Introduction

Welcome to the online PPP toolkit, Module 1: PPP background. This first module is designed to provide a PPP practitioner with general background information on PPPs. The target readers of this part of the toolkit are practitioners who are relatively new to the PPP concept. More experienced practitioners may prefer to skip or quickly skim this module. Their interest is likely to be in Module 2: PPP Process Guide and Module 3: Tools and Resources.

Module 1 provides background material on PPPs and on a number of important issues that PPP practitioners should be aware of. The module covers the following:

Web-site menu structure and top-level contents for Module 1

Module1: PPP Background

Overview of PPP in infrastructure	What is PPP in infrastructure? Why use PPP? When should PPP be used? A quick look at PPPs internationally

Overview of PPP in India	The need and potential for PPPs in India Framework for PPPs in India Sectoral Overview Links for PPPs in India

Risk – a critical focus of PPP design	Major risks in infrastructure PPPs

Overview of PPP modal variants	Project characteristics that affect the choice of PPP mode The main PPP modal families Risk allocations under different PPP modes

PPP supporting environment	Legal environment and policy support for PPPs Political support for the project Public sector PPP capacity and experience Public sector funding assistance for PPPs Private sector appetite and capacity

Overview of the PPP process	PPP Process Map Next step

This toolkit covers five infrastructure sectors:

State highways
Water and sanitation
Ports
Solid waste management
Urban transport (Bus Rapid Transport Systems)

The toolkit user may select the sector that is of interest using the sector selection option on the webpage. This will customise parts of the toolkit to that particular sector.

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