Revenue Performance Diagnostic Study: Root Cause Analysis and Recovery Pathway for LWSCA

Adaa' Foundation for Consultancy and Studies is pleased to release its Revenue Performance Diagnostic Study for the Local Water and Sanitation Corporation Authority – Aden (LWSCA), commissioned to establish an evidence base for the utility's financial recovery. Drawing on 102 months of billing data, the diagnostic converts LWSCA's revenue crisis into a clear investment case: which parts are structural, and which are reversible through targeted action. It separates governmental non-payment and tariff-driven affordability stress from fixable operational failures — a rigid auto-suspension policy and collapsed field enforcement — and sequences four interventions capable of lifting collection efficiency from 33.9% to 46-49% within 18 months. Projected return: 43:1 on an estimated 20 million YER investment. For donors, it offers a transparent, monitorable case for capacity funding; for LWSCA leadership, a prioritized action plan; for the Ministry of Water & Environment, a replicable model for utility reform across Yemen.