About us

DEFINING FUTURE OPTIONS has a distinct offer: expertise that covers international political and strategical experience, public and private utilities’ management experience, and engineering and economical background in the Water Sector.

DEFINING FUTURE OPTIONS stands out for its level of seniority, its knowledge of the water sector, as well as its experience in management and strategic development and organization.

DEFINING FUTURE OPTIONS Executive Director and its consultants have extensive experience in project development in the water sector, having collaborated with Governments, Regulators, Municipalities, line agencies, major operators and managers worldwide.

DEFINING FUTURE OPTIONS Executive Director and its consultants have large experience in: conducting strategy and business plans; formulating base cases; conducting management, technical and commercial operations’ reforms; providing quality management for the implementation of investment programs and; improving network efficiency and quality of service.

DEFINING FUTURE OPTIONS Executive Director and its consultants have broad knowledge in Water Utilities’ Executive Management and in international Project Management, with outstanding skills.

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Albania

• Policy guidelines to support the government to develop new financing instruments to Regional Water Utilities under the Albania National Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Modernization Program (NWSSMP); World Bank; 2023
• Support to the Institutional Visit of Albania WSS Officials to Portugal; Danube Water Program, World Bank; 2018/2023
• Informing the Reform of the WSS Sector; World Bank; 2019-2020
–Review existing guideline for transfer of operating grants and PBG and recommendations
–Albania’s draft WSS sector national strategy and recommendations and draft sector Law
–Development of: a proposal of revised guideline
–High-level proposal for design of incentive packages and financing mechanisms
–Technical inputs to the design of the Government reform program
• Technical assistance to improve WSS utilities financial and operational performance; National Agency of Water Supply and Sewerage (AKUK); 2025-ongoing

Angola

• Support to Water Sector Reform in Angola Through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in Cabinda; Aurecom/CPCS (for World Bank); 2020
• Procurement and Financial Management of the project components related to the EIB parallel financing within WSIDP-2; ADPi (for EIB); 2022-2023
• Public Finance Analyses in the Health, Nutrition and WASH sectors; LBC (for UNICEF); 2022-2023
• Technical Assistance for Establishment of Seven Provincial Water and Sanitation Utilities (PWAS); MINEA/DNA (AfDB funding)

Botswana

• Economic & Financial Due Diligence of a Proposed PPP for a Wastewater Reuse Project; K&M Advisors (for IFC); 2020
–Develop the tariff structure of the project and determine the off-take charges that the public part would pay to the private operator

Caribbean

• Feasibility Study – Mutual for Caribbean Water Utilities to Insure Natural Disasters Risks; K&M Advisors (for IDB Invest); 2019
–Gather field data, review available insurance services, and define a methodological framework
–Define mutual assistance procedures among water utility companies and draft a feasibility report
–Business plan for the risk protection financial solution and in-person consultations with potential stakeholders

Indonesia

• Institutional Transformation of Water Supply in Indonesia - Case Study Bali Province; ADPi (for Ministry of Public Works and Housing of Indonesia); 2024
–Deep-dive PIR Assessment
–Scenarios for utilities aggregation in Bali
–The National Framework for WSS Sector Transformation

Lebanon

• Water Sanitation and Conservation (WSC) Project in Lebanon – Crisis Response Management Plan; DAI Global, LLC/ADPi (for USAID); 2022
–Ensure the operational diagnoses of the four Regional Water Establishments in their most critical technical aspects (production/distribution and financial), develop a medium-term emergency strategy plan to tackle urgent measures and lead the team of 8 experts

Moldova

• Support to the Institutional Visit of Moldova WSS Officials to Portugal; Danube Water Program, World Bank; 2023
• Program for Regionalization and Professionalization of Water Supply and Sanitation Services in Moldova; World Bank; 2024
–High Level Assessment of the non-licensed service providers in Moldova, analysing the obstacles the sector faces to license non-utility / supplementary service provider (SSP) and advise on next steps towards organizing the sector

Mozambique

For AURA, IP, Water and Sanitation Regulator:
• Tariff model study (structure and mechanism of cross subsidies for poor and sustainability of connections fees subsidy); Castalia; 2018-2020
• AURA’s Strategic and Sustainability Plan; KPMG; 2021
• Specialized Technical Assistance in the field of Regulation; ADPi; 2024
• Incentives and Sanctions Regime (RIS) for the Provision of Public Services of Water Supply and Sanitation; 2024-ongoing

For AIAS, Water and Sanitation Administration:
• Transaction Advisory Services for the Development of a PPP Model to Enable Private Participation in the Design, Build, Finance and Operation of Small Towns Water Supply Systems; Castalia/USAID (for AIAS); 2019-2020
• Small Towns Water Infrastructure Fund Feasibility Study; Castalia/Tetra-Tech/USAID WASH-FIN; 2021

For DNAAS, National Water Directorate:
• Public-Private Cooperation Strategy for Water Concession, Distribution and Collection; 2024
• Adjustment of the Regulatory Framework for the Rural Space Covering Water Supply and Sanitation and Decentralization Issues; 2025-ongoing

Peru

• Technical Assistance To Sedapal´s Investment Planning and Tariff Setting; K&M Advisors (for World Bank); 2019
–Sedapal’s Investment Planning and Tariff Review
–Water Utility Turnaround Framework assessment
–Regulatory and institutional framework for investment planning in the water sector assessment

Portugal

• 75+ Client Municipalities
• Aggregation of Municipal services into large regional Utilities
• Advisory to the Regulator, ERSAR
• Technical Assistance to Public Companies
• Establishing and reforming Public and Private Utilities
• Improve utilities operations
• Tariff setting

Romania

• Water and Sanitation Strategy; K&M Advisors (for World Bank); 2019-2020
–Update implementation plan and national monitoring, evaluation and reporting of UWWTD
–Outline draft of the National Strategy for the WSS Sector
–Contribution to the development of objectives, measures, targets and monitoring indicators
–Assess the situation of WSS regulation and provide the outline of an action plan for improvement
–Support the preparation of the Strategic Financial Plan by sharing information about how the requirements of the EU environmental directives have been financed in Portugal

Bulgaria

• Support to the Institutional Visit of Bulgaria WSS Officials to Portugal; Danube Water Program, World Bank; 2018

North Macedonia

• Support to the Institutional Visit of Macedonia WSS Officials to Portugal; Danube Water Program, World Bank; 2018

Pakistan

• Design of NRW Program and Metering System including Preparation of PB NRW Contracts for Karashi, Pakistan; Idrostudi (for Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation); 2024-ongoing

Montenegro

• Support to the Institutional Visit of Montenegro WSS Officials to Portugal; Danube Water Program, World Bank; 2018

Malawi

• Support to the Institutional Visit of Malawi WSS Officials to Portugal; World Bank; 2024

Croatia

• Support to the Institutional Visit of Croatia WSS Officials to Portugal; Danube Water Program, World Bank; 2023

European Union

• Internal Working Paper on Experiences with Social WSS Tariffs in EU Countries: Portugal, Spain, Italy, Malta, Greece, France, Belgium, and England and Wales; World Bank; 2021

Guinea-Bissau

• Financial Model of Mansoa and Oio Region Water Supply Systems; TESE (for European Union Program); 2025
–Two financial models for three water supply systems (WSS) - Mansôa, Encheia, and Sansabato (Oio Region)- managed through Mansoa’s Management Unit (UGAR) and Rural Management Unit (UGAR) respectively, to ensure their economic sustainability, operational efficiency, and transparency in management