Presentation on 'Water, energy, wastewater & waste in Casablanca' by Saïd Chadli, Director of INDH-INMDE, at International 2014 UN-Water Annual International Zaragoza Conference. Preparing for World Water Day 2014: Partnerships for improving water and energy access, efficiency and sustainability. 13-16 January 2014.
2. Lydec - General Overview
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Historical operator of services in the Greater Casablanca Area
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4 delegated services :
Water distribution
Electricity distribution
Waste water collection and treatment, storm water collection
Public lighting (may 2009)
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A 30-year management contract signed in 1997
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Around 3500 Employees
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Listed on Casablanca’s stock exchange market
3. Focus on Lydec’s core businesses
WATER
SANITATION
29 water tanks and
tower for a total 624
330 m3 storage
20 pumping stations,
68 pumps
4 661 km of network
POWER
PUBLIC LIGHTING
76 wastewater plants
of which 2 pretreatment plants
115 500 lighting
points and 3 150 km
of network
10 source substantions
HV/MV generating 1 390
MVA
176 pumps
12,6 km of renewed
network & 10 km of
network extansion –
through 27 projects
About 3000 public
distribution substation
MV/LV et 1 650 client
lines managed
2 260 km of MV network
4 251 km of
wastewater
collectors
4. Greater Casablanca
5 Millions inhabitants
Municipalities supplied by Lydec with
water, sanitation,
electricity and public lighting
Municipalities supplied by Lydec with
water and sanitation
Municipalities supplied by Lydec with
electricity
and public lighting
20% lived in
sub-standard housing
5. The prices for purchase and sale of water and
electricity in Casablanca are fixed by autorities
(Arrêtés & Décisions du Comité Technique de suivi).
A 3 LEVEL PRICE EQUALIZATION SYSTEM FOR
WATER CONSUMTION
Equalization at National
level
Purchase of water at a price above the
calculated cost of production
Contractual Equilization
According to the delegated management contract,
allowing a multi-services management, the
income from power distribution activity are used
to finance water and sanitation infrastructure.
Price Equalization
Social Equalization Application of a
social tariff and progressive pricing
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7. Household consumption and expenses per month :
58 % Households Water and sanitation :
consume less than 8 m3, maximum 4 EUR TTC/ month
45 % Households Electricity :
consume less than 100 kWh, maximum 10 EUR TTC/ month
> All households pay for the first 8 m3 less expensive than the price
Lydec pays to the supplier.
> 60% of volume consumed by the households is within the first 2
brakets for water .
8. INDH-INMAE Project - Key figures :
Targets of the project :
276 neighbourhoods to be connected
80.900 households – 500.000 people concerned
Financial situation :
Beneficiaries’ contributions :
Subsidies and donations :
Public partners : 8%
Delegated management :
53%
Housing solidarity fund :
Financing requirements :
Total :
15.9 M€ 9.7%
26.4 M€ 16.2%
17.4 M€ 10.7%
39.8 M€ 24.4%
12%
0.1 M€ 0.1%
63.6 M€ 39.0%
163.2 M€ 100.0%
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9. Contributing to urban inclusion of informal
settlements: Services, leverage effect on development
Development
Housing
Land Permits
Services
Social & economical
Dynamic
Improvement of the built
environment
Land Title Regularization
Water / Waste Water/ Electricity
10. A dedicated customer department providing support throughout the project
Before, during and after the
realization of the work, the
role of the customer
department is to assist
beneficiaries in every phase
of the operation.
Hinweis der Redaktion
For a 30-year period that began in 1997, Lydec, a Moroccan subsidiary of Suez-Environnement, has been entrusted with the distribution of electricity and drinking water, wastewater collection and public lighting in the Greater Casablanca area.
SECEX
For a 30-year period that began in 1997, Lydec, a Moroccan subsidiary of Suez-Environnement, has been entrusted with the distribution of electricity and drinking water, wastewater collection and public lighting in the Greater Casablanca area.
Impacts of the arrival of services
The INDH-INMAE project and all its donors have contributed to bringing about many changes in
these neighbourhoods that were hitherto deprived of infrastructures. Amongst other, the main
impacts generated by the connection to the water and wastewater facilities are the arousal of the
awareness by the public authorities, which will eventually release investments to upgrade
neighbourhood facilities, the- near-immediate construction investments like construction of first
floors, façade renovation or sanitary facilities, a more bustling neighbourhood life.
Women and children usually bear the burden of water collection, once households are connected the
time, previously spent on that task, can be invested in other activities and more specifically on
education. Women can learn to read and to write and eventually take part in the neighborhood life
and develop associative activities. For instance, they can organize small income generating projects
like embroidery and sewing workshops which provides them with additional revenue. For children
and especially for little girls, a return to normal schooling is widely observed.
It is also interesting to notice that the neighbourhood’s image has shifted from being
underprivileged to becoming popular.