Funding and Fees
Solutions for Recovering Costs
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Water utilities need significant investments to improve and sustain their services. Commercial principles can help them raise revenues, which is why achieving cost recovery is crucial. This issue features examples of water utilities working to improve their services with the fees and other contributions from water users.
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| Champion of Reform
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How does Maynilad Water Services, Inc. President Rogelio Singson intend to recover the utility’s investments, including $240 million in recent debt service and an estimated $78.5 million planned capital expenditure? “Manage nonrevenue water, improve organizational efficiency, and adjust tariff,” he says. Will his strategy work? |
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| News
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Asian Utilities’ Nonrevenue Water Management Course Concludes
Representatives from 31 South Asian and Southeast Asian water utilities assessed their nonrevenue water performance and began plans for improvement at the nonrevenue water management course organized by ADB and the World Bank Institute. Two follow-up workshops are planned this year. |
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Inaugural Singapore International Water Week All Set
With the theme “Sustainable Water Solutions for Cities,” this 23-27 June event will showcase technologies, explore opportunities for water management, and present the first Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize, which recognizes outstanding contributions to solving water issues. |
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ADB’s Regional Forum on Small Piped Water Networks Concludes
“Small piped water networks can become part of our solutions to achieve the Millennium Development Goals,” said ADB’s Xianbin Yao at a recent forum in Manila where ADB pilot projects on small piped water networks in India, the Philippines, and Viet Nam were presented and discussed. |
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New ADB Venture Promotes Public-Private Partnerships in Water
The Asia Infrastructure Project Development Pte. Ltd. (AIPD), ADB’s new venture with Singapore-based partners, will assist Asian countries in developing viable public-private partnership projects in water supply, sanitation, and wastewater treatment. Projects in the People’s Republic of China are on the drawing board. |
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People’s Republic of China: ADB Supports Environmental Infrastructure Development in Xinjiang
ADB will provide a $105 million loan to PRC to improve environmental infrastructure, including water supply and wastewater, in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The project will strengthen cross-border trade, promote economic growth, and protect the environment of the country’s poorest and most remote parts. |
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