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An exploratory approach for evaluating the energy and personnel share of operation and maintenance costs for water utilities in selected emerging economies of Europe

2013; UWA Publishing; Volume: 63; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2166/aqua.2013.228

1365-2087

Maria I. Tsagkaraki, Michał Komorowski, Balazs Boda, Teodor Popa, Daniela Gega, Nikolaos Nikolaou, Konstantinos P. Tsagarakis,

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Research Article| December 19 2013 An exploratory approach for evaluating the energy and personnel share of operation and maintenance costs for water utilities in selected emerging economies of Europe Maria I. Tsagkaraki; Maria I. Tsagkaraki 1Department of Environmental Engineering, Business and Environmental Technology Economics Lab (BETECO), Democritus University of Thrace, Xanthi 67100, Greece Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Michał Komorowski; Michał Komorowski 2Head of Economic Department, Gdansk Water & Wastewater Infrastructure, Kartuska 201St, 80-122, Gdansk, Poland Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Balazs Boda; Balazs Boda 3Head Engineer of Water Supply; KAVÍZ Kaposvar Waterworks, 2 Achim A str. 7400-Kaposvar, Hungary Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Teodor Popa; Teodor Popa 4Compania Apa Brasov SA, 13 Vlad Tepes Street, 500092 Brasov, Romania Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Daniela Gega; Daniela Gega 5Department of Economic & Monitoring, Water Regulatory Authority of Albania, Blv. Gjergj Fishta, Nr.10, Tiranë, Albania Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Ioannis E. Nikolaou; Ioannis E. Nikolaou 1Department of Environmental Engineering, Business and Environmental Technology Economics Lab (BETECO), Democritus University of Thrace, Xanthi 67100, Greece Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Konstantinos P. Tsagarakis Konstantinos P. Tsagarakis 1Department of Environmental Engineering, Business and Environmental Technology Economics Lab (BETECO), Democritus University of Thrace, Xanthi 67100, Greece E-mail: ktsagar@env.duth.gr Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua (2014) 63 (5): 368–378. https://doi.org/10.2166/aqua.2013.228 Article history Received: July 08 2013 Accepted: October 30 2013 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Cite Icon Cite Permissions Search Site Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll JournalsThis Journal Search Advanced Search Citation Maria I. Tsagkaraki, Michał Komorowski, Balazs Boda, Teodor Popa, Daniela Gega, Ioannis E. Nikolaou, Konstantinos P. Tsagarakis; An exploratory approach for evaluating the energy and personnel share of operation and maintenance costs for water utilities in selected emerging economies of Europe. Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua 1 August 2014; 63 (5): 368–378. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/aqua.2013.228 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex This study provides an analysis of specific performance indicators for water utilities in four countries, Albania, Hungary, Poland and Romania. The annual operational and staff cost indicators from records of the IBNET database have been analysed. Statistical analysis indicates significant differences between the fraction of energy and labour operational costs among the countries studied. Some statistically significant correlations of performance within financial indicators are also revealed. The results can provide input for more in-depth technical and economic analysis for water utilities. energy cost, financial performance, IBNET, labour cost, sustainability, water utilities This content is only available as a PDF. © IWA Publishing 2014 You do not currently have access to this content.