Water privatisation in Jakarta began when the British water company Thames Water entered into an agreement with the son of then-President Suharto in 1993 to obtain a water concession. Under the influe
Slum residents in Jakarta.
View of Jakarta.
A boy takes a shower from what may be an illegal water connection, illustrating the complicated notion of "water losses" in a city characterised by widespread poverty.
Water supply and sanitation in Indonesia is characterized by poor levels of access and service quality. More than 16 million people lack access to an at least basic water source and almost 33 million
Water privatisation in Jakarta
…of supply, meter reading and billing. However, less than half the customers that made a complaint were satisfied with the response to the complaint. Water supply and sanitation in Indonesia Water privatisation…
Most rivers in Indonesia, such as the Serayu River in Central Java shown here, are relatively short, seasonal and carry a high sediment load.
Springs, such as this one in Batu Karut in the Sukabumi regency on Java, are an important source of water in rural areas of Indonesia.
The water supply of Jakarta has been privatized since 1997 through two 25-year concession contracts.