication | 1990 |
| Authors | Triche, TA |
| Secondary Title | PRE working paper series. Water and Sanitation |
| Volume | WPS 477 |
| Pagination | 30 p.: fig., tab. |
| Date Published | 1990-01-01 |
| Publisher | World Bank, Water and Sanitation Division |
| Place Published | Washington, DC, USA |
| Keywords | contracts, guinea, institutional framework, ivory coast, mceff, private sector, urban areas, water authorities, water costs, water supply charges |
| Abstract | Due to the relative ineffectiveness of many World Bank borrower countries to operate and maintain water supply and sanitation projects, the emphasis is becoming turned toward private firms and free-market incentives in the water sector. The Republic of Guinea is in the process of restructuring its urban water supply sector to rehabilitate operations and improve financial performance. A lease contract has been negotiated between a new state enterprise (Societe Nationale des Eaux de Guinee) and a new water management company (Societe d'Exploitation des Eaux de GGuinee) who "rents" the system, takes operational decisions, and retains a percentage of revenues. This paper outlines the development of this lease contract system, and cites a similar project in Cote d'Ivoire in view of means of improvement. Water rates and costs are presented. |
| Custom 1 | 202.2, 824 |
