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Download fileWater pricing in Zanzibar: Effects of volumetric tariff on residential water consumption
thesis
posted on 2020-10-09, 09:02 authored by Takeshi SahekiWater pricing is essential for sound management of water supply services. However, it is not
easy to collect sufficient amount of revenue. Even the water utilities in the industrialized
countries face difficulties in revenue sufficiency and much more for those in the developing
countries. In many water utilities in the developing countries, the price of water tariff is set too
low or sometimes water is free. In such cases, water utilities cannot maintain their
deteriorating assets due to limited financial resources. As a result, customers receiving the
poor services lose their willingness to pay for water and accordingly revenue collection will
become more challenging for utilities. Nevertheless, there is no other option but to collect the
revenue from the customers in order to get rid of the vicious circle.......
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