ADB in Southeast Asia

ADB works with 8 developing member countries to help build resilience against economic shocks, deliver sustainable services, and promote inclusive and sustainable growth.

Southeast 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.


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

Indicator Achieved Result
Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction (tCO2-equivalent per year) 2,090,420
Energy saved (gigawatt-hour equivalent per year) 322
Distribution lines installed or upgraded (km) 5,642
Installed energy generation capacity (MW equivalent) 3,592
Installed energy generation capacity, Renewable (MW equivalent) 1,476
New households connected to electricity 2,460,204
New households connected to electricity, Rural 1,557,651
New households connected to electricity, Urban 902,553
Transmission lines installed or upgraded (km) 2,978
Indicator Achieved Result
Use of roads built or upgraded (average daily vehicle-kms in the first full year of operation) 24,405,400
Roads built or upgraded (km) 33,445
Expressways and national highways built or upgraded (km) 3,289
Provincial, district and rural roads built or upgraded (km) 28,855
Roads built or upgraded, Rural (km) 30,060
Roads built or upgraded, Urban (km) 2,616
Railways constructed or upgraded (km) 173
Indicator Achieved Result
Households with new or improved water supply 1,195,647
Households with new or improved water supply, Rural 916,017
Households with new or improved water supply, Urban 279,630
Households with new or improved sanitation 416,595
Households with reduced flood risk 2.219.164
Land improved through irrigation, drainage and/or flood management (hectares) 2,001,516
Waste water treatment capacity added or improved (m3 per day) 203,460
Waste supply pipes installed or upgraded (length of network in km) 13,517
Indicator Achieved Result
Microfinance loan accounts opened or end borrowers 5,309,003
Microfinance loan accounts opened or end borrowers, Female 1,931,578
Microfinance loan accounts opened or end borrowers, Male 577,425
Small and medium-sized enterprise loan accounts opened or end borrowers reached 63,066
Indicator Achieved Result
Students benefiting from new or improved educational facilities 3,061,192
Students benefiting from new or improved educational facilities, Female 1,483,104
Students benefiting from new or improved educational facilities, Male 1,571,246
Students educated and trained under improved quality assurance systems 1,120,027
Students educated and trained under improved quality assurance systems, Female 514,770
Students educated and trained under improved quality assurance systems, Male 559,083
Students educated and trained under improved quality assurance systems, TVET 384,793
Teachers trained with quality or competency standards 690,182
Teachers trained with quality or competency standards, Female 317,625
Teachers trained with quality or competency standards, Male 367,556
Teachers trained with quality or competency standards, TVET 10,580
Indicator Achieved Result
Cross-border transmission of electricity (gigawatt-hours per year) 248
Cross-border cargo volume facilitated (tons per year) 3,698,418

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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