EAP - The Pacific Infrastructure Challenge - World Bank (2006).pdf
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Figure A.20: Staff per 1000 Connections<br />
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Staff per 1000 connections<br />
35<br />
30<br />
25<br />
20<br />
15<br />
10<br />
5<br />
0<br />
Vanuatu<br />
Palau<br />
Jamaica<br />
St. Lucia<br />
Dominica<br />
Fiji<br />
Kiribati<br />
Solomon Islands<br />
Madang (PNG)<br />
Rabaul (PNG)<br />
Samoa<br />
Kosrae (FSM)<br />
Pohnpei (FSM)<br />
Marshall Islands<br />
Yap (FSM)<br />
Source: Various. Papua New Guinea figures are for Madang and Rabaul areas only 44 .<br />
Notes: FSM: Federated States of Micronesia<br />
Many water companies are able to operate effectively on less than four staff per 1000<br />
connections. In the <strong>Pacific</strong>, only Vanuatu attains this level of operation.<br />
Tariffs and Cost Recovery<br />
In most <strong>Pacific</strong> countries, water tariffs have remained unchanged for many years. Figure<br />
A.21 shows that tariffs in Samoa and Fiji are extremely low when compared with Vanuatu<br />
for example, where UNELCO is allowed to recover the full cost of operation 45 . Kiribati (not<br />
graphed here) also has a very low tariff. Piped water costs a flat rate of $10 AUD per month<br />
irrespective of the amount of water used. <strong>The</strong>se low tariffs are not due to low costs, but<br />
rather to government subsidies and underinvestment in infrastructure.<br />
44 <strong>The</strong> Papua New Guinea Water Board offices in Madang and Rabaul record levels of 12 and 15 staff per 1000<br />
connections respectively. <strong>The</strong>se two areas were the focus for recent ADB technical assistance projects.<br />
45 “<strong>Infrastructure</strong> Regulatory Review for Government of Vanuatu”, Castalia, July 2004<br />
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