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The lack of organizational capacity and requisite implementation skills also weighs heavily against the attainment of project objectives. Another major reason for poor performance of the PNB was its inability to scale up individual subloans through either the Renewable Energy Services Company (RESCO) or demand aggregation of smaller subprojects, be they in the commercial and industrial sector, MSME, or residential sector.

Project Number: 49419-002
Project Name: Solar Rooftop Investment Program - Tranche 1
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The attraction of the private sector in Karnataka and Maharashtra to the program was minimal and they showed no real interest to invest or be involved. More emphasis should be placed in future programs on incentives and measures that better attract private sector involvement and investment.

Project Number: 40156-013, 40156-033
Project Name: Sustainable Coastal Protection and Management Investment Program (Multitranche Financing Facility and Tranche 2)
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A road map approach, which integrates intensive support for all the three triage groupings (liquidated, privatized, and retained and improved), agreed or urged in the 2013 IMF Extended Fund Facility and reiterated in 2019, and provides a much more targeted and politically sensitive communication strategy can help Pakistan gain headway in reforming its PSEs.

Project Number: 48065-003
Project Name: Public Sector Enterprises Reform Program (Subprogram 2)
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Incremental PSE governance reforms in Pakistan can be helpful, if layered on many others over a long period of time.

Project Number: 48065-003
Project Name: Public Sector Enterprises Reform Program (Subprogram 2)
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Supporting the most urgent and critical measures in reforming Pakistan's public sector enterprises (PSEs), agreed with government, may yield deeper results.

Project Number: 48065-003
Project Name: Public Sector Enterprises Reform Program (Subprogram 2)
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Emphasis is needed on least-cost generation expansion and transmission planning to ensure optimum use of resources when assessing the risks and costs of implementation delays in power projects.

Project Number: 39630-023, 39630-033
Project Name: National Power Grid Development Investment Program (Tranches 1 and 2)
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For programs which focus on gender equity, identifying and ensuring that institutions supporting gender are onboard throughout program development and implementation is crucial.

Project Number: 45230-001
Project Name: Women’s Entrepreneurship Support Sector Development Program
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Regulatory bottlenecks need to be appraised rigorously and continuous policy dialogue with relevant government agencies should have been undertaken by ADB.

Project Number: 44060-024
Project Name: Small and Medium Enterprise Investment Program (Tranche 2)
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Commitment is needed to a clear financing strategy that leads to self-sufficiency.

Project Number: 40031-023
Project Name: Rajasthan Urban Sector Development Investment Program (Tranche 1)
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Urban projects with SWM components should be designed in a more holistic manner so that the full cycle of waste collection, segregation, composting, recycling, and disposal is incorporated. Stand-alone interventions, such as the landfill sites constructed in the project, are unlikely to fully solve the waste management problem.

Project Number: 40031-023
Project Name: Rajasthan Urban Sector Development Investment Program (Tranche 1)
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Urban projects with sewerage components should be designed to include household connections; if not, sewage treatment plants will be underutilized and revenue streams less than expected and impacting on sustainability.

Project Number: 40031-023
Project Name: Rajasthan Urban Sector Development Investment Program (Tranche 1)
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The program could have been more innovative in the application of new technologies for urban services, providing a test bed for innovations so long as local capacities permit.

Project Number: 40031-023
Project Name: Rajasthan Urban Sector Development Investment Program (Tranche 1)
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