Summary of Benchmarking PPP Procurement 2018 in Romania

Procuring Infrastructure Public-Private Partnerships 2018 is designed to help governments improve their PPP regulatory quality. By benchmarking the regulatory frameworks of economies around the world against internationally recognized good practices in procuring PPPs, this assessment identifies areas for improvement in the preparation, procurement, and management of PPPs.

National Regulatory Authority for Communications and Information Technology of Romania: (ANCOM)

The National Authority for Administration and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) is the institution  that promotes the interests of service users by promoting competition and innovation in the markets of electronic communications and postal services, pro-competitive management of limited resources (

Romania Law no.304/2003 on the universal service and users’ rights relating to the electronic communications networks and services

This Law establishes the regulatory framework for the relations between the providers of electronic communications networks and services, on one hand, and the end-users, on the other hand.

(2) This Law establishes rules concerning:

a) the universal service;

b) the rights of end-users;

c) the obligations of the providers of electronic communications networks and services with significant market power;

d) the obligations of the providers of public communications networks and of the providers of publicly available electronic communications services.

Water and Sanitation Concession / BOT / DBFO

Typically water concessions are granted to a private concessionaire to supply water and/ or wastewater services to customers in a city or defined service area. Whilst these could involve greenfield new build systems, they have typically been concessions for existing systems, with obligations to upgrade and improve facilities and expand access.