Off-Grid Water Supply: Should It Be Mainstreamed?

Sachdeva, P. K., Biswas, A. K., Tortajada, C. , Arora, O., Leneveu, E., Adamjee, R. and Sharma, A. (2023) Off-Grid Water Supply: Should It Be Mainstreamed? Series: SpringerBriefs on case studies of sustainable development. Springer: Singapore. ISBN 9789819940592 (doi: 10.1007/978-981-99-4060-8)

Abstract

This book highlights unique and deeper insights into the operations of off-grid water supply business models and the policy implications that they raise. The two key research questions of the report are as follows: 1) What is the efficacy and sustainability of the off-grid model of safe water availability and/or delivery to consumers who don’t have piped water supply? 2) What are the key policy considerations for planning a successful off-grid model of safe water delivery? Through the Four-Domain Framework, this book does the gap analysis of the physical, operational, financial, and institutional domains of the few off-grid water operators in cross-country case studies. It also includes a detailed financial analysis of the capital costs as well as operations and maintenance costs of the different off-grid water supply models compared to some of the piped water supply models. The final discusses the need to acknowledge off-grid water solutions in urban water policies, especially for the economically weaker sections. The universal coverage of all by the piped water is an ultimate goal of any water policy; however, in the interim, there is a need to put more emphasis on off-grid water solutions.

• Item Type: Books
• Status: Published
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Tortajada, Professor Cecilia
• Authors: Sachdeva, P. K., Biswas, A. K., Tortajada, C., Arora, O., Leneveu, E., Adamjee, R., and Sharma, A.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Social & Environmental Sustainability
• Publisher: Springer
• ISBN: 9789819940592