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Early engagement with stakeholders and design of subsidy programs responsive to the needs of vulnerable groups could expedite the implementation of complex policy reforms. The success of this program highlights the importance of the government's continuing commitment in improving the performance and sustainability of the Palau Public Utilities Corporation.

Project Number: 54151-001, 54151-003
Project Name: Palau Public Utilities Corporation Reform Program 
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Continued advisory support is required to sustain the momentum of reforms in Palau's energy sector. ADB provided substantial advisory support through ADB staff and by engaging experts through technical assistance operations to help the Palau Public Utilities Corporation (PPUC) implement the agreed policy actions and prepare background studies for both subprograms.

Project Number: 54151-001, 54151-003
Project Name: Palau Public Utilities Corporation Reform Program 
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Processing of activities or initiatives funded by new modalities takes time. This initiative helped build the capacity of Osh Vodokanal for the safe and sustainable operation of the chlorine neutralization unit at the Osh-Plotina water treatment plant (WTP) in the Kyrgyz Republic, which had been rehabilitated in 2016 under the successful ADB-financed Emergency Assistance for Recovery and Reconstruction project. It was funded under ADB’s small expenditure financing facility (SEFF), which provides a quick and flexible response to small financing needs linked to ADB-financed projects.

Project Number: 52256-006
Project Name: Osh-Plotina Water Treatment Plant Chlorine Neutralization Unit
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Advance procurement is crucial in avoiding startup delays. Government’s ratification of the facility agreement was delayed by 3 months because of the COVID-19 outbreak and the October 2020 political turmoil in the country. But the executing agency effectively used advance procurement to avoid startup delay. With advance procurement for the supply and installation of equipment and consulting services commencing in June 2020, project implementation was completed nearly 1 year ahead of schedule. Financial closing was 8 months earlier than envisaged.

Project Number: 52256-006
Project Name: Osh-Plotina Water Treatment Plant Chlorine Neutralization Unit
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Strategic environmental impact assessment should be considered to justify and strengthen ADB’s continued commitment and presence in the Issyk-Kul region and clearly provide ADB’s value addition.

Project Number: 41548-013
Project Name: Issyk-Kul Sustainable Development Project
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Misprocurement can be avoided by (a) ensuring proper pre-qualification of bidders; and (b) defining clear evaluation guideline that will allow for skeptical review of bids that are well below a defined threshold to ensure that the winning bidder has the financial and technical capacity to perform.

Project Number: 41548-013
Project Name: Issyk-Kul Sustainable Development Project
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Realistic outcomes in nonrevenue water (NRW) normally suggest that NRW reduction take time and are not capital intensive or asset specific.

Project Number: 41548-013
Project Name: Issyk-Kul Sustainable Development Project
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Twinning of utilities can have a positive impact on utility performance and specific results; however, as with this project, issues concerning compatibility and outcome targets may arise.

Project Number: 41548-013
Project Name: Issyk-Kul Sustainable Development Project
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Inclusive stakeholder consultations during project preparation will reduce the likelihood of difficult disagreements that could negatively impact project design and implementation.

Project Number: 41548-013
Project Name: Issyk-Kul Sustainable Development Project
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Reduction of nonrevenue water (NRW) requires more than just infrastructure improvements.

Project Number: 41548-013
Project Name: Issyk-Kul Sustainable Development Project
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The engagement of qualified implementation consultants is critical to project success.

Project Number: 41548-013
Project Name: Issyk-Kul Sustainable Development Project
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Governments should not leave or outsourced staff the implementation of foreign-assisted projects.

Project Number: 41548-013
Project Name: Issyk-Kul Sustainable Development Project
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Using performance indicators to assess project performance. Performance indicators (in addition to financial disbursements) should be reported throughout implementation to determine whether the project is on track to meet its intended outputs and outcomes.

Project Number: 44236-013
Project Name: Emergency Assistance for Recovery and Reconstruction
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Communication between ADB and the government needs to be strengthened. Despite fielding 13 missions, ADB failed to learn of the government’s efforts to undertake component 3B, indicating a possible lack of communication, which needs to be improved.

Project Number: 44236-013
Project Name: Emergency Assistance for Recovery and Reconstruction
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Risks of combining emergency assistance projects with the more standard assistance packages. Providing fiscal resources was clearly urgent to ensure uninterrupted service and to reconstruct houses after the political disturbances. However, providing funds for undamaged but old water supply and sanitation systems was not as urgent and should have been completed as a separate project.

Project Number: 44236-013
Project Name: Emergency Assistance for Recovery and Reconstruction
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