53260 6 Active infrastructure PPPs IFC Advisory Services in Infrastructure Ongoing Public-Private Partnerships in Southern Europe & Central Asia © Yuri Mechitov/World Bank There are currently six active public-private partnerships (PPP) in infrastructure in the region. Southern Europe and Central Asia has been hard hit by the global economic turmoil. IFC's strat- egy is to improve the business enabling environment by modernizing the region's infrastructure and helping governments strengthen regulatory frameworks. IFC Advisory Services IFC works closely with many partners including: Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, in Infrastructure Kuwait, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Public- Southern Europe & Central Asia Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility, the Global Partnership for Output-Based Aid, the Private Infrastructure Bul, Kralja Aleksandra 86 Development Group, the African Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the Brazilian Development 11000 Belgrade, Serbia Bank, the Caribbean Development Bank, the Central American Bank for Economic Integration, the European T. +381 11 302 3750 Investment Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Inter-American Development E. infrastructureadvisory@ifc.org Bank, the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa, and the Islamic Development Bank. ifc.org/infrastructureadvisory Active Public-Private Partnerships BULGARIA hampered the development of the mining sector. The agreement BULGARIA WAteR is the first of its kind in Central Asia. As Lead Advisor to the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works, IFC is helping the Government of Bulgaria UZBeKIStAn implement a pilot public-private partnership to restructure the MeDICAL DIAGnOStIC CenteRS water sector and improve the management of water and sanitation IFC is advising the government of Uzbekistan on a public-private services. Expanding the access to quality drinking water and partnership to design, construct, equip, finance, and operate four improved sewage collection and treatment are Government medical diagnostic centers in Tashkent City and the regions of priorities. Samarkand, Fergana, and Navoi. The centers will offer diagnostic imaging, lab tests, specialist outpatient care, and day surgery to an KOSOVO estimated 300,000 patients, with an emphasis on the poor. This KOSOVO POWeR DIStRIBUtIOn is the first public-private partnership in the country and supports The government has appointed IFC as the lead advisor for the the government's health sector reform program. privatization of retail electricity distribution. IFC is assisting with the separation of distribution activities and assets of KEK, the national electricity utility, and the design and implementation of the privatization of KEDS, the electricity distribution and supply company. The project will significantly reduce technical and non-technical losses by upgrading the distribution networks in accordance with international standards and improving the efficiency of billing, collection, and customer service. MACeDOnIA HyDRO POWeR IFC is helping the government of Macedonia attract private foreign investors for a 526 MW hydroelectric power project that includes six generating units on two sites: Cebren and Galiste. Development of the country's hydro potential is a government priority, since the country currently imports about 40 percent of the electricity it needs. MOnteneGRO MORACA RIVeR HyDROPOWeR IFC is serving as the lead advisor to the government on a public- private partnership to develop the Moraca River Hydropower plant. The project will entail the construction of four dams, which are expected to supply enough power to meet 50 percent of current household consumption in the country. The country is currently dependent on fossil fuel imports to meet domestic demand, and the creation of new power generation capacity is a critical development priority. The new plants will cut GHG emissions by an estimated 26 million metric tons over 50 years. tAJIKIStAn KOnIMAnSUR SILVeR MIne IFC is advising the government of Tajikistan on the selection of a private investor to develop the Bolshoi Konimansur mine's silver deposits. Although the country has rich mineral deposits, its remote geographic location and low foreign investment levels have 02/2010