| CLASSIFICATION OF WSPs | WATER COMPANIES | COMMUNITY WATER PROJECTS | |||||
| Organization/WSP | CHEMOSIT | KIWASCO | SNWSCO | MIKUTRA | MOGOMBET | BOYA | NYASARE |
| Responsibility | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public & Private | Public & Private | Public & Private |
| Form | Management Contract | Management Contract | Management Contract | Management Contract | Private | Private | Private |
| Asset ownership | Public | Public | Public | Public | Private | Private | Private |
| Tariff regulation | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public & Private |
| Capital investment in infrastructure | Public | Public | Public | Public | Private | Private | Private |
| Cost and quality Monitoring | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public & Private | Public & Private | Public & Private |
| Utility management | Public & Private | Public & Private | Public & Private | Public & Private | Private | Private | Private |
| Operations and Maintenance | Public & Private | Private | Public & Private | Public & Private | Private | Private | Private |
| Working capital | Public | Public | Public | Public | Private | Private | Private |
| Commercial risk | Public | Public | Public | Public | Private | Private | Private |
| Popular Participation | None | AGM, BODs, Retailers, Deleg. line Managers | None | None | AGM, Management Committee | AGM, Management Committee | AGM, Management Committee |
| Legal & Institutional structure | Service Provision Agreement | Service Provision Agreement | Service Provision Agreement | Service Provision Agreement | Service Provision Agreement | Service Provision Agreement | Service Provision Agreement |
| Management of distribution network | Direct | Direct & Delegated | Direct | Direct | Direct | Direct | Direct |
| Source of water | River | Lake | Lake | River | River | Bore-hole | Natural Springs & Bore hole |
| Geographical coverage | Urban | Urban | Urban & Rural | Urban | Rural | Rural | Urban & Rural |
| Methods of water delivery | Indiv. Connection & Water Kiosks | Indiv. Connection & Water Kiosks | Indiv. Connection & Water Kiosks | Indiv. Connection & Water Kiosks | Indiv. connection | Indiv. connection | Indiv. Connection & Water Kiosks |
| Institutional Stakeholders | WSRB, WRMA, MWI, WSB, EU, Nile Basin Initiative | WSRB, WRMA, ADB, AFD, WB, MWI, CC | WSRB, WRMA, MWI, CDF, UNICEF, WSTF | WSB, WRMA, MWI | CDF, Church, WSB, WRMA, MWI | CDF, NGOs, UNICEF, CHURCH, WSB | NGO, WRMA, WSB |
| Contract duration | 5 Years | 5 Years | 5 Years | 5 Years | Indefinite | Indefinite | Indefinite |
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| Low | High | ||||||
| Private Participation Autonomy | |||||||
| Source: Author’s own compilation | |||||||