1- Introduction
The constraints of public finances and limited access to state borrowing for socially desirable projects have led to various schemes involving private sector participation in the design, planning, financing, construction, operation, and maintenance of infrastructure projects, particularly in the areas of roads, ports, and airports. Examples of such participation include the concession of works with public services, service management, interested management of airport services, infrastructure trusts, and, in general, procedures promoted within the framework of ordinary public procurement.
These structures allow for the creation of schemes in which the financing of public infrastructure is undertaken at the private sector’s own risk and expense. This facilitates the use of public resources in areas that, due to their characteristics, may not be economically and financially structured to attract private participation.
The Costa Rican legal system provides for some legal structures that have been underutilized and could lead to the promotion of projects in various areas, beyond those indicated, but with enormous potential for social, economic, and environmental impact.
One such possibility is the ability to enter public-private strategic alliances for the development of clean energy projects, bringing together state efforts, rural electrification cooperatives, and private legal entities.
2- Public-Private Partnerships for the Development of Clean Energy Projects.
A- Possibility for ICE to Enter into Public-Private Partnerships for Energy Projects. Read more
