Jean-Patrick Marquet on the Sofia Water System | EBRD

World Finance interviews Jean-Patrick Marquet, Director of Municipal and Environmental Infrastructure at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

May 13, 2013
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Transcript

The Sofia Water System concession was Bulgaria’s first major public-private partnership in the water sector. Jean-Patrick Marquet outlines the aims of the project, explains how the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development supported its preparation and financing, and discusses the challenges of aligning the incentives of the sponsor with the needs of Sofia’s 1.2 million inhabitants.