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Lesson
Proper execution of project administration activities relies on the capacity and commitment of borrowers and agencies involved. It is crucial that executing and implementing agencies are well informed of ADB operational procedures and requirements, especially with respect to financial management. This allows a concerned agency to carry out the project activities appropriately and ensure timeliness.

Project Number: 41340-013
Project Name: Advanced Electricity Metering Project
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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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Lesson
For a project that involve associated infrastructure that are not part of the project scope (although serves as a prerequisite to the project outputs such as a planned power plant to which the transmission lines under the project will be directly connected), it is critical to conduct more thorough and in-depth due diligence work to evaluate the feasibility and the uncertainties associated with the realization of such nfrastructure. Where possible, loan disbursements and procurement activities should be

Project Number: 37139-053
Project Name: Uttarakhand Power Sector Investment Program (Tranche 4 and Multitranche Financing Facility)
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Lesson
ADB’s support in capacity building, resolving issues, and monitoring performance is crucial especially if the executing agency (EA) will be implementing an ADB project for the first time. Despite being the first ADB-financed project that they implemented, the Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited and the Bihar State Power Transmission Company Limited were able to successfully complete the project’s procurement requirements and deliver all its components in accordance with ADB guidelines and procedures.

Project Number: 41626-013
Project Name: Bihar Power System Improvement Project
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Lesson
Thorough institutional capacity assessment is a necessary precondition to determining the most appropriate implementation arrangement.

Project Number: 37139-053
Project Name: Uttarakhand Power Sector Investment Program - Tranche 4 and MFF
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