The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Plan Belgrano Water Supply and Sanitation Services Development Project (P125151) Plan Belgrano Water Supply and Sanitation Services Development Project (P125151) LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN | Argentina | Water Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2011 | Seq No: 25 | ARCHIVED on 31-Mar-2023 | ISR54995 | Implementing Agencies: ARGENTINE REPUBLIC, Ministry of Public Works Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 05-Apr-2011 Effectiveness Date: 07-Feb-2012 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 29-May-2015 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 29-May-2015 Original Closing Date: 30-Apr-2017 Revised Closing Date: 30-Jun-2023 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective is to increase sustainable access to sanitation and water supply services in the Norte Grande region of Argentina, by providing investments in infrastructure and supporting institutional development. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? Yes Board Approved Revised Project Development Objective (If project is formally restructured) The proposed new Project Development Objectives are to increase access to water supply and sanitation services and to improve the operational and financial performance of the water supply and sanitation service providers in the project area. Components Table Name Component 1: Water Supply and Sanitation Infrastructure:(Cost $204.30 M) Component 2: Institutional and Operational Development and Technical Assistance:(Cost $15.00 M) Component 3: Project Management and Supervision:(Cost $15.00 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions Progress under the Project can be summarized as follows. Under Component 1, the wastewater treatment plant and sewerage system in Resistencia, Province of Chaco, have been completed and the operation of the plant is currently in process. The water supply system under the Wichi Stage I process is completed, and the one under Wichi Stage II started in July 2021 and have continued with a good progress rate. 3/31/2023 Page 1 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Plan Belgrano Water Supply and Sanitation Services Development Project (P125151) Under component 2, the Project has provided support to water service providers in the Northern provinces through the development and implementation of the Management and Results Plans (MRPs). The Project is in the process of procuring laboratory equipment for service providers in several provinces of the Northern region. Activities under this component seek the improvement in operational efficiency and ensure the sustainability of the water supply and sanitation services in this region. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance -- Moderate Moderate Macroeconomic -- High High Sector Strategies and Policies -- Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program -- Substantial Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and -- Substantial Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary -- Substantial Substantial Environment and Social -- Substantial Substantial Stakeholders -- Low Low Other -- Substantial Substantial Overall -- Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Increase access to sanitation IN01250960 ►People provided with access to improved sanitation services under the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 69,300.00 69,300.00 210,000.00 Date 26-Mar-2012 19-Sep-2022 31-Jan-2023 30-Jun-2023 The start-up and operation of the Resistencia Waste Water Treatment plant are currently in process. About a third of the population is already connected to the new system, benefiting from it. Existing Comments: sewerage networks will be connected to guarantee the complete inflow to the plant and benefit the target of 210,000 people. 3/31/2023 Page 2 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Plan Belgrano Water Supply and Sanitation Services Development Project (P125151) Increase access to water supply IN01251216 ►People provided with access to improved water services under the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1,800.00 3,150.00 11,700.00 Date 26-Mar-2012 19-Sep-2022 31-Jan-2023 30-Jun-2023 The reported 3,150 beneficiaries correspond to the 700 rainwater harvesting systems already constructed Comments: under Wichi Stage II. The target will be achieved once the Wichi Stage II system is completed. Increase sustainability of water utilities IN01251217 ►Service providers achieving a 90 percent