Water for billion+ people Public Private Partnerships - PPPs • Water Scenario in India • Benchmarking best practices in PPP: Nagpur Concessions • Stakeholder engagement • Innovative financing initiatives • Risk mitigation strategies Arun Lakhani Chairman & Managing Director Vishvaraj Infrastructure Ltd. (India) Global Water Investment Summit Risks, Innovations and Opportunities 7th – 8th May 2014 - London, UK Session Three –Water Infrastructure Finance
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• Water deeply embedded in the social fabric of the country
• Free water is a birth right – Selling water is sin
• Amongst the world‘s youngest nations (median age of 25 years)
• Steady rise in urbanization – Expanding middle class• 31% of total population i.e. 377 mn (2011) *
• 10 year average GDP growth rate of ~7.6% #
How do we fulfill the aspirations of the young nation keeping the background of social fabric ?(Source: # IMF 2014 report, *McKinsey Global Institute: Urban India Awakening 2011 report)
Urban India: Snapshot
(Source: High Powered Expert Committee (HPEC) 2011)
City Class Reclassification Population Size No. of Cities Population in Mn
Class I
Class IA > 5 million 8 85.1Class IB 1 Mil to 5 Mil 45 75.5
Class IC 100,000 to 1 Mil 415 104.1
Class II Class II 50,000 to 100,000 515 32
Sub-total 983 296.7Class III to VI Class III < 50,000 3,580 80
Total 4,563 377Villages ( < 10,000) 500,000 + 680+
Sector Volume (MLD) Class 1+2 Inv. in USD BN till 2031
Water 51,000 45.2
Wastewater 40,000 34.0
Urban Water: Improvement Opportunity
• Water Infrastructure
– Water deficit of nearly 25% of demand by 2050 *
– Average NRW estimated at 50-55% *
– Continuous water supply as a concept is not prevalent
• Sewage Infrastructure
– Only 30% of sewage generated is treated #
– 55% operational efficiency of STPs #
– Untreated sewage being released into ecosystem
• Three-fourths of India’s surface water resources are polluted, and 80% of the pollution
is due to sewage alone #
(Source: #ADB India's Sanitation for All Report, *UNICEF Water in India Situation and Prospects 2013)