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program. It is hoped that PPIAF can provide second-phase support to the projects identifi ed for more in depth
pre-feasibility studies and project appraisal. In addition, many of these projects also include a component that assesses
the enabling environment for PPPs in general, and for the identifi ed projects in particular. In doing so, the activities
are designed to quickly fl ag legislative and regulatory impediments that need to be addressed before a project can
be launched.
Expanding access and improving services in Africa will need private sector involvement, but given the magnitude of
the challenges it will continue to require an active participation of the public sector. This is why PPIAF, through its Sub-
National Technical Assistance (SNTA) program also supports the efforts of municipalities responsible for the provision
of public services, as well as autonomous public utilities, to improve their fi nancial and operational performance and
their capacity to access fi nancing in commercial and quasi-commercial terms. In fi scal 2012, the SNTA program has
approved activities in Ghana, Burkina Faso, and Mauritania to improve the fi nancial performance of municipalities in
those countries, and has also supported an Africa-wide capacity building workshop on revenue management, which
was co-fi nanced by the Agence Française de Développement’s Center for Financial, Economic, and Banking Studies.
SNTA has also approved an activity in Kenya that supports an assessment of the Geothermal Development Company
to enhance its access to fi nance.
PPIAF Activities Approved in Fiscal 2012 (as of March 31, 2012)
• Africa: African Energy Ministers’ Conference, approved August 23, 2011, $40,000
• Africa: Legal Services in Support of the West African Power Pool’s Power Inter-connector Project for Côte
d’Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea, approved February 28, 2012, $70,800
• Africa: Lighting Africa Expansion, approved December 5, 2011, $250,000
• Africa (SNTA): Regional Capacity Building Workshop with Agence Française de Développement on Revenue
Management, approved March 4, 2012, $75,000
• Africa: Regional Conference on PPPs in Water and Sanitation in SSA, approved March 26, 2012, $50,000
• Burkina Faso (SNTA): Strengthening of Fiscal Revenues for the Municipality of Ouagadougou, approved
March 19, 2012 $75,000
• Burundi: Project Pipeline Screening and Initial Feasibility Assessment of Potential Infrastructure PPPs in the
Energy Sector, approved January 31, 2012, $74,500
• Cameroon: Support to the Water Sector, approved February 15, 2012, $40,000
• Comoros: Options Evaluation and Strategic Roadmap for the Telecommunications Sector, approved December
22, 2011, $75,000
• Côte d’Ivoire: Improving Users’ Awareness on Cost Recovery for Sustainable Infrastructure Development—
Phase II, approved December 6, 2011, $67,438
• Côte d’Ivoire: PPP Pipeline and Enabling Environment Support, approved October 16, 2011, $74,640
• Gabon: PPP Program, approved February 7, 2012, $74,640
• Ghana (SNTA): Increasing Access to Market-Based Financing for Municipalities in the Greater Accra Area,
approved November 18, 2011, $175,000