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Clear identification and selection of appropriate performance target indicators during the project design stage supports the achievement of a project’s intended outcome. Adequate technical assessment on outcome and output target indicators facilitates clear tracking and measure of project’s achievement at completion. Furthermore, the importance of target indicators and its consistency between outcome and output statements are essential to demonstrate the project results.

Project Number: 44240-014
Project Name: Thimphu Road Improvement Project
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The provision of technical assistance to support the project preparatory stage and capacity of the executing and implementing agencies enhances the quality of project administration. For example, building the capacity skill set of agencies on financial and procurement management prior to the onset of a project would benefit the timely execution of procurement activities and civil works. This helps in reducing any potential risk that could arise because of delayed start-up and/or implementation.

Project Number: 44240-014
Project Name: Thimphu Road Improvement Project
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The importance of ex-post monitoring as results of policy-based loans are expected to fully materialize after implementation period. In this regard, mechanisms, such as the post-program engagement framework , established as part of program design allows for monitoring of results over the longer term and helps in promoting sustainability of the program.

Project Number: 51252-003, 51252-004, 51252-005
Project Name: Financial Market Development Program (Subprograms 1, 2, and 3)
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No new lessons

Project Number: 54183-001
Project Name: COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Program
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Reliable small hydropower plants and economically efficient renewable energy sources can contribute to decarbonize island-state economies. Other renewable energy sources such as solar photovoltaic, floating solar photovoltaic, wind and ocean energy complement the existing SHPs and help to diversify generation mix. It also helps to lower the cost of electricity production and improve utilities’ financial performance

Project Number: 46044-002
Project Name: Renewable Energy Development and Power Sector Rehabilitation Project
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Project administration missions with poor monitoring of the quality of the design and implementation of the project performance management system can negatively affect assessments of the project’s development results.

Project Number: 46044-002
Project Name: Renewable Energy Development and Power Sector Rehabilitation Project
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Prior to commencement, implementation arrangements should be agreed by all participating agencies to avoid unnecessary delays.

Project Number: 47320-001
Project Name: Samoa Submarine Cable Project
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A clear implementation arrangement with respect to technical, institutional, and scope of work helps to avoid prolonged and lengthy implementation delays, especially for projects involving multiple cofinanciers and implementing agencies.

Project Number: 47320-001
Project Name: Samoa Submarine Cable Project
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ADB's safeguards requirements are important at appraisal and throughout implementation. Sufficiently trained implementing staff monitor the safeguard elements of all energy sector projects and ensure that these do not trigger adverse effects.

Project Number: 42252-022
Project Name: Rural Renewable Energy Development Project
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Sufficient financial management expertise in the ADB project team and missions is necessary to ensure appropriate financial reporting, according to ADB requirements. In addition to these project-level lessons, mainstreaming the formulation of the GAP into all energy access projects, with sufficient attention and support, enhances project impact through measurable changes for women.

Project Number: 42252-022
Project Name: Rural Renewable Energy Development Project
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It is important to carefully design future project-based interventions, with measures to strengthen beneficiary involvement through a community-based road safety program—to sustain the project’s momentum even after its completion.

Project Number: 39225-022
Project Name: Road Network Project II
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As a norm at the sector level, it is important that central government allocate funds from the general budget for routine and periodic maintenance, and for large rehabilitation.

Project Number: 39225-022
Project Name: Road Network Project II
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The government must clearly emphasize the vital role that roads play in Bhutan’s socioeconomic development.

Project Number: 39225-022
Project Name: Road Network Project II
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Consideration should be given to financing renewable energy, particularly wind, to lower the cost of electricity production and improve the Electric Power Company’s financial performance.

Project Number: 38183-013
Project Name: Power Sector Expansion Project
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Project administration missions need to pay more attention to the quality of the design and implementation of the project performance management system so that good operational data can be collected.

Project Number: 38183-013
Project Name: Power Sector Expansion Project
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