DOCUMENT OF The World Bank MONTHL~ OPERATIONAL SUMMARY OF BANK AND IDA PROPOSED PROJECTS ·(As of January 31, 1976) SecM76-107 FROM: The Secretary February 20, 1976 CONTENTS Section _Pages I. - Eastern Africa 1 - 13 II. - Western Africa 14 26 III. East Asia and Pacific 27 37 IV. - South Asia 38 - 47 V. - Europe, Middle East and North· Africa 48 - 61 VI. - Latin America and Caribbean 62 80 VII.·- New Projects 81 - 84 Member Country, and Amount Borrower ,or and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency l/ ~2:./ •Project ].../ Action on Procurement!!./ ·I. EASTERN AFRICA BOTSWANA Ministry of About (R) Education I - Improvement of rural and Appraisal report being Education 10.5 secondary education through expansion prepared. (Bank) of the brigades program, the Bot.swana extension college'and teacher training facilities; and the construction of five secondary schools and a Kalihari education center. Total project cost is estimated at $15 million with a foreign exchange component of $10.5 million. Ministry of About Livestock II - Development of new Project preparation underway. Agriculture 7.0 and existing cattle ranches and (Bank) improvement of animal breeds, health services and marketing. Ministry of Works About Roads IV - Construction of Mahalpye- Project preparation underway. and Communications 10.0 Seruli portion (150 km) of North/ (Bank) South Road. Botswana Development About Development Finance Company II - To Awaiting utilization of funds Corporation (BOC) 4.0 assist promotion of medium and small in first loan, (Bank) scale industrial enterprises. l/ If the Government is the borrower, the name of the department, ministry or agency . which is to implement the project is given. If the Government is to relend the proceeds to another entity, the name of that entity is given. If the Government is not the borrower, the borrower's name is given in capital letters in parentheses. 2/ The amount is in millions of U.S. dollars and is approximate and tentative. ]J The letter (N) before the project means that the project is·a new listing in the Summary; the letter (R) means that the information about the project has been revised since the last issue of the Summary. Section VII of the Summary contains a recapitulation of the new projects listed in this issue. This column contains available information, if any,. about action with respect to the procurement of goods·and services expected to be financed by the Bank or IDA, Distribution: Executive Directors and Alternates President Senior Vice President, Operations Executive Vice President and Vice President, IFC President's Council Directors and Department Heads, Bank and IFC. - 2 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Pro~essing and Implementing Agency 1/ Lender JJ Project]_/ Action on Procurement fi/ BURUNDI Bureau Technique 1. 5 .(R) Financing of technical assistance Negotiations substantially d'Etudes (BTE) (IDA) required for development planning completed. and consultant services for project preparation. Ministry of About (R) Fish Processing - Improvement of Appraisal report under review. Agriculture 7.0 traditional lake fishing and fish Negotiations tentatively schedule and Livestock (IDA) processing; establishment of P.roces- early March. (Co-financing with sing factories along Burundi side of Abu Dhabi Fund for Arab Economic Lake Tanganyika; improved marketing; Development under consideration.) social infrastructure and technical assistance. Total cost estimated at Procurement: Retroactive financi about $9 million. of about $150,000 from February 1, under consideration for technical assistance and procurement of some materials. Ministry of National About Rural education project to support Appraisal scheduled for Education 10.0 primary education reform. Project February. (!DA) to provide about 80 Centres de Forma- tion Polyvalente, technical and financial assistance for training in practical subjects of about 150 teachers, manpower survey and a planning study for secondary and technical education, tech- nical assistance, EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY~/ (EAST AFRICAN 15.0 (R) Development Finance Company II. Scheduled for Board presentation DEVELOPMENT BANK) (Bank) in February. (EAST AFRICAN POSTS 30.0 Telecommunications IV. Appraisal report being prepared. AND TELECOM. CORP.) (Bank) (EAST AFRICAN 35.0 (R) Harbors IV. Project under preparation. HARBORS CORP.) (Bank) (EAST AFRICAN 35.0 Railways IV. Project under preparation. RAILWAYS CORP.) (Bank) Seep. 1 for footnotes. - 3 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage .of Processing and Implementing Agency 1/ Lender 1./ Project ]./ Action on Procurement !!