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No additional lessons

Project Number: 39293-013
Project Name: Education for Knowledge Society Project
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Agreement should be reached with the government at the central and provincial levels regarding the budgeting of funds for road maintenance. This agreement should cover all roads in the province rather than just project roads. This should ensure the sustainability of project roads and future roads financed by ADB, although it was not implemented at the time of the PCR.

Project Number: 39619-013
Project Name: Eastern and North Central Provincial Road Project
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Engaging many local contractors in post-conflict rehabilitation rebuilds local capacities but can also lead to implementation delays.

Project Number: 44065-013
Project Name: Conflict-Affected Region Emergency Project
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ADB’s procurement and disbursement procedures are too complex for small entities.

Project Number: 44065-013
Project Name: Conflict-Affected Region Emergency Project
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Tsunami risk in the Indian Ocean is now better understood and should be considered in similar major infrastructure investments along coastal and low-lying areas.

Project Number: 31501-013, 31501-023, 31501-033
Project Name: Secondary Towns and Rural Community-Based Water Supply and Sanitation Project
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Decentralization improves local community and institutional ownership.

Project Number: 44065-013
Project Name: Conflict-Affected Region Emergency Project
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Sufficient attention should be paid to gender issues during project implementation in compliance with the requirement for subprojects to be selected by local authorities inter alia on the basis of gender criteria.

Project Number: 35201-013
Project Name: Local Government Infrastructure Improvement Project
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The appropriateness of the modality of FIL could have been more effectively assessed at appraisal, given the limited capacity of LLDF, the short-fall of effective leadership and the issues raised late in project implementation on further required LLDF areas of improvement.

Project Number: 35201-013
Project Name: Local Government Infrastructure Improvement Project
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Project Number: 31381-013
Project Name: Protected Area Management and Wildlife Conservation Project
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Changing the scope of a project during implementation as excessively as in this case cannot be considered as a good practice, even when in response to a flood.

Project Number: 31282-013
Project Name: Southern Province Rural Economic Advancement Project
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Experienced foreign investors in power generation have access to private sector technical insurance that sovereign entities may not otherwise have. This is important when technical problems arise that cause major shutdown of operations, as was the case of AKL due to a 2004 fire. Private sector insurance enables unforeseen technical problems to be fixed along with compensation to the insured for revenue loss due to the incident. Foreign investors can leverage important insurance that is often difficult for sovereign entities to acquire.

Project Number: 34912-014
Project Name: AES Kelanitissa Power Project in Sri Lanka
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Close examination and assessment of real capacity is necessary in analyzing economic and financial benefits for private sector power plant projects supported by ADB. Nameplate capacity needs to be considered in the context of a plant’s capacity factor. No power plant runs 100% of the time, and power plants, like that of AKL, that run on auto diesel fuel will need to shut down routinely for scheduled maintenance. Routine maintenance combined with unscheduled shutdowns lower actual net capacity.

Project Number: 34912-014
Project Name: AES Kelanitissa Power Project in Sri Lanka
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Risk of lost revenues due to delayed commissioning and unplanned shutdown associated with mechanical failures can be mitigated by requiring expert power plant developers sponsored by ADB to provide more oversight and guidance to construction contractors.

Project Number: 34912-014
Project Name: AES Kelanitissa Power Project in Sri Lanka
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It is prudent for ADB to consider alternative fuels when appraising the cost and benefits of oil-fired generation plants. Alternative fuels consist of renewable energy sources and thermal fuels, including clean coal options. Private sector support to the power sector is optimized with a comparative analysis of real fuel options.

Project Number: 34912-014
Project Name: AES Kelanitissa Power Project in Sri Lanka
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For components B, E, and H, substantial time was required to mobilize community- based organizations and implementing-partner nongovernment organizations (NGOs) to reach hundreds of villages to be served under major disaster reconstruction programs. This resulted in delays at the start of implementing activities under these components, and support from NGOs was required.

Project Number: 39144-013
Project Name: Tsunami-Affected Areas Rebuilding Project
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