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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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A well-designed and functioning project performance monitoring system (PPMS) is critical for the monitoring of project performance and collecting data for economic analyses (among other information). Given the data issues persistent in the Pacific e.g., availability and quality of data, careful thought on designing a comprehensive but implementable i.e., “fit for purpose” PPMS is imperative upon project teams. This can enable better data collection, which can facilitate better post-evaluation.

Project Number: 35448-013
Project Name: Omnibus Infrastructure Development
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The selection of appropriate project financing modality (through feasible project design) in line with country capacities is a crucial factor in achieving complex project objectives and overall project success. Availability of financing that is time-bound, such as multitranche financing facilities or sector lending puts the onus on the counterpart government to ensure project readiness from its side.

Project Number: 35448-013
Project Name: Omnibus Infrastructure Development
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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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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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There are challenges in integrating intermittent renewable energy sources in the electricity system without affecting grid stability, e.g. while electricity storage and grid control technologies can help improve grid stability, due to technical constraints, diesel generation capacity is still required to balance the fluctuations of solar and wind energy sources.

Project Number: 44469-013
Project Name: Yap Renewable Energy Development Project
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As it poses challenges to energy security in terms of reliability, integrating renewable energy in FSM’s system translated into a tradeoff between fuel efficiency and grid stability.

Project Number: 44469-013
Project Name: Yap Renewable Energy Development Project
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Alternative demand side management measures could have also been contemplated by the project given that the major energy security aspect confronting FSM had to do with affordability, i.e. the need to save on fuel costs.

Project Number: 44469-013
Project Name: Yap 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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Consultation with service agencies during project design stage is best, as their hands-on experience and knowledge of the sector would enhance project availability and allow them to align with the proposed project.

Project Number: 40054-013
Project Name: South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation Information Highway
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