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Subsequent TA to continue support to transport services liberalization in the GMS is being finalized. Funding of $1,500,000 under United Kingdom Government of Asia Regional Trade and Connectivity Fund has been secured.

Project Number: 44174-022
Project Name: Support for Implementing the Action Plan for Transport and Trade Facilitation in the Greater Mekong Subregion (Subprojects 1 and 2)
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A subsequent phase with an approved budget of $9.09 million was approved on 3 October 2019. An increase in TA amount and minor change in scope memo is being processed by the user unit to include a $2 million contribution from the United States. This will be the first contribution from the United States.

Project Number: 46500-001
Project Name: Establishment of the Pacific Regional Infrastructure Facility Coordination Office
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Due to target achieved ahead of schedule under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission, the government has set a new ambitious target of achieving 100 GW of solar power by 2022.

Project Number: 41613-012
Project Name: Integrated Renewable Energy Development
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The TA’s main output was to formulate the plan on the KKC-IWRM’s establishment for water issues consistent with the government’s vision. The MEGNR will use the structure for the existing institution and strengthen its capacity with proposed recommendations and the best available international experience. Under its supervision, the Committee for Water Resources reorganized the then existing methodological center, KazAgroMelioVodKhoz, into a center for water issues in Kazakhstan which led to the establishment of the KKC-IWRM.

Project Number: 51364-001
Project Name: Establishment of Kazakstan Knowledge Center on Integrated Water Resources Management
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Increasing water productivity with the use of drone and satellite technology is relatively new in the region and together with water accountability can be widely introduced in the region where similar water management structures are still in place. The TA’s outputs should be introduced to other developing member countries for scaling up in the region for better water efficiency.

Project Number: 51364-001
Project Name: Establishment of Kazakstan Knowledge Center on Integrated Water Resources Management
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Scaling up is likely to happen with the planned updating of the transmission master plan and extension of the same to include Myanmar, and the discussions taking place for SASEC countries to adopt a regional power trade framework agreement.

Project Number: 47107-001
Project Name: South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation CrossBorder Power Trade Development
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Strong support and active participation from SASEC member countries provided good motivating factors to replicate or scale up initiatives in cross-border power trading, such as the issuance of India’s new guidelines on cross-border electricity trade, and issuance of Nepal’s transmission master plan.

Project Number: 47107-001
Project Name: South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation CrossBorder Power Trade Development
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Updating of cross-border transmission lines master plan along with the inclusion of Myanmar, facilitating further dialogue for actual implementation of cross-border transmission line, and exploring possibilities for inter-subregional power trade (e.g., with Central and West Asia) will be pursued through follow on TA projects.

Project Number: 47107-001
Project Name: South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation CrossBorder Power Trade Development
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The institutional structures of both RTAD and DOH are still weak in addressing identified road safety and maintenance issues. It is recommended that RTAD should establish a road safety section to strengthen its leadership, and DOH should establish RAMS unit to act as [an] engine room to enhance the planning process. To attract interest of private contractors to participate in maintenance works, together with providing capacity building trainings for the contractors, MOC should advocate [for a] strategy of road maintenance based on appropriate investment plan.

Project Number: 46370-002
Project Name: Improving Road Network Management and Safety
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Lessons learned from the TA are outlined as follows: need for establishment of stronger linkages with other ADB regional departments for wider dissemination of results and increased facilitation of best practice exchange in Asia and the Pacific region.

Project Number: 48472-001
Project Name: Promotion of Environmentally Sustainable Infrastructure Investment in Asia and the Pacific
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Lessons learned from the TA are outlined as follows: need for closer coordination among ADB, consultants, and the executing agency on well-defined expectations for wide topics such as the ones belonging to the TA subject.

Project Number: 48472-001
Project Name: Promotion of Environmentally Sustainable Infrastructure Investment in Asia and the Pacific
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With capacity building as an excellent entry point for mainstreaming climate change in national development planning in South Asia DMCs, time-based relevant capacity building plans with appropriate institutional arrangements and streamlined coordination mechanisms will be important in achieving development objectives and sustaining outcomes.

Project Number: 46470-001
Project Name: Action on Climate Change in South Asia
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Support in the form of advanced capacity building activities and provision of equipment is instrumental for scale up and replication of TA activities in any country. The pilot implementation of CAPI-related activities in Lao PDR, Sri Lanka and Viet Nam enabled the three implementing agencies to adopt CAPI in their upcoming surveys and censuses. Furthermore, with rapid advancement in technology and internet connectivity, the possibility of piloting other novel forms of data collection such as web-based, SMS-based and Interactive Voice Response surveys increases.

Project Number: 49342-001
Project Name: Implementing ICT Tools to Improve Data Collection and Management of National Surveys in Support of the Sustainable Development Goals
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Since PowerFactory became the primary system planning platform, KEGOC is planning to procure additional licenses and modules from DIgSILENT in 2020 using its own resources.

Project Number: 50318-001
Project Name: Fostering the Development of Renewable Energy
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The TA provides technical analysis and conclusions that would be interesting for any country that is keen to develop power generation from renewable energy sources.

Project Number: 50318-001
Project Name: Fostering the Development of Renewable Energy
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