Analysis of the Drivers of Non-revenue Water Loss: The Case of Nigeria
نام عام مواد
[Thesis]
نام نخستين پديدآور
Njelita, Charles O.
نام ساير پديدآوران
Fain, Michael R.
وضعیت نشر و پخش و غیره
نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره
Capitol Technology University
تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره
2019
يادداشت کلی
متن يادداشت
147 p.
یادداشتهای مربوط به پایان نامه ها
جزئيات پايان نامه و نوع درجه آن
T.D.
کسي که مدرک را اعطا کرده
Capitol Technology University
امتياز متن
2019
یادداشتهای مربوط به خلاصه یا چکیده
متن يادداشت
Drinking water availability is essential for human survival and is vital for most of our everyday social and economic activities. Water lost due to leaks or other losses after production, termed non-revenue water (NRW) loss, contributes to global water scarcity. Urban water utilities in developing economies are particularly vulnerable to the financial impacts of NRW loss through lost revenues, limited wastewater resources, and expanded operational costs. This quantitative correlational study identified and examined the relationship between management characteristics of Nigerian water utility firms and their NRW loss. Multivariate regression analysis was used to find the relationship between management and physical characteristics of a Nigerian water utility firm and NRW loss. The World Bank IBNET database containing data from Nigeria's 35 public utility water services from 2013-2015 was used as a secondary data source to estimate the NRW loss regression model. The following managerial characteristic variables were found to be influencing NRW loss: (a) size of water utility assets and annual revenue; (b) connection cost of water; (c) repair and maintenance expenses; (d) duration or hours of supply; (e) water loss; (f) monthly water billing or tariff; (g) length of water utility distribution network; and (h) population density supplied water by the utility. These findings demonstrate that managerial and physical characteristics of a water utility may affect NRW loss. Thus, Nigeria water utilities management teams and other external policymakers should use these instrumental variables to locate new water utilities and make existing water utilities more efficient.
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اصطلاح موضوعی
African studies
اصطلاح موضوعی
Business administration
اصطلاح موضوعی
Information science
اصطلاح موضوعی
Water resources management
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