ESAWAS Regional Benchmarking of WSS Utilities
Eastern and Southern Africa Water and Sanitation Regulators Association annual comparative benchmarking of large water supply and sanitation utilities across member countries, with downloadable benchmarking reports and performance data.
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At a glance
- Region
- Africa
- Coverage
- Eastern & Southern Africa (8 regulators)
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Regional
- Last updated
- 2025
What's inside
- Utility benchmarking
- Water supply
- Sanitation
- Regulatory data
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Coverage gaps
Find who lacks safe water or sanitation.
Because it has: Utility benchmarking
- 02
Benchmarking
Compare utilities on service and losses.
- 03
Investment
Prioritise where new plants and networks should go.
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Failure prediction
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- 02
Demand forecasts
Forecast daily demand for pumping and storage.
- 03
Document extraction
Pull numbers out of PDFs and reports automatically.
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