Part I of this Essay will describe the legal doctrines of Impossibility and Restitution and how they might apply to a contract undermined by the COVID-19 pandemic. Part II will

World Bank. 2020. Infrastructure in Asia and the Pacific: Road Transport, Electricity, and Water and Sanitation Services in East Asia, South Asia, and the Pacific

In Indonesia, Dow worked with the government and various stakeholders to complete the first plastic road trial in Depok. Approximately 3.5 metric tons of plastic waste material

Our role is very clear: we’re here to help countries optimize private sector infrastructure solutions that are sustainable and resilient as well as informed by best practices,

The Facilities Access CodeThe ACCC has the power to make a Code, under Clause 37 of Part 5 of Schedule 1 of the Telecommunications Act 1997, which sets out conditions that are to

The Telecommunications Reform Package has three main elements:The Statutory Infrastructure Provider regimeThe Regional Broadband SchemeReforms to carrier separation arrangements.

Emerging markets are especially vulnerable to these developments. Despite greater access to power in developing countries, over 789 million people across the globe remain in the

The railway line was built by the Chilean government under a peace treaty between Chile and Bolivia and inaugurated on 13 May 1913. It is the shortest line from the Pacific Coast

This paper, Scenario Analysis Tool for Assessment and Monitoring of Government Guarantees: A Guidance Note, describes the methodology, gives examples, and gives directions on

Regional transitions away from coal mining and coal-based energy generation are complex, not least because they require effort from multiple actors. This toolkit provides insights

Find more at Energy and Power and at PPPs for the Poor

Find more at Energy and Power and at PPPs for the Poor 

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The book defines health-related PPPs, describes their key characteristics, and develops a taxonomy of the different types of PPPs that exist in practice, illustrated by

Key features of the pro-forma Port Convention:Duration – under the Convention, the length of the term is 50 years from the completion of the project (which is

Key features of the Pro-forma Rail Convention:Duration – under the Convention, the length of the term is 50 years from the completion of the project (which is

This Practice Note aims to provide the basis for further discussion regarding the core content of such PPP legal frameworks that build on best practice and takes into account

The Digital Government Readiness Assessment (DGRA) Toolkit is a knowledge product developed as a global public good to help client countries leaders in digital agenda and

The toolkit has captured several instruments already used to address climate change issues in the context of infrastructure production that could be integrated in the typical