PROJECT NAME
(Rural) Electricity Distribution Franchising
CLIENT
ADB / Assam Power Distribution Company
TITLE
PPP Specialist
COUNTRIES
India
DATES
2011 - 2012
SECTOR
Electricity
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Strategy & Economics acted as PPP Expert in this Asian Development Bank funded assignment targeted at assessing the efficacy of the Single Point Power Supply (SPPS) scheme of electricity distribution franchising that has been operational in Assam for several years.
SERVICES PROVIDED BY STRATEGY & ECONOMICS
The work entailed carrying out a detailed assessment of Assam’s Distribution Franchise methodologies as well as identifying alternative electricity distribution PPP models that have been successfully adopted in other countries to involve the private sector partners in greater reward and risk sharing and additional responsibilities and make recommendations as to how such models might be suitably adapted to Indian conditions.