Corporatizing a Water Utility : A Successful Case Using a Performance-Based Service Contract for ONEA in Burkina Faso

• Tác giả: Philippe Marin
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 916.62 Geography of and travel in Africa
• Thông tin xuất bản: World Bank, Washington, DC, 2012
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 305121
• Chủ đề: 1. ACCESS TO WATER; 2. BILL COLLECTION; 3. CONNECTION PROGRAM; 4. CONTRACT PERIOD; 5. CORPORATIZATION

Tóm tắt

Thanks to a corporatization process spanning two decades, Burkina Faso's national water and sanitation utility ranks among the few well-managed public water utilities in Sub-Saharan Africa. Key to its success has been the government's unceasing commitment to reform, which included the successful implementation of an innovative performance-based service contract with an international operator from 2001 to 2006. The experience shows that it is possible to establish a well-performing public water utility in a poor developing country- as long as the governance framework ensures the autonomy and accountability of the service provider and the government supports the sector's long-term financial viability through an appropriate tariff and investment policy.