The 3rd OPPS Forum was held
The 3rd meeting of the OPPS Forum was held on November 19th at the Trust City Conference Marunouchi for the purpose of mutual exchange and information sharing among members. 10 regular member companies, 1 associate member company, and an observer, Mr. Miyasaka, from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Overseas Project Promotion Division participated.
Based on the opinions received at the 2nd forum, we introduced examples of overseas PPP projects (highways in South Korea, water supply and sewerage systems in the Philippines) at the beginning.
Next, we received reports from the member companies that will play a central role in the PPP environment and project progress in ASEAN (Thailand and the Philippines). He also explained and exchanged opinions on smart city projects that many member companies are interested in. Furthermore, he introduced the outline of the Inter-American Development Bank as an initiative of overseas international financial institutions.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism introduced the application for the “3rd JAPAN Construction International Award”, and Vice Chairman Uemura provided information on the status of toll road concessions in Vietnam.
Participating members commented that the introduction of overseas PPP project cases was especially meaningful.
The 3rd OPPS Forum is scheduled to be held on January 21st (Tuesday) in the new year along with the New Year’s party.
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The 2nd OPPS Forum was held
The 2nd OPPS Forum meeting was held on September 18th at Trust City Conference Marunouchi for the purpose of exchange and information sharing among members. 10 regular member companies, 1 associate member company, and an observer, Mr. Miyasaka, from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Overseas Project Promotion Division participated.
Based on the first discussion, the secretariat explained the basic policy of the PPP project formation process and obtained the agreement of all the members. Next, we reported on the summary of the results of the questionnaire conducted after the last forum. We received responses on regions, countries, sectors, and PPP schemes that we were interested in, summarized our interests in the more than 20 PPP candidate projects introduced at the first forum, and responded to the opinions and requests we received. We also discussed the criteria for selecting PPP candidate projects.
After reporting on the PPP conference hosted by OPPS in relation to TICAD7 on August 27, the conclusion of MoU with the government of Ghana, a member company, and discussions with the government of Kenya, Index Consulting Co., Ltd., a regular member, announced the Ghana Road Concession. There was an overview and an introduction to how to proceed in the future. In addition, the secretariat explained the success/failure cases and factors in F/S and PPP commercialization, as well as the development of candidate project screening tools, and held a question-and-answer session.
In the future, OPPS will provide information based on the opinions received from member companies, and in addition to projects in Africa such as Ghana and Kenya, we will proceed to formulate projects that OPPS will work on in ASEAN.
The 3rd OPPS Forum will be held on Tuesday, November 19th.
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第2回OPPSフォーラムを開催しました
会員相互の交流と情報共有を目的としたOPPSフォーラムの第2回会合を9月18日にトラストシティカンファレンス丸の内で開催しました。正会員10社・準会員1社と、オブザーバーである国土交通省海外プロジェクト推進課から宮坂課長が参加されました。
第1回の議論を踏まえ、PPP案件形成プロセス基本方針について事務局から説明を行い、会員各位の合意を得ました。続けて、前回フォーラム後に実施したアンケート結果の概要報告を行いました。関心のある地域・国・セクター及びPPP形態について回答を頂き、第1回フォーラムで紹介した20数件のPPP候補案件に対する興味を取りまとめ、いただいたご意見・ご要望に対する回答を行いました。また、PPP候補案件選定のクライテリアについても議論を行いました。
8月27日にTICAD7に関連してOPPSが主催したPPPカンファレンス及び会員企業のガーナ政府とのMoU締結やケニア政府との協議について報告した後、正会員である株式会社インデックスコンサルティングより、ガーナ道路コンセッション概略及び今後の進め方の紹介がありました。また、事務局からF/S及びPPP事業化における成立/不成立事例と要因及び候補案件スクリーニングツールの開発について説明し、質疑応答を行いました。
今後は会員企業から頂いた意見を踏まえ情報提供を行うとともに、ガーナ・ケニア等アフリカ案件に加え、ASEANにおいてOPPSが取り組む案件の形成に向けて進めて参ります。
第3回のOPPSフォーラムは11月19日(火)に開催する予定です。
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PPP Conference held as a side event of TICAD7 with the Ministry of Roads and Highway, Republic of Ghana
PPP Conference was held on 27th August 2019 with the Ministry of Roads and Highways, Republic of Ghana, as a side event of TICAD7 at Yokohama Bay Hotel Tokyu.
Mr. Kwasi Amoako-Attah, the Minister of Roads and Highways, Republic of Ghana, delivered the opening speech of the Conference.
Mr. Kimikazu Uemura, Vice President of OPPS, gave a presentation on “Aichi Model – First Toll Road Concession in Japan”. The attendees of the Conference as OPPS members were: Fujita Corporation, Index Consulting, Inc., Kumagai Gumi Co., Ltd., and Maeda Corporation.
Minister, Mr. Kwasi Amoako-Attah said:
“Ghana has a very stable economic and social environment and is the safest country in Africa. Ghana will need Japan’s cooperation to promote infrastructure development.”
After the Conference, the Ministry of Roads and Highways, Republic of Ghana and Index Consulting signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in “development of the public Private Partnership (PPP) Model” in the selected road sectors in Ghana. The MoU signing took place in the presence of Mr. Keiichi Ishii, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, during the bilateral meeting between governments of Japan and Ghana.
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TICAD7サイドイベントとしてPPPカンファレンスを開催しました
横浜で開催されている第7回アフリカ開発会議(TICAD7)のサイドイベントとして、OPPS主催のPPPカンファレンスを8月27日に横浜ベイホテル東急で開催しました。
ガーナ共和国クワシ・アモアコ=アタ道路・高速道大臣が出席され、ガーナ及び日本における有料道路のコンセッションをテーマにディスカッションを行いました。当機構からは植村副会長が参加し、我が国における有料道路コンセッションの第1号案件である愛知モデルについてプレゼンテーションを行いました。また、正会員である株式会社インデックスコンサルティング、株式会社熊谷組、株式会社フジタ及び前田建設工業株式会社が会議に参加しました。ディスカッションでは有料道路コンセッションの愛知モデルについて、ガーナ側から熱心な質問がありました。アタ道路・高速道大臣は「ガーナはアフリカの中でも政情が安定し治安の良い国。インフラ整備促進のため日本の協力が不可欠」と発言されました。
カンファレンスに引き続き、国土交通省主催のバイ会談時には、石井国土交通大臣立ち会いの下、ガーナ共和国道路・高速道省と株式会社インデックスコンサルティングとの間で「ガーナ共和国の道路セクターにおける官民パートナーシップ(PPP)モデルの発展」に関するMoUが締結されました。
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