Presentation on 'Water, energy, wastewater & waste in Casablanca' by Saïd Chadli, Director of INDH-INMDE, at International 2014 UN-Water Annual International Zaragoza Conference. Preparing for World Water Day 2014: Partnerships for improving water and energy access, efficiency and sustainability. 13-16 January 2014.

1. Water, energy, wastewater &
waste in Casablanca

2. Lydec - General Overview
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Historical operator of services in the Greater Casablanca Area
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4 delegated services :
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Water distribution
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Electricity distribution
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Waste water collection and treatment, storm water collection
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Public lighting (may 2009)
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A 30-year management contract signed in 1997
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Around 3500 Employees
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Listed on Casablanca’s stock exchange market

3. Focus on Lydec’s core businesses
WATER
SANITATION
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29 water tanks and
tower for a total 624
330 m3 storage
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20 pumping stations, 
68 pumps
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4 661 km of network
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POWER
PUBLIC LIGHTING
76 wastewater plants 
of which 2 pretreatment plants
115 500 lighting
points and 3 150 km
of network
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10 source substantions
HV/MV generating 1 390
MVA
176 pumps
12,6 km of renewed
network & 10 km of
network extansion –
through 27 projects
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About 3000 public
distribution substation
MV/LV et 1 650 client
lines managed
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2 260 km of MV network
4 251 km of
wastewater
collectors
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4. Greater Casablanca
5 Millions inhabitants
Municipalities supplied by Lydec with
water, sanitation,
electricity and public lighting
Municipalities supplied by Lydec with
water and sanitation
Municipalities supplied by Lydec with
electricity
and public lighting
20% lived in
sub-standard housing

5. The prices for purchase and sale of water and
electricity in Casablanca are fixed by autorities
(Arrêtés & Décisions du Comité Technique de suivi).
A 3 LEVEL PRICE EQUALIZATION SYSTEM FOR
WATER CONSUMTION
Equalization at National
level
 Purchase of water at a price above the
calculated cost of production
Contractual Equilization
 According to the delegated management contract,
allowing a multi-services management, the
income from power distribution activity are used
to finance water and sanitation infrastructure.
Price Equalization
 Social Equalization Application of a
social tariff and progressive pricing
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6. Prices for households (1,3 million households)
+ 60 % of volume
consumed by the
households is
within the first 2
brakets
Water monthly price (excluding 7% VAT)
Prices
2,99
Price bracket 2 : 6 < m3 <= 8
3,15
Price bracket 3 : 8 < m3 <= 20
10,30
Price bracket 4 : > 20 m3
Fixed fee
Water
Price bracket 1 : <= 6 m3
14,08
7,00
Electricity monthly price (excluding 14% VAT)
Electricity
Price bracket 1 : <= 100 kWh
0,8496
Price bracket 2 : 100 < kWh<= 200
0,9227
Price bracket 3 : 200 < kWh <= 500
1,0039
Price bracket 4 : > 500 kWh
1,3717

7. Household consumption and expenses per month :
 58 % Households Water and sanitation :
consume less than 8 m3, maximum 4 EUR TTC/ month
 45 % Households Electricity :
consume less than 100 kWh, maximum 10 EUR TTC/ month
> All households pay for the first 8 m3 less expensive than the price
Lydec pays to the supplier.
> 60% of volume consumed by the households is within the first 2
brakets for water .

8. INDH-INMAE Project - Key figures :
Targets of the project :
276 neighbourhoods to be connected
80.900 households – 500.000 people concerned
Financial situation :
Beneficiaries’ contributions :
Subsidies and donations :
Public partners : 8%
Delegated management :
53%
Housing solidarity fund :
Financing requirements :
Total :
15.9 M€ 9.7%
26.4 M€ 16.2%
17.4 M€ 10.7%
39.8 M€ 24.4%
12%
0.1 M€ 0.1%
63.6 M€ 39.0%
163.2 M€ 100.0%
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9. Contributing to urban inclusion of informal
settlements: Services, leverage effect on development
Development
Housing
Land Permits
Services
Social & economical
Dynamic
Improvement of the built
environment
Land Title Regularization
Water / Waste Water/ Electricity

10. A dedicated customer department providing support throughout the project
Before, during and after the
realization of the work, the
role of the customer
department is to assist
beneficiaries in every phase
of the operation.