Document Type: Program Information Document Report No.: PIDA188421 Document Date: MAY 24, 2019

Author: Kochnakyan,Artur Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Project Information and Integrated Safeguards Data Sheet Report No.: PIDISDSC24303 Document Date: JUN 22, 2018

Author: Ionkova,Kremena M. Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Implementation Status and Results Report Report No.: ISR30999 Document Date: DEC 29, 2017

Author: Van Woerden,Frank Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Implementation Status and Results Report Report No.: ISR29274 Document Date: SEP 07, 2017

Author: Ionkova,Kremena M. Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Implementation Status and Results Report Report No.: ISR28881 Document Date: JUN 26, 2017

Author: Van Woerden,Frank Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Implementation Status and Results Report Report No.: ISR27316 Document Date: MAR 17, 2017

Author: Ionkova,Kremena M. Document also available in: Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Procurement Plan Report No.: 111014 Document Date: NOV 07, 2016

Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Auditing Document Report No.: AUD0006676 Document Date: OCT 09, 2016

Author: Crnomarkovic,Aleksandar

Ratings for the Polychlorinated Byphenil (PCB) Management Project for Vietnam were as follows: outcomes were moderately satisfactory, risk to global environment outcome was moderate, Bank performance was moderately satisfactory, and Borrower performance was moderately satisfactory. ... See More + Some lessons learned included: the project preparation team and the client made a pragmatic decision to halt the decision on investment in disposal facility(ies) until sufficient data on the amounts and locations of PCBs become available. While the national inventory methodology under the project was well designed, selection of samples for testing faced unexpected challenges, given the quality of equipment databases that at times lacked some of the key features, for example, age of the equipment. It is important to not only ensure phase-out of the existing amounts of hazardous waste and PCBs, but also to avoid cross contamination and increase of PCBs in the environment. While the public outreach activities under the project were successfully implemented and increased public awareness, the upgrade of Vietnam electricity (EVN) PCB storages, which were located next to populated areas, had difficulties receiving approval from the local planning authorities. While EVN is the biggest owner of the PCB equipment, the project interventions in terms of number of activities and costs were mostly targeted to non-EVN enterprises. The implementation teams took the right decision to start the follow-up activities despite unavailability of full inventory data. Such flexibility in staging the activities is a pragmatic solution when project implementation delays are experienced. Cancelling of the contract due to poor performance and re-bidding is complicated and time consuming and may not always be an option given the sequence of activities and project closing dates.  See Less -

Document Type: Implementation Completion and Results Report Report No.: ICR3593 Document Date: DEC 23, 2015

Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Implementation Status and Results Report Report No.: ISR20513 Document Date: OCT 16, 2015

Author: Nitti,Rosanna