The discussions focus on modernizing urban and rural hydraulic infrastructure through network yield improvement. The goal is to align national operational efficiency with the standards observed in Côte d'Ivoire or Senegal, where yield levels exceed 85% and 80%, respectively. The government strategy is based on three main axes: reducing technical and commercial losses, optimizing financial recovery, and expanding the customer base.

The energy transition of facilities is the first technical aspect of the discussions. The operator Vergnet Hydro proposes converting water supply systems currently running on diesel generators to solar power, relying on over 15 years of experience accumulated in Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, and Uganda. The model provides for legal, institutional, and technical support for local small businesses to ensure the viability of proximity management. In terms of urban engineering, the firm Eranove brings its expertise in combating clandestine tapping and metering failures, transposing audit mechanisms already proven in the electricity sector.

The metropolitan aspect relies on the expertise of the Suez group, builder of the Batchenga treatment plant integrated into the Yaoundé and Surroundings Water Supply Project (PAEPYS) from the Sanaga River. The company recommends sectoral division of the pipeline network to stabilize pressure, detect invisible leaks, and sanitize the customer file. The injection of international private expertise aims at global sanitation of operational management, essential for making the state's heavy investments profitable and guaranteeing universal access to the resource throughout the national territory.


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