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Lesson
Measurement of sector performance and progress in achieving urban economic development and improved service provision, including in those areas specifically related to the Millennium Development Goals and the National Development Strategy, is compromised by an absence of disaggregated data and a lack of clear and measurable indicators. The project did not include monitoring of a set of clear indicators for which data is available or can be readily obtained.

Project Number: 31243-013
Project Name: Integrated Development of Basic Urban Services in Provincial Towns Project
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Lesson
Lessons learned indicate the need for (i) detailed project formulation during the project preparatory stage, (ii) adoption of simple and affordable technologies in construction and facility improvements, and (iii) parallel provision of institutional development and training during project implementation. It is vital that relevant institutions and beneficiaries at the local level are fully involved in all stages of project preparation, design and construction.

Project Number: 31243-013
Project Name: Integrated Development of Basic Urban Services in Provincial Towns Project
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Lesson
The issue of tariffs is complicated by (i) the high cost of servicing in some areas, particularly the ger area settlements; and (ii) the government's willingness to subsidize service tariffs. The project supported a dialogue between ADB and the government around urban service reform, tariff issues, the application and targeting of government subsidies, and the development of more transparent, efficient and equitable mechanisms for directing such subsidies in public services.

Project Number: 31243-013
Project Name: Integrated Development of Basic Urban Services in Provincial Towns Project
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Lesson
Advance procurement actions and decisiveness on the end of the Ceylon Electricity Board and ADB could have prevented procurement delays. The project completion report noted that the project was extended by 24 months to accommodate delays in procurement. [Main text, paras. 20, 71]

Project Number: 30207-013, 30207-023
Project Name: Power Sector Development Program
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Lesson
A strong sector development program (policy and investment) entails a design that properly links and demarcates expected impacts, outcomes, and outputs. The Power Sector Development Program (PSDP) failed to coherently set out the objectives between its policy and investment components. Consequently, the lack of clarity between the two components in the PSDP framework contributed to the sector program's underperformance and poor design made it difficult to evaluate.

Project Number: 30207-013, 30207-023
Project Name: Power Sector Development Program
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