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The program framework has proven successful in enabling the use of a flexible medium term framework that promotes ownership by the government, as was evident in the Development Policy Support Program (DPSP) series. In addition, the medium-term framework allows changing government priorities to be successfully incorporated, as occurred under DPSP-6.

Project Number: 43211-013
Project Name: Sixth Development Policy Support Program
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A contractor's ability and commitment to deploy resources for civil works in good time is key to overall performance. While ADB's standard prequalification and bidding documents are devised to ascertain the bidders' technical and financial capabilities, further clarification is sometimes required to support the information provided by the bidders.

Project Number: 32223-013
Project Name: Road Network Improvement and Maintenance Project
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The project experienced substantial implementation delays of about 54 months. Protracted recruitment of detailed design and construction supervision consultants, delayed procurement of the major civil works contracts, delayed land acquisition and resettlement, and most importantly, underperformance by a major civil works contractor compounded the delays. Delays in procurement of the civil works contracts were mostly due to government delays in procedures and decision making related to procurement, land acquisition, and resettlement.

Project Number: 32223-013
Project Name: Road Network Improvement and Maintenance Project
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Project Number: 32327-013
Project Name: Hebei Province Wastewater Management Project
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The definition of microfinance at appraisal in the context of Uzbekistan should have been given upfront to provide overall guidance in the project design.

Project Number: 33196-013
Project Name: Small and Microfinance Development Project
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Changing the scope of a project during implementation as excessively as in this case cannot be considered as a good practice, even when in response to a flood.

Project Number: 31282-013
Project Name: Southern Province Rural Economic Advancement Project
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Experienced foreign investors in power generation have access to private sector technical insurance that sovereign entities may not otherwise have. This is important when technical problems arise that cause major shutdown of operations, as was the case of AKL due to a 2004 fire. Private sector insurance enables unforeseen technical problems to be fixed along with compensation to the insured for revenue loss due to the incident. Foreign investors can leverage important insurance that is often difficult for sovereign entities to acquire.

Project Number: 34912-014
Project Name: AES Kelanitissa Power Project in Sri Lanka
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Poverty intervention projects such as the project need to be clear on the mechanisms for ensuring participation of the poor.

Project Number: 33196-013
Project Name: Small and Microfinance Development Project
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Capacity building is needed in enabling institutions to reach the poor with demand driven products and services.

Project Number: 33196-013
Project Name: Small and Microfinance Development Project
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Close examination and assessment of real capacity is necessary in analyzing economic and financial benefits for private sector power plant projects supported by ADB. Nameplate capacity needs to be considered in the context of a plant’s capacity factor. No power plant runs 100% of the time, and power plants, like that of AKL, that run on auto diesel fuel will need to shut down routinely for scheduled maintenance. Routine maintenance combined with unscheduled shutdowns lower actual net capacity.

Project Number: 34912-014
Project Name: AES Kelanitissa Power Project in Sri Lanka
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Project Number: 32058-033
Project Name: Punjab Road Development Sector Project
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The lessons drawn by the PCR are valuable to ADB. ADB needs to seriously consider the socioeconomic and political environments in designing projects. Implementing a project in an unstable environment is not likely to yield positive outcomes. Proper timing is important in introducing a project especially when it entails a paradigm shift (i.e., from supply-led to demand driven). The experience with this project highlighted the need for greater coordination with other donors in addressing the country’s strategic development needs.

Project Number: 32541-013
Project Name: Fiji: Alternative Livelihoods Development Project
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Risk of lost revenues due to delayed commissioning and unplanned shutdown associated with mechanical failures can be mitigated by requiring expert power plant developers sponsored by ADB to provide more oversight and guidance to construction contractors.

Project Number: 34912-014
Project Name: AES Kelanitissa Power Project in Sri Lanka
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In addition, core indicators on financial and social performance of participating MFIs needed to be integrated and collected in the monitoring system of the project.

Project Number: 32472-013
Project Name: Microfinance and Employment Project
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The selection of appropriate institutions is crucial in targeting poor and low-income households. Commercial banks are constrained to reach large numbers of poor households due to inherent rigidities of bank regulations and policies.

Project Number: 33196-013
Project Name: Small and Microfinance Development Project
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