Activities

Economic, institutional and organisational studies

Developing water, energy, transport, sewerage and waste management infrastructure involves more than merely designing and building structures. The economic, organisational and financial arrangements must also be set up to ensure that they will be long-lasting, efficient and profitable. We are capable of thinking either at the scale of a scheme or at a regional or even national level, and help our clients plan their infrastructure projects and define institutional, organisational and financial strategies.

Tariffing study of water supply and sewerage in Burkina Faso

	Country:
	Customers:	Office National de l'Eau et de l'Assainissement (ONEA)
	Date:	2007 - 2012
Services provided Analysis of the willingness of low-income households to pay for water Determination of water supply cost Proposals for tariffing levels and structures for the Water Supply and Sanitation Services Economic reassessment of the Ziga project Technical support for updating the financial projection model

Central Africa Interconnection of the electricity networks
Improvement of the energy access rate of the population
	Country:	Countries of the CEEAC
	Customers:	Secrétariat Général de la Communauté Economique des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale (CEEAC)
	Date:	2007 - 2010
Services provided Pre-Feasibility Feasibility Comprehensive preliminary design studies Specitif objective To assess from the technical, economical, financial and environmental view the best scenarios for the interconnection of the electrical networks To prepare the feasibility reports for the priority projects Description Countries concerned : Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Central African Republic, Guinea Equatorial, Rwanda, Chad The estimated length of the target interconnected network is 1,350 km of HV lines

Tariffing study of water in Madagascar

Country:	Madagascar
Customers:	ICEA-SOMEAH
Date:	2004 - 2005
Services provided Analysis of the existing situation Sample survey of households in seven centres Definition of medium-term water service targets Corresponding water demand forecast Assessment of the investments required to achieve these targets Financial simulations Tariffing recommendations

Tariffing study for domestic and industrial water and sewerage in Algeria

Country:	Algeria
Customers:	Ministère des Ressources en Eau
Date:	2001 - 2002
Services provided Analysis of the present situation in the sector: physical systems, current consumption and tariff levels Analysis of current operating costs Forecasting of long-term water demand Evaluation of corresponding investment requirements for drinking water production, transfer and distribution and waste water collection and treatment Preparation of a financial model covering all the water management companies Determination of a tariff structure and forecasting of tariffs in the country's 48 wilayas (administrative regions) Determination of methods for applying the new tariffs and price revision formulas

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Denis Bertel

Managing Director Urban and Industrial Environment Branch

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