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Lesson
TA relevance increased during implementation because of ADB’s responsiveness to real-time requests from the government. Regular country programming missions, consultation meetings, and tripartite portfolio review meetings provided effective avenues for ADB to be more responsive to clients. Responses to government requests should be matched by a scrutiny of the accompanying necessary changes in the results chain and the DMF overall, including performance indicators, targets, data source, and reporting mechanism.

Project Number: 52006-001
Project Name: Capacity Building for Country Programming and Portfolio Management
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The timing of scope changes need to be carefully planned, especially taking account of the possible implementation disruptions these can cause. Adjustments to the design and monitoring framework need to be made to reflect scope changes and other design modifications undertaken during implementation.

Project Number: 52070-001
Project Name: South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation Regional Energy Cooperation
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Using readily available published data enables proper assessment of a project’s development impact. The installation and use of a robust energy resource planning system in a newly formed utility enables a comprehensive management information system; transparency and good governance in operations; and timely reporting.

Project Number: 43464-023
Project Name: Himachal Pradesh Clean Energy Transmission Investment Program - Tranche 1
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The envisaged institutional arrangements for safeguards need to be fully functional from commencement to the closure of projects. This would allow the safeguards performance of projects to improve, as was the case with the environmental performance of this project which improved over time, with increased monitoring and coordination by the project staff.

Project Number: 43464-023
Project Name: Himachal Pradesh Clean Energy Transmission Investment Program (Tranche 1)
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During implementation, closer attention is required to managing the risks identified during program preparation. The reduction of distribution losses needs periodic monitoring and reporting against time-bound aggregated technical and commercial (AT&C) loss reduction action plans for feeders, districts, and circles; and corrective actions need to be based on the data from distribution network energy meters that were installed and asset maps prepared under the project.

Project Number: 43467-014, 43467-016
Project Name: Madhya Pradesh Energy Efficiency Improvement Investment Program (Tranche 2 and Multitranche Financing Facility)
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Design and monitoring framework (DMF) indicators that are specific and clear facilitate better assessment of project achievements. Targets that are achievable within the project timeline contributes to the quality of the project design and monitoring.

Project Number: 49451-002
Project Name: Shah Deniz Gas Field Expansion Project
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A midterm review mission is critical for large complex projects as it allows assessing the consequence of time and cost overruns and accordingly updating the DMF.

Project Number: 41627-023, 41627-033
Project Name: Himachal Pradesh Clean Energy Development Investment Program (Tranches 1 and 2)
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The project focused on the expansion of the transmission and distribution systems in seven towns while the executing agency availed funds from other government-funded schemes to concurrently implement a far larger project for a similar expansion of the transmission and distribution system in the remaining areas of the state. Obtaining information related to complementary physical investments, especially during the loan review missions, could help facilitate a better assessment of the project's development impact.

Project Number: 41626-013
Project Name: Bihar Power System Improvement Project
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Budget approval and procurement of new technologies being piloted could take time and cause implementation delays; when installed, rigorous monitoring of the performance of the new technologies is required to ascertain benefits and draw lessons from the pilot experience. In implementing the four pilot smart grid projects, substantial delays occurred due to the lengthy budget approval process and the procurement requirement of open competitive bidding while allowing international bidder participation.

Project Number: 50016-001
Project Name: Sustainable Energy Access in Eastern Indonesia—Electricity Grid Development Program
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Adequate safeguard reporting arrangements with frequency and report templates included in the construction contracts and technical guidance on the implementation of safeguard actions can strengthen project compliance to ADB safeguard requirements. The introduction of program actions through the RBL programs has improved PLN staff's awareness and capacity concerning ADB safeguard requirements. The grievance redress mechanism was found to be an area for further improvement during the evaluation of the previous RBL in Sumatra.

Project Number: 50016-001
Project Name: Sustainable Energy Access in Eastern Indonesia—Electricity Grid Development Program
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The participation of a financial management specialist in review missions and site visits will help improve capacity and ensure timely financial reporting. The project generally met ADB’s financial monitoring and reporting requirements. However, submission of the audited project financial statements was at times delayed. The delays could have been avoided by having a financial management specialist participate in project review missions and site visits. The measure could have also enhanced the capacity and awareness of ADB financial management procedures.

Project Number: 41626-013
Project Name: Bihar Power System Improvement Project
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The participation of a financial management specialist in review missions and site visits will help improve capacity and compliance with statutory and financial covenants. The project generally met ADB’s financial monitoring and reporting requirements. But it encountered delays in the submission of the audited project financial statement for fiscal years 2016 and 2017. These delays could have been avoided by having a financial management specialist participate in project review missions and site visits.

Project Number: 44426-014
Project Name: National Grid Improvement Project
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More attention during project implementation can help manage risks identified during the investment program preparation. The reduction of distribution losses needed periodic monitoring and reporting against time-bound AT&C loss reduction action plans for feeders, districts, and circles; and the corrective actions needed to be based on the data from distribution network energy meters installed and asset maps prepared in the tranche.

Project Number: 43467-015
Project Name: Madhya Pradesh Energy Efficiency Improvement Investment Program - Tranche 1
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