Economic Efficiency
The share of non-revenue water in Egypt was estimated at 34% in 2005. Other sources estimated the level at 40-50%. The good practice benchmark in the region is in Tunisia where the level of non-revenue water is 18%.
Egyptian utilities are overstaffed. They employed 98,500 staff in 2008 for 9.5 million subscribers, equivalent to more than 10 employees per 1000 connections. Good practice for water and sanitation utilities is to have less than 5 employees.
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