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Case Studies and Lessons Learned - Water
GeneralWater in the Circular Economy and Resilience WICER is an initiative by the World Bank’s Global Water Practice to help embrace and implement circular and resilience principles in the water…
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Regulatory Authorities
In countries with mandated track access regimes a regulatory authority has to supervise and enforce the specific regulations on track access. Depending on the national railway laws and regulations…
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Urban Passenger Transport
Urban Passenger RailAustraliaMelbourne – Franchise Agreements for Urban Rail - Second generation of agreements. Dated 2009 (amended 2012). Franchise is for an initial period of eight years,…
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Solid Waste Laws and Regulations
When seeking to develop public private partnerships in solid waste or waste management projects, a host country's laws and regulatory environment must be considered.Laws and regulatory considerations…
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Standardized Bidding Documents and Guidelines
Standard bidding documents by CountryCanadaBritish Columbia Guide and Request for Proposals (RFP) TemplateIndiaStandard Bidding Documents for long-term Power Purchase AgreementModel Request for…
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Public-Private Partnerships in Roads
Laws for Roads and HighwaysBelow are sample laws for road, highway and bridge infrastructure projects legislation that facilitates the implementation of PPPs, tolling and related framework.…
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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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Managing Non-Technical Losses and Theft in Utility Contracts
Perhaps one of the greatest challenges in successfully operating a PPP related to utility services is to effectively deal with “non-technical losses” – a euphemism for theft – of utility services.…
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Raw and Treated Bulk Water Supply Agreements
AustraliaMelbourne, Victoria - Bulk Water Supply Agreement between the Melbourne Water Corporation (MWC) and City West Water (CWW) (now Greater Western Water), one of the utilities for the city…