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The use of a facility management consultant across all tranches can support implementation significantly by helping overcome the technical capacity limitations of implementing agency staff.

Project Number: 38456-033
Project Name: Power Distribution Enhancement Investment Program (Tranche 2)
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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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Supply interruption frequency is a better measure of power supply reliability for grid enhancement projects than the number of outages, although it needs to be qualified if there are shortages in power generation.

Project Number: 38456-033
Project Name: Power Distribution Enhancement Investment Program—Tranche 3
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Sustainability can only be achieved if distribution companies (DISCOs) can avoid running losses and transferring their debt upstream, which contributes to the so-called “circular debt” problem.

Project Number: 38456-033
Project Name: Power Distribution Enhancement Investment Program (Tranche 2)
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Consideration has to be given to protecting against currency fluctuations immediately after loan effectiveness.

Project Number: 37231-013
Project Name: Punjab Irrigated Agriculture Investment Program - (Tranches 1 and 4)
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The ongoing delivery of benefits from an irrigation project, which aimed to improve upstream major assets, is dependent on adequate financing and implementation arrangements for operation and maintenance (O&M) of the downstream system of minor canals, distributaries and on-farm canals.

Project Number: 37231-013
Project Name: Punjab Irrigated Agriculture Investment Program (Tranche 3 and Multitranche Financing Facility)
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Delays in the release of payment must be avoided in order to assure contractor performance to be on schedule and avoid costly litigation and arbitration, which are inherently inefficient and unproductive.

Project Number: 40075-023
Project Name: National Trade Corridor Highway Investment Program (Tranche 1)
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For projects involving significant civil works but prepared only to a feasibility study level, a realistic timeframe needs to be identified at appraisal for the recruitment of consultants and the preparation of detailed design prior to start of construction.

Project Number: 37231-013
Project Name: Punjab Irrigated Agriculture Investment Program - (Tranches 1 and 4)
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Future projects in all sectors would benefit from the preparation of a government project completion report as part of the terms of reference of consultants.

Project Number: 37231-013
Project Name: Punjab Irrigated Agriculture Investment Program (Tranche 3 and Multitranche Financing Facility)
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Funds must be made available in a timely manner to meet contractual obligations.

Project Number: 40075-023
Project Name: National Trade Corridor Highway Investment Program (Tranche 1)
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The ongoing delivery of benefits from an irrigation project improving upstream major assets such as barrages and main canals is dependent upon adequate financing and implementation arrangements for O&M of the downstream system of minor canals, distributaries and on-farm canals.

Project Number: 37231-033
Project Name: Punjab Irrigated Agriculture Investment Program–Tranche 2
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Target indicators outcomes need to be well designed and specified to ensure clarity of achievements.

Project Number: 37231-013
Project Name: Punjab Irrigated Agriculture Investment Program - (Tranches 1 and 4)
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Close consultation with the government and readiness of the projects for financing are essential to avoid implementation delays.

Project Number: 37231-013
Project Name: Punjab Irrigated Agriculture Investment Program (Tranche 3 and Multitranche Financing Facility)
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Future projects in all sectors would benefit from the preparation of a high-quality government PCR in consultants’ terms of reference.

Project Number: 37231-033
Project Name: Punjab Irrigated Agriculture Investment Program–Tranche 2
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