Investor Presentaiton
E.7.1
Water resources: Ivory Coast partnered with FDA1 to revive its water
management system with smart meters
Infrastructure
Context
Ivory Coast has been facing frequent water management issues :
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Metering system requires physical checking in order to assess the
amount that citizens should pay
In Abidjan, daily volume of collected wastewater is close to 190K m3
Reduced rainfall resulting in 3 weeks without running water
Increasing population growth, growing urbanization coupled with climate
change made it more complicated to supply water
What did Ivory Coast do?
French Development Agency supported the Ivoirian government by
funding an immense water management project:
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Funding provided in form of a 30.5M Euros loan in the span of 5 years
22,000 smart meters have been installed as of April 2018
Ivory Coast Water Development Company (SODECI) plans to provide
almost 50 000 households with smart meters with this funding
Funding with a debt reduction and development contract (C2D)
Monitoring of ground water to avoid potential future shortages
Build water pipelines to 12,000 homes in poorer parts of Abidjan
Key successes
Ivory Coast
Smart meters helped in cost cutting and decreasing consumption:
Citizens that use smart meters pay 66% less on their water bill than
average
Water consumption is calculated automatically, thus eliminating the
physical checking process of the meter
Advantageous debt repayment with the C2D contract (donations from
FDA¹)
Receipt of the bill by smartphone in real time reduced wastewater
Learnings for Plateau State
Seek donor support (e.g., FDA¹) to fund water programs rather than
standard loans
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International agencies like the FDA can offer very flexible funding to
improve the water management system
Smart meters provide key support to water management:
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Smart meters usage is an emerging trend in African countries
Smart meters implementation alone isn't enough to revamp water
management but it does decrease cost and consumption
1. French Development Agency
Source: FDA1 website; SODECI website; Media coverage
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