DEVELOPMENT OF WASTE SLUDGE MANAGEMENT SERVICES IN THE CITY OF NIAMEY (NIGER)
COUNTRY / CUSTOMER:
Niger / Water Sanitation Program (WSP)
FINANCIAL PARTNER :
World Bank
DURATION :
12 months (2014-2015)
AMOUNT :
281 628 $
SOCIO-ECONOMIC EXPERTISE
AREA OF INTERVENTION
MARKET STRUCTURING AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
PROBLEMS NOTED
In urban areas, and particularly in Niamey, the management of faecal sludge from family and public latrines is neither controlled nor organized, which constitutes a real public health danger. The development of a first fecal sludge treatment infrastructure, delegated to the city of Niamey, is currently financed as part of the PEAMU Project. However, the City of Niamey does not have any skills or capacity to operate this type of infrastructure. It was therefore decided to entrust the management of this infrastructure to a private sector. This study addresses this issue.
OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT
To support the city of Niamey, owner of this 1st Sewage Sludge Treatment Plant, in ensuring its operation, the study aims to propose an appropriate management model, adopted in a concerted manner by the stakeholders. The choice of delegation mode is guided by the analysis of the following data:
- Institutional, organizational, technical and socio-economic data on the service chain
- Legal and regulatory data of the sector
- Consultation of potential candidates for the management of this 1st STBV and consultation with stakeholders.
SERVICES PROVIDED
- Carrying out a household survey and large sludge producers to characterize:
- The faecal sludge sector
- Home management of fecal sludge
- Household willingness to pay to improve sanitation services
- The size of the fecal sludge market
- Choice of an optimum management method: service delegation
- Legal and regulatory review
- Establishment of a business model based on existing infrastructure
- Definition of the roles and obligations of the parties
- Development of a Tender File for the selection of a candidate
- Proposing an action plan for improving services
ANSWERS PROVIDED
The study made it possible to select the first private operator responsible for operating the first fecal sludge treatment station, under the control of the City of Niamey.
This model introduces a new dynamic to the faecal sludge sector, favorable to an improved service offering for the benefit of the population of the city of Niamey.