Public-Private Partnership Authority | |
Abbreviation: | P3A |
Native Name: | پبلک پرائیویٹ پارٹنرشپ اتھارٹی |
Native Name Lang: | ur |
Predecessor: | Infrastructure Project Development Facility |
Type: | Governmental |
Headquarters: | Islamabad, Pakistan |
Coords: | 33.7333°N 73.0885°W |
Region: | Pakistan |
Language: | English & Urdu |
Leader Title: | Chairperson |
Leader Name: | Ahsan Iqbal[1] |
The Public-Private Partnership Authority (P3A) is an organization established by the Government of Pakistan to leverage the expertise of the private sector to supplement the public sector service delivery.[2] It was formed in 2017 after the approval of the Public-Private Partnership Authority Act, 2017,[3] [4] replacing the Infrastructure Project Development Facility (IPDF), which was a public limited company under the Ministry of Finance.[5]
The authority is responsible for creating a regulatory framework to attract the private sector to invest in various projects. Similarly, Public Private Partnership Acts have been made in all the four provinces of Pakistan.[6]