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

Marin, Philippe ; Fall, Matar ; Ouibiga, Harouna

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: ACCESS TO WATER;    BILL COLLECTION;    CONNECTION PROGRAM;    CONTRACT PERIOD;    CORPORATIZATION;   

RP-ID  :  56744

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Thanks to a corporatization processspanning two decades, Burkina Faso's national water andsanitation utility ranks among the few well-managed publicwater utilities in Sub-Saharan Africa. Key to its successhas been the government's unceasing commitment toreform, which included the successful implementation of aninnovative performance-based service contract with aninternational operator from 2001 to 2006. The experienceshows that it is possible to establish a well-performingpublic water utility in a poor developing country- as longas the governance framework ensures the autonomy andaccountability of the service provider and the governmentsupports the sector's long-term financial viabilitythrough an appropriate tariff and investment policy.