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High-level ministerial meetings, working-level workshops, and field visits are essential in promoting transparency and capacity and in expanding cooperation.

Project Number: 44184-012
Project Name: Afghanistan and Turkmenistan: Regional Power Interconnection Project
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The sharing of prefeasibility and design reports with all development partners active in the energy sector in the region provides resources for further analytical and advisory work, as well as for financing the investments for regional cooperation and energy trade in the region. The project management offices in both countries were shadowed with consulting teams helping to build capacity and learn the design aspects of technical components.

Project Number: 44184-012
Project Name: Afghanistan and Turkmenistan: Regional Power Interconnection Project
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The final step of connecting to the grid could include arrangements for households to connect to the grid in project designs; otherwise, the project risks failure.

Project Number: 42361-013, 42361-014
Project Name: Medium-Voltage Sub-Transmission Expansion Sector Project and Additional Financing
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A better understanding of the institutional capacity and security risks in fragile and conflict-affected countries is essential to ensure project preparedness. Major changes in scope and implementation delays, including possible cancellations, are expected. Project processing can take more time as a result of unanticipated security concerns in post-conflict situations, frequent changes of government counterparts, and a lack of response from executing agencies. Building capacities and strengthening institutions is essential.

Project Number: 42094-032
Project Name: Energy Sector Development Investment Program—Tranche 2
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Consideration should be given to financing renewable energy, particularly wind, to lower the cost of electricity production and improve the Electric Power Company’s financial performance.

Project Number: 38183-013
Project Name: Power Sector Expansion Project
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Better use of consulting services should be considered a primary concern during the preparation and review of bidding documents. Less than 15% of the budget for consulting services in the OCR loan was utilized. Input from additional experts would lower the possibility of rebidding, and project implementation would proceed according to schedule.

Project Number: 35242-013
Project Name: Gas Transmission and Development Project
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Social and environmental safeguards policies need to be properly applied in this type of operations, including a proper assessment of RoW areas, consultation with and outreach to impacted communities, and appropriate compensation to affected households, both in time and amounts.

Project Number: 42039-035
Project Name: Power Transmission Investment Program – Tranche 2
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Power transmission projects require right of way (RoW) clearance that almost always impact rural communities.

Project Number: 42039-035
Project Name: Power Transmission Investment Program – Tranche 2
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Future support to developing public-private partnerships (PPPs) in Indonesia would benefit from a clearer identification of the obligations, incentives, and cost-sharing arrangements among government agencies. A more thorough political economy analysis will identify constraints.

Project Number: 40009-013, 40009-023, 40009-33, 40009-43
Project Name: Infrastructure Reform Sector Development Program (Subprograms 1, 2, and 3, and an Infrastructure Project Development Facility)
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It is important that ADB and development partners, in general, understand not only the formal but also informal institutional settings, particularly how government officials at different levels interact. A more thorough political economy analysis will identify constraints.

Project Number: 40009-013, 40009-023, 40009-33, 40009-43
Project Name: Infrastructure Reform Sector Development Program (Subprograms 1, 2, and 3, and an Infrastructure Project Development Facility)
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The use of cross-subsidy and innovative technologies for renewable energy and electricity storage are effective in rapidly expanding electricity access for remote communities. This is critical in countries having mountainous terrain and archipelagos that require large investment to expand the distribution network.

Project Number: 37399-013
Project Name: Green Power Development Project
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