How much potential have PPPS to assist sustainable water services delivery at local level

Abstract

Water and wastewater utilities are the engines of the economic well being of cities Problems associated with water and sanitation service provision in lower and middle income countries are increasing, not shrinking. The potential contribution of private sector support in the form of specialized knowledge and general know-how is significant. Discussion of PSP/PPP has been overshadowed for 15 years by one form of PSP, i.e. full delegation of responsibility to the private sector in the form of concessions or affermage arrangements