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Get the institutional framework right before scaling up.

Project Number: 37220-013, 37220-023, 37220-033
Project Name: Sindh Cities Improvement Investment Program (Tranche 2 and the Multitranche Financing Facility)
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It is important for succeeding tranche loans to have clear provisions of clear conditionality in the program design and lending agreements.

Project Number: 37220-013, 37220-023, 37220-033
Project Name: Sindh Cities Improvement Investment Program (Tranche 2 and the Multitranche Financing Facility)
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It is important to understand and compare existing mechanisms and designs to promote investments in agribusiness infrastructure.

Project Number: 37091-013, 37091-022, 37091-023
Project Name: Agribusiness Infrastructure Development Investment Program
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Engaging farmers to improve coordination, productivity, and the quality of agricultural products contributes to reducing commercial risks of agribusiness investors.

Project Number: 37091-013, 37091-022, 37091-023
Project Name: Agribusiness Infrastructure Development Investment Program
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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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A least-cost generation planning study is necessary to provide a sound plan for a schedule of investments in generation that optimizes efficiency of the country’s scarce resources.

Project Number: 46455-002
Project Name: Electricity Supply Security and Sustainability Project
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Consultation with service agencies during project design stage is best, as their hands-on experience and knowledge of the sector would enhance project availability and allow them to align with the proposed project.

Project Number: 40054-013
Project Name: South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation Information Highway
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The IA, the Infrastructure Development Company Limited, could have entered into strategic partnerships with other international organizations to further improve its skill and capacity given the complexity of activities in infrastructure.

Project Number: 40517-013, 40517-042
Project Name: Public–Private Infrastructure Development Facility
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Budget support from multilateral development agencies might encourage long term dependency on such support.

Project Number: 48479-001
Project Name: Economic Growth and Fiscal Reform Program
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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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ADB should have waited for sufficient time before processing a follow-up loan for the executing agency to fully develop its capacity in project implementation since this was the first loan to Bihar.

Project Number: 41127-013
Project Name: Bihar State Highways Project
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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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Successful implementation of the gender action plan (GAP) had measurable changes in women’s status; therefore the formulation of a GAP may be mainstreamed for similar projects with distribution system components.

Project Number: 39415-013
Project Name: Sustainable Power Sector Support Project
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Considering the lack of commercial skills in the Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority to facilitate private sector investment, better results were possible with the allocation of more international experts and person-months of consulting services.

Project Number: 39415-013
Project Name: Sustainable Power Sector Support Project
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The diversification of generation mix helps lower the risk of supply outages during the low river flow season.

Project Number: 39595-023, 39595-033
Project Name: Mong Duong 1 Thermal Power Project
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