Report gives Italian water sector the blues

The latest edition of the “Blue Book” report finds low tariffs and politics are crippling the Italian water sector. Progress on reforms remains slow.

The Italian water sector suffers from chronic under-investment, chaotic regulation and inadequate planning, the latest edition of the most authoritative report on the sector, the Blue Book 2009, reveals.

The average water tariff in Italy in 2008 was €1.29 per m3. This is expected to rise to €1.57/m3 by 2020. An Italian family's average water and ...

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