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Preliminary assessment of economic sustainability of water supply schemes in rural highlands of Oromia
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posted on 2018-02-12, 15:08 authored by Francesca Fulgoni, Michele Paba, R. Save, G. CancelliereThe study consists in a preliminary analysis about the economic sustainability of rural water supply
schemes management in the highlands of Oromia region and it aims at providing the WaSH sector in
Ethiopia with a methodology for reviewing tariffs and post-project management. A quantitative analysis
is carried out through the Average Incremental Cost method and by assessing the Break-Even Point
achievement of a stratified sample of water schemes, respectively considering: O&M, Depreciation and
Capital Investment Return. Despite the limited sample dimension, the methodology has been proven
consistent with the challenging situation of the rural water supply sustainability. Hence the study offers
relevant findings and reflections on the fragile link between tariff setting and cost-recovery necessities
and the implications of low economic sustainability, which is often the main cause of water schemes
malfunctioning. Finally, a more comprehensive investigation on the same theme across the sector in
Ethiopia is suggested.
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- Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)
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FULGONI, F. ... et al, 2009. Preliminary assessment of economic sustainability of water supply schemes in rural highlands of Oromia. IN: Shaw, R.J. (ed). Water, sanitation and hygiene - Sustainable development and multisectoral approaches: Proceedings of the 34th WEDC International Conference, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 18-22 May 2009, 6p.p.Publisher
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