Business Unit KSA 3: Water Use and Waste Management
Thrust THRUST 1: WATER SERVICES – INSTITUTIONAL AND MANAGEMENT ISSUES
Programme Programme 2: Institutional and management issues – Water services
Title Independent water production and producers in South Africa
ToR ID 1009818
Contact Person Jay Bhagwan jbhagwan@wrc.org.za
Closing Date 31 July 2020
Brief description of ToR :
The objective of this study is to determine the role and function of the concept of independent water production and independent water producers (IWP) in the South Africa water legislative environment. In his SONA 200 address the President indicated the aspect of independent water production and by implication the establishment of IWP as a mechanism to deal with water challenges. This is a fairly new concept for the South African water sector and institutional environment, which has not been well researched and analyzed, or utilized. Global experience from the situation of the low-income and poor urban communities highlights the importance of this type of private sector involvement in water and sanitation delivery. Until now, little work has been done to understand or to develop the capacity of the alternative production and providers, since their activity was perceived as a temporary and marginal solution. It is therefore important to deepen our understanding of the operating environment and incentives faced by independent water production and producers so that we can mainstream such opportunities to the benefit of our processes and program.