_I ETHIOPIA Livestock and 27.0 (R) Rangelands Development (Livestock Credit agreement signed on Meat Boar:d (LMB) (IDA) III) - Development of market January 16. oriented beef, sheep and cattle production within framework of pastoral society. Will include three areas Southern Rangelands, Jijiga, and Northeast Rangelands. Ministry of 25.0 (R) Grain Storage and Marketing - Appraisal report under review. Agriculture (IDA) Construction of marketing centers, including large scale central storage facilities and procurement of cleaning, drying and weighing equipment, plus technical assist- ance. Coffee Board 11.5 Coffee Improvement, disease control, Appraisal report being prepared. (IDA) rehabilitation and replanting with Co-financing being sought. resistant varieties. Technical · assistance and extension services. Ministry of 35.0 Agricultural Minimum Package Project Project preparation nearing Agriculture (IDA) II (MPP) - Provision of a package of completion. Co-financing inputs (fertilizer, seed, credit and being sought. extension services) to small farmers. This will be a follow up to Mfp· I. Ethiopia Highway 40.0 Roads VII - First sector credit for Identification and preparatory Authority (EHA) (IDA) highways. work initiated. (Co-financing being sought). National Water 12.0 Rural Water Supply I - Development of Preliminary project preparation Resourcea (IDA) community water systems in small towns underway. Commission (N'WRC) and rural areas. Addis Ababa 26.5 (R) Urban sites and water supply (Addis Project recently combined with Water and Sewerage (IDA) Ababa II) improvement and expansion urban sites and services. Project Authori~y (AAWSA) of treatment fac.il:1.ties, construction preparation underway. of additional distribution and metering. Agricultural and 10.0 Development Finance Company IV - Processing delayed pending clarifi- Industrial Development (IDA) Support to AIDB's Agricultural and cation of AIDB's future role. Bank (AIDB) possibly industrial lending programs. Ministry of 25.0 Agriculture Settlement - (a) Integrated Preliminary project preparation Agriculture (IDA) rural development project in Highlands underway. based on land reorganization and (b) resettlement of landless peasants on unused Government land in the Western provinces. Ministry of To be (R) Livestock development and marketing - A Identification work underway. Agriculture deter- sector credit for further livestock mined development. Seep. l for footnotes. - 4.,. Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency J./ Lender 1/ Project 11 Action on Procurement!!_/ ETHIOPIA (Cont'd) Ministry of 45.0 (N) Education V - Second sector credit Identification/Reconnaissance Education (!DA) for education mission scheduled for April, KENYA Hinistry of Works a.o (R) Rural Access Roads - To assist labor Appraisal report under review. (Bank/ intensive construction and implemen- (Several aid agencies may fi- IDA) tation of rural access roads programs nance the construction of with emphasis on training and evalua- roads). tion, Ministry of 20.0 (R) lnteg.rated Agricultural Development - Appraisal report under review. Agriculture (Bank/ smallholder mixed farming, based pri- IDA) marily on cotton, sunflower, maize and pulses production in Western and Eastern provinces. Ministry of To be Integrated Agricultural Development Preparation underway. Agriculture deter- II - expansion of !ADP I to support mined smallholder including subsistence (IDA) farmer production. Ministry of 17.0 Parks and Tourism - Assistance for Appraisal report being reviewed. Tourism (Bank) parks and reserves development including road construction, viewing facilities, wildlife management and research and planning. Ministry of To be Tourism - Development of Diani Beach Feasibility study underway. Tourism deter- resort complex, part of Government mined program for development of additional (Bank) facilities at the coast. Ministry of To be (R) Irrigation in lower Tana River Basin Appraisal report under pre- Agriculture deter- for cotton, maize, sugar, and ground paration. (Co-financing being mined nut production. Project would offer explored.) (Bank) employment for several thousand families. Ministry of To be Assistance for sugar development in Preparation underway. Agriculture deter- Kenya. mined (Bank) Ministry of To be (R) ·Agricultural credit - to support small Preparation underway. Agriculture deter- scale farms for maize, horticulture, mined pyrethrum and dairy production. (Bank) Ministry of Water To be (R) