The project design and monitoring framework included components that are not directly related to the project. The implementation arrangements for these components were different from ADB-financed ZPSHPP, and ZPSC did not have any role in implementing these components. This prevented effective monitoring of the implementation of these components by ADB review missions, and confirming their efficacy in achieving the outcomes. Furthermore, the indicators to measure the poverty alleviation impacts were poorly defined as a result these could not be monitored during review missions. ADB should have required Hebei Electric Power Corporation to establish a coordinating mechanism to supervise the implementation of different project components and insisted on more information about these components to be included in annual progress reports and safeguard monitoring reports and inappropriate indicators should have been appropriately revised
Hebei Zhanghewan Pumped Storage Project