The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report West Bengal Electricity Distribution Grid Modernization Project (P170590) West Bengal Electricity Distribution Grid Modernization Project (P170590) SOUTH ASIA | India | Energy & Extractives Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2022 | Seq No: 4 | ARCHIVED on 05-May-2023 | ISR55886 | Implementing Agencies: INDIA, West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 29-Nov-2021 Effectiveness Date: 11-Feb-2022 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 22-Jul-2024 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 30-Nov-2026 Revised Closing Date: 30-Nov-2026 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The project’s development objective (DO) is to improve the operational efficiency and reliability of electricity supply in selected areas of West Bengal. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Distribution System Strengthening:(Cost $315.45 M) Smart Grid Development in Urban Areas:(Cost $63.57 M) Technical Assistance for institutional development and capacity building of WBSEDCL:(Cost $6.00 M) Contingent Emergency Response Part Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions Procurement activities have advanced with 33 packages worth INR 17,500 million already awarded and implementation is underway. In addition, procurement is underway for 4 packages with an estimated cost of around INR 6270 million. More than 450 km of new distribution lines have been constructed, more than 9500 kVA of distribution transformation capacity has been added, more than 4400 km of distribution lines have been retrofitted and more than 350 km of distribution lines have been moved underground under the project so far. 5/5/2023 Page 1 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report West Bengal Electricity Distribution Grid Modernization Project (P170590) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Substantial Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic Substantial Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Moderate Moderate Moderate Sustainability Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Moderate Other -- -- -- Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Improvement in Operational Efficiency IN01282320 ►Reduction in Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) losses in select districts - Bankura district (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 37.94 25.43 25.43 20.00 Date 31-Mar-2020 31-Mar-2022 31-Mar-2022 31-Mar-2026 Comments: This will measure the reduction in AT&C loss, from the baseline, across the Bankura district. IN01282467 ►Reduction in Aggregate Technical & Commercial (AT&C) loss in select districts - Nadia district (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 26.22 16.57 16.57 18.00 Date 31-Mar-2020 31-Mar-2022 31-Mar-2022 31-Mar-2026 Comments: This will measure the reduction in AT&C loss, from the baseline, across the Nadia district. IN01282469 5/5/2023 Page 2 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report West Bengal Electricity Distribution Grid Modernization Project (P170590) ►Reduction in Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) losses in select districts - East Medinapur district (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 23.13 17.26 17.26 17.50 Date 31-Mar-2020 31-Mar-2022 31-Mar-2022 31-Mar-2026 Comments: This will measure the reduction in AT&C loss, from the baseline, across the East Medinapur district. IN01282470 ►Reduction in Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) losses in select districts - Alipurduar district (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 20.41 13.99 13.99 16.00 Date 31-Mar-2020 31-Mar-2022 31-Mar-2022 31-Mar-2026 Comments: This will measure the reduction in AT&C loss, from the baseline, across the Alipurduar district. IN01282472 ►Reduction in Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) losses in select districts - Dakshin Dinajpur district (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 42.75 28.85 28.85 20.00 Date 31-Mar-2020 31-Mar-2022 31-Mar-2022 31-Mar-2026 Comments: This will measure the reduction in AT&C loss, from the baseline, across the Dakshin Dinajpur district. Improvement in reliability of electricity supply IN01282466 ►Reduction in SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index) in select towns - Asansol town (Hours, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 187.43 147.17 142.38 95.00 Date 31-Mar-2020 31-Mar-2021 31-Mar-2022 31-Mar-2026 Comments: This will measure the reduction in SAIDI in Asansol town. The figure is per consumer in that year. IN01282468 ►Reduction in SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index) in select towns - Kharagpur town (Hours, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 249.78 177.54 169.96 125.00 Date 31-Mar-2020 31-Mar-2021 31-Mar-2022 31-Mar-2026 This will measure the reduction in SAIDI from the baseline in Kharagpur town. The figure is per consumer Comments: in that year. 5/5/2023 Page 3 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report West Bengal Electricity Distribution Grid Modernization Project (P170590) IN01282471 ►Reduction in SAIFI (System Average Interruption Frequency Index) in select towns - Asansol town (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 117.28 141.62 129.26 85.00 Date 31-Mar-2020 31-Mar-2021 31-Mar-2022 31-Mar-2026 This will measure the reduction in SAIFI from the baseline in Asansol town. The figure is per consumer in Comments: that year. IN01282473 ►Reduction in SAIFI (System Average Interruption Frequency Index) in select towns - Kharagpur town (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 114.92 145.93 138.95 80.00 Date 31-Mar-2020 31-Mar-2021 31-Mar-2022 31-Mar-2026 This will measure the reduction in SAIFI from the baseline in Kharagpur town . The figure is per consumer Comments: in that year. