In some economies, local government plays the same role as that of the higher government in terms of PPP project development or investment promotion in PPP, according to their respective authority or responsibility areas. It may become the authority in full charge of PPP projects, as in Chinese Taipei and Japan. It would also play the same role as the national government for projects it sponsored, as practiced in Canada.
Other common roles of local government include performing supportive works related to the implementation of PPP projects, such as preparing funding support, organizing land clearance and land acquisition as well as resettlement, conducting related approvals such as construction permits and land use, and assisting the government to conduct monitoring and supervising of project delivery.