Technical Assistance for Government Debt & Infrastructure Finance - Ethiopia

$482.2K USD

Funder	Department of the Treasury
Recipient Organization	Metrica Inc.
Country	Ethiopia
Start Date	Aug 05, 2019
End Date	Sep 24, 2021
Duration	781 days
Number of Grantees	28
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`142488-75`

Grant Description

This project will fund a resident advisor for two years to work with the Public Private Partnership (PPP) Unit within the Government of Ethiopias Ministry of Finance as it begins its early stages of PPP planning and implementation.

The advisor will provide technical assistance in a number of areas including: (1) developing a realistic and achievable goal of pipeline projects to utilize PPPs; (2) establishing project finance and policy frameworks within the energy infrastructure sector in order to better attract outside investment; and, (3) help counterparts understand the role of risk allocation in PPPs.

Technical assistance is needed in a number of areas including: (1) developing a realistic and achievable goal of pipeline projects to utilize PPPs; (2) establishing project finance and policy frameworks within the energy infrastructure sector in order to better attract outside investment; and, (3) help counterparts understand the role of risk allocation in PPPs.