Italian water PPPs poisoned by politics

The Italian anti-private water lobby is growing in force. New legislation could constitute a breach of European law.

The prospect of public-private partnerships managing water and wastewater services in Italy’s optimal territorial areas (ATOs) appeared promising when the so-called Galli reform started unfolding in the late 1990s. Combining a savvy, publicly-owned local operator with a dynamic industrial player seemed an ideal way to generate much-needed investment and improve services.

The reality has been somewhat different. Tenders for ...

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