Tag Archive | service connection charges
Yemen: World Bank-administered project helps expand access to water supply
The World Bank, acting as administrator for the Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid (GPOBA), has approved a grant for US$5 million for a scheme to expand access to water supply for poor households living in peri-urban areas of Yemen that are not currently served by the water network. Around 210,000 people are expected to benefit […]
Uruguay: OSE implements measures to increase domestic sewerage connections
Uruguayan state-owned water utility OSE is implementing measures to increase domestic sewerage connections in the country, local paper El País reported. Household connections have increased 15% since 2005, but an estimated 160,000 people are still not connected to the utility’s sanitation network, OSE general secretary Daoiz Uriarte said. To help these people connect to the […]
India, Himachal Pradesh: tap conversion – the influential made to pay for water charges
Influential people who had, over the years, managed to get public taps installed at government expense for their personal use are being finally made to pay the water charges. The policy of the [Himachal Pradesh state, pop. 6,077,248] government to convert public taps installed on private premises into regular private water connections has worked. Over […]
Urban water supply: potential of pro-poor water connection subsidies in Cambodia
In Cambodia, getting poor householders connected [to water supply] is unlikely without subsidies and regulatory reform. A new journal article [...] uses household data from a range of Cambodian urban settings to assess the demand for water and identify the main factors determining household access to network water. [O]utside the capital {Phnom Penh] the urban […]
Chile: Bachelet affirms law to exempt low-income families from basic service connection fees
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet announced a new law that exempts low-income homeowners [of homes costing under 750 UF = inflation-linked unit, US$24,117] from paying [UF 30] potable water and sanitation connection costs. The initiative will speed up coverage in non-urbanized areas by helping water and sanitation utilities expand their operations to areas that are not […]
The Hows and Whys of Water Connection Charges
High and upfront water connection charges often act as a major barrier to connecting the poor. So why charge for a connection? Mobile companies provide free phones to attract subscribers. Supermarkets do not charge entrance fees to potential shoppers. Why can this not be applied to water services? There are several answers-from tradition to requiring […]
