Project Details

Location: Teresina, Brazil
Duration:
Client: State of Piauí
Budget: 2,100,000 €
Financier: KfW

Info: A number of activities were carried out, such as the creation and training of user groups as well as the definition of legal structure, financial model and organizational structure.

Brazil: Health and Basic Sanitation Programme Piauí – Technical Assistance and Capacity Building

From 2001 until 2016, MACS was involved in the creation of a regional water supply utility based on an association of local user groups and representatives of municipalities in the interior of Piauí (Picos Region). The model is based on a concept of self-administration and self-sustainability through the foundation of the Sistema Integrado de Saneamento Rural do Piauí (SISAR/PI). The activities of SISAR comprise the operation, maintenance and administration of the sub-systems that compose the regional water supply system.

In the framework of this contract, a number of activities were carried out, such as the creation and training of user groups as well as the definition of legal structure, financial model and organizational structure. Moreover, the recruiting and training of technical /administrative staff, operators and members of councils was supported, as was the definition of maintenance requirements, work flow and procedures. MACS also assisted the implementation of proper MIS features and the tailored customer administration software. In parallel to the above described measures, public awareness campaigns were started to improve customer orientation and quick appraisals were undertaken to evaluate changes in management of customer behavior.

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Dr. Thomas Schiller

Managing Director

+49 69 943188-10

thomas.schiller@macsonline.de

Dr. Thomas Schiller

Managing Director

+49 69 943188-10

thomas.schiller@macsonline.de

Management, Strategic Development

Based on his career as financial consultant and development banker, Thomas thought consulting and management services in the utility sectors should integrate economists and engineers as well as social scientists in a core team of permanent international staff for sustainable solutions. Thus MACS was born.

His experience in micro- and macro-economic policy analysis as well as detailed sector assessments in the fields of Finance, Water and Energy makes Thomas an expert in developing comprehensive finance strategies for network utilities including building the institutional and policy framework around it.

As one of the Partners and Managing Directors of MACS he is responsible for strategic development and controlling.