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Thinking Outside the Pipeline : Venturing into Distributed Off-Grid Water Markets

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dc.contributor.authorKumar, Vikram
dc.contributor.authorDavies, Will
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-13T11:36:24Z
dc.date.available2012-08-13T11:36:24Z
dc.date.issued2010-11
dc.description.abstractTraditionally, International Finance Corporation (IFC) engagement in the water sector has focused on large municipal infrastructure projects, where individual transactions are of sufficient scale to attract commercial project finance. Such projects, involving capital-intensive network infrastructure, can often be commercially attractive but have generally failed to provide access to poorer consumers living outside of formal urban centers. So what about the 'base of the pyramid' populations that those large utility systems fail to reach, rural communities, and sometimes poorer urban customers living within informal settlements and rapidly growing peri-urban areas? New business models are needed, adapted to the reality of water-supply necessities in the developing world, but with the economies of scale required to achieve financial sustainability. This smart lesson describes some early ventures by IFC to invest in and develop market opportunities in the challenging but potentially far-reaching area of distributed off-grid water supplies.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/11/13190422/thinking-outside-pipeline-venturing-distributed-off-grid-water-markets
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/10461
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/10461
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesIFC Smart Lessons Brief
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO SAFE WATER
dc.subjectACCESS TO WATER
dc.subjectCLEAN WATER
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY SYSTEMS
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE BIDDING
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS
dc.subjectCONTRACT PERIOD
dc.subjectCOVERING
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR WATER
dc.subjectDRINKING WATER
dc.subjectFIXED COSTS
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectLARGE UTILITY
dc.subjectLOCAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectLOCAL COMMUNITY
dc.subjectMAINTENANCE COSTS
dc.subjectMONITORING PROGRAM
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL WATER
dc.subjectOPERATIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectOPERATORS
dc.subjectPIPELINE
dc.subjectPIPELINES
dc.subjectPIPES
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPRIVATE OPERATOR
dc.subjectPRODUCTS
dc.subjectPROFIT MARGINS
dc.subjectPROGRAMS
dc.subjectRESEARCH
dc.subjectRURAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectRURAL WATER
dc.subjectSAFE WATER
dc.subjectSANITATION FACILITIES
dc.subjectSANITATION SECTOR
dc.subjectSANITATION SERVICES
dc.subjectSERVICE QUALITY
dc.subjectSLUMS
dc.subjectSPARE PARTS
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE WATER
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE WATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectSYSTEMS
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN CENTERS
dc.subjectURBAN SANITATION
dc.subjectUTILITIES
dc.subjectWATER
dc.subjectWATER MARKET
dc.subjectWATER MARKETS
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectWATER SCARCITY
dc.subjectWATER SECTOR
dc.subjectWATER SOURCE
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLIES
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY SERVICES
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
dc.subjectWATER SYSTEMS
dc.subjectWELLS
dc.titleThinking Outside the Pipeline : Venturing into Distributed Off-Grid Water Marketsen
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okr.date.disclosure2012-01-17
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-29T09:38:56.353606Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Brief
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/11/13190422/thinking-outside-pipeline-venturing-distributed-off-grid-water-markets
okr.globalpracticeWater
okr.guid697371468161369140
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000333037_20101203003610
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum13190422
okr.identifier.report58255
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Water Supply and Systems
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Water Supply and Sanitation Governance and Institutions
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Town Water Supply and Sanitation
okr.topicWater Resources::Water and Industry
okr.topicWater Resources::Water Conservation
okr.unitInfra-Power Trans Utilities-CAF (CN2S6)
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