The development objectives of the Electricity Supply Accountability and Reliability Improvement Project for Kyrgyz Republic are to enhance the readiness of the Ministry of Energy and Severelectro to implement the Electricity Supply Accountability and Reliability Improvement Project (ESARIP), and to strengthen the capacity of Severelectro.
... See More + Negative impacts include: loss of land acquisition, loss of asset, loss of crops and trees, loss of asset, loss of income, and loss of livelihood. Mitigation measures include: 1) those who have formal legal rights to land in accordance with the law of the Kyrgyz Republic; 2) those who do not have formal legal rights to land at the time the census begins but have a claim to such land or assets, provided that such claims are recognized under the laws of the country or become recognized through a process identified in the resettlement plan; and 3) those who have no recognizable legal right or claim to the land they are occupying, or those who run business or other activity that provides illegal or informal livelihood. This incorporates those who occupy a land parcel without permission, as well as those who keep part-time farming for sale or their own needs, etc.
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The development objective of the Renewable Energy Integration Project for Turkey is to assist Turkey to meet its increased electricity demand while containing Green House Gas (GHG) emissions by strengthening the transmission system and facilitating large-scale renewable energy generation.
... See More + Negative impacts include: solid and hazardous waste management, noise pollution, electric and magnetic field intensities at ground level, health and safety, pesticide use for land clearance, cultural heritage, and natural habitats. The environmental assessment indicates that a project would significantly convert or degrade natural habitats, the project should include mitigation measures: minimizing habitat loss (e.g., strategic habitat retention and post-development restoration). Establishing and maintaining an ecologically similar protected area. Other forms of mitigation measures could be accept only when they are technically justified.
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The Gas Sector Development Project objective is to increase the reliability and stability of gas supply in Turkey by implementing critically needed gas storage and network infrastructure, and support the Turkish Pipeline Company (BOTAS) in strengthening its operations as a financially stable, and commercially managed corporation.
... See More + According to the geological possibility of underground storage in Turkey, a geological screening leads the Tuz Gölü Basin, where large leached salt caverns could be accommodated. It is a favorable location for a peak shaving storage (not far from Ankara) and close to the Kayseri-Konya-Seydi?ehir Gas Pipeline, and also, the existence of pure rock salt is proved at a suitable depth. The Project primarily involves economic, rather than physical displacement; however, it involves the acquisition of permanent and temporary land for project uses, and thus has the potential to affect people's livelihoods. In order to avoid physical dislocation, and to minimize economic dislocation for affected populations, the Project has adopted several measures, including: minimizing Project land use, reclaiming land after construction, and reinstating the land, with minimum restrictions following construction, for use by the original land owners and users; designing the routing to avoid any physical resettlement and to minimize expropriation, both permanently and temporarily; no physical relocation or resettlement of households will result from project interventions; determining compensation values based on extensive data collection and net income evaluation methodology.
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Ratings for the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Programmatic Development Policy Grant Project for Tajikistan were as follows: outcomes were satisfactory, risk to development outcome was substantial, Bank performance was satisfactory, and Borrower performance was moderately satisfactory.
... See More + Some lessons learned included: development policy operations (DPO) is an important instrument to facilitate dialogue on structural reforms in combination with macro advice, technical assistance, and investments provided by complementary sector specific operations. Providing continuous support for implementation of the reform agenda is essential in an environment of low government capacity. Ensuring availability of information on a regular basis is important for monitoring progress towards the program objectives. The indicators should be available through the public domain (that is websites of national statistical agency, ministry of finance, Central Bank, and other government agencies). As this is not possible in case of Tajikistan (and, likely in case of most low income countries), the list of clearly defined indicators (including information required for monitoring of the adequacy of the macro-framework) with the frequency of their reporting should be agreed with the Borrower as a part of the negotiation package for each operation.
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Implementation Completion and Results Report ICR2965 FEB 25, 2014