A cluster approach to locally owned and operated safe water stations: Experience & PPP opportunity in Ghana

The Ghana National Policy on PPPs was approved by the Cabinet in June 2011 to encourage the use of PPPs as a means of leveraging public- and private-sector resources and expertise to close the infrastructure gap and deliver efficient public infrastructure and services. The Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning leads PPP development in Ghana through its Public Investment Division.

Disclosure Diagnostic Report: Ghana

The Diagnostic Report examines the political, legal, and institutional environment for disclosure in PPPs. Based on a gap assessment exercise with key political, legal, institutional and process findings benchmarked against the World Bank Framework, the Diagnostic Report makes specific recommendations to improve disclosure, including a recommended customized framework for PPP disclosure in Ghana.

How to foster a more inclusive environment for SMEs in PPPs?

The benefits of supporting such small and medium-sized enterprises, or SMEs, carry over into Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs). But often, these enterprises find themselves “crowded out” by the bigger players in infrastructure. SMEs in developing countries may find it particularly costly and time-consuming to comply with complex pre-qualification criteria or bidding documents, leaving them unable to compete with market leaders. This is unfortunate because SMEs participating in PPPs can build local capacity and expertise, decrease costs, facilitate logistics, encourage increased competition, and create broader opportunities for economic development.