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A strong project steering committee and close coordination with relevant government agencies are essential to smooth project implementation.

Project Number: 39019-015
Project Name: Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Environmental Improvement
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The need to confirm the executing agency’s commitment in terms of capacity and resources at appraisal. A more rigorous stakeholder analysis would have identified potential weaknesses and more emphasis could have been given to capacity development from the outset.

Project Number: 32200-013, 32200-023
Project Name: Fiji: Suva–Nausori Water Supply and Sewerage Project
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Project performance monitoring and evaluation capacity building would have been helpful, possibly enhancing overall project performance; and

Project Number: 32200-013, 32200-023
Project Name: Fiji: Suva–Nausori Water Supply and Sewerage Project
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The PMU-R had defined procedures for organizational empowerment and accountability, but the PMU-R was not available throughout the project to guide implementation of these measures. Continuation of the TA (which was implemented from 2003 to 2006) on capacity development would have been helpful.

Project Number: 32200-013, 32200-023
Project Name: Fiji: Suva–Nausori Water Supply and Sewerage Project
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Strong commitment and ownership of project proponents is critical to the success of a demonstration project that uses the latest technologies for the first time in a country.

Project Number: 42117-013
Project Name: Tianjin Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Power Plant Project
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Adoption of a relatively young technology that has yet to establish a robust performance track record and achieve lower capital and operating costs but offers significant improvement potential in terms of lower CO2 capture costs can be realized.

Project Number: 42117-014
Project Name: Tianjin Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Power Plant Project
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There are inherent risks for early-mover projects in new technology areas when the requisite policies and regulations are not yet well established.

Project Number: 42117-015
Project Name: Tianjin Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Power Plant Project
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Mobilizing the assistance of international and national experts to help with the knowledge and technical requirements of projects is extremely helpful and could be explored as appropriate.

Project Number: 42117-016
Project Name: Tianjin Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Power Plant Project
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The project demonstrated the ability of the project proponents, supported by ADB, to design and construct a highly innovative high-technology coal-based power plant with natural gas-like environmental emissions.

Project Number: 42117-017
Project Name: Tianjin Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Power Plant Project
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Consulting contracts may need to incentivize quality and efficiency to ensure timely delivery and high-quality implementation support services.

Project Number: 41171-022
Project Name: Transport Sector Development Project
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Ensuring an early focus on sustaining government ownership, institutionalizing asset management, and improving the quality of civil works can spur continuing progress in developing a sector-based approach to transport development in the country.

Project Number: 41171-022
Project Name: Transport Sector Development Project
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Rigorous cost-benefit and financial analyses ensure the viability and efficiency of projects as well as the adjustments that must be made.

Project Number: 41171-022
Project Name: Transport Sector Development Project
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MFF utilization within the approved period requires adequate institutional capacity in the EA and IA.

Project Number: 37139-033
Project Name: Uttarakhand Power Sector Investment Program - Tranche 2
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A rigorous technical and financial due diligence for mitigating risks boosts the likelihood of project success.

Project Number: 37139-033
Project Name: Uttarakhand Power Sector Investment Program - Tranche 2
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A more stringent financial and technical due diligence requirement from ADB could strengthen risk mitigation.

Project Number: 37139-033
Project Name: Uttarakhand Power Sector Investment Program - Tranche 2
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