WSS Providers Data
Nwasco has licensed 11 Commercial Utilities and 4 Private Schemes.
| Commercial Utility | Abbreviation | Start of Operations | No. of Towns/ Centres Serviced | Total Population in Commercial Utility | No. of Connections | No. of Staff |
| Chambeshi Water and Sanitation Company | CHWSC | 2018 | 15 | 520,638 | 276,081 | 56 |
| Eastern Water and Sanitation Company | EWSC | 2018 | 10 | 341,838 | 212,120 | 11 |
| Kafubu Water and Sanitation Company | KWSC | 2018 | 4 | 766,853 | 503,687 | 16 |
| Luapula Water Supply and Sanitation Company | LPWSC | 2018 | 7 | 261,814 | 99,359 | 7 |
| Lukanga Water and Sanitation Company | LGWSC | 2018 | 12 | 447,201 | 241,525 | 5 |
| Lusaka Water and Sanitation Company | LWSC | 2018 | 6 | 2,664,778 | 1,030,167 | 7 |
| Mulonga Water and Sanitation Company | MWSC | 2018 | 3 | 541,988 | 513,877 | 8 |
| Nkana Water and Sanitation Company | NWSC | 2018 | 3 | 779,030 | 575,047 | 24 |
| North Western Water and Sanitation Company | NWWSC | 2018 | 13 | 343,272 | 159,389 | 13 |
| Southern Water and Sanitation Company | SWSC | 2018 | 23 | 496,827 | 549,104 | 13 |
| Western Water and Sanitation Company | WWSC | 2018 | 18 | 270,093 | 107,636 | 1 |
National Urban Water and Sanitation Coverage
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Urban Population | 8,370,350 | 8,696,178 | 9,502,609 |
| Total Urban Population Served with Water | 7,208,347 | 7,038,498 | 7,440,698 |
| Total Urban Population Served with Sewerage | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| National Urban Water Coverage | 86.12 % | 80.94 % | 78.30 % |
| National Urban Sanitation Coverage | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
Total Connections
| Commercial Utility | Total Domestic 2024 | Total Non-Domestic 2024 | Total Connections 2024 |
Total Connections 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHWSC | 44,065 | 609,301 | 46,429 | 1,625 |
| EWSC | 27,192 | 399,666 | 30,049 | 0 |
| KWSC | 65,318 | 848,493 | 68,348 | 3,088 |
| LPWSC | 16,736 | 335,548 | 17,600 | 928 |
| LGWSC | 30,540 | 588,707 | 32,534 | 2,022 |
| LWSC | 130,779 | 3,003,735 | 146,159 | 10,452 |
| MWSC | 58,570 | 672,160 | 62,691 | 4,186 |
| NWSC | 70,697 | 806,922 | 74,471 | 3,385 |
| NWWSC | 19,973 | 530,817 | 21,404 | 1,530 |
| SWSC | 70,088 | 618,655 | 73,617 | 3,571 |
| WWSC | 10,208 | 282,174 | 11,522 | 1,400 |
| Commercial Utility | Total Population 2024 | Population Served 2024 |
Proportion of Population Serviced by Household Connections 2024 | Proportion of Population Serviced by Public Standposts & Kiosks 2024 |
Total Population 2025 |
Population Served 2025 |
Proportion of Population Serviced by Household Connections 2025 | Proportion of Population Serviced by Public Standposts & Kiosks 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chambeshi Water and Sanitation Company | 609,301 | 454,217 | 56 % | 44 % | 706,581 | 379,264 | 46 % | 8 % |
| Eastern Water and Sanitation Company | 399,666 | 362,605 | 48 % | 4 % | 480,316 | 405,316 | 45 % | 10 % |
| Kafubu Water and Sanitation Company | 848,493 | 615,234 | 70 % | 30 % | 1,009,419 | 747,539 | 70,000 % | 30 % |
| Luapula Water Supply and Sanitation Company | 335,548 | 177,290 | 48 % | 4 % | 393,636 | 189,757 | 45 % | 10 % |
| Lukanga Water and Sanitation Company | 588,707 | 477,123 | 30 % | 10 % | 661,627 | 556,396 | 29 % | 13 % |
| Lusaka Water and Sanitation Company | 3,003,735 | 2,558,090 | 33 % | 1 % | 3,073,812 | 2,599,740 | 33 % | 1 % |
| Mulonga Water and Sanitation Company | 672,160 | 574,753 | 65 % | 35 % | 624,463 | 592,268 | 72 % | 28 % |
| Nkana Water and Sanitation Company | 806,922 | 767,243 | 70 % | 30 % | 878,543 | 809,028 | 67 % | 33 % |
| North Western Water and Sanitation Company | 530,817 | 376,723 | 24 % | 4 % | 649,033 | 415,044 | 20 % | 0 % |
| Southern Water and Sanitation Company | 618,655 | 589,651 | 84 % | 16 % | 708,542 | 630,859 | 78 % | 22 % |
| Western Water and Sanitation Company | 282,174 | 85,569 | 27 % | 19 % | 316,637 | 115,488 | 33 % | 1 % |
| 11 CUs | 8,696,178 | 7,038,498 | 63 % | 37 % | 9,502,609 | 7,440,698 | 64 % | 36 % |
| Commercial Utility | Total Sewer Connections 2024 | Total Sewer Connections 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Chambeshi Water and Sanitation Company | 4 | 4 |
| Eastern Water and Sanitation Company | 7 | 7 |
| Kafubu Water and Sanitation Company | 53 | 57 |
| Luapula Water Supply and Sanitation Company | 54 | 58 |
| Lukanga Water and Sanitation Company | 67 | 71 |
| Lusaka Water and Sanitation Company | 114 | 118 |
| Mulonga Water and Sanitation Company | 170 | 174 |
| Nkana Water and Sanitation Company | 218 | 224 |
| North Western Water and Sanitation Company | 907 | 979 |
| Southern Water and Sanitation Company | 922 | 994 |
| Western Water and Sanitation Company | 1028 | 1079 |
| Total | 1079 | 9502609 |