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Lesson
Continuity and stability in project officers are essential elements for successful implementation, especially during the early implementation phases. Delegation of implementation responsibility to the resident mission at an early stage of the project cycle is also good practice, provided locally recruited staff have sufficient familiarity with ADB operational and procurement procedures.

Project Number: 34476-016
Project Name: Gansu Clean Energy Development Project
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Lesson
For Asian developing countries with a well developed local capacity in electric power or other infrastructure sectors, partnership with an international consulting firm in the implementation arrangements can be an effective mechanism to enable the transfer of state-of-the-art management and operational practices to national companies and agencies.

Project Number: 34476-015
Project Name: Gansu Clean Energy Development Project
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Lesson
Addressing adequately the social and environmental impact of hydropower development projects during preparation and making sure the local communities affected by the development participate in the benefits of the investment is an important lesson to ensure longer term project sustainability. To achieve this goal, funding needs to be committed before loan approval to ensure that such issues will be addressed during implementation, and independent monitoring mechanisms put in place to measure the impact on local communities.

Project Number: 34476-014
Project Name: Gansu Clean Energy Development Project
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Lesson
Strong project ownership is essential for successful implementation. In evaluating project ownership, attention must be given during appraisal not only to investment planning priorities but also to whether counterpart funding has been committed, key staff are in place, coordination mechanisms across and within different government levels are working effectively, and an institutional capacity exists to address social and environmental issues affecting the project’s long-term sustainability.

Project Number: 34476-013
Project Name: Gansu Clean Energy Development Project
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