Northern Power Transmission Sector Project

The transmission and substation subprojects that had not been appraised prior to loan presentation took longer to process than planned and call into question the justification for the sector loan approach. All but one subproject had been identified during implementation, and problems that could have been tackled prior to approval led to significant delays and increased administrative effort during project implementation. ADB should closely review the use of sector loans to ensure that problems that could be addressed during project preparation are not being deferred for the sake of expedien