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Nepal: Results of ADB-Supported Operations

Results achieved are aggregate amounts of contributions to 7 Operational Priorities of Strategy 2030 from operations reported in project completion reports, technical assistance completion reports, and extended annual review reports circulated for the year.

These results are also presented on the annual Development Effectiveness Review. The review covers all operations financed by ADB's ordinary capital resources and the Asian Development Fund, ADB's concessional lending window.

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Nepal: Results of ADB-Supported Operations, 2010-2018

Indicator Achieved Result
Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction (tCO2-equivalent per year) 68,000
Energy saved (gigawatt-hour equivalent per year) 25
New households connected to electricity 140,046
New households connected to electricity, Rural 127,418
New households connected to electricity, Urban 12,628
Transmission lines installed or upgraded (km) 253
Distribution lines installed or upgraded (km) 2,522
Indicator Achieved Result
Use of roads built or upgraded (average daily vehicle-kms in the first full year of operation) 2,296,777
Roads built or upgraded (km) 2,146
Expressways and national highways built or upgraded (km) 411
Provincial, district, and rural roads built or upgraded (km) 1,735
Roads built or upgraded, Rural (km) 1,932
Roads built or upgraded, Urban (km) 214
Indicator Achieved Result
Households with new or improved water supply 268,934
Households with new or improved water supply, Rural 148,005
Households with new or improved water supply, Urban 120,929
Households with new or improved sanitation 62,323
Waste water treatment capacity added or improved (m3 per day) 7,665
Water supply pipes installed or upgraded (length of network in km) 7,081
Land improved through irrigation, drainage and/or flood management (hectares) 11,661
Indicator Achieved Result
Microfinance loan accounts opened or end borrowers 195,959
Microfinance loan accounts opened or end borrowers, Female 142,949
Microfinance loan accounts opened or end borrowers, Male 53,010
Indicator Achieved Result
Students benefiting from new or improved educational facilities 2,111,166
Students benefiting from new or improved educational facilities, Female 1,045,963
Students benefiting from new or improved educational facilities, Male 1,065,203
Students educated and trained under improved quality assurance systems 10,881,634
Students educated and trained under improved quality assurance systems, Female 5,390,955
Students educated and trained under improved quality assurance systems, Male 5,490,680
Teachers trained with quality or competency standards 210,116
Teachers trained with quality or competency standards, Female 55,538
Teachers trained with quality or competency standards, Male 154,578
Teachers trained with quality or competency standards, TVET 1,060
Indicator Achieved Result
Cross-border transmission of electricity (gigawatt-hours per year) 357
Cross-border cargo volume facilitated (tons per year) 212,065

Source: Asian Development Bank. 2018 Development Effectiveness Review (April 2019)

Note: Results achieved are aggregate amounts of outputs and outcomes from operations reported in project completion reports and extended annual review reports circulated for the year.

Sources: ADB project and/or program completion reports issued in 2010-2018, staff estimates, and ADB Strategy and Policy Department.

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