The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Afghanistan Gas Project (AGASP) (P172109) Afghanistan Gas Project (AGASP) (P172109) SOUTH ASIA | Afghanistan | Energy & Extractives Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2020 | Seq No: 7 | ARCHIVED on 13-Dec-2023 | ISR59119 | Implementing Agencies: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Ministry of Mines and Petroluem Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 26-Nov-2019 Effectiveness Date: 08-Jan-2020 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 30-Jun-2024 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 31-Oct-2024 Revised Closing Date: 31-Oct-2024 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The PDO is to facilitate a sustainable supply of gas through targeted investments in gas infrastructure and enhanced gas sector governance . Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Component A: Sustaining Gas Supply:(Cost $35200000.00 M) Component B: Strengthening Gas Sector Governance:(Cost $13300000.00 M) Component C: Project Management:(Cost $4000000.00 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Unsatisfactory Moderately Unsatisfactory Overall Risk Rating High High Implementation Status and Key Decisions The Afghanistan Resilience Trust Fund (ARTF) and any other trust fund in the project was canceled based on the consideration that the project cannot be effectively implemented under the current extraordinary situation in Afghanistan. Undisbursed IDA grants under this project will remain suspended until a decision is made by the World Bank. 12/13/2023 Page 1 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Afghanistan Gas Project (AGASP) (P172109) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance High High High Macroeconomic High High High Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program High Substantial Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and High Substantial Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Substantial Substantial Substantial Stakeholders Substantial Substantial Substantial Other High High High Overall High High High Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Facilitate a sustainable supply of gas through targeted investments in gas infrastructure IN01376717 ►Increased capacity to deliver commercial quality natural gas through to off-takers in Sheberghan and Mazar (Cubic Meter(m3), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 330,000.00 560,000.00 560,000.00 900,000.00 Date 06-Sep-2019 14-Jul-2021 14-Jul-2021 16-Sep-2024 This indicator is reliant on a number of activities to be implemented over the next several months/years Comments: including the commissioning of the gas pipeline and the new amining plant. Facilitate a sustainable supply of gas through enhanced gas sector governance IN01376718 ►Improved institutional, regulatory and contractual framework for gas sector management and oversight (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Primary regulatory and Hydrocarbons Law Hydrocarbons Law Hydrocarbons Law contractual framework (2018) and Exploration & (2018) and Exploration (2018) and Exploration & for upstream and mid- Value Production Sharing & Production Sharing Production Sharing stream gas sector Contract Template. Contract Template. Contract Template. development Administrative Administrative submitted to Cabinet. 12/13/2023 Page 2 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Afghanistan Gas Project (AGASP) (P172109) regulations have been regulations have been approved. approved. Date 06-Sep-2019 14-Jul-2021 14-Jul-2021 16-Sep-2024 This indicator measures the progressive development of a institutional, legal, regulatory, and contractual Comments: framework that governs the gas sector Intermediate Results Indicators by Components COMPONENT A: SUSTAINING GAS SUPPLY IN01376719 ►Launch of an international tender Totimaidan gas blocks (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 06-Sep-2019 14-Jul-2021 14-Jul-2021 16-Sep-2024 IN01376822 ►Commissioning of the new amine plant (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 06-Sep-2019 14-Jul-2021 14-Jul-2021 16-Sep-2024 This indicator measures if the new amine plant for gas processing has been fully installed and Comments: commissioned IN01376824 ►Commissioning for new Sheberghan-Mazar Gas Pipeline (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 02-Dec-2019 14-Jul-2021 14-Jul-2021 16-Sep-2024 This indicator measures the final construction and full commissioning for the Sheberghan-Mazar Gas Comments: Pipeline IN01376826 ►Adoption of an updated field development plan for Yatimtaq gas field (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 06-Sep-2019 14-Jul-2021 14-Jul-2021 16-Sep-2024 Comments: This indicator measures the capacity of the MoMP and AOGRA to assess field development plans 12/13/2023 Page 3 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Afghanistan Gas Project (AGASP) (P172109) COMPONENT B: STRENGTHENING SECTOR GOVERNANCE IN01376821 ►Production of a jointly-developed (MoMP and AOGRA) contractual and