About the Directory The International Directory of Regulatory Strategy Departments in Private Infrastructure Companies is a first attempt to compile a list of contact points on regulatory issues and strategy in the private sector. Private sector involvement in infrastructure through contracting, concessions and outright privatization has been one of the fastest growing sectors in the world over the last decade. Yet, this continues to be a very complex undertaking for both public and private sector participants.
Governments face a challenging agenda of transforming incentives and institutional arrangements.
New emphasis is placed on their ability to establish sustainable regulatory frameworks in infrastructure which carry credibility with investors, deliver more efficient outcomes, and are perceived as legitimate and fair in the eyes of consumers and other stakeholder groups. Private providers, for their part, face an array of barriers which make project returns uncertain and raise project risks. We hope that this directory will help facilitate an exchange of information and will serve as a starting point for establishing contacts among parties with an interest in utility regulation. The information contained in the International Directory of Regulatory Strategy Departments in Private Infrastructure Companies should not be seen as a complete listing or reflecting any judgment on the part of the World Bank. Based on a global listing of private infrastructure projects, we contacted during the past year some 250 companies with four or more projects currently under implementation.