The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Timor Leste Water Supply and Sanitation Project (P167901) Timor Leste Water Supply and Sanitation Project (P167901) EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC | Timor-Leste | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing (IPF) | FY 2020 | Seq No: 9 | Archived on 04-May-2024 | ISR00231 Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Public Works, Ministry of Public Works 1. OBJECTIVE 1.1 Development Objective Original Development Objective (Approved as part of Approval package on 22-Apr-2020) The project development objective is to increase access to safely managed drinking water and sanitation services in the municipality of Baucau. Has the Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? Yes Current Development Objective (Approved as part of Restructuring package Seq. 1 on 22-Oct-2021) The project development objective is to increase access to safely managed drinking water and sanitation services in the municipality of Baucau. 2. COMPONENTS Name Component 1: Water Supply and Sanitation Infrastructure Development:(Cost 21,000,000.00) Component 2: Infrastructure Sustainability Support:(Cost 3,000,000.00) Component 3: Institutional strengthening and Project Management:(Cost 1,000,000.00) 3. OVERALL RATINGS Name Previous Current Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Unsatisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Unsatisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial High May 04, 2024 Page 1 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Timor Leste Water Supply and Sanitation Project (P167901) 4. KEY ISSUES & STATUS 4.1 Implementation Status and Key Decisions The project was approved by the World Bank (WB) on April 22, 2020. The Financing Agreement was signed on December 29, 2020, and the project was declared effective on October 21, 2021. Since effectiveness, the Project Management Unit (PMU) along with the WB team have worked on the preparation of all the documentation required for implementation. All the safeguard documents, including land and property, technical designs and other studies, have been finalized. The National Procurement Commission (NPC) is currently undertaking the recruitment process of the Project Management Consultant (PMC), the Project Supervision Consultant (PSC) and the works contractor Bi-weekly team meetings, monthly supervision visits and monthly stakeholder meetings have taken place to support project implementation. The WB Task Team (TT) continues to work closely with other development partners, including the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), in providing support to BTL and associated ministries and agencies through developing technical assistance and capacity-building programs to ensure the synchronization of programs and investments. In August 2023, the Government of Timor Leste (GovTL) started a technical review process of all the infrastructure projects, including the Timor Leste Water Supply and Sanitation project. The review was finalized on March 22, 2024, with positive technical conclusions. However, on March 27, 2024, the Government informed the public that the project would not be implemented during the 2024 calendar year. The project will be reviewed again against the 2025 GovTL budget to determine if it aligns with the country priorities. 5. SYSTEMATIC OPERATIONS RISK-RATING TOOL Rating at Approval Last Approved Rating Risk Category Approval Package - ISR Seq. 08 - 17 Nov Proposed Rating 22 Apr 2020 2023 Political and Governance Substantial High High Macroeconomic Substantial Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies Substantial Substantial Substantial Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and High Substantial High Sustainability May 04, 2024 Page 2 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Timor Leste Water Supply and Sanitation Project (P167901) Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Substantial Substantial Substantial Stakeholders Substantial Substantial High Overall Substantial Substantial High May 04, 2024 Page 3 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Timor Leste Water Supply and Sanitation Project (P167901) 6. RESULTS 6.1 PDO Indicators by PDO Outcomes Increased access to safely managed drinking water service Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year 0.00 Apr/2020 0.00 15-Nov-2023 25,000.00 Sep/2026 People with access to safely Comments on This indicator measures the cumulative number of people who have access to safely managed managed drinking water achieving targets drinking water under the project. As of now, no progress has been made since the civil works services under the Project (Number) have not commenced. 0.00 Apr/2020 0.00 15-Nov-2023 12,500.00 Sep/2026 People with access to safely Comments on This indicator measures the cumulative number of female having access to safely managed managed drinking water achieving targets drinking water services under the Project. As of now, no progress has been made since the services under the Project, female (Number) civil works have not commenced. 22.00 May/2020 22.00 15-Nov-2023 80.00 May/2026 Comments on This indicator measures the percentage of the customers satisfied with the quality of the Customer satisfaction with achieving targets water supply service (continuity, pressure and quality of water). The 22 percent satisfaction at the quality of the water baseline is based on a survey that was conducted during the development of the Master Plan supply service (Percentage) in 2016. As of now, no progress has been made since the project activities have not commenced. Increased access to safely managed sanitation service Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year May 04, 2024 Page 4 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Timor Leste Water Supply and Sanitation Project (P167901) 0.00 Apr/2020 0.00 15-Nov-2023 2,500.00 Sep/2026 Comments on The indicator measures the cumulative number of people who have access to safely managed People with access to safely achieving targets sanitation service under the project. This will include beneficiaries of the decentralized managed sanitation services under the Project (Number) wastewater systems and the household potential beneficiaries from the STP. As of now, no progress has been made since the civil works have not commenced. 0.00 Apr/2020 0.00 15-Nov-2023 1,250.00 Sep/2026 People with access to safely Comments on The indicator measures the cumulative number of females who have access to safely managed sanitation services, achieving targets sanitation service under the project. As of now, no progress has been made since the civil female (Number) works under the project have not commenced. 6.2 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 1: Water Supply and Sanitation Infrastructure Development Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year 0.00 Jun/2020 0.00 15-Nov-2023 5,000.00 May/2026 Piped house water Comments on A piped household water connection is defined as a connection that provides piped water to connections that are created achieving targets the consumer through either a house or yard connection. It does not include, inter alia, or rehabilitated under the standpipes or water provided through tanker trucks. As of now, no progress has been made project (Number) since the civil works have not commenced.. Community based 0.00 Apr/2020 0.00 15-Nov-2023 3.00 Jun/2026 decentralized sewerage Comments on This indicator measures the number of community based decentralized sewerage network network and treatment achieving targets and treatment systems constructed and operational. As of now, no progress has been made system constructed and since the civil works have not commenced. operational (Number) May 04, 2024 Page 5 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Timor Leste Water Supply and Sanitation Project (P167901) 0.00 May/2020 0.00 15-Nov-2023 900.00 May/2026 Volume of septage collected Comments on This indicator measures the volume of septage collected and treated at the septage treatment and treated (Cubic achieving targets plant constructed under the project. As of now, no progress has been made since the civil Meter(m3)) works have not commenced. No May/2020 No 15-Nov-2023 Yes May/2026 Households with Comments on This indicator measures the continuity of access to uninterrupted water supply in project area uninterrupted water supply achieving targets during a climate/disaster event (drought, floods, extreme heats) declared by the National in project area during a climate/disaster event Disaster Management Directorate (NDMD) in the Ministry of Social Solidarity. As of now, no (Yes/No) progress has been made since the project activities have not commenced. Component 2: Infrastructure Sustainability Support Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year 0.00 Apr/2020 0.00 15-Nov-2023 70.00 Apr/2026 Comments on Percentage of billed amount that is being cashed across Baucau. The collection ratio will be Collection ratio achieving targets calculated considered the last 3 months of the reporting period. As of now, no progress has (Percentage) been made since the project activities have not commenced. 100.00 May/2020 100.00 14-Apr-2024 100.00 14-Apr-2024 40.00 May/2026 Comments on NRW is defined as the percentage of water produced that is not ultimately billed to achieving targets consumers. Water not billed to consumers results from water losses (physical and commercial Non-revenue water (Percentage) losses) as well as authorized consumption that are not billed. This will be calculated with the IWA methodology. As of now, no progress has been made since the project activities have not commenced. Gender balance in staff for 30.00 Apr/2020 30.00 15-Nov-2023 35.00 Jun/2026 May 04, 2024 Page 6 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Timor Leste Water Supply and Sanitation Project (P167901) the Service Provider in Comments on This indicator measures the percentage of female staff in the Service Provider of Baucau. As of Baucau (Percentage) achieving targets now, no progress has been made since the project activities have not yet commenced. No May/2020 No 15-Nov-2023 Yes May/2026 Samples testing at Comments on This indicator measures the water samples meeting water quality standards over a year. distribution points meeting achieving targets Samples shall be taken at distribution points (customers’ taps). As of now, no progress has water quality standards (Yes/No) been made since the project activities have not commenced. Component 3: Institutional strengthening and Project Management Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year No May/2020 Yes 15-Nov-2023 Yes May/2026 Comments on This indicator measures the approval by the GoTL of the sector institutional reform Roadmap for the sector achieving targets roadmap. As of now, no progress has been made since the project activities have not yet institutional reform approved (Yes/No) commenced. Once the parliamentary elections have taken place, the discussions on sector reforms will be re-initiated. Grievances responded to and 0.00 May/2020 0.00 15-Nov-2023 90.00 May/2026 satisfactorily resolved in Comments on This indicator describes whether complaints have been addressed in compliance with the relation to project achieving targets POM, which defines the timing of responses, and the level of required responses. As of now, implementation (Percentage) no progress has been made as the project activities have not yet commenced. (Percentage) May 04, 2024 Page 7 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Timor Leste Water Supply and Sanitation Project (P167901) 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-65590 Effective 25.00 25.00 0.00 0.00 25.75 0% 7.3 Key Dates (by loan) Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Signing Effectiveness Orig. Closing Rev. Closing IDA-65590 Effective 22-Apr-2020 29-Dec-2020 21-Oct-2021 29-May-2026 29-May-2026 8. KEY DATES May 04, 2024 Page 8 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Timor Leste Water Supply and Sanitation Project (P167901) Key Events Planned Actual Approval 22-Apr-2020 22-Apr-2020 Effectiveness 21-Oct-2021 21-Oct-2021 Mid-Term Review No. 01 23-Nov-2023 23-Nov-2023 Operation Closing/Cancellation 29-May-2026 9. RESTRUCTURING HISTORY Restructuring Level 2 Approved on 15-Jul-2021 10. ASSOCIATED OPERATION(S) There are no associated operations May 04, 2024 Page 9 of 9