Commercial Utilities

LICENSED WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION SERVICES PROVIDERS

All institutions supplying water supply and sanitation services to others are by law required to obtain an operating licence from NWASCO. A provider will only be issued a licence upon payment of the determined fees in full. There are currently two types of Water Supply and Sewerage service providers in Zambia, which are Commercial Utilities (formed by joint ventures among Local Authorities) and Private Schemes (companies supplying water and sewerage services as a fringe benefit to employees). 11 Commercial Utilities and 7 Private Schemes are currently licensed by NWASCO.


COMMERCIAL UTILITIES (CUs)

11 CUs


Urban Water Supply and Sanitation service provision has been fully transferred from Local Authorities (LAs) to CUs with the aim of increasing efficiency and sustainability in operations. Out of the total urban population of approximately 5.4million, about 5.3 million (99%) live in the service areas of the eleven CUs.  Each province has 1 Commercial Utility except for the Copperbelt province where there are 3 of such providers.

 

Commercial Utility Abbreviation Start of Operation No. of towns serviced Province *
Nkana WSC NWSC 2000 3 Copperbelt
Lusaka WSC LWSC 1989 3 Lusaka
Kafubu  WSC KWSC 2000 3 Copperbelt
Southern WSC SWSC 2000 17 Southern
Mulonga WSC MWSC 2000 3 Copperbelt
Chambeshi WSC CHWSC 2003 12 Northern
Eastern WSC EWSC 2009 8 Eastern
North Western WSC NWWSC 2000 7 North-Western
Western WSC WWSC 2000 6 Western
Lukanga WSC LGWSC 2007 6 Central
Luapula WSC LPWSC 2009 7 Luapula


 


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