Considerações técnicas do abastecimento de água por fornecedores privados de água em Moçambique e as suas implicações: Província e Cidade de Maputo

Abstract

The supply of water through public services has been facing difficulties in in meeting the population's demand for water due to lack of infrastructure and other challenges, despite efforts by the government of Mozambique to give more people access to water, particularly in peri-urban people access to water, particularly in peri-urban areas, the private sector has been playing an important has been playing an important complementary role through construction of water supply infrastructure to the population in peri-urban areas peri-urban areas where public service is poor or non-existent. The initial objective of the of the private sector was to satisfy the basic needs of the household thus improving the quality of life of the population through access to water. However, it evolved into an informal family business that gradually grew in number and size. gradually growing in number and size. Private Water Suppliers (PWF) are considered as local small-scale providers of water supply services. small-scale water supply service providers operating within the area of jurisdiction of the jurisdiction of the public utility, and are predominant in Africa and some countries in Asia (such as Cambodia). According to WASH-FIN on a capacity building programme for FPAs, a survey was undertaken by the water sector with support from the SPEED+ project, where it estimated that in 2018 there were about 1,840 FPAs across the country (Mozambique) supplying approximately 1.76 million people. Although the existing literature on FPAs is limited, some studies conducted studies point to some weaknesses in the water supply systems operated by FPAs. problems related to technical aspects that put into question the quality of water supply services provided by FPAs. the quality of the water supply services provided. Given the relevance and impact on communities, the government of Mozambique recognised the contribution made by FPAs to the coverage of water supply in Mozambique through Decree no. 51/2015, which created the legal framework for their legalization and licensing of their activities. Under the said framework, the FPAs are classified according to the number of customers, being the lowest class with less than 500 clients and, the highest has more than 5000 clients. The overall objective of the present work is to assess the impact of technical aspects on the service provided by private water providers in Mozambique, focusing on the Province and Maputo Province and Maputo City. (TRADUÇAO NOSSA)