The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sierra Leone Energy Sector Utility Reform Project (P120304) Sierra Leone Energy Sector Utility Reform Project (P120304) WESTERN AND CENTRAL AFRICA | Sierra Leone | Energy & Extractives Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2014 | Seq No: 19 | ARCHIVED on 27-Jun-2023 | ISR56853 | Implementing Agencies: Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA), Ministry of Energy, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, Government of Sierra Leone, Republic of Sierra Leone Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 18-Dec-2013 Effectiveness Date: 15-Dec-2014 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 13-Jun-2016 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 16-Sep-2016 Original Closing Date: 31-Dec-2018 Revised Closing Date: 31-Mar-2024 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective is to improve the operational performance of the national electricity distribution utility. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Component 1: Distribution Utility Capacity Enhancement and Performance Improvement:(Cost $16.00 M) Component 2: Improvement of Electricity Supply in Urban Areas:(Cost $51.00 M) Component 3: Sector Planning Assistance, Project Implementation Support and Monitoring and Evaluation:(Cost $7.00 M) Component 4: COVID-19 response component:(Cost $16.50 M) Component 5: Contingent Emergency Response Component (CERC) RAP implementation:(Cost $0.50 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions Overall progress: Overall, the implementation of the project is on track after the last restructuring. It is expected that PDO will be achieved if the ongoing activities are completed. As of today, there is no pending procurement activity of big contracts. Overall, there is an increased improvement of quality of electricity supply to customers and expansion of customers base in Freetown and surrounding areas from 185,000 clients in 2018 to 305,816 clients as of May 2023. 6/27/2023 Page 1 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sierra Leone Energy Sector Utility Reform Project (P120304) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance -- Moderate Moderate Macroeconomic -- Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies -- Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program -- Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and -- Moderate Moderate Sustainability Fiduciary -- Moderate Moderate Environment and Social -- Substantial Substantial Stakeholders -- Moderate Moderate Other -- Moderate Moderate Overall -- Moderate Moderate Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Improve Operational Performance of EDSA IN01311247 ►Aggregate Technical, Commercial and Collection (ATC&C) Losses of EDSA (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 51.00 42.00 38.00 30.00 Date 30-Dec-2016 30-Sep-2022 01-Jun-2023 31-Mar-2024 The combined effect of system loss reduction and collection improvement has reduced the ATC&C losses from about 51 percent in 2016 to 46 percent in September 2020 with a slight increase to 48% Comments: observed both in 2021. There is significant progress in 2022 with 41% in October 2022. It is unlikely to reach the target by closing date of the project. IN01311248 ►Average duration of outages per year at the MV level in the project area (Hours, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 117.00 27.09 27.09 45.00 6/27/2023 Page 2 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sierra Leone Energy Sector Utility Reform Project (P120304) Date 30-Dec-2016 30-Sep-2022 01-Jun-2023 31-Mar-2024 The Average duration of outages per year at the MV level in the project area has improved significantly from 117 ( baseline ) to 23.82 in June 2020 to 22.64 in October 2022. However there Comments: is sharp increase since the last supervision mission (17.54) . IN01311249 ►Average interruption frequency per year at the MV level in the project area (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 183.00 10.84 10.84 75.00 Date 30-Dec-2016 30-Sep-2022 01-Jun-2023 31-Mar-2024 Average number of interruptions of service per year. The baseline is calculated based on the observed average of one interruption every two days. The Baseline is 183 and huge increase since the last Comments: supervision mission from 10.84 to 22.542 o IN01311250 ►The distribution capacity of the 33 kv and 11 kV network increased (Megawatt, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 40.00 78.00 78.00 130.00 Date 30-Nov-2016 31-Mar-2022 01-Jun-2023 31-Mar-2024 The total distribution capacity of EDSA in Freetown increased from about 40 MW in 2016 to about 78 MW as of March 2021. Six (06) substations were rehabilitated and commissioned under ESURP. No Comments: addtional capacity since September 2020 time of the last ISR. IN01311251 ►People provided with new or improved electricity service (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 562,000.00 562,000.00 625,480.00 Date 30-Nov-2016 31-Oct-2022 01-Jun-2023 30-Jun-2023 On the number of people benefitting from the project, the network related interruption times and hours per interruption have reduced significantly, so all people supplied with electricity have benefited. This was Comments: reinforce