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Commercial Utilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

LICENSED WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION SERVICES PROVIDERS

All institutions supplying water and sanitation services to others are by law required to obtain an operating licence from NWASCO. However those supplying water for their own use are not compelled. To date a total of 29 water supply and sanitation service providers have been licensed under this Act. A provider will only be issued a licence upon payment of the determined fees in full. Providers have been classified into three categories:-commercial Utilities, local authorities and private providers.


CUs' presence

10 Commercial Utilities


These are utilities established by Local Authorities under the Companies Act. Under this regime, the water supply and sanitation assets have been transferred to the utilities.There are currently 10 providers falling under this category. 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 1 Lusaka
Kafubu  WSC KWSC 2000 3 Copperbelt
Southern WSC SWSC 2000 19 Southern
Mulonga WSC MWSC 2000 3 Copperbelt
Chambeshi WSC CHWSC 2003 12 Northern
Chipata WSC CWSC 1992 1 Eastern
North Western WSC NWWSC 2000 7 North-Western
Western WSC WWSC 2000 6 Western
Lukanga WSC LGWSC 2007 6 Central


An eleventh CU is currently under formation for Luapula province.