About

The AP3F is a multi-donor trust fund aiming to increase the level of infrastructure development and enhance the quality of infrastructure in Asia and the Pacific. The $73 million Asia Pacific Project Preparation Facility is a multi-donor trust fund aiming to increase the level of infrastructure development and enhance the quality of infrastructure in Asia and the Pacific. The Asia Pacific Project Preparation Facility’s primary objective is to assist developing member country (DMC) governments and their public sector agencies prepare and structure infrastructure projects with private sector participation, including privatization through to public–private partnership (PPP) modalities, and bring them to the global market.

The Asia Pacific Project Preparation Facility can also provide capacity-related assistance, including for the reform and improvement of policy, legislative, regulatory and institutional practices in DMCs; and ongoing project performance assistance, including project monitoring and project restructuring.

Assistance Criteria

Applications for the fund support for the preparation of infrastructure projects will be prioritized based on the following priorities: climate resilience, sustainability and impact on poverty reduction; enhancement of regional connectivity and regional economic integration; new investments; projects identified as priorities by DMC; international practices in governance, procurement and contracting; first in kind projects; and viability

Countries

Support

The fund will provide financial assistance to developing member country governments and their public sector agencies to support the financial, legal, and technical advisory services required to prepare and structure PPP transactions as well as enabling reforms and capacity building that can be linked to potential or current transactions.

Application Process

Contact the ADB’s Office of Public-Private Partnership to submit an expression of interest. This is followed by an application reviewed by the ADB working group which provides technical inputs. The steering committee or AP3F facility manager will approve the application.