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More effective utilization of consultants helps improve project implementation. As the international consultants are selected based on the experience and expertise in engineering and project management, they are required to remain in close proximity to the project site and assist in the development and monitoring of project and subproject programs. They have the capacity for assuming a stronger advisory role for a project to be successful.

Project Number: 41504-023
Project Name: Town Electrification Investment Program - Tranche 1
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Properly defining technical parameters ensures successful project implementation. The required equipment for end terminals, estimated to cost $0.5 million, was omitted from the pertinent package; thus the $29.1 million investment was idle. The target annual power generation of 60 gigawatt-hours was an overestimate as it required securing agreements for purchasing 40% of the output of the private sector’s biomass power projects and an optimistic utilization factor of 70% of the run-of-river HPPs.

Project Number: 41504-023
Project Name: Town Electrification Investment Program - Tranche 1
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Devoting sufficient attention to the gender action plan and ethnic minority development plan during project implementation through resource support and provision of expertise could result in substantial results on the performance of the p

Project Number: 42182-013
Project Name: Renewable Energy Development and Network Expansion and Rehabilitation for Remote Communes Sector Project
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It is important in designing a project that a more realistic assessment of the expected roles and responsibilities of the executing agencies and project management units is undertaken to establish the capacities of the entities.

Project Number: 42182-013
Project Name: Renewable Energy Development and Network Expansion and Rehabilitation for Remote Communes Sector Project
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Successful implementation of the gender action plan (GAP) had measurable changes in women’s status; therefore the formulation of a GAP may be mainstreamed for similar projects with distribution system components.

Project Number: 39415-013
Project Name: Sustainable Power Sector Support Project
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Considering the lack of commercial skills in the Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority to facilitate private sector investment, better results were possible with the allocation of more international experts and person-months of consulting services.

Project Number: 39415-013
Project Name: Sustainable Power Sector Support Project
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The sector loan modality, which allows borrowers to flexibly select priority subprojects, is appropriate for projects targeting remote and poor communities across a wide geographic area.

Project Number: 42182-013
Project Name: Renewable Energy Development and Network Expansion and Rehabilitation for Remote Communes Sector Project
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Incorporating gender capacity building in the project design will help ensure the promotion of gender equality in ADB-assisted projects.

Project Number: 42182-013
Project Name: Renewable Energy Development and Network Expansion and Rehabilitation for Remote Communes Sector Project
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Weaknesses in safeguards and procurement planning can lead to implementation delays.

Project Number: 42182-013
Project Name: Renewable Energy Development and Network Expansion and Rehabilitation for Remote Communes Sector Project
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It is possible to balance the economic and financial viability of mini-hydropower plant (MHP) projects with the need to sustainably provide grid-connected power supply to poor and vulnerable households in remote communities.

Project Number: 42182-013
Project Name: Renewable Energy Development and Network Expansion and Rehabilitation for Remote Communes Sector Project
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It is advisable not to task new and/or under-resourced entities with managing complex project designs with myriad stakeholders and a requirement for multiple approvals.

Project Number: 39415-013
Project Name: Sustainable Power Sector Support Project
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Careful assessment of the capacities of executing agencies (EAs) and implementing agencies (IAs) supports the formulation of realistic timetables.

Project Number: 39415-013
Project Name: Sustainable Power Sector Support Project
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A single point of contact in the EA/IA will facilitate ADB implementation support.

Project Number: 39415-013
Project Name: Sustainable Power Sector Support Project
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The integrated approach to disaster recovery operations beyond infrastructure restoration to also include activities directed at restoring livelihood and improving the resilience of infrastructure and economic activity to disasters.

Project Number: 39631-013
Project Name: Earthquake Emergency Assistance Project
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Institutionalize - fast-tracking - and flexibility. The technical assistance (TA) attached to the project allowed flexible responses to diverse capacity gaps, and fast-tracked procurement and disbursement, and the implementation of the safeguards policy. The flexibilities allowed under the emergency policy reduced procurement time and enabled efficient mobilization of resources.

Project Number: 39631-013
Project Name: Earthquake Emergency Assistance Project
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