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EAP - The Pacific Infrastructure Challenge - World Bank (2006).pdf

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Figure A.20: Staff per 1000 Connections<br />

40<br />

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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