This area promotes good governance & private sector development by assisting the energy sector reform process through supporting both second stage reforms and ministerial and regulatory capacity building. Market Efficiency and Governance focuses on institutional strengthening by enhancing the government’s capability for policy making, implementing reform measures, coordinating multiple initiatives, and monitoring progress. In some cases, this involves re-thinking reform architectures based on acknowledged difficulties in attracting private sector participation. The Bank has investment projects in Brazil and the Dominican Republic that support these processes. ACTIVE PROJECTS This project helps to ensure sustainable implementation of the Government's ongoing energy sector reform program, through technical assistance in specific areas, and by providing a mechanism for continuing dialogue with policy-makers about longer-term sector reform. This operation focuses on the power and gas sector, where there are more urgent reform needs. Dominican Republic - Power Sector Technical Assistance Project This project supports the local government in overcoming challenges in realizing its original vision for reforms in the electricity sector. The project supports an increase the quantity and quality of electricity for the poor and will help to design a transmission grid and the wholesale power market, improve policy formation and implementation related to the power sector, strengthen the Government’s regulatory and consumer protection performance related to power, and protect the environment. Nicaragua - Offgrid Rural Electrification (PERZA) The Nicaragua Off Grid Rural Electrification Project supports the sustainable provision of electricity services and associated social and economic benefits in selected rural sites in Nicaragua and strengthens the Government's institutional capacity to implement its national rural electrification strategy. | 
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