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Management, operations and maintenence services for Huila Province water supply systems

Thematic Area
Sustainable Development and International Cooperation
Water and Cities
Location
Lubango
Application Areas
Water Services
Water Resources
Scope
Business
Local or Regional Administration
Jamba Intake
Lubango Waterworks Automatic Control System
TA Team
Work meeting - Business Plan

Entity

Description

The technical assistance contract, which covers the Municipalities of Lubango, Chibia, Cacula, Quipungo, Matala and Jamba in the Province of Huila (79,022 km²), in southern Angola, has the main objective of ensure that EPASHuíla is a Performance-oriented, Financially Independent and Technically Sustainable Company, capable of complying with its legal obligations and with its Customers

Objectives

  • Ensuring Efficiency in Production and Collection
  • Assist EPASHuíla in the Supervision of the 3-year contract for the Operation and Maintenance of the systems built for Cacula and Jamba by the contract
  • Ensure the continuity and quality of water supply to the population of its municipalities, based on existing systems
  • Assist EPASHuíla in the consolidation of its structures and organizational process, as well as in the management and business plan
  • Ensuring that the Financial Statements are independently audited each year and that the audit results are satisfactory
  • Ensure that the cost recovery rate is at least 80%, based on pre-approved, solid and realistic budgets
  • In a period of 4 years, ensure that EPASHuíla is a Performance-oriented, Financially Independent and Technically Sustainable Company

Results

  • Improved cost recovery rate;
  • ​​Assurance of Conducting Financial Audits;
  • Consolidation of the structure and organization, as well as the management and business plan;
  • Continuity and Quality of water supply to the population of its municipalities;
  • Improved production and collection efficiency;
  • Implementation and Monitoring of Performance Indicators;

Next challenges

Reduction of Network Water Losses Ensuring the improvement in Billing and Collection and Customer Relations Ensuring continuity of supply and improvement of the Company's Sustainability

Capacity Building