The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report South Sudan Energy Sector Access and Institutional Strengthening Project (P178891) South Sudan Energy Sector Access and Institutional Strengthening Project (P178891) EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA | South Sudan | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing (IPF) | FY 2023 | Seq No: 2 | Archived on 26-Apr-2024 | ISR00337 Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Energy and Dams 1. OBJECTIVE 1.1 Development Objective Original Development Objective (Approved as part of Approval package on 25-Apr-2023) To increase access to electricity services and strengthen the institutional capacity of the electricity sector in South Sudan. Has the Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No 2. COMPONENTS Name Grid densification and extension in Juba and vicinity areas:(Cost 20,000,000.00) Minigrid pilot:(Cost 13,000,000.00) Off-grid electrification of health and other public institutions through standalone solar systems:(Cost 10,000,000.00) Technical assistance and capacity building:(Cost 10,000,000.00) Contingency Emergency Response Component:(Cost 0.00) 3. OVERALL RATINGS Name Previous Current Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall ESS Performance --- Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating High High Apr 26, 2024 Page 1 of 11 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report South Sudan Energy Sector Access and Institutional Strengthening Project (P178891) 4. KEY ISSUES & STATUS 4.1 Implementation Status and Key Decisions The Financing Agreements (FAs) were signed by the MoFP and WB representatives on August 17, 2023. The project has fulfilled all effectiveness conditions and has been declared effective on February 28, 2024. 5. SYSTEMATIC OPERATIONS RISK-RATING TOOL Rating at Approval Last Approved Rating Risk Category Approval Package - ISR Seq. 01 - 12 Sep Proposed Rating 25 Apr 2023 2023 Political and Governance High High High Macroeconomic Substantial Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies Substantial Substantial Substantial Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Substantial Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and High High High Sustainability Fiduciary High High High Environment and Social Substantial Substantial Substantial Stakeholders Substantial Substantial Substantial Other Moderate Moderate Moderate Overall High High High Apr 26, 2024 Page 2 of 11 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report South Sudan Energy Sector Access and Institutional Strengthening Project (P178891) 6. RESULTS 6.1 PDO Indicators by PDO Outcomes People provided with new or improved electricity service Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year People provided with new or 0.00 Jan/2023 0 15-Apr-2024 0 15-Apr-2024 340000.00 Jan/2028 improved electricity service (Number) People provided with 0.00 0 0 340,000.00 new or improved Comments on Number of population in female headed households with new or improved access to electricity service - Host achieving targets electricity from Juba or Yei grid network communities and refugee camps (Number) People served by public institutions with new or improved electricity service Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year People served by health and 0.00 Jan/2023 0 15-Apr-2024 0 15-Apr-2024 1,819,589.00 Jun/2028 selected public institutions Comments on Number of population in the catchment areas served by health and selected public institutions with new or improved achieving targets with new or improved electricity service. electricity service (Number) People served by 0.00 Jan/2023 0 15-Apr-2024 0 15-Apr-2024 410,256.00 Jun/2028 health and selected Comments on Number of population in host communities and refugee camps served by health and selected public institutions with achieving targets public institutions with new or improved electricity service. new or improved electricity service - host communities and Apr 26, 2024 Page 3 of 11 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report South Sudan Energy Sector Access and Institutional Strengthening Project (P178891) refugee camps (Number) People served by 0.00 0 0 296,262.00 health and selected Comments on Number of refugees served by health and selected public institutions with new or improved public institutions with achieving targets electricity service. new or improved electricity service - refugee (Number) Health and selected public 0.00 Jan/2023 0 15-Apr-2024 0 15-Apr-2024 50.00 Jun/2028 institutions with new or Comments on Number of health and selected public institutions where a standalone solar system is installed improved electricity services achieving targets (Number) Improved legal and regulatory framework of the electricity sector Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year National