2005 - 2006 - Pinsent Masons Water Yearbook 2012

SENEGAL PART 2: COUNTRY ANALYSIS
Groundwater
Annual availability (1998) 7.60km³
Per capita 844m 3
Annual withdrawal (1985) 0km³
Domestic (1987) 25.0%
Industrial (1987) 0.0%
Agriculture (1987) 75.0%
The contract in reality
Since 1999, it has become evident that the contract has been providing material benefits, even within
its financial and operational constraints. Water delivery has increased from 96.3 million m 3 in 1997 to
114.6 million m 3 in 2002, while revenues rose by 47% between 1996 and 2001 at a time when tariffs
rose by 20%. There has been an increase in the number of clients from 241,671 in 1996 to 327,501 in
2001. In the Dakar region (75% of the total service area), the number of private water connections
increased from 135,414 in 1995 to 216,000 in 2003. Tariff rises have been kept at below 3% per
annum with a low tariff for the first 20m 3 per month used, a cross subsidy system is in operation. Low
income households also receive free connections and this meant that 85% of new connections in 2003
were to low income households. Average water usage in Dakar is 69L per capita per day.
Over the same period, the number of public standpipes in Dakar rose by 5 percent, from 940 in 1995
to 1,424 in 2002. Coverage figures for the Dakar region show that the proportion of the population
served increased from 80.3% (1.63 million) in 1995 to 89.5% as of the end of 2002 (2.25 million
people). Leakage remediation has performed poorly because distribution losses turned out to be
higher than had been assumed at the outset and indeed both the original and revised technical
efficiency targets will not be met, which has impinged upon SDE’s returns, but not to an extent that
has jeopardised the contract to date.
MAJOR CITIES
City 2000 2015 Status
Dakar 2,078,000 3,481,000 Water services leased to SDE
Private sector contracts awarded (Please see the relevant company entry for details)
Location Contract Company
Dakar/urban 10 year lease contract SDE
Private sector company operations (Please see the relevant company entry for details)
Company Parent company (country)
Population served
Water Sewerage Total
SDE SAUR/Bouygues (France) 3,800,000 0 3,800,000
Source:
Brocklehurst, C. & Janssens, J. (2004) Innovative Contracts, Sound Relationships: Urban Water Sector Reform in Senegal.
WSSSB Discussion Paper Series, 1. World Bank, Washington DC, USA.
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