Belize Water Services

What Belize Water Services does

Belize Water Services Limited (BWS) is a regulated national water and sewerage utility that was vested with the assets and liabilities of the former Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA). The company provides potable water supply to all major towns and cities across Belize and operates sewerage systems in three municipalities: Belmopan, Belize City, and San Pedro Town. Its core products are water treatment (purifying raw water from natural sources for consumption), wastewater treatment (operation and maintenance of sewerage infrastructure), water supply and distribution, and customer billing and metering supported by an online customer portal at bws.epayub.com.

BWS serves two primary customer segments, residential and business, differentiated by use case (meter connections, bill payment, account management, and service applications) but served through a common utility platform. The company distributes service through ten physical offices nationwide, an online customer portal, partner-bank online payment integration, and third-party collection agents, with marketing engagement via Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

The business model is a regulated utility: rates are approved by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), structured as usage-based and location- and service-dependent, billed monthly. BWS has issued Series 2 Debentures as a debt-financing instrument and publishes annual reports dating back to at least 2010-2011, indicating a formally governed entity with structured capital management and active tariff review processes (2020 and 2022). Operations are organized around water treatment facilities, sewerage networks in three municipalities, and a national office footprint.

Name

Belize Water Services

Legal name

Belize Water Services Limited

Website

https://bws.bz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Belize Water Services Limited is the regulated national water and sewerage utility of Belize, providing potable water supply, water treatment, and wastewater services to residential and business customers across all major towns and cities under Public Utilities Commission oversight.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water Utilities

NAICS

Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (22131), Sewage Treatment Facilities (22132), Utilities (221)

SIC

Water Supply (4941), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900)

akta.pro primary industry

Customer Metering, Billing & Retail Water Services (EUANAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Customer Billing & Revenue Management (rate configuration, billing, adjustments, revenue assurance) (EUANAIAC), Water Supply & Wastewater Utilities Administration (BPAIACAG)

Keywords

• Potable water supply
• Wastewater treatment
• Sewerage services
• Utility billing
• Water distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Belize City

HQ country

Belize

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Supply Chain, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Belize Water Services treats raw water and distributes potable water to all major towns and cities in Belize, and operates and maintains sewerage systems in three municipalities (Belmopan, Belize City, and San Pedro Town). The company provides customer metering, monthly billing, and account management services through 10 physical offices and an online customer portal, with payment collection via banks and authorized collection agents.

Product overview

Belize Water Services is a water utility company that operates as a single unified service offering water treatment, wastewater treatment, and water distribution. The core products include water treatment (purifying water for consumption), wastewater treatment (operating sewerage systems in Belmopan, Belize City, and San Pedro Town), and water supply to major towns and cities. Supporting services include customer billing and metering managed through the online customer portal. The company is regulated by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) for rates and service standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Water Treatment Treatment of raw water to produce potable water that is distributed through BWS's network to all major towns and cities in Belize. Serves residential and business customers as the foundational utility service.
• Water Supply and Distribution Distribution of treated potable water through BWS's pipeline network to residential and business customers across Belize's major towns and cities, billed monthly on a usage-based, PUC-approved tariff that varies by location and service type.
• Wastewater Treatment and Sewerage Services Operation and maintenance of sewerage collection and wastewater treatment systems in three municipalities of Belize (Belmopan, Belize City, and San Pedro Town). Serves residential and business customers connected to the sewer network in those locations.
• Customer Billing and Account Management Customer metering, monthly usage-based billing, and account management services for residential and business water and sewerage customers. Delivered through 10 BWS offices, the online portal at bws.epayub.com, and payments accepted via banks and authorized collection agents.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. Caribbean-focused water utility providing desalination and bulk water services to multiple island nations. Comparable to BWS in same geography, with overlap in bulk water treatment and regulated utility operations.
• National Water Commission (Jamaica): State-owned water and wastewater utility serving Jamaica. Closest comparable to BWS in terms of being a national Caribbean utility with regulated tariffs and combined water/sewerage responsibilities.
• National Water and Sewerage Authority (Antigua): National water utility for Antigua and Barbuda. Comparable to BWS as a small-island Caribbean regulated water utility with limited service territory and similar customer mix.
• Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA Trinidad): National water and sewerage utility of Trinidad and Tobago. Directly comparable as a Caribbean national utility operating water treatment, distribution, and wastewater services under regulatory oversight.
• Water and Sewerage Corporation (Bahamas): National water and wastewater utility of the Bahamas. Comparable as a small-state Caribbean regulated utility with exposure to similar climate and tourism-driven demand patterns.

Broad incumbents

• SJW Group: US water utility with regulated and non-regulated operations. Comparable to BWS in business model of regulated potable water delivery, scaling up relevant peer benchmarks.
• Severn Trent Plc: UK-listed regulated water and wastewater utility. Comparable to BWS as a vertically integrated water and wastewater operator under regulatory oversight, though at much larger scale.
• Aqua America (Essential Utilities subsidiary): US regulated water and wastewater utility. Comparable to BWS as a regulated water and wastewater operator with multiple operating regions and PUC-style oversight.
• American Water Works Company: Largest US-listed water and wastewater utility. Comparable as a regulated water/wastewater operator but at vastly greater scale, serving as a benchmark for utility economics and rate-base models.
• Essential Utilities Inc. US water and natural gas utility with regulated water operations across multiple states. Comparable to BWS in regulated water/wastewater delivery model and rate-base investment approach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/belizewater
• Facebookfacebook.com/BelizeWaterServices
• Instagraminstagram.com/belize.water.services
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/belize-water-services-ltd-

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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