• The need for investment in the water and waste industry are escalating as environmental directives multiply, especially in the USA and the EU
• Privatization in the water sector continues, but a growing number of concessions have being revoked by dissatisfied governments, encouraged by activists
• The devolution of water and waste utilities from state ownership to municipalities has continued worldwide, placing an enormous investment burden on these local institutions
• In many countries, especially in the CIS, the EU accession states, and countries in South America, governments are short of cash and are unable to subsidize municipalities to improve their water and waste infrastructure
• Much of the investment has already taken place in the original EU countries, but it is a problem in the EU accession countries, which now have to meet the many environmental directives pouring out of Brussels
• This can only mean a continued need for PSP
• Foreign investors have been slow to invest in water and waste in Russia but a new bred of infrastructural investor has arisen in Russia in the last two years, investing in Vodokanals throughout the CIS
• The largest of these is a partnership between the electricity and gas giants, RAO
UES and Gazprom.
• Others are being formed by the oligarchs

The Report & Database
• This product consists of a report & database
• The hard copy report contains an introduction to the global water and waste industry, profiles of the largest water companies in the world, and a section for each of 184 countries in the world, outlining the water and waste sector.
• The country sections contain water and waste statistics, an outline of the infrastructure, details of the composition of the water and waste services utility industry, descriptions of the major utilities

*NEW
• This product includes an Excel database of water and waste utilities, government environmental and water ministries and departments and trade associations
• This database has over 5,100 water and waste utilities listed. 3,467 have the full postal address, a further 1,655 small utilities are listed only with town.
Telephone and fax are supplied where available, nearly 400 government entities and over two hundred associations and other relevant organizations

Key Findings
• Some of the multi utility giants have announced withdrawal from the water sector to return to their core energy business
• This is a commentary on the difficulties of operating privately in this sector and on the vibrancy of the energy sector
• China is facing a water crisis which has been recognized at State Council level and which could threaten not only social problems but the economic growth which has astonished the world
• There is increased need for investment and management expertise in this huge
Market

Why Add this Product to your Library:
• The water sector is an increasingly interesting sector for investors as the pressure of water scarcity grows and environmental pressures increase
• The database of water utilities is unrivalled for its extent and comprehensiveness
• Look at opportunities for acquisition and management concessions


Pages: 440
Publication Date: April 2006
Publisher: ABS Energy Research