with the commissioning of the 08 newly and refurbished substations. About 60% of EDSA costumers in Freetown benefit from improved electricity. IN01311252 People provided with new or improved electricity service - Female (Number, Corporate Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 281,000.00 281,000.00 318,995.00 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components 6/27/2023 Page 3 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sierra Leone Energy Sector Utility Reform Project (P120304) Component 1: Distribution Utility Capacity Enhancement and Performance Improvement IN01311253 ►Contractor for utility operation and management appointed (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 01-Aug-2013 30-Sep-2022 01-Jun-2023 31-Aug-2020 IN01311258 ►New Management Information System (MIS) installed (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No Yes Yes Date 31-Jan-2019 01-May-2023 01-Jun-2023 31-Mar-2024 The process of implementing the IMS is ongoing. The contract signed with INDRA in Comments: February 2022 . The IMS iis planned to be implemented before the closure of the project in Dec 2022. Component 2: Improvement of Electricity Supply in Urban Areas IN01311254 ►Substations constructed and rehabilitated under the Project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 8.00 8.00 10.00 Date 01-Aug-2013 01-May-2023 01-Jun-2023 31-Mar-2024 IN01311256 ►Distribution lines (33kV, 11kV and LV) constructed or rehabilitated under the project (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 271.00 271.00 500.00 Date 01-Aug-2013 01-May-2023 01-Jun-2023 31-Mar-2024 Construction activities under the two contracts financed by ESURP commenced in June Comments: 2019. Both construction activities s completed as today. IN01311261 Distribution lines rehabilitated under the project (Kilometers, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 271.00 300.00 Date 01-Aug-2013 -- 01-Jun-2023 31-Mar-2024 IN01311261 6/27/2023 Page 4 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sierra Leone Energy Sector Utility Reform Project (P120304) ►Distribution lines rehabilitated under the project (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 271.00 300.00 Date 01-Aug-2013 -- 01-Jun-2023 31-Mar-2024 IN01311262 ►Energy Meters Replaced and Installed (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 20,000.00 20,000.00 20,000.00 Date 20-May-2019 01-May-2023 01-Jun-2023 31-Mar-2024 EDSA has replaced and installed around 28,000 meters for customers in Freetown from 2017 until now. The 20,000 meters under ESURP financing was delivered and are under installation. Additional 40,000 meters is under procurement Comments: Component 3: Sector Planning Assistance, Project Implementation Support and Monitoring and Evaluation IN01311255 ►Reports of Contractor’s performance submitted every year to the Steering Committee (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1.00 1.00 2.00 Date 01-Aug-2013 31-Aug-2021 01-Jun-2023 30-Sep-2020 The supervising engineer for the MC resigned in June 2018 and no supervising engineer’s report were submitted to the Steering Committee since then. The supervising engineer’s performance was considered Comments: unsatisfactory, the engineer has not been replaced. MC’s performance has been assessed by MOE based on EDSA staff feedback. The MC contract ended in March 2020. IN01311257 ►Grievances resolved within the stipulated period of time (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 84.00 84.00 90.00 Date 20-May-2019 01-May-2023 01-Jun-2023 31-Mar-2024 This is linked to the GRM. There were 10 complaints thus far registered by the project and solved Comments: IN01311260 ►Beneficiary feedback surveys undertaken (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 6/27/2023 Page 5 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sierra Leone Energy Sector Utility Reform Project (P120304) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 Date 20-May-2019 01-May-2023 01-Jun-2023 31-Mar-2024 This is going to be a one-time survey to be conduced before the closing date of the project. Survey will be undertaken at the end of 2021 Comments: IN01311263 ►Number of Staff Trained (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 596.00 596.00 50.00 Date 31-Dec-2014 01-May-2023 01-Jun-2023 31-Mar-2024 IMS training for EDSA staff Comments: Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P120304 IDA-53330 Closed USD 40.00 40.00 0.00 36.40 0.00 100% P120304 IDA-64110 Effective USD 50.00 50.00 0.00 41.67 7.66 84% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P120304 IDA-53330 Closed 18-Dec-2013 17-Jan-2014 15-Dec-2014 31-Dec-2018 31-Dec-2022 P120304 IDA-64110 Effective 17-May-2019 17-Jun-2019 14-Oct-2019 31-Dec-2022 31-Mar-2024 Cumulative Disbursements 6/27/2023 Page 6 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sierra Leone Energy Sector Utility Reform Project (P120304) Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 07-Apr-2015 ,Level 2 Approved on 22-Jun-2017 ,Level 2 Approved on 09-Jun-2020 ,Level Approved on 22-Jun-2020 ,Level 2 Approved on 16-Feb-2022 ,Level 2 Approved on 21-Jul-2022 ,Level 2 Approved on 19-May-2023 Related Project(s) P166390-Sierra Leone Energy Sector Utility Reform Project Additional Financing 6/27/2023 Page 7 of 7