Project Details

Location: San Jose, Costa Rica
Duration:
Client: Banco Centroamericano de Integración Económica (BCIE) Consta Rica
Budget: 20,000 €
Financier: KfW

Info: Development of the national Non-Revenue Water (NRW) Program in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica: Preparation of NRW Programme for the capital San Jose

MACS was contracted to be involved in the KfW and BCIE (Central American Bank for Economic Integration) assisted development of the national Non-Revenue Water (NRW) Program in Costa Rica, focusing the Greater Metropolitan Area of the capital San José and all other areas under operation of the national water utility Instituto Costarricense de Aceducdos y Alcantarillados (AyA).

The focus is put on an institution wide integrated approach to reduce and control Non-Revenue Water. AyA Management Board and technical and commercial operational units are very active to establish the Program soon

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Matthias Hitzel

Managing Director

+49 69 943188-13

matthias.hitzel@macsonline.de

Matthias Hitzel

Managing Director

+49 69 943188-13

matthias.hitzel@macsonline.de

Management, Chief of Operations

Matthias has a degree in agricultural science and postgraduate honors in rural development and more than 20 years of professional experience in international development projects. At MACS he developed into a prolific Project Manager and Institutional Expert as well as Team Leader who played a major role during the very successful rehabilitation program for water and sanitation in Batumi (Georgia).

In the field of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Matthias has developed a profile for himself and MACS through his work of coordinating the finance division for energy projects in the framework of the Green for Growth Fund (GGF), which has earned a reputation as one of the leading EE/RE funds today.

As one of the Partners and Managing Directors of MACS, Matthias is responsible for operations and financial management at MACS.