in O&M cost recovery ratio (Measured as collected revenue from WSS bills over O&M costs) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 Date 30-Nov-2016 19-Sep-2022 31-Jan-2023 30-Jun-2023 Four provincial utilities had achieved this indicator. These were: Aguas del Norte (Salta), with 110.5%, Aguas de Corrientes (Corrientes) with 127.7%, Aguas Riojanas (La Rioja) with 90.1%, and Sociedad de Comments: Aguas de Tucumán (Tucumán) with 119.4%. Project Beneficiaries IN01251218 ►Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 71,100.00 72,450.00 221,700.00 Date 26-Mar-2012 19-Sep-2022 31-Jan-2023 30-Jun-2023 IN01251219 Female beneficiaries (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 36,200.00 36,925.00 113,000.00 Date 26-Mar-2012 19-Sep-2022 31-Jan-2023 30-Jun-2023 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 1: Water Supply and Sanitation Infrastructure IN01251221 3/31/2023 Page 3 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Plan Belgrano Water Supply and Sanitation Services Development Project (P125151) ►BOD eliminated by the Wastewater Treatment Plant (Metric tons/year, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 2,500.00 Date 26-Mar-2012 19-Sep-2022 31-Jan-2023 30-Jun-2023 There is no available data on the concentration of wastewater inflow and treatment efficiency. The plant is still operated by the contractor (in the process of transferring the infrastructure to the local water and Comments: sanitation service provider). IN01251222 ►km of water supply pipes built (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 80.00 80.00 80.00 Date 26-Mar-2012 19-Sep-2022 31-Jan-2023 30-Jun-2023 31.1 km of water network were built under Wichi Stage I. The 49 km of the Wichi Stage II works were Comments: completed at the time of the mission reaching the target. IN01251224 ►Number of operators that have incorporated new vacuum trucks (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 6.00 6.00 7.00 Date 26-Mar-2012 19-Sep-2022 31-Jan-2023 30-Jun-2023 The beneficiary provinces were Jujuy, Catamarca, Formosa, Salta, Chaco, and Tucumán, with matching Comments: funds. Component 2: Institutional and Operational Development and Technical Assistance IN01251223 ►Number of MRPs elaborated and approved (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 8.00 19.00 10.00 Date 30-Nov-2016 19-Sep-2022 31-Jan-2023 30-Jun-2023 The Management and Results Plans (MRPs) for Tucuman, Chaco, Salta, Corrientes, Formosa, Catamarca, La Rioja, and Jujuy have been finalized. These 8 MRPs were financed under the Project. Comments: Many more MRPs were conducted thanks to the fact that the program was very well accepted and adopted by other funding institutions. IN01251225 ►Percentage of billed connections that are metered and read (measured over the total number of connections billed by user type – residential and non-residential) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 3/31/2023 Page 4 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Plan Belgrano Water Supply and Sanitation Services Development Project (P125151) Value 41.00 50.10 50.10 60.00 Date 30-Nov-2016 19-Sep-2022 31-Jan-2023 30-Jun-2023 IN01251226 ►Number of operators that have new lab equipment for water quality control (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 Date 26-Mar-2012 19-Sep-2022 31-Jan-2023 30-Jun-2023 All six operators have already received small portable water quality testing kits and the bulk of the Comments: lab equipment. Component 3: Project Management and Supervision IN01251220 ►Project adequately managed (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value Yes Yes Yes Yes Date 04-Jul-2016 19-Sep-2022 31-Jan-2023 30-Jun-2023 Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P125151 IBRD-80320 Effective USD 200.00 200.00 0.00 200.00 0.00 100% P125151 IBRD-87310 Closed USD 125.00 0.31 124.69 0.31 0.00 100% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P125151 IBRD-80320 Effective 05-Apr-2011 23-Nov-2011 07-Feb-2012 30-Apr-2017 30-Jun-2023 P125151 IBRD-87310 Closed 24-Mar-2017 17-Aug-2017 14-Sep-2017 30-Apr-2020 30-Jun-2019 Cumulative Disbursements 3/31/2023 Page 5 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Plan Belgrano Water Supply and Sanitation Services Development Project (P125151) Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 01-Apr-2018 ,Level 2 Approved on 19-Jun-2019 ,Level 2 Approved on 16-Apr-2020 ,Level 2 Approved on 20-Apr-2022 Related Project(s) P162712-Plan Belgrano Water Supply and Sanitation Services Development Project 3/31/2023 Page 6 of 6