Abbreviations and Acronyms

 

BEE

Bureau of Energy Efficiency

 

BOO

Build Operate Own

 

BOOT

Build Own Operate Transfer

 

BOT

Build Operate Transfer

 

DBFOT

Design Build Finance Operate Transfer

 

DevCo

Development and Cooperation - EuropeAid

 

DFID

Department for International Development

 

DRDA

District Rural Development Agency

 

EoI

Expression of Interest

 

ESCO

Energy Savings Company

 

FCI

Food Corporation of India

 

GoK

Government of Kenya

 

GP

Gram Panchayat

 

GPOBA

Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid

 

HM Treasury

Her Majesty's Treasury

 

IBAM

Brazilian Institute of Municipal Administration

 

ICMBio

Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation

 

ICT

Information and Communications Technology

 

IDB

Inter-American Development Bank

 

IFC

International Finance Corporation

 

IIPDF

India Infrastructure Project Development Facility

 

JV

Joint venture

 

KU

Kenya University

 

MCC

Millennium Challenge Corporation

 

MIF

Multilateral Investment Fund

 

MoH

Ministry of Health

 

MoRD

Ministry of Rural Development

 

MP

Madhya Pradesh

 

MPWLC

Madhya Pradesh Warehousing and Logistics Corporation

 

O&M

Operations and maintenance

 

OUIDF

Odisha Urban Infrastructure Development Fund

 

PPI&SS

Private Participation in Infrastructure & Social Sectors

 

PDF

Project Development Fund

 

PfCS

Partnerships for Church of England Schools

 

PFI

Private Finance Initiative

 

PPA

Power Purchase Agreement

 

PPI

Private Participation in Infrastructure

 

PPP

Public-Private Partnerships

 

PURA

Provision of Urban Amenities in Rural Areas

 

RFP

Request for Proposal

 

RFQ

Request for Qualification

 

RoI

Return on investment

 

SANParks

South Africa National Parks

 

SIF

Social Innovation Fund

 

SPV

Special Purpose Vehicle

 

UK

United Kingdom

 

USAID

United States Agency for International Development

 

VfM

Value for Money

 

VGF

Viability Gap Funding

 

WBG

World Bank Group