Developing best practices for promoting private sector investment in infrastructure : water supply

This book is part of a five-volume set by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on sector-specific best practices for promoting private sector participation in key infrastructure sectors in ADB's developing member countries. The best practices cover the role of government, institutional reform, strategic planning, legal and regulatory frameworks, unbundling and competition, contractual arrangements, sources of financing, and the allocation of risk. This volume examines the features of water supply, the need and options for private sector participation, and institutional structures and incentives. It also recommends a framework and best practices for moving to private sector participation in water supply. The case studies presented are from water supply concessions in Macau (China) and Manila Philippines), and from a build-operate-transfer/rehabilitate-operate-transfer (BOT/ROT) project in Johor Bahru (Malaysia).