Technical Assistance for Government Debt & Infrastructure Finance - Ethiopia

$315K USD

Funder	Department of the Treasury
Recipient Organization	Personal Services Contractors - Treasury
Country	Ethiopia
Start Date	Sep 16, 2021
End Date	Jan 17, 2024
Duration	853 days
Number of Grantees	9
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`144206-75`

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.