Water supply governance in Accra: “authentic” or “symbolic”

Water Policy ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 272-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lina Suleiman ◽  
Göran Cars
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Consultation Process ◽  
Water Utility ◽  
The Public ◽  
Company Limited ◽  
Process Outcomes ◽  
Private Sector Participation ◽  
Legal Constraints ◽  
Management Contract

This paper uses a governance theory framework to analyse the introductory process for the private sector managing and operating the public water utility Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL). The analysis was performed from three standpoints: process inputs, process conduct and process outcomes. The consultation process on involvement of the private sector was hostile and resulted in a “light” form of private sector participation in the form of a management contract that can be considered a de facto compromise, although not deliberate, by stakeholders. The challenges in improving the water sector performance and water supply services are profound. Because of continuing institutional, social, political and legal constraints, the involvement of the private sector per se is not the solution to providing long-term improvement in water services. The article concludes that it is misleading to leapfrog from government to governance, calling for the transmission of a governance “recipe”, as conceptualised in the Western context, and to assume that it can work in an unaccommodating institutional context.

Regulation and Privatisation of the Public Water Supply in England, France and Germany

2007 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johann Wackerbauer
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Water Resource Management ◽  
Market Structures ◽  
The Public ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Publicly Owned ◽  
Water Companies ◽  
Basic Features ◽  
The Eu

Faced with liberalisation proposals and an increasing internationalisation of water resource management, the question arises as to how a change of the regulatory framework in Germany would affect the market structure and the supply conditions in this area. The water supply companies in Germany have invested ca. €2.5 billion annually to achieve a high technical standard, which has resulted in high cost increases and price hikes. It is thus presumed that there is a high rationalisation potential for the municipal water suppliers. The questions of economic efficiency and the participation of private providers in the water supply have increasingly gained importance. A liberalisation of the water supply can take place in different ways; the concrete basic features depend on what regulations the market for drinking water is or should be subject to and in what way and to what extent the private sector is involved into the organisation of water supply. In the EU-15, the only country where the provision of operational services in the water supply has been totally passed to the private sector is the United Kingdom, but this is only true for England and Wales. Another singular case is France, where there is a mix of mainly private operating companies and municipalities which have divided the regional supply areas among themselves. In six other EU-15 countries where some privatisation took place, either the municipalities or (majority) publicly owned companies are controlling water supply. In the remaining seven countries, the water supply is organised by municipality companies only. In this paper the two unique forms of privatisation in France and England/Wales as well as the German method of privatisation as an example for the interaction of municipalities and majority publicly owned water companies are discussed, especially with regard to the corresponding effects on competition and market structures.

scholarly journals A SWARA-COPRAS APPROACH TO THE ALLOCATION OF RISK IN WATER AND SEWERAGE PUBLIC–PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PROJECTS IN MALAYSIA

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 269-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alireza Valipour ◽  
Nordin Yahaya ◽  
Norhazilan MD Noor ◽  
Iman Valipour ◽  
Jolanta Tamošaitienė
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Public Funding ◽  
Risk Allocation ◽  
Political Strategy ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Government ◽  
Public And Private Sector ◽  
Private Investors ◽  
The Impact

In a situation of growing water demand, inadequate public funding, poor asset condition and lack of maintenance in developing countries, public-private partnerships (PPPs) play an important role in the development of infrastructure, such as water supply and sewerage services. The purpose of this study is to develop a quantitative approach to appropriate risk allocation, with attention directed to the impact of positive and negative factors in water and sewerage projects. The paper presents a hybrid SWARA-COPRAS approach to examine risk allocation, particularly for PPP water supply and sewerage projects in the context of Malaysia. In addition to PPP infrastructure projects, the approach has the potential to be adapted to other applications. The proposed method enables decision makers to utilise qualitative linguistic terms in the allocation of risk between the public and private sector, and to select the best strategy for risk allocation in a contract. Finally, 24 significant risks were identified: six risks would preferably be allocated to the public sector, while seven risks would be assigned to the private sector, and eleven risks would preferably be shared by both parties. The finding from this study can help the government of Malaysia to determine an attractive political strategy for private investors to support a PPP water and sewerage infrastructure project.

Policy principles and implementation guidelines for private sector participation in the water sector — a step towards better results

2005 ◽  
Vol 51 (8) ◽  
pp. 61-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Rothenberger ◽  
U. Frei ◽  
F. Brugger
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Sanitation Services ◽  
Sustainable Water Supply ◽  
Private Sector Participation ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Implementation Guidelines ◽  
Multi Stakeholder ◽  
Water Supply And Sanitation

To achieve the Millennium Development Goals, all partners (public, private, NGOs) must be engaged for improving and expanding the water supply and sanitation services. Yet, high transaction costs, unclear role allocation and lack of trust and commitment put Private Sector Participation (PSP) at risk. The initiative “Policy Principles and Implementation Guidelines for Private Sector Participation in Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation” contributes to equitable, effective, ecological and efficient PSP projects. Based on a multi stakeholder process, the Policy Principles are offering an open and transparent framework for the negotiation of valid, widely accepted and action-oriented solutions, while the Implementation Guidelines focus on success factors for building partnerships on the operational level.

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