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Ensure Human right to water at home for the urban poor

Demographic and Climatechanges require

more efficient and resilient

water supply providers

70% are at risk of disconnection

4 to 12 monthsaccount receivables

30%-70% water loss

Digital payments(eg Mobile money)

SaaS PlatformBilling & Analytics

Smart & Pay-as-you-go water meter

NigerBurkinaMaliSenegal

Ecuador

Pre-payment: 0 account receivables

20 days forward balance

Debt repayment schedule

Improve cash flow

Save on OPEX: reduce manual meter reads,monthly bill editions, disconnections & reconnections

Improve operations

Easy budgeting

Payments without going to utility agencies

Personalized alerts (SMS or WhatsApp) in case of leakage, over-consumption…

Improve customerexperience

30 minutes reading intervals + Artificial Intelligence to:

Pinpoint leaks on the distribution network

Identify meter drift and unusual consumption patterns

Ensure water meters are correctly mounted and always accurate

Detect water thefts and meter manipulation (movement, by-pass, super-magnets)

Reduce commercial and physical losses

10,000 units CTSuitevs Basic meters

(k$)

Example of yearly gainfor a water utility

OPEXsavings

64

Write-off savings (6%

of turnover)

95

Cost of 6 monthsarrears

(interest 12%)

46 $205k

Yearlygain

Reduction of Non-Revenue

Water (not yet

estimated)

?

Project financing

Lease contract

Subscribers’ Mobile Payments

WaterUtility

CityTaps Platform

LeaseCompany

DedicatedAccount

Traceable Digital Payments

Secured LeaseInstallments

Data

Lease Installments

Water Payments

Project Investor

Leasecontract

Example: net cash-flow on 3-year lease

Arrears recapture + OPEX savings + Non-Revenue water reductionexceed monthly installments for

Lease + Service + Support

-5 000

0

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Y1Q1 Y1Q2 Y1Q3 Y1Q4 Y2Q1 Y2Q2 Y2Q3 Y2Q4 Y3Q1 Y3Q2 Y3Q3 Y3Q4

Lease/service Payments Water Revenue Arrears Recapture Opex Savings Non revenue water reduction Net for Operator