Building Trust with All Stakeholders Is Vital for Success : Implementing a Public-Private Partnership in the Electricity Sector in Guinea

Fragile and conflict-affected states (FCS) face specific socioeconomic and political challenges that hinder their ability to improve infrastructure anddrive economic growth. Implementation of public-private partnership (PPP)transactions in FCS is u...

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Main Authors: Cusiac-Barr, Elan, Boubakary, Aicha Farida, Kouassi, Ange Claver
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Language:English
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Published: International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC 2016
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/08/26730604/building-trust-all-stakeholders-vital-success-implementing-public-private-partnership-electricity-sector-guinea
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spelling okr-10986-250282021-05-25T10:54:42Z Building Trust with All Stakeholders Is Vital for Success : Implementing a Public-Private Partnership in the Electricity Sector in Guinea Cusiac-Barr, Elan Boubakary, Aicha Farida Kouassi, Ange Claver stakeholders electricity public-private partnership private-public partnerships Fragile and conflict-affected states (FCS) face specific socioeconomic and political challenges that hinder their ability to improve infrastructure anddrive economic growth. Implementation of public-private partnership (PPP)transactions in FCS is usually hampered by weak institutional structures and capacity, limited or lacking PPP experience, and an uncertain businessenvironment complicated by fragile politics and security issues. However,it is still possible for governments to define workable and desirable PPParrangements that will help deliver public service and infrastructure improvements by attracting the necessary investments and expertise. This SmartLesson examines how IFC’s PPP Transaction Advisory group (C3P),in collaboration with the World Bank and the government of Guinea,successfully introduced an innovative PPP in Guinea’s national electricity utility by pooling World Bank Group resources and building the trust of our Guinea counterparts—and attracted private sector interest in Guinea amid ongoing political transition and a health scare from the Ebola epidemic. 2016-09-08T21:22:45Z 2016-09-08T21:22:45Z 2016-05 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/08/26730604/building-trust-all-stakeholders-vital-success-implementing-public-private-partnership-electricity-sector-guinea http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25028 English en_US SmartLessons; CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/ International Finance Corporation International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief Africa Guinea
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Cusiac-Barr, Elan
Boubakary, Aicha Farida
Kouassi, Ange Claver
Building Trust with All Stakeholders Is Vital for Success : Implementing a Public-Private Partnership in the Electricity Sector in Guinea
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description Fragile and conflict-affected states (FCS) face specific socioeconomic and political challenges that hinder their ability to improve infrastructure anddrive economic growth. Implementation of public-private partnership (PPP)transactions in FCS is usually hampered by weak institutional structures and capacity, limited or lacking PPP experience, and an uncertain businessenvironment complicated by fragile politics and security issues. However,it is still possible for governments to define workable and desirable PPParrangements that will help deliver public service and infrastructure improvements by attracting the necessary investments and expertise. This SmartLesson examines how IFC’s PPP Transaction Advisory group (C3P),in collaboration with the World Bank and the government of Guinea,successfully introduced an innovative PPP in Guinea’s national electricity utility by pooling World Bank Group resources and building the trust of our Guinea counterparts—and attracted private sector interest in Guinea amid ongoing political transition and a health scare from the Ebola epidemic.
format Brief
author Cusiac-Barr, Elan
Boubakary, Aicha Farida
Kouassi, Ange Claver
author_facet Cusiac-Barr, Elan
Boubakary, Aicha Farida
Kouassi, Ange Claver
author_sort Cusiac-Barr, Elan
title Building Trust with All Stakeholders Is Vital for Success : Implementing a Public-Private Partnership in the Electricity Sector in Guinea
title_short Building Trust with All Stakeholders Is Vital for Success : Implementing a Public-Private Partnership in the Electricity Sector in Guinea
title_full Building Trust with All Stakeholders Is Vital for Success : Implementing a Public-Private Partnership in the Electricity Sector in Guinea
title_fullStr Building Trust with All Stakeholders Is Vital for Success : Implementing a Public-Private Partnership in the Electricity Sector in Guinea
title_full_unstemmed Building Trust with All Stakeholders Is Vital for Success : Implementing a Public-Private Partnership in the Electricity Sector in Guinea
title_sort building trust with all stakeholders is vital for success : implementing a public-private partnership in the electricity sector in guinea
publisher International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC
publishDate 2016
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/08/26730604/building-trust-all-stakeholders-vital-success-implementing-public-private-partnership-electricity-sector-guinea
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