Exploring the relationship between planning and procurement in western US electric utilities

JP Carvallo, AH Sanstad, PH Larsen - Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
… , procurement decisions by regulated utilities appear to be reasonable and prudent in
general. However, the gap between planning within IRP processes and procurement decisions …

Water procurement time and its implications for household water demand—insights from a water diary study in five informal settlements of pune, India

H Zozmann, C Klassert, B Klauer, E Gawel - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
… values to water procurement time. … procurement time reduces quantitative water demand
in a significant way. The households incurring the highest per-unit time cost consumed water

[图书][B] Reform and finance for the urban water supply and sanitation sector

A Goksu, A Bakalian, B Kingdom, G Saltiel, Y Mumssen… - 2019 - pseau.org
… This paper proposes that the changes needed to improve utility performance will require
the broader sector reforms needed to reduce borrower risk. Thus, progress on one challenge …

[HTML][HTML] Water utilities' improvement: The need for water and energy management techniques and skills

L Wilson, KN Lichinga, AB Kilindu, AA Masse - Water Cycle, 2021 - Elsevier
… in the water utilities and how to maintain a future water supply … , the supply of water from a
water-abundant area to a water-… Noted by one procurement staff during the discussion was …

A decision model for identifying and solving problems in an urban water supply system

MBS Monte, DC Morais - Water Resources Management, 2019 - Springer
Water supply systems in urban areas may become deficient … operations manager of the water
supply company in the central … a solution to the problems of the local water supply system. …

Modelling the water supply service quality: a case study of the municipal corporation

S Kansara - International Journal of Productivity and …, 2020 - inderscienceonline.com
… service operations management, supply chain management, procurement and materials …
The services offered by the water supply department of the NMC fall under the general utilities. …

The politics of building effective water utilities in the Global South: A case of NWSC Uganda

B Bukenya - 2020 - papers.ssrn.com
… Although most public water utilities in developing countries perform poorly, some have
achieved remarkable turnarounds and now deliver effectively on their mandate. Current analyses …

The role of regulators in promoting the procurement of flexibility services within the electricity distribution system: A survey of seven leading countries

KL Anaya, MG Pollitt - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
… The responses suggest a collective interest in the procurement of flexibility services by
distribution utilities from distributed energy resources. New regulations, the adaptation of current …

Public-private partnerships in the water sector: A review

S Lima, A Brochado, RC Marques - Utilities Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
… , while the fifth was procurement and contract management, and the last was financial
packages and PPP applications. The cited authors highlight that the water sector is in the top three …

Consumer ability and willingness to pay more for continuous municipal water supply in Chitungwiza

L Zvobgo - Sustainable Water Resources Management, 2021 - Springer
… Intermittent water supply has become a new challenge in many developing countries as
water utilities are implementing stern water rationing to compensate the shortages. In these …