BOOK
Private Sector Participation in Water Infrastructure
(2009)
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Abstract
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Many countries have sought the involvement of the private sector to upgrade and develop their water and sanitation infrastructure and improve the efficiency of water systems. However, high capital intensity, large initial outlays, long pay-back periods, immobility of assets and low rates of return generate high risks. These factors, when combined with poor initial information and weak investment environment, limit the scale of private sector participation in water and sanitation infrastructure.
Recognising this, the OECD has developed practical guidance, building on the OECD Principles for Private Sector Participation in Infrastructure, to help governments and other stakeholders to assess and manage the implications of involving private actors in the financing, development and management of water and sanitation infrastructure. The resulting OECD Checklist for Public Action provides a coherent catalogue of policy directions for consideration by governments, including appropriate allocation of roles, risks and responsibilities, framework conditions and contractual arrangements necessary to make the best of private sector participation and harness more effectively the capacities of all stakeholders.
This title is co-published with the OECD
See also: Public and Private Participation in the Water and Wastewater Sector - Developing Sustainable Legal Mechanisms, Cledan Mandri-Perrott, 2009; Public Private Partnerships in the Water Sector, Innovation and Financial Sustainability, Cledan Mandri-Perrott and David Stiggers, 2012
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cover\r | Cover | ||
| Table of Contents | 5 | ||
| Executive Summary | 7 | ||
| Introduction | 9 | ||
| An evolving environment | 9 | ||
| Why a Checklist for Public Action? | 10 | ||
| What is the Checklist for Public Action? | 10 | ||
| Who will find this Checklist for Public Action useful? | 11 | ||
| What makes the Checklist different? | 11 | ||
| Notes | 12 | ||
| Chapter 1: Definitions, Trends and Concepts\r | 13 | ||
| The private actors | 14 | ||
| Modalities of participation and risk-sharing | 17 | ||
| Providing a sound regulatory framework | 24 | ||
| Competition | 24 | ||
| Regulation | 24 | ||
| The elements of the multi-stakeholder partnership | 27 | ||
| Notes | 32 | ||
| Chapter 2: Checklist for Public Action in the Water Sector\r | 33 | ||
| Private Sector Participation in Water Infrastructure:\rOECD Checklist for Public Action | 37 | ||
| Deciding on public or private provision\rof infrastructure services | 38 | ||
| Deciding on public or private provision\rof infrastructure services | 40 | ||
| Deciding on public or private provision\rof infrastructure services | 42 | ||
| Deciding on public or private provision\rof infrastructure services | 44 | ||
| Enhancing the enabling\rinstitutional environment | 46 | ||
| Enhancing the enabling\rinstitutional environment | 48 | ||
| Enhancing the enabling\rinstitutional environment | 50 | ||
| Enhancing the enabling\rinstitutional environment | 52 | ||
| Goals, strategies and capacities at all levels | 54 | ||
| Goals, strategies and capacities at all levels | 56 | ||
| Goals, strategies and capacities at all levels | 58 | ||
| Goals, strategies and capacities at all levels | 60 | ||
| Making the public-private co-operation work | 62 | ||
| Making the public-private co-operation work | 64 | ||
| Making the public-private co-operation work | 66 | ||
| Making the public-private co-operation work | 68 | ||
| Making the public-private co-operation work | 70 | ||
| Making the public-private co-operation work | 72 | ||
| Making the public-private co-operation work | 74 | ||
| Encouraging responsible business conduct | 76 | ||
| Encouraging responsible business conduct | 78 | ||
| Encouraging responsible business conduct | 80 | ||
| Encouraging responsible business conduct | 82 | ||
| Encouraging responsible business conduct | 84 | ||
| Chapter 3: Water at a Glance\r | 87 | ||
| Water availability and access | 88 | ||
| Wide disparity in water resources, both across and within countries | 88 | ||
| The challenge of increasing access: less than a quarter of the reviewed countries are expected to fully meet the water and sanitation Millennium Development Goals\r(MDGs) | 90 | ||
| Operational performance of the water sector: a contrasted picture | 92 | ||
| Asia: some outstanding performance with pockets of inefficiencies | 92 | ||
| Latin America: some financial sustainability issues | 93 | ||
| Africa: a contrasted continent | 95 | ||
| Water for business | 96 | ||
| Future investment needs | 97 | ||
| Private sector participation: a recent history | 97 | ||
| Asia: a thriving but highly localised market | 97 | ||
| Latin America: towards the development of a local market | 99 | ||
| Africa: thriving small-scale and contrasted experience with the international private sector | 102 | ||
| Institutional and regulatory frameworks | 104 | ||
| Regulatory framework | 105 | ||
| Asia: a limited development of separate regulatory agencies | 105 | ||
| Latin America: federal vs. State / province regulation | 106 | ||
| Africa and the challenge of regulating small-scale, decentralised activities | 108 | ||
| Benchmarking, Competition, and Corporatisation | 109 | ||
| Notes | 110 | ||
| References and websites | 111 | ||
| Annex: Summary reports from regional Consultations | 119 | ||
| 2007 NEPAD-OECD Africa Investment Initiative Roundtable, Lusaka,\rNovember 2007 | 119 | ||
| Session 1: The private provision of water and sanitation infrastructure services\rin Africa: where do we stand? | 119 | ||
| Session 2: Applying the Principles to the water and sanitation sector | 120 | ||
| Session 3: Developing the uptake of financial risk mitigations: what role\rfor donors? | 121 | ||
| 2008 ADB-OECD Expert Meeting, Manila, March 2008 | 122 | ||
| The regulatory framework | 122 | ||
| Information and benchmarking | 123 | ||
| Roles and responsibilities | 124 | ||
| Financing | 124 | ||
| Call for greater capacity building | 125 | ||
| IMTA-OECD Expert meeting, Mexico,\rSeptember 2008 | 126 | ||
| Recent experiences and trends | 126 | ||
| Institutional and regulatory framework | 127 | ||
| Roles and responsibilities | 128 | ||
| Financing | 129 | ||
| Accountability | 129 | ||
| OECD draft Checklist for Public Action | 130 | ||
| Advisors and Special Experts | 131 |