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Water and Sanitation Lease and Affermage Contracts
Hybrid affermage/ Concession contractsIn the water sector in recent years in West Africa, a hybid affermage/ concession arrangement has been adopted - a description of such an arrangement in Cote d'…
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Water Management/Operation and Maintenance Contracts
Management ContractsThe World Bank has developed a Standard Form Management Contract together with Bidding Document and Technical Note recommended for use on water and energy projects the Bank is…
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Telecommunications Universal Access / Universal Service
AlgeriaDecree No. 03-232 - This decree establishes the universal access regime for both post and telecommunicationsAustraliaUniversal access to telecommunications services in Australia is implemented…
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Telecommunications Licensing (by Country)
AlgeriaLegal frameworkBanding Licenses - Décret exécutif n° 04-157 du 11 rabie ethani 1425 correspondant au 31 mai 2004 - modifiant et complétant le décret exécutif 01-123 du 09/05/…
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Telecommunications Interconnection and Price Regulation
AlgeriaLegal frameworkIntercontection Conditions Decree 02-156 - Décret exécutif n° 02-156 du 26 safar 1423 correspondant au 09 mai 2002 : fixant les conditions d’interconnexion des réseaux et…
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Telecommunications Competition Policy
MoroccoMorocco Decree No. 2-05-772, 2005 on anticompetitive practicesThe National Telecommunications Regulatory Agency (ANRT) AustraliaTelecommunications Act 1997 with later amendments.Go to…
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General Telecommunications Framework (by Country)
East Asia and PacificAustraliaGeneral Telecommunication FrameworkAustralia Telecommunications Act 1997 - the Act distinguishes between:carriers, which are entities that own…
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Transport Policies Laws and International Agreements
International Transport AgreementsA Review of International Legal Instruments - Facilitation of Transport and Trade in Africa (Les instruments juridiques internationaux de facilitation du transport…
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Energy Laws and Regulations
General MaterialsWorld Bank Paper: Electrification and Regulation - Principles and a Model Law (pdf)World Bank/ PPIAF: Handbook For Evaluating Infrastructure Regulatory Systems (pdf)Materials…
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Raw and Treated Bulk Water Supply Agreements
Sample Raw and Treated Bulk Water Supply AgreementsAustraliaMelbourne, Victoria - Bulk Water Supply Agreement between the Melbourne Water Corporation (MWC) and City West Water (CWW) (now Greater…
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Implementation Agreements for Power PPPs
Implementation agreements provide for direct contractual obligations and undertakings between the Government and the supplier or project company: the government is not usually a party to the power…
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Fuel Supply/Bulk Supply Agreement
Some issues that will need to be considered in a fuel supply agreement are:Quality of the fuel - what happens if it does not meet the specification?Quantity of the fuel - what happens if the fuel…
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Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) and Energy Purchase Agreements (EPAs)
Key features of a Power Purchase AgreementA Power Purchase Agreement (“PPA”) is generally the primary contract between the public and private sector parties which underpin a power sector PPP. It is…
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Connection to Grid / Power Pooling Arrangements
Public private partnerships in power require also an Interconnection, Grid Connection of Power Pooling Agreement. This kind of contracts outline the responsibilities and fees for connecting the power…
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Public-Private Partnerships for Transport
Public-private partnerships (“PPPs”) can be an effective way to build and implement new infrastructure or to renovate, operate, maintain or manage existing transport infrastructure facilities. In…
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Power and Renewable Energy PPPs
Energy is a broad sector that holds two important yet very different industries: the oil and gas sector and the power sector. The focus of the Public-Private Partnership Resource Center is on…
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PPPs by Sector
Just as there are different types of public-private partnerships (PPPs), PPPs also exist in a variety of industry sectors. Each sector offers unique challenges and opportunities for PPPs due to…
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MRWA Supplement to Austroads Guide to Road Design
This Supplement has been developed to be read in conjunction with Austroads Guide to Road Design (GRD) Part 1: Introduction to Road Design (2015), a copy of which can be purchased via the …
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Australian Transport Assessment and Planning Guidelines
Guidelines cover public, road and rail transport, and include appropriate guidance on climate change adaptation for transport planning and project appraisal.
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TransMilenio Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system
The TransMilenio Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system opened to the public in December 2000 and replaced a system of many small competing enterprises. It is considered as a model case for a mass urban…
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Directive 2014/25/EU on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors
Directive 2014/25/EU on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors - adopted an approach that: Contracts are awarded based on the…
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Cartagena, Colombia Case Study
The primary objective of the PPP AGUACAR was to provide water/waste- water services to the entire community, especially to the lower-income house-holds.
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Regulation of Water Supply and Sanitation in Bank Client Countries - A Fresh Look
Discussion Paper of the Water Supply and Sanitation Global Solutions Group, Water Global Practice, World Bank