Planning of Water and Electricity Network Services in the Town of Tanout in Niger

Kailou Djibo Abdou; Adamou Abdoulaye; Abdou Harou

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Planning of Water and Electricity Network Services in the Town of Tanout in Niger

Kailou Djibo Abdou, Adamou Abdoulaye, Abdou Harou

Published in Urban and Regional Planning (Volume 7, Issue 4)

Received: 13 July 2022 Accepted: 9 October 2022 Published: 24 October 2022

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This article analyzes the planning of drinking water and electricity network services in the town of Tanout in Niger. This Town is facing a problem of water and electricity supply despite the avaibility of significant water and energy resources. The aim of this paper is to understand the determinants of the water and energy insecurity in the town of Tanout. The argument is based on a collection of data from interviews with stakeholders in the urban governance of water and electricity services. The survey has involved 148 households in the city in order to get quantitative data on supplying network services. The results show that conventional services of drinking water and electricity could not follow the development of the town of Tanout. As a result, only 26% of the households have private connections to water network and 40% to the electricity network. The majority of the households have access to water and electricity network services of Tanout through alternative off-grid options by water vendors called "Ga-rua", solar panels and generators at a relatively high cost and often at risk. This water and energy insecurity is explained by a deficit of territorial intelligence, according to the stakeholders of the urban governance of Tanout.

Published in	Urban and Regional Planning (Volume 7, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.urp.20220704.11
Page(s)	141-149
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Planning, Network Services, Water and Electricity, City of Tanout, Niger

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Kailou Djibo Abdou, Adamou Abdoulaye, Abdou Harou. (2022). Planning of Water and Electricity Network Services in the Town of Tanout in Niger. Urban and Regional Planning, 7(4), 141-149. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.urp.20220704.11

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Kailou Djibo Abdou; Adamou Abdoulaye; Abdou Harou. Planning of Water and Electricity Network Services in the Town of Tanout in Niger. Urban Reg. Plan. 2022, 7(4), 141-149. doi: 10.11648/j.urp.20220704.11

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Kailou Djibo Abdou, Adamou Abdoulaye, Abdou Harou. Planning of Water and Electricity Network Services in the Town of Tanout in Niger. Urban Reg Plan. 2022;7(4):141-149. doi: 10.11648/j.urp.20220704.11

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Kailou Djibo Abdou

Department of Regional Planning and Urbanism, André Salifou University, Zinder, Niger
Adamou Abdoulaye

Department of Regional Planning and Urbanism, André Salifou University, Zinder, Niger
Abdou Harou

Department of Geography, André Salifou University, Zinder, Niger

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Kailou Djibo Abdou, Adamou Abdoulaye, Abdou Harou. Planning of Water and Electricity Network Services in the Town of Tanout in Niger. Urban Reg Plan. 2022;7(4):141-149. doi: 10.11648/j.urp.20220704.11

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