This is a question our team has been working on since November 2025. In Mauritania, as in several West African countries, drinking water and sanitation tariffs have not been revised for many years. At the same time, however, networks are expanding, ambitious investment programmes are being launched and operators are struggling to improve their performance. […]
On 28 November, a participatory workshop was held at the Hotel de Convenções in Luanda, dedicated to the presentation and discussion of the recommendations arising from our study. This workshop marked a key milestone in the second phase of the study on the analysis of alternatives to subsidising vulnerable households’ access to water services and […]
In 2023, the National Water Company of Senegal (SONES) decided to update its Master Plan for drinking water supply in the Dakar-Thiès-Petite Côte region, originally developed in 2016. Senegal is experiencing significant population growth (an average of 2.7% per year over the last 10 years) and rapid, continuous urbanization (50% of the population now lives […]
Valérie Audibert recently spoke in Grand Bassam to once again support the updating of the financial model for the water sector, which she developed in 2019. This model is a central tool for financial planning and sector regulation for: assess the long-term financial viability of key players and; guide investment decisions and price adjustments. This […]
Since the last tariff increase scheduled for 2021 could not be implemented, the Office National de l’Eau et de l’Assainissement (ONEA) is updating its tariff schedule for 2029. The aim is to guarantee a viable economic model while ensuring fair and affordable access to drinking water services in urban areas. Phoenix is supporting this approach […]
OMILAYE is a Beninese company that manages two leasing contracts for the operation of water services in rural areas, in several departments of Benin. Omilaye was created in 2021 following the selection of the ERANOVE, VERGNET HYDRO and UDUMA consortium by the Beninese authorities. Phoenix Consulting International, in collaboration with Artelia, was commissioned by the […]
Phoenix is excited to announce the launch of a strategic project aimed at analyzing and defining subsidy mechanisms for water and sanitation services in Angola. This project, funded by the World Bank and in partnership with the Angolan government, is part of the Second Water Sector Institutional Development Project (PDISA-II), aimed at restructuring and improving […]
After nine months of studying water supply issues in Greater Libreville, significant results were presented at the final report workshop held on December 5th in Libreville.Phoenix, in collaboration with Cible Etudes and Conseil, was commissioned to conduct a socio-economic study on the problem of water scarcity in Libreville. This study, carried out on behalf of […]
Phoenix, in collaboration with SGI Ingénierie, is supporting Société Nationale des Eaux du Sénégal (SONES) in various key aspects of asset management and operational control. This technical assistance is a continuation of the first TA carried out in 2020-2021. SONES is the company responsible for managing assets and investments in the urban and peri-urban drinking […]
Embedded within the “Gabon Emergent” Strategic Plan, the Integrated Program for Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation (PIAEPAL) stands as a major catalyst for sustainable development in Gabon. With a funding of 77 billion CFA franc from the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Africa Growing Together Fund (AGTF), this project aims to ensure universal and […]