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The program provided the environment for private sector participation (PSP) in the sector, although this should only be seen as the start and not the conclusion. Further, independent power producers need to be contracted whenever possible, while carefully monitoring contingent liability risks. More PSP could be encouraged in water and wastewater operations,perhaps adopting franchise or concession arrangements, viability gap financing, or availability payments.

Project Number: 54151-001, 54151-003
Project Name: Palau Public Utilities Corporation Reform Program (Subprograms 1 and 2)
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While the shift to renewable energy generation has occurred, and although 20% is the target, much more is needed if costs are to be lowered further and contributions to greenhouse gas reductions can be achieved. Higher targets are needed for renewable energy in the future.

Project Number: 54151-001, 54151-003
Project Name: Palau Public Utilities Corporation Reform Program (Subprograms 1 and 2)
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The indicators for measuring the accomplishment of the program can be further improved by identifying more precise indicators. For instance, in addition to approval dates of policy-based actions, the inclusion of simplified monitoring and reporting arrangements under the indicative program monitoring framework should be considered as appropriate.

Project Number: 52018-001
Project Name: Disaster Resilience Program
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The inclusion of expected losses from health-related national emergencies must be considered in the program design of contingency disaster financing given the experience in COVID-19. Because health is now a part overall hazard, this will somewhat provide a quick guide in fund disbursements in case of such occurrences.

Project Number: 52018-001
Project Name: Disaster Resilience Program
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Road maintenance funds could be prudently raised by exploring the wider use of road user charges, ringfencing revenues from road or fuel taxes, and/or by including provisions for maintenance in road reconstruction contracts. Incorporating a performance-based maintenance contract for road routine maintenance could improve the funding sustainability of road maintenance. This concept is useful in assisting agencies with low level of institutional and financial capacity to help preserve road assets’ maintenance and reduce the cost of future rehabilitation and reconstruction works.

Project Number: 43439-023, 43439-033, 43439-013
Project Name: CAREC Corridor 2 (Mangystau Oblast Section) Investment Program (Tranche 2 and Multitranche Financing Facility)
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Greater consideration on the road safety and maintenance during planning and design stage increases the benefits of a road project and enhances its sustainability over time. For instance, building the capacity of implementing agencies to better implement road safety action plans and programs contributes to enhancing road safety policies and facilitate a more effective road programs and safer road environment. Ensuring that road safety regulations and standards are well implemented is also crucial in strengthening the road quality management

Project Number: 43439-023, 43439-033, 43439-013
Project Name: CAREC Corridor 2 (Mangystau Oblast Section) Investment Program (Tranche 2 and Multitranche Financing Facility)
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Indicators that measure medium-term lending and sustainability could provide better measurements toward initiating a more sustainable access to SME medium-term lending.

Project Number: 44060-024
Project Name: Small and Medium Enterprise Investment Program (Tranche 2)
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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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Constraints to small and medium enterprise (SME) financing should have been fully identified at appraisal and addressed in the design.

Project Number: 44060-024
Project Name: Small and Medium Enterprise Investment Program (Tranche 2)
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The decision to use cement-concrete should have considered the (i) technical familiarity of the operating and maintaining institution and its staff, (ii) technical familiarity on the proper use and maintenance of the material, and (iii) the availability of appropriate equipment required for these materials.

Project Number: 46145-001
Project Name: CAREC Corridor 3 (Shymkent–Tashkent Section) Road Improvement Project
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Project delay prior to effectiveness could have been avoided had national regulation been harmonized with the International Federation of Consulting Engineers’ standard conditions of contract.

Project Number: 46145-001
Project Name: CAREC Corridor 3 (Shymkent–Tashkent Section) Road Improvement Project
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As a development bank, identifying value addition to road infrastructure investments in the DMF will give more relevance to ADB interventions.

Project Number: 46145-001
Project Name: CAREC Corridor 3 (Shymkent–Tashkent Section) Road Improvement Project
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Collaborating with other development partners to include institutional support is a good strategy, to ensure that huge cross-border transport investments can be funded and such investments are sustainable.

Project Number: 46145-001
Project Name: CAREC Corridor 3 (Shymkent–Tashkent Section) Road Improvement Project
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ADB needs to develop better techniques for forecasting traffic because the use of country-wide aggregates to forecast traffic on specific roads often leads to gross over-estimation.

Project Number: 41121-023, 41121-033, 41121-043, 41121-053
Project Name: MFF-CAREC Corridor 1 (Zhambyl Oblast Section) Investment Program
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No additional lessons

Project Number: 43439-023
Project Name: Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Corridor 2 (Mangystau Oblast Sections) Investment Program, Project 1
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