Title: Trends in the Performance Indicators of the WSS Utilities in the Kyrgyz Republic
1- Trends in the Performance Indicators of the WSS
Utilities in the Kyrgyz Republic - Ildus Zalyalov
- Kyrgyzzhilkommunsoyuz
- Helsinki, Finland, 24-25 May 2007
2Objectives of Work Carried Out
- Monitoring the water supply and sanitation system
in the Kyrgyz Republic in 2000-2005 based on
eleven water utilities of the republic (IBNET and
statistics) - Capacity building in the collection of technical
and financial data by transferring the World Bank
methodology (IBNET)
3Institutional Features of the Water Supply and
Sanitation Sector in the Kyrgyz Republic
- Devolution stage is over and under respective
decrees of the republics Government water
utilities were transferred into the supervision
of the local governments - Assets of the water utilities transferred to the
local level are in municipal ownership of the
local governments - Tariffs are approved on site by the heads of
oblasts and Bishkek City public administrations
4Data Collection Techniques for Monitoring the WSS
Utilities Performance
- State statistical statements
- Sectoral forms taking into account the
specificity of water utilities operations are
filed quarterly together with accounting
statements and balance sheets - IBNET indicators sample survey (questionnaires),
on-site visits, telephone calls.
5Analysis of WSS Utilities Operational and
Technical Indicators
- Cities and urban villages of the republic are
covered with the centralized WSS services at
approximately 90 percent. For the localities
included in the sample for monitoring purposes,
the indicator is somewhat lower and equals 65
percent for water supply and 25 percent for
sanitation in 2005.
6Analysis of WSS Utilities Operational and
Technical Indicators (2)
- Volume of unaccounted-for water (in percent) at
WSS utilities ranges from 9 percent to 66
percent.
7Analysis of WSS Utilities Operational and
Technical Indicators (3)
- Metering of the water consumption by households
remains at a very low level in the Kyrgyz
Republic. According to the monitoring data, the
indicator did not exceed 1 percent during the
analyzed period. - Wear and tear of the water networks is as high as
70 percent. In 2001, 22.1 percent of the street
water supply networks had to be replaced and in
2005, 37.3 percent.
8Analysis of Financial IndicatorsCost recovery by
household tariff
Approved tariff did not go up considerably during
the analyzed period moreover, it decreased
during the past three years from 2004 until 2006.
Moreover, the difference between approved tariff
and statutory percentage of cost recovery was
almost 30 percent in 2006.
9Analysis of Financial Indicators
- In addition to low tariffs, the following factors
affect the loss-making by utilities - The share of households in service consumption
went up from 60 percent to 68.7 percent and
collection rate went down from 80 percent to 63
percent from 2000 to 2005 - Households arrears increased by 46 percent
from 2000 to 2005 - ! Problems with attracting skilled labour.
Monthly average wage was just USD 67 in 2005
(minimum consumer budget USD 63 per capita)
10Conclusions
- Despite the stability and regularity (24 hours)
of services, service quality keeps declining
(increase in unaccounted-for water, network
deterioration) - Water utilities remain loss-making (costs are not
recovered by tariffs, decrease in collection
rate, build up of arrears) - Investment remains at a very low level