{"id":2285,"date":"2019-07-05T01:06:25","date_gmt":"2019-07-04T18:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/capitalcambodia.com\/?p=2285"},"modified":"2019-07-05T15:10:24","modified_gmt":"2019-07-05T08:10:24","slug":"commercial-water-tariffs-in-phnom-penh-to-rise-next-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capitalcambodia.com\/commercial-water-tariffs-in-phnom-penh-to-rise-next-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Commercial water tariffs in Phnom Penh to rise next year"},"content":{"rendered":"

The hike is a result of heavy investments on new water treatment plants as rates for domestic users remain benign<\/em><\/p>\n

New investment in water treatment plants, and loan repayment will drive water tariffs for the commercial sector up at an average of 28 percent next year while rates for domestic users are kept low, says Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA).<\/p>\n

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Yuanta Securities (Cambodia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Its director-general Sim Sitha says commercial rates would climb to an average of 1,300 riel (32 cents) per cubic metre from 1,010 riel (25 cents).<\/p>\n

\u201cThe demand for clean water is high which is the reason why we need to build new water treatment plants,\u201d Sitha says in an interview with Capital Cambodia.<\/p>\n

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Growth in core water sales is due to high water consumption CC\/Siv Channa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In 2018, the total number of water subscriptions hit 367,018 users, an increase of 10 percent from 333,288 users a year ago. It is the highest client growth the company has recorded in a decade.<\/p>\n

The water authority also registered a year-on-year rise of 11.2 percent to 33,744 users, with 30,517 of them being household consumers. Commercial and industrial consumers made up 2,898, which is a 5.2 percent year-on-year growth.<\/p>\n

The annual increase is mainly attributed to PPWSA\u2019s service expansion as a result of completed housing projects in the capital city.<\/p>\n

Currently, households account for 82 percent of water subscription, commercial and industrial clients (16 percent), garment workers\u2019 rental homes (1.6 percent) and 0.2 percent for others.<\/p>\n

Water sales grew 6.5 percent to 205.8 billion riel ($51.2 million), representing 77.6 percent of its total revenue of 265 billion riel ($66.2 million) for the financial year ended December 31, 2018 (FY18). Revenue for FY17 amounted to 232.9 billion riel ($58.2 billion).<\/p>\n

\u201cThe growth in core water sales is a result of an increase in water consumption, and water demand. Average consumption per household subscriber per month went up 27.19 cubic metres from 27.03 cubic metres while commercial and industrial clients absorbed 106.64 cubic metres compared to 105.13 cubic metres,\u201d says Sitha.<\/p>\n

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Pipe expansion would serve additional users in new housing developments, Sitha says
CC\/Pann Rachana<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The current daily production capacity of four water treatment plants is 560,000 cubic metres of clean water. The supply is channeled from Chamkar Mon water treatment facility (20,000 cubic metres per day), while the water treatment plant in Phum Prek can produces up to 150,000 cubic metres of clean water per day. The one in Chroy Changvar district can treat 130,000 cubic metres whereas Niroth Water treatment plant, in Chbar Ampov district, has a production capacity of 260,000 cubic metres per day.<\/p>\n

By the end of 2019, PPWSA would be able to produce 612,000 cubic metres of clean water per day, but it is unable to fulfil the daily demand.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe plan to build three more water treatment plants, which are Bak Khaeng I and II, and Takhmao. The construction of Bak Khaeng I plant will start in October this year. It has a production capacity of 195,000 cubic metres per day and is scheduled for completion in 2022. The project costs around $240 million,\u201d says Sitha.<\/p>\n

Work on the Bak Khaeng II plant, which can produce 195,000 cubic metres of water per day, will start by 2022, and end two years later. The Takhmao plant has a production capacity of 30,000 cubic metres.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe need to raise funds for the large investments, hence the hike in tariff in 2020. We did not increase the tariffs previously due to the government\u2019s policy to retain low rates. However, the loan repayment has prompted us to adjust the tariffs but we are mindful of the rates for domestic users,\u201d Sitha says.<\/p>\n

He adds that the authority is selling water to domestic users at half the price of total production where cost per cubic metre is 990 riel (24 cents). It is sold at an average of 500 riel or 12 cents. By 2025, the government aims to supply up to four million households in Phnom Penh and Ta Khamo which is only 85 percent covered now.<\/p>\n

Revenue, profit growth to moderate in 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This year, PPWSA plans to sell 214 million cubic metres of water at an average rate of 1,010 riel per cubic metre with the expansion of the pipeline to 250 kilometres in Phnom Penh. It will connect 384,300 new customers. The expansion cost would amount to $48.2 million.<\/p>\n

\u201cDue to the expenditure incurred, we expect to collect a lower revenue of 246.5 billion riel ($60.5 million) and net profit of 53.1 billion riel ($13.0 million),\u201d Sitha says. Net profit more than doubled to $18.4 million in FY18 from $8.3 million a year ago due to unrealised foreign exchange gains on borrowings.<\/p>\n

Up to last year, revenue rose year-on-year despite subdued water tariffs since 2001 as the authority managed to contain water loss, otherwise known as non-revenue water.<\/p>\n

The authority\u2019s NRW is apparently one of the lowest in the region at eight percent. In fact, it is second to Singapore, at less than 10 percent.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis enables us to sustain revenue growth. We have changed some production facilities to include energy saving mechanisms.<\/p>\n

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Domestic water tariffs are expected to remain low CC\/Siv Channa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cIt is difficult to maintain NRW. In 1993, we recall that NRW was 72 percent in 1993 but now it is below 10 percent. We want to maintain between six and eight percent,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n

The authority expands its pipes by 200km every year to accommodate new housing projects amounting to 20,000 households.<\/p>\n

The downside though is the low water pressure due to high usage but following the water treatment plant in Chamkor Mon in October, the issue is expected to diminish.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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