Energy, roads and hospitals top private-public wish list

Romania’s government has released its intended public-private partnership projects – including projects in infrastructure, housing, thermo, nuclear and hydro power, as well as hospitals and a prison

May 2011 - From the Print Edition

“These projects complete the investments made over the last few years with Government money and EU Funds,” said Prime Minister Emil Boc, according to Hotnews.
These include the motorways Comarnic-Brasov, Sibiu Pitesti, and Targu-Mures-Iasi-Ungheni, as well as upgrading Bucharest’s ring-road to the quality of a motorway.
The Government is also looking for private partners to build the Tarnita-Lapustesti hydro power plant in Cluj county, a thermo power plant at Doicesti, Dambovita county and reactors 3 and 4 of the Cernavoda Nuclear Plant in Constanta.
The country is looking for a private energy partner to held build the AGRI Interconnector which aims to bring liquefied natural gas from Azerbaijan to Romania through Georgia. This will need a one billion Euro re-gasification plant near Constanta.
Romanian officials also plan environmental and regional development projects, such as the Siret-Baragan canal, Vrancea county, a series of road bridges and housing complexes.
The Government is also looking for partners to build new regional emergency hospitals in Timisoara, Cluj Napoca, Targu Mures, Iasi, Craiova and Bucharest, as well as one new prison.
In related news, Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc recently invited Chinese investors to build highways and hydro power plants in public-private partnerships with the Romanian Government.