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Lesson
The absence of data on rural electrification’s benefits makes identification and quantification difficult at completion.

Project Number: 42361-013, 42361-014
Project Name: Medium-Voltage Sub-Transmission Expansion Sector Project and Additional Financing
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Lesson
The final step of connecting to the grid could include arrangements for households to connect to the grid in project designs; otherwise, the project risks failure.

Project Number: 42361-013, 42361-014
Project Name: Medium-Voltage Sub-Transmission Expansion Sector Project and Additional Financing
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Lesson
Learning from projects that run into a host of challenges but end up satisfactorily meeting all the safeguards requirements is particularly important to improve safeguards compliance in ADB-financed projects.

Project Number: 42361-013, 42361-014
Project Name: Medium-Voltage Sub-Transmission Expansion Sector Project and Additional Financing
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Lesson
Clarity of all provisions in the loan and grant agreements and proactive assistance in consultant recruitment and other areas where executing and implementing agency (EA/IA) capacity is lacking will mitigate the risk of startup delays.

Project Number: 42361-013, 42361-014
Project Name: Medium-Voltage Sub-Transmission Expansion Sector Project and Additional Financing
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Lesson
Implementation schedules, to be realistic, should be informed by EA/IA existing capacities and project-related experiences.

Project Number: 42361-013, 42361-014
Project Name: Medium-Voltage Sub-Transmission Expansion Sector Project and Additional Financing
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Lesson
A timely contract award for consulting services would ensure the mobilization of experts to complement the staff of the executing agency.

Project Number: 45303-001
Project Name: Rural Energy Project
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Lesson
Focus is needed on activities that are less likely to be mainstreamed, like turnkey contracts and competitive procurement, progress monitoring and reporting, safeguard plans, and GAP implementation.

Project Number: 45303-001
Project Name: Rural Energy Project
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Lesson
Closer coordination, capacity building, and hand-holding will improve project implementation when the executing agency is a first-time implementer of ADB-assisted project.

Project Number: 45303-001
Project Name: Rural Energy Project
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Lesson
Changes in scope and results framework should be done as early as possible and not when the project is about to close; midterm reviews should be used to formalize the changes.

Project Number: 45303-001
Project Name: Rural Energy Project
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Lesson
Project schedules have to be realistic, providing for a time lag between grant/loan approval and effectivity, incorporating doable timeframes for contract processing, and clearly indicating the target dates for the completion of all key activities.

Project Number: 45303-001
Project Name: Rural Energy Project
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Lesson
Energy project designs need to carefully consider the rapid changes in technology and the economic environment in ADB member countries.

Project Number: 45303-001
Project Name: Rural Energy Project
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Lesson
No new lessons

Project Number: 37041-013
Project Name: Second Power Transmission and Distribution Project
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Lesson
The delegation of project administration responsibilities to the resident mission during the project helped facilitate close working relationships between ADB staff and key government and EDC officials. The experience EDC gained from this project and the relationships that have developed between the resident mission and government counterparts should greatly benefit any future project.

Project Number: 37041-013
Project Name: Second Power Transmission and Distribution Project
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Lesson
There were implementation delays during the initial period of the project, especially in achieving loan effectiveness, recruiting implementation consultants, and awarding contracts. These delays occurred even though advance procurement action had been approved. To minimize delays in achieving loan effectiveness, it is recommended that the practicalities of achieving all proposed loan effectiveness conditions are reviewed and discussed with the borrower and the executing agency during appraisal.

Project Number: 37041-013
Project Name: Second Power Transmission and Distribution Project
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Lesson
No additional lesson.

Project Number: 34390-013
Project Name: Greater Mekong Subregion Transmission Project
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