Chizhou deal expected to open the PPP floodgates

Anhui project could blaze new trail for infrastructure financing in China, reports Zheng Yangpeng.

The government of Chizhou in Anhui province signed an agreement on Monday with Shenzhen Water Group Co to give the company control of the city's sewage treatment plants and its sewer system - a deal which marks a significant shift in how the city's public utilities might be run in the future.

But for the country, the contract represents what could become a much broader policy.