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Ensure Human right to water at home for the urban poor 1 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Ensure Human right to water at home for the urban poor 1 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Ensure Human right to water at home for the urban poor 1 Demographic and Climate changes require more efficient and resilient water supply providers 4 to 12 months account receivables 70% are at risk of disconnection 30 %- 70 % water loss
Demographic and Climate changes require
more efficient and resilient
water supply providers
70% are at risk of
disconnection
4 to 12 months
account receivables
30%-70% water loss
Digital payments (eg Mobile money) SaaS Platform
Billing & Analytics
Smart & Pay-as- you-go water meter
Niger Burkina Mali Senegal Ecuador
Pre-payment: 0 account receivables
20 days forward balance
Debt repayment schedule
Improve cash flow
Save on OPEX: reduce manual meter reads,
monthly bill editions, disconnections & reconnections
Improve operations
Easy budgeting Payments without going to utility agencies Personalized alerts (SMS or
WhatsApp) in case of leakage, over- consumption…
Improve customer experience
30 minutes reading intervals + Artificial Intelligence to:
Pinpoint leaks on the distribution network Identify meter drift and unusual consumption
patterns Ensure water meters are correctly mounted and
always accurate Detect water thefts and meter manipulation
(movement, by-pass, super-magnets)
Reduce commercial and physical losses
10,000 units CTSuite vs Basic meters (k$)
Example of yearly gain for a water utility
OPEX savings 64 Write-off savings (6%
- f
turnover) 95 Cost of 6 months arrears (interest 12%) 46
$20
205k 5k
Yearly gain
Reduction of Non-Revenue Water (not yet estimated) ?
Project financing Lease contract
Subscribers’ Mobile Payments
Water Utility
CityTaps Platform
Lease Company Dedicated Account
Traceable Digital Payments Secured Lease
Installments
Data Lease Installments Water Payments
Project Investor
Lease contract
Example: net cash-flow on 3-year lease
Arrears recapture + OPEX savings + Non-Revenue water reduction exceed monthly installments for Lease + Service + Support
- 5 000
5 000 10 000 15 000 20 000 25 000 30 000 35 000 40 000 Y1Q1 Y1Q2 Y1Q3 Y1Q4 Y2Q1 Y2Q2 Y2Q3 Y2Q4 Y3Q1 Y3Q2 Y3Q3 Y3Q4
Lease/service Payments Water Revenue Arrears Recapture Opex Savings Non revenue water reduction Net for Operator