Tag Archive | pre-paid water meters
Kuwait: conserving water through pre-paid supply
The Ministry of Electricity and Water’s pre-paid water supply project aims to conserve water and generate state revenues. Acting Minister of Electricity and Water, Salem Al-Othaina, who inaugurated phase one at Jabriya Water Plant, described it as one of the ministry’s “crucial projects”, Pre-paid water systems are being introduced in four phases at a cost […]
Kenya, Kisumu: water firm introduces pre-paid meters
To improve on revenue collection and access to water, Kisumu Water and Sewerage Company (Kiwasco) has introduced a pre-paid water metering system. The pilot project scheduled to run for the next six months in Nyalenda, beginning this month, is being led by a Namibian based company TagMeter Namibia. “Earlier this year, we concluded a memorandum […]
Pro-poor water services: investment scenarios for Kamapala, Uganda
Water service to the urban poor presents challenges to political leaders, regulators and managers. A new study identifies technology mixes of yard taps, public water points (with and without pre-paid meters) to meet alternative constraints, and reflecting populations served and investment requirements. Three investment scenarios have different implications for improving water access to over 400,000 […]
Uganda, Kampala: urban poor get access to cheap clean water
Over the years, shanties have sprung up in Kampala providing accommodation to more than 60% of the city’s population. However, government planning and funding has denied them public utilities like water since they are regarded as illegal settlements. As a result, poor people pay five times more than rich people for the same amount of […]
South Africa: Jo’burg to Challenge Phiri Water Ruling
The Supreme Court of Appeal [began on 23 February 2009] a hearing on the constitutionality of the installation and use of prepaid water meters in Phiri, Soweto. At issue is the constitutional right of access to sufficient water. At stake for the City of Johannesburg is “the foundation of its water policy”, which has cost […]
Uganda, Kampala: pre-paid water launched in slums
The National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NW&SC) has introduced a pre-paid water metering system “for the urban poor [...] to curb the increasing number of unscrupulous dealers”. Now a 20-litre jerrican of water costs about sh18 [0.9 US dollar cents] as opposed to sh100 [5 US dollar cents) and sh 200 [10 US dollar cents] […]
South Africa: court tells Johannesburg to provide 50 litres of free water per person per day
A landmark High Court ruling against a multi-million-dollar prepaid water scheme in South Africa’s largest township, Soweto, has been heralded as a global precedent in the struggle for the basic human right to water. The City of Johannesburg is expected to appeal the judgement and residents realise that “the struggle will not end anytime soon”. […]
Namibia: Gov’t Considering Water Subsidies For Poor
WINDHOEK, Feb 5 (IPS) – The Namibian government, frequently accused of making water unaffordable to the poor, is finally taking steps to address this countrywide problem. It is considering the viability of including water subsidies for poorer families in a new development plan set to begin in April 2008. Poor residents often cannot pay for […]