Electricity Sector No Mar/2023 No 15-Apr-2024 No 15-Apr-2024 Yes Jun/2024 Policy updated, adopted, and Comments on MoED has adopted and published am updated National Electricity Sector Policy published (Yes/No) achieving targets At least one revised/new No Mar/2023 No 15-Apr-2024 No 15-Apr-2024 Yes Jun/2025 sector law developed, Comments on Cabinet has developed and adopted at least one revised or new sector law adopted and sent it to the achieving targets Parliament by the Cabinet (Yes/No) Grid code developed, No Mar/2023 No 10-Aug-2023 Yes Jun/2026 adopted, and published Comments on MoED or a new national regulatory has developed, adopted, and published a grid code (Yes/No) achieving targets Improved institutional capacity of the electricity sector Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Apr 26, 2024 Page 4 of 11 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report South Sudan Energy Sector Access and Institutional Strengthening Project (P178891) No Mar/2023 No 15-Apr-2024 No 15-Apr-2024 Yes Jun/2028 MoED staff have completed Comments on Component 4 will initially support recruitment of a team of consultants to train MoED staff on at least one update of the achieving targets planning and modelling and will jointly with MoED prepare a first integrated electricity sector integrated electricity sector master plan. The indicator tracks whether MoED staff have sufficient capacity to perform at master plan (Yes/No) least one update of the plan before the end of the project. No Mar/2023 No 15-Apr-2024 No 15-Apr-2024 Yes Jun/2025 SSEC HR & business plan Comments on SSEC has adopted an HR & business plan adopted (Yes/No) achieving targets SSEC has published externally No Mar/2023 No 15-Apr-2024 No 15-Apr-2024 Yes Jun/2026 audited financial statements Comments on SSEC has published externally audited financial statements for the previous financial year for the previous financial achieving targets year (Yes/No) 6.2 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Grid densification and extension in Juba and vicinity areas Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Households provided with 0.00 Nov/2022 0.00 10-Aug-2023 40,000.00 Jan/2028 new or improved electricity Comments on Number of population that are newly connected to Juba grid network service by Juba grid network achieving targets (Number) MSMEs provided with new or 0.00 Jan/2023 0.00 15-Apr-2024 0.00 15-Apr-2024 800.00 Jun/2028 improved electricity service Comments on Number of non-residential customers with new or improved electricity service from the grid by Juba grid network achieving targets network in Juba (Number) MV lines constructed 0.00 Feb/2023 0.00 15-Apr-2024 0.00 15-Apr-2024 64.00 Jun/2028 Apr 26, 2024 Page 5 of 11 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report South Sudan Energy Sector Access and Institutional Strengthening Project (P178891) (Kilometers) Comments on Length of MV lines constructed achieving targets 0.00 Feb/2023 0.00 15-Apr-2024 0.00 15-Apr-2024 60.00 Jun/2028 Distribution transformers to Comments on Distribution transformers to be erected be erected (Number) achieving targets 0.00 Feb/2023 0.00 15-Apr-2024 0.00 15-Apr-2024 560.00 Jun/2028 LV lines constructed Comments on Length of LV lines constructed in Juba (Kilometers) achieving targets 0.00 Mar/2023 0.00 15-Apr-2024 0.00 15-Apr-2024 11,200.00 Jun/2028 Streetlights installed Comments on Number of streetlights installed or replaced (Number) achieving targets Minigrid pilot Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Households provided with 0.00 Jan/2023 0.00 10-Aug-2023 10,000.00 Jun/2028 new or improved electricity Comments on Number of population with new or improved electricity service by the grid in Yei service (Number) achieving targets MSMEs provided with new or 0.00 Jan/2023 0.00 15-Apr-2024 0.00 15-Apr-2024 400.00 Jun/2028 improved electricity service Comments on Number of non-residential customers in host communities and refugee camps with new or by minigrid (Number) achieving targets improved electricity service from the grid network in Yei 0.00 Feb/2023 0.00 15-Apr-2024 0.00 15-Apr-2024 200.00 Jun/2028 LV lines constructed and Comments on The length of LV lines constructed/rehabilitated rehabilitated (Kilometers) achieving targets Renewable energy 0.00 Mar/2023 0.00 10-Aug-2023 3.00 Jun/2028 generation capacity (other than hydropower) Apr 26, 2024 Page 6 of 11 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report South Sudan Energy Sector Access and Institutional Strengthening Project (P178891) constructed under the project (Megawatt) Feasibility studies for No Mar/2023 No 15-Apr-2024 No 15-Apr-2024 Yes Jun/2028 potential state capital mini Comments on This indicator monitors the completion of feasibility study for the selected number of grid sites conducted achieving targets potential mini-grid sites. (Yes/No) 