Technical Assistance (extract from World Bank/PPIAF Toolkit on Hiring and Managing Advisors)
By allowing the private sector to invest in and manage the electric utility, the Department of Energy expects to increase the availability of affordable electricity to the domestic and industrial consumers of Acadia. Reliable access to electricity in turn will lead to increased opportunities for economic development, job creation, and poverty alleviation.
This document by the Global Network on energy for Sustainable Development explains the significant outcome of policy review and reform in the energy sector that was implemented in different regions in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The reforms mainly focused on the providing access to energy services to the poorer sections of the communities
The results could be summed up in 4 areas:
(i) Protecting Funds: Funds for electrification of the poor need to be protected and specifically guided by sound policies, and use of funds must be under transparent planning process;
In this document, the Ministry of Water and Environment establishes a Regulation Unit within the Directorate of Water Development and indicates as one of its functions the promotion of pro-poor service delivery.
Ley de Alianzas para el Desarrollo de Infraestructura Económica - Decreto Número 06-2010 del 13 abril 2010 (Spanish) - Decree 16-2010 on Public-Private Partnerships of 13 April 2010.
Reglamento de la Ley de Asociaciones Público Privadas del 5 de noviembre de 2012 (Spanish) - Regulation for the Law on Public-Private Partnerships of 5 November 2012.
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PPP Act 42/2012 of 7 Septembre 2012 - Decreto-Lei No. 42/2012 de 7 de Setembro "Regime Jurídico das Parcerias Público Privada" (Portuguese). This Act establishes the legal framework for agreements between the State and private entities regarding PPP projects.
Ley de Asociaciones Público Privadas del 16 de enero de 2012 - reformado 14 julio 2014 (Spanish) (Law on Public-Private Partnerships of 16 January 2012 as revised 14 July 2014)
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