Russia loses its appetite for private water
- From: Vol 7, Issue 5 (May 2006)
- Category: General
- Region: Europe
- Related Companies: Eurasian Water Partnership and Russian Communal Systems
International financial institutions are stepping in with direct loans to municipalities, as public opinion turns against private sector participation.
Private sector participation in Russia’s water sector has gone into reverse as political protests against communal reforms grow. Among the projects put on hold are the reorganisation of Mosvodokanal, the Moscow water utility, and those in Nizhny Novgorod (population of 1.3 million), Vladivostok (600,000) and many others announced at the high point of the water privatisation movement ...
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