Economic Daily: water conservancy construction expects more social capital

The article in the economic daily pointed out that recently, the Ministry of water resources issued the guiding opinions on promoting the development of the government social capital cooperation (PPP) model for water infrastructure, which made it clear that in major areas such as major national water network projects, rural water supply projects and watershed flood control projects, various social capital should be actively guided to participate in water conservancy construction and operation, and the channels for fund-raising should be broadened. This is of great significance to further deepen the reform of water conservancy investment and financing, especially to attract social capital to participate in the construction of water conservancy projects. On the one hand, it is necessary to attract social capital to participate, increase policy and financial support, and promote the establishment of a reasonable return mechanism for the project. Establish and improve the water price formation mechanism for water conservancy PPP projects, scientifically verify the pricing cost, and encourage qualified regions to achieve negotiated pricing between the supplier and the demander. At the same time, support social capital parties to participate in the construction and operation of water-saving water supply projects, obtain reasonable income through the transfer of saved water rights, effectively reduce the risk of water conservancy project operation, and stabilize the investment expectation of market players.