ADB in Central and West Asia

ADB works with 10 developing member countries to help build resilience against economic shocks, deliver sustainable services, and promote inclusive and sustainable growth.

Central and West 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.


Central and West Asia: Results of ADB-Supported Operations, 2010-2018

Indicator Achieved Result
Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction (tCO2-equivalent per year) 25,181,929
Energy saved (gigawatt-hour equivalent per year) 4,011
New households connected to electricity 5,822,451
New households connected to electricity, Rural 3,928,832
New households connected to electricity, Urban 1,893,619
Installed energy generation capacity (MW equivalent) 22,213
Installed energy generation capacity, Renewable (MW equivalent) 7,014
Transmission lines installed or upgraded (km) 13,588
Distribution lines installed or upgraded (km) 110,538
Indicator Achieved Result
Use of roads built or upgraded (average daily vehicle-kms in the first full year of operation) 148,785,943
Use of railways built or upgraded (average daily ton-kms in the first full year of operation) 25,937,061
Roads built or upgraded (km) 107,925
Expressways and national highways built or upgraded (km) 16,160
Provincial, district, and rural roads built or upgraded (km) 83,963
Roads built or upgraded, Rural (km) 86,618
Roads built or upgraded, Urban (km) 11,613
Railways constructed or upgraded (km) 2,744
Indicator Achieved Result
Households with new or improved water supply 8,983,601
Households with new or improved water supply, Rural 2,530,820
Households with new or improved water supply, Urban 6,444,981
Households with new or improved sanitation 5,435,403
Waste water treatment capacity added or improved (m3 per day) 4,815,764
Waste water pipes installed or upgraded (length of network in km) 42,838
Land improved through irrigation, drainage and/or flood management (hectares) 20,612,060
Households with reduced flood risk 15,584,002
Indicator Achieved Result
Microfinance loan accounts opened or end borrowers 9,974,734
Microfinance loan accounts opened or end borrowers, Female 5,830,427
Microfinance loan accounts opened or end borrowers, Male 1,137,145
Small and medium-sized enterprise loan accounts opened or end borrowers reached 1,452,009
Indicator Achieved Result
Students benefiting from new or improved educational facilities 27,088,124
Students benefiting from new or improved educational facilities, Female 13,557,493
Students benefiting from new or improved educational facilities, Male 13,522,175
Students educated and trained under improved quality assurance systems 47,527,953
Students educated and trained under improved quality assurance systems, Female 24,267,092
Students educated and trained under improved quality assurance systems, Male 23,214,688
Students educated and trained under improved quality assurance systems, TVET 1,605,380
Teachers trained with quality or competency standards 2,633,472
Teachers trained with quality or competency standards, Female 1,018,837
Teachers trained with quality or competency standards, Male 1,609,231
Teachers trained with quality or competency standards, TVET 18,185
Indicator Achieved Result
Cross-border transmission of electricity (gigawatt-hours per year) 16,927
Cross-border cargo volume facilitated (tons per year) 79,720,359

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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