The objective of the Additional Financing for the Regional and Domestic Power Markets Development Project for Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is to improve operational efficiency in the electricity sector and expand generation, transmission and distribution capacity in order to better serve domestic power demand and to support regional power market integration. The additional financing is needed at this time since signed contracts under the project are expected to exceed available financing by September 2011. The implementation experience of this operation, along with the Southern African Power Pool (SAPMP), has generated important lessons for the region, the sector and for projects in post-conflict and fragile settings, which have been incorporated in the additional financing. These include: (i) the need for more robust assessments to underpin cost estimates, including better assessments of conflict related damages; (ii) the need for larger contingency amounts to take into account uncertainties in the supplier market; and (iii) realistic assessment of market interest when preparing bid documents and increased consultation with firms at pre-bid conferences; and (iv) longer implementation periods for projects in post-conflict situations to take into account risk of frequent change in sector leadership and institutional arrangements that necessitate greater Bank supervision.