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19. Bhutan: Telecom Sector Policy Roadmap ($75,000): this ongoing activity was approved on
October 30, 2011. This activity will develop a strategic policy roadmap to guide the development of
Bhutan's telecom sector specifically in introducing competition, determining the divestment policies to
promote strategic investment by foreign investors, and developing a transformation agenda to use the
telecom sector for cost-effective service delivery.
20. Albania: Technical Assessments of Bistrica 1, Bistrica 2, Ulza, and Shkopeti Hydropower
Plants ($75,000): this activity was approved on December 15, 2011. IFC recently signed a mandate with
the government of Albania to act as a lead advisor for privatization of four existing hydropower plants:
Bistrica 1 (25MW) and Bistrica 2 (5 MW) on River Bistrica, and Ulza (25.2MW) and Shkopeti (25MW) on
River Mati. In light of this transaction, the government requested PPIAF support to undertake additional
assessments to maximize privatization proceeds from the sale of the hydropower plants and attract
credible investors. An environmental assessment of the project to identify any environmental risks
stemming and propose mitigation measures will be undertaken under the PPIAF activity, along with
technical diagnostics on the conditions of the civil, mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical components of
the hydropower plants.
21. Bhutan: Pre-feasibility Assessment of Infrastructure Projects Under a PPP Model ($64,450):
this activity was approved on January 12, 2012. The Royal Government of Bhutan is currently
implementing its 10 th Five-Year Plan (10FYP, 2008–2013) which has a central focus on poverty reduction
and envisages a wider role for the private sector in the implementation of its development goals. The
PPIAF activity will undertake a preliminary assessment of potential infrastructure projects to develop a
pipeline of feasible PPP transactions, including preparing a preliminary assessment of the feasibility of
several infrastructure projects.
22. Gabon: PPP Program ($74,640): approved on February 7, 2012, this activity will enable the
government of Gabon to advance its PPP agenda from both a transaction and enabling environment
stand point. Specifically, it will assess and recommend improvements in Gabon’s PPPs pipeline, provide
targeted policy recommendations on improving the legal, regulatory, and institutional and policy
arrangements, and present options for creating the institutional and human expertise on PPPs either
through the establishment of a PPP unit or an inter-institutional commission.
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