Algerian ppp contracts experience : the case of seawater desalination program

Abstract EN

Since the of the eighties of the last century, Private Public Partnerships (PPPs) get more interest in public service market.

In fact, PPPs prove more and more their efficiency for both public and private parties, thus they become a favorite strategic choice for public authorities in both developed and developing countries to boost the economic growth by biginfrastructure projects such as highways, airports etc.

even in case of scarcity of financial resources.

The present article aims at highlighting mechanisms of PPPs as an effective tool to involve private sector to invest in public infrastructures, then presenting the Algerian PPPs experience in the seawater desalination before concluding with requirements needed to succeed such experiences.