Marin, Philippe2012-03-192012-03-192009-02-01978-0-8213-7956-1https://hdl.handle.net/10986/2703This study provides objective information and analysis on the performance of public-private partnerships (PPP) projects in urban water supply and sanitation in developing countries. It reviews the spread of urban water PPP projects during the past 15 years, and assesses whether and how they have helped to improve services and expand access for the populations concerned. The study uses a structured framework to assess the performance of more than 65 large water PPP projects that have been in place for at least five years (three years in the case of management contracts) and that provide services to a combined population of almost 100 million. By population size, this sample represents close to 80 percent of the water PPP projects that were awarded before 2003 and have been active for at least three years. The analysis focuses on the actual impact of these projects for the concerned populations, that is, the net improvements achieved under these partnerships. Chapter two summarizes the historical development of water PPPs in developing countries, reviewing the current state of the market, the rate of contract cancellations, and the evolution of the industry. Chapter three reviews the performance of PPP projects in terms of access, service quality, operational efficiency, and tariffs. Chapter four draws conclusions and lessons on how to make public-private partnership a more viable and sustainable option for improving water supply and sanitation (WSS) services in the developing world.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO WATERBILL COLLECTIONBOTCAPITAL EXPENDITURECASH FLOWCASH FLOWSCENTRAL GOVERNMENTCENTRAL GOVERNMENTSCOMPETITORSCONCESSION MODELCONGLOMERATESCONNECTION COSTSCONTRACT DURATIONCONTRACT TERMINATIONCONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONSCORPORATE REORGANIZATIONCOST RECOVERYCREDITWORTHINESSCROSS-SUBSIDIESCUSTOMER SERVICEDECISION MAKERSDISTRIBUTION NETWORKSDRINKING WATERECONOMIC REGULATIONEFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTSELECTRIC POWERELECTRICITY SALESEMPIRICAL EVIDENCEEMPLOYMENTEXPANSIONFINANCIAL INCENTIVESFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL VIABILITYFINANCING INSTRUMENTSHOLDING COMPANYHOUSEHOLD CONNECTIONSHOUSEHOLD WATERHOUSEHOLD WATER SUPPLYHOUSEHOLDSINFILTRATIONINFRASTRUCTURE FINANCEINFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTSINFRASTRUCTURE SECTORSINFRASTRUCTURE SERVICESINITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGSINTERNATIONAL BENCHMARKINGLARGE HYDRAULIC WORKSLARGE PRIVATE OPERATORSLARGE URBAN UTILITIESLARGE WATER UTILITIESLEAKAGELEGAL STATUSLOCAL AUTHORITIESLOCAL INVESTORSLOCAL PARTNERLOCAL PARTNERSLOW WATERMAINTENANCE CONTRACTSMANAGEMENT OF WATERMUNICIPAL LEVELNATIONAL UTILITYNATIONAL WATEROPERATING EFFICIENCYOPERATIONAL EFFICIENCYOVERSIGHT MECHANISMSPERFORMANCE DATAPOOR HOUSEHOLDSPRICE FOR WATERPRIVATE CAPITALPRIVATE COMPANIESPRIVATE COMPANIES IN WATERPRIVATE COMPANYPRIVATE CONCESSIONAIRESPRIVATE FINANCEPRIVATE FINANCIERSPRIVATE FINANCINGPRIVATE FIRMSPRIVATE INFRASTRUCTUREPRIVATE INVESTMENTPRIVATE INVESTORPRIVATE INVESTORSPRIVATE OPERATORPRIVATE OPERATORSPRIVATE PARTICIPATIONPRIVATE PARTNERPRIVATE PARTNERSHIPPRIVATE PROVIDERSPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR COOPERATIONPRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENTPRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATIONPRIVATE UTILITIESPRIVATE UTILITYPRIVATE WATERPRIVATE WATER COMPANIESPRIVATE WATER OPERATORSPRIVATE WATER SUPPLYPRIVATE WATER UTILITIESPRIVATE WATERWORKSPRIVATE WELLSPROVISION OF SERVICESPROVISION OF WATERPUBLIC MANAGEMENTPUBLIC UTILITIESPUBLIC WATERPUBLIC WATER AUTHORITIESPUBLIC WATER SUPPLYPUBLIC WATER UTILITIESPUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPSQUALITY OF SERVICERAW WATERREDUCING WATER LOSSESREGIONAL WATER AUTHORITIESREGULATORY AGENCIESREGULATORY AGENCYREGULATORY FRAMEWORKREGULATORY OVERSIGHTRESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERSSANITATIONSANITATION PROGRAMSANITATION SERVICESSANITATION SYSTEMSSANITATION UTILITIESSECTORAL POLICIESSERVICE CONTINUITYSERVICE CONTRACTSSERVICE DELIVERYSERVICE QUALITYSEWERAGESEWERAGE ASSETSSEWERAGE SERVICESSMALL CITIESSUSTAINABLE WATERTARIFF INCREASESTARIFF LEVELTARIFF LEVELSTARIFF POLICIESTARIFF REVENUESTARIFF SETTINGTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETOWNSTREATMENT FACILITIESTREND ANALYSISURBAN GROWTHURBAN POPULATIONSURBAN WATERURBAN WATER SECTORURBAN WATER SERVICESURBAN WATER SUPPLYURBAN WATER UTILITIESURBAN WATER UTILITYUTILITY PERFORMANCEUTILITY SERVICESWASTEWATER TREATMENTWASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTSWATER ASSOCIATIONWATER AVAILABILITYWATER BILLSWATER COMPANIESWATER COMPANYWATER CONCESSIONSWATER CONNECTIONWATER DEPARTMENTWATER INDUSTRYWATER INFRASTRUCTUREWATER OPERATORSWATER PRIVATIZATIONWATER PURIFICATIONWATER QUALITYWATER SECTORWATER SERVICEWATER SERVICESWATER SUPPLYWATER SUPPLY COVERAGEWATER SUPPLY OPERATORSWATER SUPPLY SYSTEMSWATER SUPPLY UTILITIESWATER SYSTEMWATER SYSTEMSWATER TARIFFWATER TARIFFSWATER UTILITYWELLSWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-7956-1