Financial & Operational Performance of Safe Water Enterprises in India

This report analyzes the various Safe Water Enterprises (SWEs), or “Water ATMs”, operating models and their financial performance. It was developed under the Sustainable Enterprises for Water And Health (SEWAH) Project, a collaboration between Safe Water Network and USAID to increase affordable and sustainable access to safely managed drinking water, along with India’s Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. The report is based on the actual performance data, presenting an analysis of over 7,000 Water ATMs set up by SWE implementing partners across more than 20 Indian states over the last two decades. The report also captures the financial and operating performance of SWEs set up by state governments.