The Asian Development Bank wanted to support government of Nauru in improving financial, operational and governance performance of the Nauru Utilities Corporation (NUC) through reforms to regulation and governance. The assignment specifically supported: 1.) the physical and accounting separation of NUC from the government; 2.) a review of NUC's institutional capacity and development of its business/corporate strategy; and 3.) the development of a performance management system for NUC, including the recommendation of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). 