Outer Islands Electrification (Sector) Project

In formulating similar loan projects, ADB should ensure to the extent possible that achieving outputs is within the grasp of the implementing agency (IA). Depending on the Ministry of Planning and National Development (MPND), an agency without a stake in the subprojects, to spearhead the benefit and poverty monitoring and evaluation (BPME) proved problematic, as its withdrawal from that commitment left the IA unable to complete that part of the project.