Azerbaijan Republic Data Collection Survey on Infrastructure Development in Central Asia and the Caucasus Final Report Azerbaijan MAY 2019 JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY (JICA) NOMURA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, LTD. 3R JR 19-006 Azerbaijan Republic Data Collection Survey on Infrastructure Development in Central Asia and the Caucasus Final Report Azerbaijan MAY 2019 JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY (JICA) NOMURA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, LTD. Table and Figures ....................................................................................................................................................... v List of Tables .......................................................................................................................................................... v List of Figures ...................................................................................................................................................... vii Abbreviations ............................................................................................................................................................. ix 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1. Background ......................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2. Purpose ................................................................................................................................................ 1 2. Methodology ................................................................................................................................................ 3 2.1. Research framework .......................................................................................................................... 3 2.1.1. Target sectors ............................................................................................................................. 3 2.1.2. Research items ........................................................................................................................... 4 2.1.3. Assumed support tools ............................................................................................................. 4 2.1.4. Document Desktop Survey ...................................................................................................... 4 2.1.5. Interviews ................................................................................................................................... 6 2.1.6. Statistical Data ........................................................................................................................... 6 3. Development Policies, Laws and Infrastructure development – Analysis of Current Status and Issues 7 3.1. Development Policies ........................................................................................................................ 7 3.2. PPP Related Systems ......................................................................................................................... 9 3.2.1. PPP Related Policies ................................................................................................................. 9 3.2.2. PPP Examples.......................................................................................................................... 10 3.3. Financial Sector Fund Raising Feasibility...................................................................................... 14 3.3.1. Private Sector Financing ......................................................................................................... 14 3.3.2. Feasibility of Long-Term Fund Supply for Infrastructure Projects .................................... 16 3.3.3. Restrictions on International Commercial Borrowing ........................................................ 17 3.4. Donor Activity Status ....................................................................................................................... 18 3.4.1. Asian Development Bank (ADB) ......................................................................................... 18 3.4.2. European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) ........................................ 21 3.4.3. European Union (EU) ............................................................................................................. 21 3.4.4. International Finance Cooperation (IFC) .............................................................................. 22 3.4.5. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) ........................................................... 22 iii 3.4.6. The World Bank (WB) ........................................................................................................... 23 3.4.7. Summary .................................................................................................................................. 27 4. Target Sector Status and Forthcoming Planning and Sector Issues ...................................................... 28 4.1. Urban Development and Transportation ........................................................................................ 28 4.1.1. Infrastructure development Status ......................................................................................... 28 4.1.2. Infrastructure Development Agencies and Personnel Structures ....................................... 40 4.1.3. Cross-border Issues ................................................................................................................. 42 4.1.4. Issues in Advancing Infrastructure development ................................................................. 43 4.1.5. Infrastructure Development Projects ..................................................................................... 48 4.1.6. Donor Activity Status .............................................................................................................. 54 4.2. Energy ................................................................................................................................................ 54 4.2.1. Infrastructure Development Status ........................................................................................ 54 4.2.2. Infrastructure development Agencies and Personnel Structure .......................................... 58 4.2.3. Cross-border Issues ................................................................................................................. 60 4.2.4. Issues in Advancing Infrastructure development ................................................................. 60 4.2.5. Infrastructure development Projects ...................................................................................... 61 4.2.6. Donor Activity Status .............................................................................................................. 62 4.3. Environment...................................................................................................................................... 63 4.3.1. Infrastructure development Status ......................................................................................... 63 4.3.2. Infrastructure development Agencies and Personnel Structure .......................................... 66 4.3.3. Cross-border Issues ................................................................................................................. 68 4.3.4. Issues in Advancing Infrastructure development ................................................................. 69 4.3.5. Infrastructure development Projects ...................................................................................... 72 4.3.6. Donor Activity Status .............................................................................................................. 74 4.4. Healthcare .......................................................................................................................................... 76 4.4.1. Infrastructure Development Status ........................................................................................ 76 4.4.2. Infrastructure Development Agencies ................................................................................... 81 4.4.3. Cross-border Issues ................................................................................................................. 82 4.4.4. Issues in Advancing Infrastructure development ................................................................. 83 4.4.5. Infrastructure development Projects ...................................................................................... 86 4.4.6. Donor Activity Status .............................................................................................................. 89 5. Japanese Company Activity Status in the Region .................................................................................. 92 5.1. Urban Development, Transportation and Traffic .......................................................................... 92 5.1.1. Japanese Company Activity Status ....................................................................................... 92 5.1.2. Japanese Company Service SWOT Analysis and Superior Subsectors ............................ 93 5.2. Energy .............................................................................................................................................