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Distribution System Strengthening IN01282474 ►Distribution Lines constructed (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 599.65 599.65 1,900.00 Date 01-Apr-2021 30-Sep-2022 30-Sep-2022 30-Nov-2026 This will measure the line length of new HT distribution lines of HVDS network constructed under the Comments: project IN01282477 ►Increase in Distribution Transformation Capacity (Kilovolt-Amphere(KVA), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 7,141.00 9,573.00 85,300.00 Date 01-Apr-2021 30-Sep-2022 28-Feb-2023 30-Nov-2026 This will measure the net increase in transformation capacity at 33/11 kV and 11/0.4 kV, across the Comments: districts and towns with investments (HVDS and UG Cable) under the project, taking into account capacity of new transformers installed less the capacity of old transformers replaced IN01282480 ►Distribution lines retrofitted to reduce energy use (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 5/5/2023 Page 4 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report West Bengal Electricity Distribution Grid Modernization Project (P170590) Value 0.00 2,464.13 4,431.62 12,100.00 Date 01-Apr-2021 30-Sep-2022 28-Feb-2023 30-Nov-2026 This will measure the line length of the distribution lines that have been retrofitted (AB cable conversion at Comments: LT and HT level under HVDS and UG cable works) across the districts and towns with investments under the project Smart Grid Development in Urban Areas IN01282475 ►Distribution lines moved under the ground to reduce exposure to storm and tree damage (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 245.77 356.43 1,700.00 Date 01-Apr-2021 30-Sep-2022 28-Feb-2023 30-Nov-2026 This will measure the line length of the distribution lines (LT and HT under UG cabling work but excluding Comments: LT AB cable works under UG) that have been moved underground across the towns with investments under the project IN01282478 ►Consumers put on advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) meters (for efficient and reduced energy consumption) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 200,000.00 Date 01-Apr-2021 31-Dec-2022 28-Feb-2023 30-Nov-2026 This will measure the number of consumers that have been put on AMI, across the towns with Comments: investments under the project. IN01282481 ►Sub-stations integrated with Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 Date 01-Apr-2021 31-Dec-2022 28-Feb-2023 30-Nov-2026 This will measure the additional number of sub-stations that are integrated with distribution level SCADA Comments: system of WBSEDCL with investments under the project Technical Assistance for institutional development and capacity building of WBSEDCL IN01282476 ►Person Days of Training Provided to WBSEDCL staff - Total (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 24,678.00 24,678.00 5,000.00 Date 01-Apr-2021 31-Mar-2022 31-Mar-2022 30-Nov-2026 5/5/2023 Page 5 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report West Bengal Electricity Distribution Grid Modernization Project (P170590) This will measure the person-days of WBSEDCL staff (males and females) trained across different areas. Comments: IN01282479 ►Person-days of ICT/OT technical trainings/capacity building activities (females) in WBSEDCL (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 670.00 670.00 1,000.00 Date 01-Apr-2021 31-Mar-2022 31-Mar-2022 30-Nov-2026 This will measure the person-days of WBSEDCL staff (females) trained across different areas under the Comments: technical assistance component of the project IN01282482 ►Grievances received that are addressed within two months of receipt (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 100.00 100.00 90.00 Date 01-Apr-2021 31-Mar-2022 31-Mar-2022 30-Nov-2026 This will measure the percentage of grievances/ complaints received on the activities related to the project that are addressed within a period of two months from date of receipt. Till end of FY22, 10 grievances related to procurement activities have been received all of which have been suitably resolved. Some of Comments: these have taken more than 2 months due to the nature of complaint and the stage of procurement process at which it was received. IN01282483 ►Percentage increase in total technical/ICT staff (females) in WBSEDCL (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 7.50 Date 01-Apr-2021 31-Mar-2022 31-Mar-2022 30-Nov-2026 This will measure the percentage increase in number of technical/ICT female staff (in WBSEDCL) w.r.t. to baseline of 326 female staff (out of 7,727 staff) in such areas. At present, there are 302 females (out of Comments: 7,372 staff in these positions). Both the overall number of staff as well as number of female staff in these areas has come down mainly due to retirement of staff. IN01282484 ►Person-days of internship/ training for students in ICT/OT/ technical areas (females) provided by WBSEDCL (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 728.00 728.00 10,000.00 Date 01-Apr-2021 31-Mar-2022 31-Mar-2022 30-Nov-2026 Comments: This will measure the person-days of students (females) trained by WBSEDCL across different areas Performance-Based Conditions 5/5/2023 Page 6 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report West Bengal Electricity Distribution Grid Modernization Project (P170590) Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P170590 IBRD-93010 Effective USD 135.00 135.00 0.00 28.25 106.75 21% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P170590 IBRD-93010 Effective 29-Nov-2021 13-Jan-2022 11-Feb-2022 30-Nov-2026 30-Nov-2026 Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 5/5/2023 Page 7 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report West Bengal Electricity Distribution Grid Modernization Project (P170590) 5/5/2023 Page 8 of 8