Public Documents

2019-01-01

IPU Primer on Water Pricing

Sound pricing is essential to the sustainability of public utility services. Although many ratemaking guides are available, this Primer is intended to outline basic principles related […]
2019-01-01

The Regulation of Water Services in the EU

The European Commission’s proposal for a Directive on the award of concession contracts has sparked vigorous public debate and intense opposition. This Directive is controversial because […]
2019-01-01

The Governance of Water Regulators

The establishment of dedicated regulatory bodies in charge of regulating water services, whilst being recent, is nevertheless a consistent trend among OECD and non-OECD countries. This […]