Consumers anxious about crucial water tariff study

Under the Water Sector Reform Programme (WSRP), Water Utilities Corporation (WUC) - until recently the sole water supplier in Botswana's towns and major villages - has already taken over 56 rural villages from the DWA and local authorities and is fast-tracking the remaining 100 villages under Phase 3 of the programme.

However, rural consumers fear the change will hit them with higher tariffs because WUC's existing tariff schedule is informed by its operating costs and was geared at comparatively higher income earners.