1. Water in Denmark
From no economic regulation to regulation with benchmarking
Tone Madsen – Head of Danish Water Regulator Authority

2. The Danish water sector
123 water companies
111 waste water companies
Monopolies
Ownership
Mix of municipally and privately owned companies
Corporatization in 2009

3. The economic regulation of water
1st Water Sector Act in 2009
Regulator established in 2010
Revenue caps since 2011
Efficiency requirements
Benchmarking
Quality and security of supply

4. How was regulation introduced?
Focus on efficiency
Benchmarking (DEA) in 2003
Comparative analysis of infrastructure sectors 2005
Productivity analyses
Communication
Data transparency

5. The results - so far
1,9 billion DKK in efficiency requirements (300 million USD)
Lower costs
Reduced investment backlog
Stable prices
Accountancy methods
Accountability

6. What will the future bring?
New benchmarking model and larger focus on environmental data
Focus on investments
Focus on mergers and take- overs
New role for comsumers?

7. Who are we?

9. Thank you
Tone Madsen