This report outlines a project that serves as a pilot program, demonstrating a model that regional gas distribution companies can replicate throughout Colombia to speed access to piped natural gas for poor households. By transferring performance risks to privately held regional distribution companies, Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid (GPOBA's) output-based subsidy approach provides incentives for quality work and timely project completion. GPOBA's effort in Colombia is an example of how output-based aid can increase accountability and leverage the strengths of private firms to produce tangible results.
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