Competitive advantages

The Rosvodokanal Group's main competitive advantages are:

1. High competence in water and sewage services. The company has been active in the water-supply and wastewater-disposal market since 1949. The company's unique experience of fifty plus years, state-of-the-art technologies and technical solutions implemented make it possible to achieve a considerable improvement in the performance of the group's members. For example, during the 3 years of managing Orenburg Vodokanal there has been achieved a 6-fold reduction in the accident rate. The consumption of electric power is down 17%, the cost of services is down 22%.
2. Strong market position. The Rosvodokanal Group is a market leader in terms of population serviced. The Group also leads in terms of total annual sales of utilities under management. These factors give rise to synergies, among other things, bringing down business costs as a result of economies of scale.
3. In-house engineering and constructing companies. Besides generating extra income, this capability goes a long way towards boosting the Group's regional expansion and growth. By providing engineering and construction services to municipal water and sewage utilities, Rosvodokanal gets a chance to showcase its outstanding competence in the operation and modernization of WSU infrastructure and to win recognition with local authorities.
4. Highly skilled workforce. Despite severe shortages of skilled workforce in water and sewage services, the company has succeeded in putting together a team of professionals capable of handling whatever problems may face the Group members and providing relevant services to third-party water and sewage utilities.