Capital Investment Planning of Infrastructure Assets in the Water Sector

Pedro Aguiar Costa, Jaime Gabriel Silva (), Ligia B. Ramos (), Nuno Marques Almeida () and Ana S. Camanho ()
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Pedro Aguiar Costa: Universidade do Porto & INESC TEC
Jaime Gabriel Silva: Águas do Douro e Paiva (AdDP)
Ligia B. Ramos: Águas do Douro e Paiva (AdDP)
Nuno Marques Almeida: Universidade de Lisboa
Ana S. Camanho: Universidade do Porto & INESC TEC

A chapter in Sustainable Water Management and Irrigation Systems, 2025, pp 303-331 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract All companies have limited available capital to make investments in infrastructures. Consequently, it is imperative that investments are well funded to ensure proper asset functioning and high service standards at a manageable risk level and at the lowest possible cost. These dimensions are quantified through multiple financial and operational indicators. This chapter proposes a more pragmatic approach to the calculation of one of these indicators—the infrastructure value index (IVI), which is being tested in the Portuguese water sector. A revised formulation for the IVI is proposed and illustrated with an empirical case study consisting of water infrastructures managed by the Portuguese company Águas do Douro e Paiva (AdDP).

Keywords: Asset management; Water systems; Water infrastructure; Investment planning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-93587-9_13

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