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Contents of project appraisal report

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Project appraisal is systematic pre-investment assessment of technical, financial, economic, environmental and social acceptability. The appraisal report contains executive summary, background, technical, market, management, financial, economic, environmental and social appraisals, risk analysis, implementation plan, conclusions and recommendations, and annexes with data, maps and calculations.

Define project appraisal. State and explain the contents to be included in the project appraisal report.

Project appraisal is the critical, systematic assessment of a proposed project, before commitment of funds, to judge whether it is technically sound, economically and financially viable, environmentally and socially acceptable, and worth undertaking.

Contents of the project appraisal report

  1. Executive summary and recommendation.
  2. Project background, objectives and description.
  3. Technical appraisal: design, technology, site, cost estimate.
  4. Market and demand analysis.
  5. Management and organisation appraisal.
  6. Financial appraisal: investment, funding plan, cash flow, NPV, IRR, payback.
  7. Economic appraisal: B/C ratio, EIRR, social benefit.
  8. Environmental and social impact appraisal.
  9. Risk and sensitivity analysis.
  10. Implementation plan and schedule.
  11. Conclusions, conditions and recommendations (approve, modify, reject).
  12. Annexes: data, maps, calculations.

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