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Albania: Technical Assistance for the Transport Sector PPIAF Funding: $245,000 Background: In 2005 Albania’s road infrastructure was inadequate, as about 63% of the national road network was in poor condition, and the sector was in need of major investment. However, given the huge investment needs, the government realized that it could not achieve the targets laid out in its National Transport Plan using only government and/ or donor funds. The government was therefore interested in exploring private participation options to support its road infrastructure development goals. In 2005 the government requested PPIAF support to provide a road map for private participation in the road sector, by identifying obstacles to PPPs and recommendations to increase private sector interest. PPIAF’s Contribution: The PPIAF-funded framework report was compiled within the context of huge investment needs in the roads sector in Albania. In assessing available PPP structures, the report assessed build-operatetransfer, rehabilitate-operate-transfer, and maintain-operate-transfer as the best available options to maximize private participation for high priority investments in the sector. The report noted that with low traffi c volumes, weak local fi nancial markets, and inexperience with tolling, the government’s objective of large-scale private sector investment in roads would be a longer-term objective. A one-day training session on PPPs in the roads sector was held, and the report’s recommendations were presented at a two-day workshop in May 2007. Consensus was achieved on moving forward with the design of performance-based road maintenance contracts for Albanian roads. Outcomes: Following on from the recommendations of the PPIAF activity, a World Bank project was launched to support the piloting of four performance-based maintenance contracts in the Tirana and Kukës regions. The three-year contracts were subsequently awarded in October 2009. The total cost of these contracts was $10 million, with the fi rst two years paid by the World Bank, and the third year fi nanced by the government of Albania. Since the beginning of the contracts, the contractors have improved their overall performance and built their capacity in the performance-based maintenance approach. As a result, it is likely that the approach will be scaled-up in other regions within Albania. In addition, enabling legislation was passed in October 2009 to transform the General Roads Directorate into the Albanian Road Authority, which is responsible for national and regional roads. The Albanian Road Authority Board was appointed in September 2010, and the authority will benefi t from autonomy and greater responsibility for overseeing the roads sector in Albania, as recommended in the PPIAF-funded report. Finally, the government of Albania has recently decided to introduce a tolling system on the Durres–Kukës highway. It will be the fi rst highway to charge tolls to <strong>cover</strong> maintenance costs, and the government intends to introduce tolls to other highways currently under construction. The Durres–Kukës highway was constructed in 2007–2010 to connect Kosovo with the Albanian seaport of Durres. As of February 2012, fi ve international consortia have submitted bids to upgrade, operate, and maintain the new Durres–Kukës highway. The lead fi nancial advisor on the project is the International Finance Corporation PPP Transaction Advisory team.
PPIAF support to ECA has shifted its focus from the Balkan states to a broader pool of countries, including Tajikistan. With respect to the scope of PPIAF-funded activities, the focus has shifted from regional initiatives to single-country activities, often supporting specifi c PPP transactions. While PPIAF continues to support the development of a wholesale electricity market in Southeastern Europe in order to achieve greater economies of scale, the large majority of new activities provide just-in-time interventions strengthening client countries’ capacity to successfully close selected PPP schemes (i.e., in Albania, Armenia, and Moldova). Particularly noteworthy is the realization in Moldova of a feasibility study for a PPP on the development of a “cloud” computing-based data center. This activity will create a set of reference documents that can be later reused by other countries interested in building cloud-based shared e-government infrastructure leveraging PPPs. PPIAF responded quickly and provided assistance in fi scal 2012 to meet the needs resulting from the fi nancial crisis. In Albania, PPIAF is assisting the government to further liberalize the energy sector, enhance private sector participation, and monetize the value of its generation assets. PPIAF Activities Approved in Fiscal 2012 (as of March 31, 2012) • Albania: Technical Assessments of Bistrica 1, Bistrica 2, Ulza, and Shkopeti Hydropower Plants, approved December 15, 2011, $75,000 • Albania: Universal Access and Service Policy Framework in the ICT Sector, approved November 26, 2011, $148,100 • Armenia: Advisory Support for Private Sector Involvement in Operation of Regional Bus Station, approved September 15, 2011, $75,000 • Armenia: Support to the Armenia Water and Sewerage Company with the Design of the Enhanced Management Contract for 2011–2013, approved July 15, 2011, $75,000 • Moldova: Feasibility Study for Cloud-Based Shared Infrastructure PPP, approved January 15, 2012, $200,000 • Tajikistan: Drafting a New Investment Law in Tajikistan, approved September 27, 2011, $200,000 PPIAF has supported activities in: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Federal Republic of Serbia and Montenegro, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyz Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan
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