Improvement of PPP policy in the Maldives
Helping the Maldives developing a new PPP policy through learning by doing. It’s good to see that it really works.
The Maldives wanted to improve their PPP policy
The Maldivian government, supported by the Asian Development Bank, asked Rebel to answer two questions: How can we involve the private sector more in infrastructural investments and how can we let the private sector take over different existing institutions – a hospital, a rehab clinic and a school? The Maldivian authorities have made little use of private parties in the past, and when they did, it was very often with a single private company. Then, the value for money was unclear, and that’s what they wanted to change.
Rebel helped with three concrete projects
The project offered a good opportunity to introduce a better approach to public-private partnerships, so that new private investments would generate better value for money for the authorities and the taxpayers. We helped the authorities structure the tender process for the hospital, the rehab centre and the school, in order to organise an open, transparent and competitive tender.
Developing policy along the way
This mission once again showed that PPP policy, knowledge and know-how could be best developed in a country on the basis of a concrete project. We were happy to see that learning by doing really works.
PPP projects generate added value
We showed the Maldives how to create value through public-private partnership. We added value by structuring the projects. We were able to do this because we have a huge experience in this kind of projects but also because we believe in the value for money of these projects. As a result, we input a lot of commitment. Indeed, we are convinced that involving the private sector improves the public infrastructure and services. We try to make a real difference by putting our efforts in such projects.
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