Infrastructure Sector Assessment Program

Author :

Varanga de Silva

Prior to embarking upon development projects governments must undertake a thorough assessment of the various critical infrastructure sectors to determine the requirements for new developments, enhancements to scale up capacity, retrofit existing plant and equipment and provide opportunities for private sector participation. GBPG’s expert was retained by the World Bank to assist in developing a Infrastructure Sector Assessment Program diagnostic tool to inform how the Maldives government and the World Bank group can partner to leverage macro-economic linkages to improve access and performance across key infrastructure sectors. A PPP cross cutting analysis was a central part of the report that recommended interventions including policy changes and potential bottlenecks that needed to be corrected.