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Railway Organizations
Europe, Central Asia, Middle East and North AfricaCommunity of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) – CER represents railway undertakings, infrastructure companies and vehicle leasing…
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Regulatory Authorities
AustraliaNational: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) - ACCC is the economic regulator for the national access regime established by the Competition and Consumer Act 2010. It…
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Track Access Agreements - Australia
Regulating third party access to privately operated infrastructure is often a key issue in rail PPPs, as this would have important implications for both the project itself and the broader economy. An…
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Track Access Agreements - European Union
Obligatory Provisions for Track Access Agreements in the EUThe following provisions need to be incorporated into track access agreements in the EU:Preconditions for track access, such as license,…
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Track Access and Haulage Agreements
Track access agreements are contracts between an infrastructure manager and the beneficiary (usually a railway operator). The railway operator is granted the right to use the railway infrastructure…
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Urban Passenger Transport
Urban Passenger RailAustraliaMelbourne – Franchise Agreements for Urban Rail - Second generation of agreements. Dated 2009 (amended 2012). Franchise is for an initial period of eight years,…
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Track Access Laws and Regulations
AustraliaCompetition and Consumer Act 2010 - Part III A (“Access to Services”) of the Act establishes a national open access regime for essential facilities, which include railway infrastructure.…
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Shared Use of Railway Tracks
This section looks at PPP railway projects providing for shared use of the railway tracks.Shared use of railway tracks can take place as track access or haulage:Track access is a mechanism whereby…
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Corporatization of Public Water Utilities
Corporatization - Key FeaturesCorporatization has the following key features:Separate legal entity - the organization is legally established as an independent entity and hence the transfer of control…
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PPPs in Irrigation
Key Commercial RisksIrrigated agriculture projects, especially those involving smallholder farmers, are difficult to fund on a commercial basis from day one because they cannot deliver short-term…
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Land Lease Agreements
Land Lease Agreements are used whenever the government owns the land of the site of a project and leases it to the operating company or concesionnaire for the period of the concession contract. In an…
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Energy Agreements
A public-private partnership for an energy project requires a number of agreements to set out the relationships between the different stakeholders. For a full description of the main…
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BOT DBO and Concession Agreements for municipal solid waste disposal, recycling, sanitary landfill and waste to energy
The World Bank has developed a number of sample contracts for client countries for sanitary landfill design construction and operation (and financing), which have been sanitized and summarized below:…
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Solid Waste Sample and Contracts: Street cleaning and waste collection
The World Bank has developed a number of sample contracts for client countries for municipal solid waste collection, which are performance based and focused on outputs, which have been sanitized and…
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Water and Sanitation Agreements
Public private partnerships in water require various agreements, or contracts, to outline the relationships and responsibilities between various stake holders. The agreements below are specific to…
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Sample Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) PPP Agreements
Public private partnerships in municipal solid waste require various agreements, or contracts, to outline the relationships and responsibilities between various stake holders. The agreements below…
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Solid Waste Laws and Regulations
When seeking to develop public private partnerships in solid waste or waste management projects, a host country's laws and regulatory environment must be considered.Laws and regulatory considerations…
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Energy Licenses and Licensing Procedures
Guidance On Licenses For RegulatorsUSAID has been very active in providing technical assistance to new electricity regulators in Eastern Europe. See below documents produced by USAID that are primers…
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Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) PPPs
While municipalities are generally responsible for solid waste services, the private sector has long been involved in the municipal solid waste sector through outsourcing arrangements and informally…
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Telecommunications / Information & Communication Technology PPPs
Innovations in Information and Communication Technology (“ICT”) and telecommunications have been a key driver of modern-day economic growth, enabling near-instant communication, transforming the…
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Case Studies on PPP arrangements for Telecommunications
Explore case studies on PPP arrangements in the telecommunications sector:Ethiopia Telecommunication Liberalization In 2019, the Government of Ethiopia embarked on a strategy to ignite its…
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Railway PPPs
Efficient rail transport can be an important catalyst for economic growth and development. Rail transport can stimulate trade, link production sites to regional and international markets, promote…
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Public-Private Partnerships in Roads
Laws for Roads and HighwaysBelow are sample laws for road, highway and bridge infrastructure projects legislation that facilitates the implementation of PPPs, tolling and related framework.…
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Public Private Partnerships in Ports / Port Reform
With the majority of global trade carried by sea, ports are critical gateway infrastructure which connect an entire region and its inland transportation network (i.e. road, rails, inland waterways)…
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Public-Private Partnerships in Airports
Laws, Policies & RegulationsAustraliaMost airports in Australia are leased by the federal government to operating companies. Their development and operation are regulated under the Airport Act…