Acueductos Y Alcantarillados Cr Oficial

Name

Acueductos Y Alcantarillados Cr Oficial

Legal name

Acueductos Y Alcantarillados Cr Oficial

Website

https://aya.go.cr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AyA (Instituto Costarricense de Acueductos y Alcantarillados) is the Costa Rican state entity founded in 1961 responsible for the public supply of drinking water and management of sewerage services for Costa Rican citizens and residents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water and Sewerage Utilities

NAICS

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

SIC

Water Supply (4941), Sanitary Services (4950), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900)

akta.pro primary industry

Water Supply & Wastewater Utilities Administration (BPAIACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Water Quality Monitoring, Compliance & Reporting (Sampling, Lab, Regulatory) (EUANAAAG), Municipal Wastewater Collection (Sewer Networks) (BPALAMAA), Water Resources Administration (Watersheds, Rivers, Groundwater) (BPAIAMAE)

Keywords

• Water supply services
• Sewerage services
• Wastewater management
• Public water utility
• Drinking water distribution

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Core offering

AyA (Instituto Costarricense de Acueductos y Alcantarillados) is Costa Rica's national water and sewerage utility responsible for the supply of drinking water and the collection and treatment of sewage/wastewater. The organization operates as the official government entity providing water and sanitation services to residents and businesses throughout Costa Rica.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Drinking Water Supply
• Sewerage and Wastewater Management

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Broad incumbents

• Suez Groupe: Suez is a global environmental services and water utility operator with municipal water concessions across multiple geographies. Comparable to AyA in the water and wastewater services domain, though operating as a broad global incumbent rather than a national monopoly.
• Veolia Environnement: Veolia operates water and wastewater services globally, including concession and operations contracts with municipal authorities in Latin America. Comparable to AyA as a major water and wastewater operator that engages with public-sector counterparts across the region, though operating at vastly greater scale and with private ownership.
• American Water Works: American Water is the largest publicly traded US water and wastewater utility, serving millions of customers across multiple states under regulated rate structures. Comparable to AyA in regulated water utility operations, though with private ownership and a much more developed regulatory framework.

Direct peers

• Instituto de Acueductos y Alcantarillados Nacionales (IDAAN): IDAAN is Panama's national water and sewerage authority, operating as a government entity responsible for potable water supply and wastewater services across the country. Directly comparable to AyA in mandate, institutional structure, and Central American operating context.
• Sedapal: Sedapal is Peru's state water and sewerage utility serving Lima and surrounding areas. Comparable to AyA as a Latin American public-sector water and sewerage operator providing essential services to a major population base under government oversight.
• SABESP: SABESP is São Paulo state's water and sewage utility, serving tens of millions of residents in Brazil with drinking water and wastewater services. It is the closest comparable to AyA in terms of being a large Latin American state-level water and sewerage monopoly with a public-interest mandate.
• Manila Water Company: Manila Water provides potable water, used water, and environmental services to the east zone of Metro Manila under a concession structure. Comparable to AyA in operating a large-scale water and sewerage franchise in a developing economy with public-sector origins.
• Agua y Saneamientos Argentinos (AySA): AySA is Argentina's national water and sanitation concessionaire, providing potable water and sewerage services across the Buenos Aires metropolitan area. Comparable to AyA as a government-linked water and sewerage operator in a Latin American middle-income economy.
• Servicio de Aguas de Guatemala (EMPAGUA): EMPAGUA is the municipal water utility of Guatemala City, providing potable water and sewerage services under municipal authority. Comparable to AyA as a Central American public water and sewerage operator serving a major metropolitan population base.
• EPM Aguas (Empresas Públicas de Medellín): EPM's water and sanitation subsidiary operates potable water and wastewater services for multiple municipalities in Colombia under a multi-utility municipal model. Comparable to AyA as a large Latin American public-sector water and sewerage operator with multi-jurisdictional reach.

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