Thailand Water Report 2015

BMI Industry View

SWOT

Water

Political

Economic

Operational Risk

Industry Forecast

Production

Table: Total Water Production

Table: Water Production by Source

Non Revenue Water

Table: Non Revenue Water

Water Distribution

Table: Water Distribution

Domestic Consumption

Table: Domestic Consumption

Non Domestic Consumption

Table: Mains Non Domestic Consumption

Table: Non Mains Non Domestic Consumption

Sanitation

Table: Wastewater Treatment

Industry Risk/Reward Index

Thailand Risk/Reward Index

Table: Asia Water Risk/Reward Index

Rewards

Risks

Market Overview

Services Market Overview

Water Management

Revenues and Tariffs

Table: Water Tariffs

Water Infrastructure Market Overview

Competitive Landscape

Ministry Of Natural Resources And Environment

Ministry Of Agriculture And Cooperatives

Pollution Control Department

Water And Flood Management Commission

Department Of Water Resources

Thai Tap Water Supply Public Company

Eastern Water Resources Development And Management Public Company

Private Water Companies

Global Industry Overview

Demographic Forecast

Table: Population Headline Indicators (Thailand 1990-2025)

Table: Key Population Ratios (Thailand 1990-2025)

Table: Urban/Rural Population & Life Expectancy (Thailand 1990-2025)

Table: Population By Age Group (Thailand 1990-2025)

Table: Population By Age Group % (Thailand 1990-2025)

Methodology

Industry Forecast Methodology

Sources

Risk/Reward Index Methodology

Table: Water Risk/Reward Index Indicators

Table: Weighting Of Indicators

Thailand Water Report 2015

BMI View: With the continued stalling of the project pipeline and the persistent risk of both drought andflood damage, in conjunction with high losses and limited sanitation facilities, we view the Thai watersector as offering minimal opportunities and high risks to both services and infrastructure companies. Therecent announcement that some urgently needed works are to be restarted is a positive step; however, westill anticipate delays and cancellations.

The beginning of the dry season in Thailand may result in severe water shortages in 31 provinces in 2015.

Parts of eight provinces have already been declared drought disaster areas, according to Department ofGroundwater Resources Director General Praneet Roibang. The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives(MOAC) has taken several steps to mitigate the situation, such as requesting farmers to decrease secondcroprice planting in certain areas, employing 32,562 drought-affected farmers to work on state projects andencouraging the planting of alternative crops. The interior ministry has allocated THB1.4bn (USD42.91mn)for the dredging of canals and development of water sources to manage water scarcity. Meanwhile, thecabinet approved a USD240mn budget to alleviate drought in the country. This is an increase on theprevious allocation and should prove advantageous to both services companies and infrastructure groups.