ADB in East Asia

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East Asia: 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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East Asia: Results of ADB-Supported Operations, 2010-2018

Indicator Achieved Result
Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction (tCO2-equivalent per year) 16,765,430
Energy saved (gigawatt-hour equivalent per year) 3,544
Distribution lines installed or upgraded (km) 40,824
Installed energy generation capacity (MW equivalent) 2,477
Installed energy generation capacity, Renewable (MW equivalent) 297
New households connected to electricity 514,721
New households connected to electricity, Rural 53,000
New households connected to electricity, Urban 461,721
Transmission lines installed or upgraded (km) 563
Indicator Achieved Result
Use of roads built or upgraded (average daily vehicle-kms in the first full year of operation) 23,440,722
Use of railways built or upgraded (average daily ton-kms in the first full year of operation) 24,639,095
Roads built or upgraded (km) 17,383
Expressways and national highways built or upgraded (km) 3,626
Provincial, district, and rural roads built or upgraded (km) 13,460
Roads built or upgraded, Rural (km) 13,027
Roads built or upgraded, Urban (km) 1,851
Railways constructed or upgraded (km) 2,208
Indicator Achieved Result
Households with new or improved water supply 2,050,816
Households with new or improved water supply, Rural 125,720
Households with new or improved water supply, Urban 1,925,096
Households with new or improved sanitation 3,715,741
Households with reduced flood risk 10,545,768
Land improved through irrigation, drainage and/or flood management (hectares) 12,095,492
Waste water treatment capacity added or improved (m3 per day) 3,242,590
Water supply pipes installed or upgraded (length of network in km) 1,519
Indicator Achieved Result
Microfinance loan accounts opened or end borrowers 191
Microfinance loan accounts opened or end borrowers, Female 191
Small and medium-sized enterprise loan accounts opened or end borrowers reached 42,723
Indicator Achieved Result
Students benefiting from new or improved educational facilities 30,000
Students benefiting from new or improved educational facilities, Female 15,000
Students benefiting from new or improved educational facilities, Male 15,000
Students educated and trained under improved quality assurance systems 30,000
Students educated and trained under improved quality assurance systems, Female 15,000
Students educated and trained under improved quality assurance systems, Male 15,000
Teachers trained with quality or competency standards 27,532
Teachers trained with quality or competency standards, Female 20,762
Teachers trained with quality or competency standards, Male 6,770
Indicator Achieved Result
Cross-border cargo volume facilitated (tons per year) 17,886,978

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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