(AP3F029-CB013) Capacity-related assistance for the deployment of the PPP Development Agency
COUNTRY:
Uzbekistan
TA AMOUNT:
$2,056,349
TYPE OF ASSISTANCE:
Capacity Building
PROJECT STATUS:
Active
Beneficiaries
The beneficiaries are

1. Ministry of Finance (MOF)
2. PPP Development Agency (P3DA)
3. Other PPP implementing agencies

Background

The President of Uzbekistan issued Resolution No. PP-3980 “On priority measures to create legal and institutional framework for the development of Public-Private Partnership” in October 2018. A key purpose is to establish the Agency for the Development of Public-Private Partnership (P3DA) under the Ministry of Finance of Uzbekistan.

PPPDA will be responsible for putting together the regulatory, legal, and methodological framework for implementation of PPP projects, including participation in the development of sector programs and individual projects. PPPDA will also conduct risk assessment of PPP projects, and monitoring of project implementation progress.

Key Activities
  1. Mobilize technical advisors including a PPP Policy advisor, a legal specialist, a commercial expert and a financial specialist

  2. Develop a SOURCE-based PPP website

  3. Prepare a project screening and selection framework

Expected Outcomes

By end 2019: At least 3 PPP projects enter due diligence and project preparation phase