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[[Capital Expenditure (CapEx)|Capital Expenditure (CapEx)]] is the costs of providing a water or sanitation service to users where there was no service before; or of substantially increasing the level of services received by users. It includes the capital invested in the first time construction of water and sanitation systems such as concrete structures, wells, pumps, pipes or toilets prior to implementation of the service. Capital expenditure can also include expenditures to improve or expand existing water or sanitation systems.

[[Operational and Minor Maintenance Expenditure (OpEx)|Operations and minor maintenance expenditure (OpEx)]] covers the costs for operating and maintaining water and sanitation systems such as labour, fuel, electricity, chemicals, cleaning products for latrines etc.