0.00 Mar/2023 0.00 15-Apr-2024 0.00 15-Apr-2024 3,000.00 Jun/2028 Streetlights installed Comments on Number of streetlights installed or rehabilitated under the project (Number) achieving targets MV lines 0.00 Mar/2023 0.00 10-Aug-2023 80.00 Jun/2028 constructed/rehabilitated Comments on Length of MV lines constructued or rehabilitated (Kilometers) achieving targets Off-grid electrification of health and other public institutions through standalone solar systems Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year People served by health and 0.00 Jan/2023 0.00 15-Apr-2024 0.00 15-Apr-2024 1,819,589.00 Jun/2028 selected public institutions Comments on Number of population in the health and selected public institution catchment areas with new with new or improved achieving targets or improved electricity service electricity service (Number) People served by the 0.00 Jan/2023 0.00 15-Apr-2024 0.00 15-Apr-2024 395,000.00 Jun/2028 health and selected Comments on Number of population in the health and selected public institution catchment areas of host public institutions with achieving targets communities and refugee camps with new or improved electricity service new or improved electricity service - host communities and refugee camps (Number) People served by the 0.00 Jan/2023 0.00 15-Apr-2024 0.00 15-Apr-2024 280,000.00 Jun/2028 Apr 26, 2024 Page 7 of 11 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report South Sudan Energy Sector Access and Institutional Strengthening Project (P178891) health and selected Comments on Number of refugees in the health and selected public institution catchment areas with new or public institutions with achieving targets improved electricity service new or improved electricity service - refugees (Number) Number of public institutions 0.00 Jul/2023 0.00 10-Aug-2023 50.00 Oct/2027 served by new of improved Comments on Number of heatlh and selected public institutions served by new or improved electricity electricity service (Number) achieving targets service Technical assistance and capacity building Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Feedback from public 0.00 Jan/2023 0.00 15-Apr-2024 0.00 15-Apr-2024 5.00 Jun/2028 hearings incorporated into Comments on This indicator is designed to assess the number of public hearing held to reflect to project project design and published achieving targets design in communication materials (Number) No Mar/2023 No 15-Apr-2024 No 15-Apr-2024 Yes Jun/2024 Owner's Engineer firm Comments on PIU has recruited an owner's engineer contracted (Yes/No) achieving targets MoED & SSEC staff 0.00 Mar/2023 0.00 15-Apr-2024 0.00 15-Apr-2024 10.00 Jun/2028 benefitted from capacity Comments on Number of MoED & SSE staff who have participated in capacity building activities funded by building activities under the achieving targets the project project (Number) Female staff completed first 0.00 Mar/2023 0.00 15-Apr-2024 0.00 15-Apr-2024 15.00 Jun/2028 degree programs and subject Comments on This indicator intends to count the number of female staff who completed first degree to promotion (Number) achieving targets programs and are subject to promotion STEM career counselling 0.00 Mar/2023 0.00 15-Apr-2024 0.00 15-Apr-2024 15.00 Jun/2028 Apr 26, 2024 Page 8 of 11 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report South Sudan Energy Sector Access and Institutional Strengthening Project (P178891) program for girls integrated Comments on This indicator is to count the number of STEM career counselling programs for girls integrated and rolled out in primary and achieving targets and rolled out in primary and secondary schools secondary schools (Number) Apr 26, 2024 Page 9 of 11 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report South Sudan Energy Sector Access and Institutional Strengthening Project (P178891) 7. DATA ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 7.1 Cumulative Disbursements 7.2 Disbursements (by loan) Loan/Credit/TF Status Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed IDA-E1660 Effective 50.00 50.00 0.00 0.00 50.01 0% TF-C1618 Effective 3.00 3.00 0.00 0.00 3.00 0% 7.3 Key Dates (by loan) Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Signing Effectiveness Orig. Closing Rev. Closing IDA-E1660 Effective 25-Apr-2023 17-Aug-2023 28-Feb-2024 30-Apr-2028 30-Apr-2028 Apr 26, 2024 Page 10 of 11 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report South Sudan Energy Sector Access and Institutional Strengthening Project (P178891) TF-C1618 Effective 03-Apr-2023 17-Aug-2023 28-Feb-2024 30-Apr-2028 30-Apr-2028 8. KEY DATES Key Events Planned Actual Approval 25-Apr-2023 25-Apr-2023 Effectiveness 02-Mar-2023 02-Mar-2023 Mid-Term Review No. 01 01-May-2026 Operation Closing/Cancellation 30-Apr-2028 9. RESTRUCTURING HISTORY 10. ASSOCIATED OPERATION(S) There are no associated operations Apr 26, 2024 Page 11 of 11