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Lesson
Project financial auditing needs to be synchronized with the project Completion review timeline which requires disclosure of the report within 12 months of the financial closing of the loan account.

Project Number: 42378-017
Project Name: Power System Expansion and Efficiency Improvement Investment Program (Tranche 3)
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A holistic approach, including an exit strategy, helps improve the design of long-term support for the power sector. Therefore, the supervision of the investment program needs to closely track the capital works being implemented by the executing agencies using their own funds, and the assistance provided by other agencies, including complementary programs initiated by the government. Any gaps should be then filled by utilizing loan savings. ADB started supporting the Madhya Pradesh power sector over 20 years ago and the approved loans add up to $1,720 million.

Project Number: 43467-014, 43467-016
Project Name: Madhya Pradesh Energy Efficiency Improvement Investment Program (Tranche 2 and Multitranche Financing Facility)
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A proper evaluation and approval process during project implementation can reduce noncompliance issues during the safeguard assessment. Updates to safeguard documents need to be timely completed to avoid implementataio disruptions. For example, the government land considered during project design for the construction of a substation had to be changed to private land. However, the resettlement plan was not updated.

Project Number: 47101-003
Project Name: Assam Power Sector Investment Program (Tranche 2)
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A review mechanism, which can recognize significant changes in the scope and address them through an update in the design and monitoring framework (DMF), can improve the performance evaluation. Some project indicators were changed based on “reassessments” undertaken. The changes in two output indicators were considered as minor change in scope and the DMF was not revised.

Project Number: 47101-003
Project Name: Assam Power Sector Investment Program (Tranche 2)
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It is a good practice to provide relevant macroeconomic data to highlight the significance of environmental improvements. In the case of this project, the generation of secondary macroeconomic data, at the very least, could have strengthened the preliminary assessment of the project’s development impact. In discussing impacts of climate mitigation project and the co-benefits of air pollution reduction, it would be worthwhile to link these up with macro data.

Project Number: 47051-002
Project Name: Chemical Industry Energy Efficiency and Emission Reduction Project
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Discussion on investments in the Madhya Pradesh power sector can complement other programs of the Government of India and Government of Madhya Pradesh. Even after providing over $1.5 billion, it is unclear if the Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company Limited and the discoms would be able to meet future demand growth without ADB support.

Project Number: 47100-004
Project Name: Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission and Distribution System Improvement Project
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Lesson
When a project provides substantial climate mitigation and environmental benefits, a project economist with strong background and experience in environmental valuation method can undertake the project economic analysis at appraisal. Usually, energy efficiency improvement projects have very low pay back periods and high economic internal rate of return. ADB should investigate the ways in which it can formalize the use of carbon prices in energy efficiency project economic analysis.

Project Number: 47051-002
Project Name: Chemical Industry Energy Efficiency and Emission Reduction Project
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During implementation, closer attention is required to managing the risks identified during program preparation. The reduction of distribution losses needs periodic monitoring and reporting against time-bound aggregated technical and commercial (AT&C) loss reduction action plans for feeders, districts, and circles; and corrective actions need to be based on the data from distribution network energy meters that were installed and asset maps prepared under the project.

Project Number: 43467-014, 43467-016
Project Name: Madhya Pradesh Energy Efficiency Improvement Investment Program (Tranche 2 and Multitranche Financing Facility)
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Identifying measures implemented by distribution companies (discoms) to eliminate commercial losses is a key sustainability issue. Data indicates that Discom-W is successful so key success factors can be transferred to the other discoms.

Project Number: 47100-004
Project Name: Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission and Distribution System Improvement Project
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The project highlighted the importance of safeguarding the nation’s wealth fund (State Oil Fund of the Republic of Azerbaijan or SOFAZ) to ensure that social programs and development priorities are sustained. In times when the nation’s wealth fund can be compromised due to external factors, exploring and pursuing viable funding options to meet the government’s financial obligations can ease pressures on the use of the fund other than its intended purposes.

Project Number: 49451-002
Project Name: Shah Deniz Gas Field Expansion Project
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Design and monitoring framework (DMF) indicators that are specific and clear facilitate better assessment of project achievements. Targets that are achievable within the project timeline contributes to the quality of the project design and monitoring.

Project Number: 49451-002
Project Name: Shah Deniz Gas Field Expansion Project
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A well-designed and functioning project performance monitoring system (PPMS) is critical for the monitoring of project performance and collecting data for economic analyses (among other information). Given the data issues persistent in the Pacific e.g., availability and quality of data, careful thought on designing a comprehensive but implementable i.e., “fit for purpose” PPMS is imperative upon project teams. This can enable better data collection, which can facilitate better post-evaluation.

Project Number: 35448-013
Project Name: Omnibus Infrastructure Development
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The selection of appropriate project financing modality (through feasible project design) in line with country capacities is a crucial factor in achieving complex project objectives and overall project success. Availability of financing that is time-bound, such as multitranche financing facilities or sector lending puts the onus on the counterpart government to ensure project readiness from its side.

Project Number: 35448-013
Project Name: Omnibus Infrastructure Development
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Early engagement with provincial governments can contribute to identifying and avoiding delays due to land acquisition issues. Based on the experience of forcible entry by local communities into two HPP sites, new projects are emphasizing the role of social safeguards and early consultation of local populations. The positive experience of engaging with the provincial government, which contributed to the eventual delivery of the Divune HPP under tranche 1, can serve as a lesson for future projects.

Project Number: 41504-013, 41504-023, 41504-025
Project Name: Town Electrification Investment Program (Multitranche Financing Facility and Tranche 2)
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Project management units and implementing agencies need to verify the Completion and functionality of all project aspects before authorizing final payments. This is to ensure that all defects and deficiencies are addressed before final payments are made. For example, a key deficiency under this program was the absence of an operation and maintenance plan with confirmed budget allocations for all projects, a deficiency that meant non compliance with a covenant.

Project Number: 41504-013, 41504-023, 41504-025
Project Name: Town Electrification Investment Program (Multitranche Financing Facility and Tranche 2)
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