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Lesson
Measurement and verification. ADB Independent Evaluation Department's report noted that the Guangdong provincial government had incorporated appropriate measurement and verification (M&V) of energy savings for the multitranche financing facility investment program implementation. Third-party M&V agencies ensured fair assessment of achievements of energy savings and emission reduction. The measured and verified results of each subproject provided a solid basis for computing the energy efficiency benefits and achievement of the project.

Project Number: 39653-023
Project Name: MFF: Guangdong Energy Efficiency and Environment Improvement Investment Program - Tranche 1
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Lesson
The actual energy savings achieved of the tranche 1 project are much higher than the anticipated energy savings at appraisal. More elaborate methods of energy saving estimates should have been used. The key is to establish an accurate baseline and design a customized measurement and verification method for verifying the energy savings achieved at the outset. It is also important to consistently use the same methodology for ex ante and ex post energy saving calculations.

Project Number: 39653-023
Project Name: MFF: Guangdong Energy Efficiency and Environment Improvement Investment Program - Tranche 1
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Lesson
The financial intermediary loan modality was adopted, and the loan proceeds were relent to support implementation of more energy saving and emission reduction projects. Separate evaluations of technical feasibility of the subprojects and the financial viability of the candidate subborrowers were conducted by the efficiency power plant project management office and Guangdong Finance Trust Company independently to ensure that the technical merits and financial status of each subproject were assessed.

Project Number: 39653-023
Project Name: MFF: Guangdong Energy Efficiency and Environment Improvement Investment Program - Tranche 1
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Lesson
Delay in ADB's internal business processes, including the disbursement of withdrawal applications, often frustrates smooth implementation progress. Timely disbursement is critical, especially for financial intermediation loans, because financial institutions set the subloan interest rate based on the relending rate from the government and approve subloans to final borrowers only after they receive refinance from the government. Project administration requires closer attention to efficient and timely disbursement and other internal business processes.

Project Number: 36117-013
Project Name: Small and Medium Enterprise Regional Development Project
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Lesson
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) generally suffer capacity constraints and lack skills in business development, marketing, planning, human resource management, and other business skills, which makes them less bankable. Had it been done, the capacity development technical assistance would have provided necessary skills training and improved the capacity of borrowing SMEs. Sri Lanka's Credit Information Bureau also covers SMEs.

Project Number: 36117-013
Project Name: Small and Medium Enterprise Regional Development Project
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Lesson
ADB's Financial Sector Operational Plan supports the market-based pricing approach and stipulates that projects involving credit lines need to be designed to strengthen the capacity of financial institutions intermediating the credits and such a project should comply with the Operations Manual (D6) to avoid undermining the commercial incentive for the participating financial institutions to competitively mobilize finances and distorting the credit and interbank market.

Project Number: 36117-013
Project Name: Small and Medium Enterprise Regional Development Project
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Lesson
Implementation of infrastructure projects, even in large regions such as Madhya Pradesh, can be successful given (i) proper planning; (ii) effective project monitoring mechanisms; and (iii) the application of skilled, motivated and well-trained personnel. The knowledge and insights gained by Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company Limited in this regard can be disseminated to other executing agencies through appropriate forums. The advance procurement actions greatly helped in timely project execution, and should be adopted for future projects.

Project Number: 32298-023
Project Name: MFF - Madhya Pradesh Power Sector Investment Program (Tranche 1)
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Compliance with social safeguards requirements associated with ADB assistance can be improved through (i) advance capacity development of project staff regarding ADB social safeguards policies, procedures, and requirements; (ii) deployment of resettlement experts by the executing agency and consultants throughout the loan period, as appropriate; (iii) engagement of an experienced non-government office to assist with implementation of resettlement activities; (iv) timely supervision, monitoring, evaluation and reporting on implementation of resettlement plans; (v) periodic social safeguards

Project Number: 32298-023
Project Name: MFF - Madhya Pradesh Power Sector Investment Program (Tranche 1)
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Compliance with environmental requirements associated with ADB assistance can be improved through (i) systematic, ongoing efforts to develop awareness, and periodic capacity enhancement of project staff regarding ADB's environmental policy, procedures, and requirements; (ii) ensuring timely mobilization and the ongoing participation of environmental experts with the executing agency, consultants, and contractors, beginning during preparation and continuing until loan closure (as appropriate); (iii) systematic supervision, monitoring, data mapping and reporting mechanisms on implementat

Project Number: 32298-023
Project Name: MFF - Madhya Pradesh Power Sector Investment Program (Tranche 1)
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Strong government ownership is critical to the successful construction of the project and important to facilitate effective implementation and delivery of development results in ADB-financed projects. The Dagushan Hydropower Company (DHC) was consistently proactive and took initiative in solving problems, including the provision of design documents, timely delivery of equipment, approach to dealing with issues, and other areas. DHC's initiative guaranteed appropriate procedures and timely action for key tasks.

Project Number: 39652-033
Project Name: Gansu Heihe Rural Hydropower Development Investment Program - Project 2: Dagushan Hydropower Project
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Lesson
There may be merit in carefully reviewing donor coordination mechanisms to determine if there are more effective ways to coordinate structural and sector programs. If alternative approaches to achieving the same high level of coordination could be formulated, such techniques may allow more resources to be dedicated to each donor's programs and thereby increase the likelihood they will succeed.

Project Number: 43211-013
Project Name: Sixth Development Policy Support Program
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Lesson
Numerical targets such as gross domestic product growth rate and poverty incidence should be used with caution, as a global financial crisis can adversely and unexpectedly affect achievement of these targets, as was the case under Development Policy Support Program - 6.

Project Number: 43211-013
Project Name: Sixth Development Policy Support Program
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Lesson
The program framework has proven successful in enabling the use of a flexible medium term framework that promotes ownership by the government, as was evident in the Development Policy Support Program (DPSP) series. In addition, the medium-term framework allows changing government priorities to be successfully incorporated, as occurred under DPSP-6.

Project Number: 43211-013
Project Name: Sixth Development Policy Support Program
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Lesson
A contractor's ability and commitment to deploy resources for civil works in good time is key to overall performance. While ADB's standard prequalification and bidding documents are devised to ascertain the bidders' technical and financial capabilities, further clarification is sometimes required to support the information provided by the bidders.

Project Number: 32223-013
Project Name: Road Network Improvement and Maintenance Project
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Lesson
The project experienced substantial implementation delays of about 54 months. Protracted recruitment of detailed design and construction supervision consultants, delayed procurement of the major civil works contracts, delayed land acquisition and resettlement, and most importantly, underperformance by a major civil works contractor compounded the delays. Delays in procurement of the civil works contracts were mostly due to government delays in procedures and decision making related to procurement, land acquisition, and resettlement.

Project Number: 32223-013
Project Name: Road Network Improvement and Maintenance Project
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