2022 Utilities’ Ranking

2022 Utilities’ Ranking

For the third year, Defining Future Options published the “2022 Utilities’ Ranking”, which aggregates all the performance indicators in use by the Portuguese Regulator, ERSAR, and ranks the utilities in terms of Quality, Price and Quality-Price ratio.   Download...

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The Final Evaluation of PENSAAR 2020

The Final Evaluation of PENSAAR 2020

The Final Evaluation of PENSAAR 2020 (in Portuguese) is an article published by the prestigious Portuguese Water Utilities’ Association (APDA), about the results obtained with the 2020 Water Supply and Sanitation National Strategy Plan. It presents the overall...

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2021 Utilities’ Ranking

2021 Utilities’ Ranking

For the second consecutive year, Defining Future Options published the “2021 Utilities’ Ranking”, which aggregates all the performance indicators published by the Portuguese Regulator, ERSAR, and ranks the utilities in terms of Quality, Price and Quality-Price ratio....

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Are we on the path to sustainability?

Are we on the path to sustainability?

Are we on the path to sustainability?”, (in Portuguese) is an article published by the prestigious Portuguese Water Utilities’ Association (APDA), about subsidies, tariff adjustment, inflation, and the conditions to promote Utilities’ sustainability.   Download...

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Portuguese Ranking – Water&Wastewater Utilities

Portuguese Ranking – Water&Wastewater Utilities

“Portuguese Ranking – Water&Wastewater Utilities”, developed by Defining Future Options, aggregates all the performance indicators published by ERSAR and presents the ranking of the Portuguese Utilities in terms of Quality, Price and in the Quality-Price ratio.

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A água e os rios no futuro

A água e os rios no futuro

“The water and the rivers in the Future” (written in Portuguese) is a book published by the national water council, CNA – Conselho Nacional da Água, that compiles the visions of numerous Counselors in a wide range of water resources’ aspects. The book aims to sustain future public policies about water in Portugal.

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The Importance of Seeing Ahead

The Importance of Seeing Ahead

“The importance of seeing ahead” (in Portuguese) is an opinion article about the role of on-time information and the need of decision making supporting tools, such as Business Plans.

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Ambition of the Government guidelines

Ambition of the Government guidelines

The “Ambition of the Government guidelines” (in Portuguese) is an opinion article about what is necessary to face successfully the structural and contextual challenges that the Portuguese water sector is facing.

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Corporate Presentation

Corporate Presentation

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.

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Better Governance for Sustainable PPP Development

Better Governance for Sustainable PPP Development

In the 3rd China PPP Forum, under the theme “Better Governance for Sustainable PPP Development”, Diogo Faria de Oliveira spoked about “PPP in water and sanitation – How can they contribute to Sustainable Development Goals”, with the objective of presenting: (1) The Water and Sanitation International Framework; (2) The Role of PPPs as a tool For Society; (3) Creating the conditions to attract funding, and also presenting; (4) the UNECE affiliate International Specialist Centre Of Excellence on PPP in Water and Sanitation.

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Workshop Water Security in Bulgaria

Workshop Water Security in Bulgaria

Water and Sanitation Sector in Portugal (written in English) is a short presentation about the water and sanitation reforms in the past 25 years, the results of such reforms and lessons from the Portuguese experience.

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O Justo e o Pecador

O Justo e o Pecador

In Portugal, there are 754 thousand households that are not connected to public water distribution networks, although these networks are available. “The Just and the Sinner” (written in Portuguese) is an opinion article about facts and consequences of “to be, or not to be, connected”

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Opinion Articles

Opinion Articles

Opinion Articles - Água & Ambiente - Dez2013 a Mar2015 Diogo Faria de Oliveira’s opinion articles (written in Portuguese) is a compilation of monthly articles published in Água & Ambiente site (ambienteonline.pt) when Diogo was President of the Association of...

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Newspaper Articles

Newspaper Articles

Diogo Faria de Oliveira’s newspaper articles (written in Portuguese) is a compilation of several articles published in newspaper and magazines between 2010 and 2015.

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PPP: Vantagens e Desvantagens

PPP: Vantagens e Desvantagens

“PPP: advantages and disadvantages” (written in Portuguese) is an article about the advantages and disadvantages of Public-Private Partnerships in the Water Sector.

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“Direito da Água”

“Direito da Água”

“Direito da Água”, Instituto de Ciências Jurídico-Políticas, Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa / ERSAR, 2012 “Water Law” (written in Portuguese), is a technical book published by the National Regulator, ERSAR, and the law university “Instituto de Ciências...

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Véu da Ignorância do Sector da Água

Véu da Ignorância do Sector da Água

Véu da Ignorância do Sector da Água – APDA, Fevereiro 2013 The “Veil of Ignorance of the Water Sector” (written in Portuguese) is a presentation based upon John Rawls’ theory and adapted to the Water Sector in Portugal. The "Veil of Ignorance of the Water Sector" is a...

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Long Term Water PPP Contracts

Long Term Water PPP Contracts

Long Term Water PPP Contracts - Portugal the experience of Aquapor – UNECE, October 2014 “Long Term Water PPP Contracts - Portugal the experience of Aquapor” (written in English) is a speech held for the occasion of the International Conference “Public–Private...

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