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The program provided the environment for private sector participation (PSP) in the sector, although this should only be seen as the start and not the conclusion. Further, independent power producers need to be contracted whenever possible, while carefully monitoring contingent liability risks. More PSP could be encouraged in water and wastewater operations,perhaps adopting franchise or concession arrangements, viability gap financing, or availability payments.

Project Number: 54151-001, 54151-003
Project Name: Palau Public Utilities Corporation Reform Program (Subprograms 1 and 2)
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While the shift to renewable energy generation has occurred, and although 20% is the target, much more is needed if costs are to be lowered further and contributions to greenhouse gas reductions can be achieved. Higher targets are needed for renewable energy in the future.

Project Number: 54151-001, 54151-003
Project Name: Palau Public Utilities Corporation Reform Program (Subprograms 1 and 2)
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A project’s medium-term review (MTR provides an opportunity to reassess and modify a project’s DMF, in terms of realistic performance targets, configuration of components and/or outputs, subprojects’ selection, and timeframe of implementation. Project team could strive to review all project’s aspects during an MTR in addition to focusing on project administration and changes in scope.

Project Number: 42383-023
Project Name: Shanxi Small Cities and Towns Development Demonstration Sector Project
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The government’s commitment and ownership strengthen the project’s credibility. Providing timely response and adequate support from start-up to completion are critical in overcoming the implementation difficulties in various occasions. For instance, the PMO’s leadership could have helped ensurethat assistance was provided on time to implementing agencies. This, in turn, would help in easing delays in the procurement activities and implementation of subprojects.

Project Number: 42383-023
Project Name: Shanxi Small Cities and Towns Development Demonstration Sector Project
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Setting-up, collection, and reporting of baseline and performance indicators are essential to strengthen a project’s monitoring framework. Well-defined outputs and outcome indicators, targets, and baselines specific to project intervention areas improve project monitoring and results evaluation (e.g., reporting outcome or output indicators outside project areas hinders the attribution of results to the project).

Project Number: 40634-013
Project Name: Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Environment Improvement Project (Phase II)
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Assessing environmental policies and plans to address air quality at project design can optimize the choice of energy efficient technologies. An in-depth assessment on the state of the enabling and regulatory environment during project preparation helps identify the most efficient technology.

Project Number: 40634-013
Project Name: Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Environment Improvement Project (Phase II)
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During project appraisal, more attention needs to be given to preparing moderate base cost estimates and reflecting in the contingency provisions the currency and market risks/

Project Number: 39419-013
Project Name: Clean Energy and Access Improvement Project
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The project lacked focus as it included interventions in several key areas; a less ambitious results framework and reasonable implementation schedule would have brought more success.

Project Number: 39419-013
Project Name: Clean Energy and Access Improvement Project
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It is important that environmental benefits of projects that displace fossil fuels be correctly valued; otherwise, the full development impact of the project will not be realized.

Project Number: 44013-013
Project Name: Shanxi Energy Efficiency and Environment Improvement Project
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The exclusion of important economic costs, such as distribution and environmental costs, usually results in EIRRs that have little credibility.

Project Number: 46455-002
Project Name: Electricity Supply Security and Sustainability Project
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A least-cost generation planning study is necessary to provide a sound plan for a schedule of investments in generation that optimizes efficiency of the country’s scarce resources.

Project Number: 46455-002
Project Name: Electricity Supply Security and Sustainability Project
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The economic benefits of projects must be carefully examined to determine whether they are incremental or non-incremental and valued accordingly.

Project Number: 44013-013
Project Name: Shanxi Energy Efficiency and Environment Improvement Project
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Dialogue is necessary so that studies and policies can be structured to comply with the government’s requirements. Had this been done during the design stage, the urban public transport promotion policy proposed under the project would not have been rejected.

Project Number: 49232-001
Project Name: Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Air Quality Improvement– Hebei Policy Reforms Program
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It is important to perform technical and economic due diligence and feasibility before policy actions are recommended and implemented.

Project Number: 49232-001
Project Name: Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Air Quality Improvement– Hebei Policy Reforms Program
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The project’s comprehensive and well-executed monitoring framework provides a good model for similar infrastructure-focused investments. It had clear, measurable indicators linked to each planned output and outcome that were critical for assessing both physical and institutional progress to provide some prognosis of sustainability.

Project Number: 40641-013
Project Name: Hebei Small Cities and Towns Development Demonstration Sector Project
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