Partnering for Water in Cote d'Ivoire
Lessons from 50 years of successful operation
The public-private partnership (PPP) for the national water utility of Côte d’Ivoire is the oldest and largest water PPP in the developing world. In place since 1960 and today serving more than 7 million people, this PPP has provided quality service for decades and made remarkable progress in expanding access in the 1990s. It even proved resilient to civil strife and the de facto partition of the country in 2002. This African success story shows that a pragmatic partnership between a committed government and an efficient private operator can produce tangible and sustained benefits for the population.
Document TypeBriefs, Lessons
LanguageEnglish
SectorWater
File TypePDF
ContributorPPIAF
RegionSub-Saharan Africa