The ruling did, however, pressure public water company PAM Jaya into an ‘internal restructure’ of existing contracts.
Another reason is the privatisation of water services in Jakarta, which has created an imbalance of public and business interests.
History of privatisation The privatisation of water services in Jakarta began in 1991 under the Water Sector Adjustment project with a $92 million loan from the World Bank.
In addition, pipe installation concentrates on Jakarta’s middle to upper class residences.
Despite this, Indonesia used its most recent submission for the UN’s sustainable development targets to claim access to This isn’t totally without basis, as the proportion of poor and vulnerable groups accessing clean water in Indonesia has increased slightly from .
Public pressures and the Court’s decision Jakarta water problems have sparked the emergence of citizen’s movements, grouping together as the Coalition of Jakarta Residents Opposing Water Privatisation.
From profit to service With remunicipalisation now taking place, PAM Jaya and the government must shift their attention to a service-oriented rather than profit-driven water system, and retain control of Jakarta’s water sector.
Full ownership or control over the provision’s key operations is one option.
When it remunicipalised its water sector in 2010, the French city used remunicipalisation to strengthen its citizen engagement.
With strong community participation, the city is striving to create an egalitarian water management system.