regulatory package for gas sector development. (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Hydrocarbons Law Hydrocarbons Law (2018) and Exploration (2018) and Exploration & & Production Sharing Production Sharing Final Draft of Hydrocarbons Law Contract Template Contract Template were Prioritized Contractual (2018) and Exploration & were approved prior to Value approved prior to broad, and Regulatory Production Sharing broad, representing representing the Framework ready for Contract Template. the baseline. baseline. Administrative submission to Cabinet. Administrative regulations were more regulations were more recently approved. recently approved. Date 06-Sep-2019 19-Jul-2021 19-Jul-2021 16-Sep-2024 This component combines B.1. Strengthening the MoMP’s capacity to manage the gas sector; and B.2. Comments: Strengthening AOGRA's sector oversight, regulatory and monitoring institutions governing gas sector activities. IN01376823 ►Share of women professionals in technical and managerial fields at MoMP and OAGRA (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 5.00 5.00 5.00 10.00 Date 06-Sep-2019 19-Jul-2021 19-Jul-2021 16-Sep-2024 From Component B1.2. This indicator measures the success of recruitment and training efforts in the gas Comments: sector for women through the project. IN01376825 ►Development and dissemination of code of conduct to prevent Gender Based Violence in the extractive sector for investors (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 06-Sep-2019 19-Jul-2021 19-Jul-2021 16-Sep-2024 This indictor measures the development and dissemination of guidelines to prevent violence against women in the extractives sector. With the recruitment of the gender specialists, this document is currently Comments: under preparation. IN01376827 ►Afghanistan’s EITI validation report shows improved results on greater number of parameters than the previous validation report (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 06-Sep-2019 01-Dec-2020 01-Dec-2020 16-Sep-2024 On 28 October 2020 the EITI International Board agreed that Afghanistan has made meaningful progress Comments: overall in implementing the 2019 EITI Standard. IN01376828 12/13/2023 Page 4 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Afghanistan Gas Project (AGASP) (P172109) ►Percent of project related grievances addressed within one month (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 70.00 Date 06-Sep-2019 01-Dec-2020 01-Dec-2020 16-Sep-2024 While a grievance mechanisms is in place and grievances are being logged, there is no evidence that they Comments: are being resolved. IN01376829 ►Environmental and Social Unit of the MoMP fully staffed, operational and maintained. (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Unit is currently staffed with consultants only, Unit is staffed with fully Unit is currently staffed and includes a team civil servants and with consultants only, lead, 2 env specialists, operational - Staffing and includes a team one social of Unit is maintained, lead, 2 env specialists, development an E&S management Unit is currently staffed one social development Value specialist, and a GRM system has been with consultants only specialist, and a GRM specialists. developed and is specialists. Procurement Procurement systematically used by international specialists international staff to monitor E&S (firm) to support the E&S specialists (firm) to risks/impacts in the unit has been delayed. support the E&S unit sector has been delayed. Date 06-Sep-2019 19-Jul-2021 19-Jul-2021 16-Sep-2024 This indicator measures the establishment and sustainability of the MoMP environmental and social unit, Comments: which plays a key monitoring and governance function IN01376830 ►Implementation of key recommendations from functional management review for AOGRA (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target All recommendations Value No Functional review No Functional review No Functional review from functional review implemented Date 16-Sep-2019 19-Jul-2021 19-Jul-2021 15-Oct-2024 This indicator maps to subcomponent B2 and measures the staffing and operationalization of AOGRA Comments: COMPONENT C: PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN01376720 ►Project management firm recruited and maintained by MoMP (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 06-Sep-2019 14-Jul-2021 14-Jul-2021 16-Sep-2024 Comments: This indicator measures the ability of the implementing unit to maintain strong project management. 12/13/2023 Page 5 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Afghanistan Gas Project (AGASP) (P172109) Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P172109 IDA-D5210 Effective USD 52.50 52.50 0.00 4.37 49.53 8.1% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P172109 IDA-D5210 Effective 26-Nov-2019 11-Dec-2019 08-Jan-2020 31-Oct-2024 31-Oct-2024 Cumulative Disbursements 12/13/2023 Page 6 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Afghanistan Gas Project (AGASP) (P172109) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 12/13/2023 Page 7 of 7