In 2009, Philippine consumers were spending a large portion of their household income on energy. The country's electricity tariffs were among the highest in the region. Total energy demand was projected to double by 2030 (from 2007), with electricity demand growing at a similar rate. Total installed power-generating capacity was 15,937 megawatts (MW) in 2007, generating about 59,600 gigawatt-hours.

What works for whom? Is the right thing being done? Is it being done well? Are there better ways of doing it? Evaluation tackles all these questions as well as how and why results are as they are. 2015 is the International Year of Evaluation and, coincidentally, the 20 th anniversary of the EIB's evaluation function. If an evaluation function is common for a public body, it is not usual for a bank. That is why an Operations Evaluation (EV) is so special and important at the EIB.  The Bank cel...

ONGOING EVALUATION. The Annual Evaluation Review (AER) is one of the flagship reports of the Asian Development Bank's (ADB's) Independent Evaluation Department (IED). It is IED's annual brief to ADB's Board, Management, and stakeholders about the state of ADB's operational effectiveness. The AER is based primarily on the findings of recent IED reports and knowledge products.

Opening remarks by ADB Vice-President Bambang Susantono at the Impact Evaluation for Development Effectiveness held 10 November 2015 in the ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines.