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SRM Casablanca-Settat is now the new manager of public services for the distribution of drinking water, electricity and liquid sanitation throughout the region.
The creation of this new structure is part of the reform of the distribution sector, as well as the process of implementing advanced regionalization. She marks thus “a turning point in the management of public services“, specifies the SRM in a press release issued on the occasion of the launch of its activities.
The new management model adopted is based on a regional structure.financially viable capable of financing significant investments” to meet the growing needs of the region. The objective is also “to improve the quality of service and technical performance and to achieve the economic efficiency of public services”, continues the same source.
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SRM Casablanca-Settat is a public limited company created under Law No. 83-21 relating to regional multi-service companies (published in BO No. 7213 of July 17, 2023), with the aim of “generalizing access to essential services and to guarantee the continuity of public service throughout the Casablanca-Settat Region.
Its main mission is to manage the distribution of drinking water and electricity and liquid sanitation throughout the region, while taking into account the principles of public services, in particular “continuity, adaptability as well as equality between users“. This mission was entrusted to him for a period of 30 ansas part of a management contract, with the Casablanca-Settat Local Authorities Group for distribution.
The capital of SRM Casablanca-Settat amounts to 200 million DH, distributed between the State (25%), the Casablanca-Settat grouping of local authorities for distribution (40%), the Casablanca-Settat Region (10%) and the National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (25%).
Serving more than 7 million residents
SRM Casablanca-Settat operates throughout the territory of the Casablanca-Settat Region, namely the two prefectures of Casablanca and Mohammedia and the seven provinces of Nouaceur, Médiouna, El Jadida, Sidi Bennour, Settat, Berrechid and Benslimane. It manages drinking water, electricity and liquid sanitation distribution services for more than 7 million residents.
The main objective of the Casablanca-Settat SRM is to pool the resources and expertise of previous operators to put them at the service of a rapidly expanding region, in order to “guarantee each citizen a quality service, while ensuring a optimal and sustainable management of resources”, underlines the SRM press release.
SRM Casablanca-Settat undertakes to “implement an ambitious forecast investment program of more than 60 billion DH over the period 2024-2054″. This program aims, among other things, to “rehabilitate, strengthen and extend the drinking water, electricity and liquid sanitation distribution networks, in order to meet the growing needs of the region, while ensuring the preservation of resources.
“A strong commitment to citizens”
The launch of the Casablanca-Settat SRM represents a direct response to the expectations of the region’s citizens. “Thanks to centralized, harmonious and equitable management, the new structure aims to eliminate overlapping interventions between the old operators, thus ensuring efficiency and optimization of investment and operating expenses.”
This is how the Casablanca-Settat SRM aims to “reduce territorial disparities, particularly between urban and rural areas”, and this, through “the generalization of access to water, electricity and water services. “liquid sanitation across the entire region, allowing territorial and multi-service equalization”.
Quoted in the launch press release, Youssef Ettazi, general director of SRM Casablanca-Settat, declared in this regard: “I would first like to express my great pride in ensuring from this historic date the management of the new SRM Casablanca-Settat Our public service mission is clear: to ensure quality essential services on a daily basis to citizens and economic operators in the largest economic region of the Kingdom, to offer each citizen equitable access to vital services, while ensuring sustainable management of resources.
And added: “The challenges are numerous. We must anticipate and respond to the growing expectations of the inhabitants of a rapidly expanding region, while taking into account the challenges of sustainable development and the scarcity of resources. Our teams are mobilized to build a solid and efficient company, serving the improvement of the living environment of our fellow citizens and the sustainable development of our region. Our ambition is to make our SRM a model of operational excellence.
The protocol for terminating Lydec’s delegated management contract was adopted on September 12 by the Casablanca-Settat Local Authorities Group for Distribution, during an extraordinary session chaired by Nabila Rmili.
Although many changes will be made to the visual identity (logo, signs, header of official documents such as invoices), however, no changes are planned at this stage for consumers.
The SRM management contract stipulates that it is required to apply, for the distribution of drinking water, electricity and liquid sanitation, the prices previously implemented by distribution operators in their respective areas upon entry into force of said contract.
The SRM is therefore required to continue to apply the tariff structure which includes several tariffs depending on use and consumption. No modification may be made except at the initiative of the competent authorities.
In Casablanca-Settat, the final preparations are underway for the entry into service of the SRM
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September 30, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.
Modified September 30, 2024 at 6:06 p.m.
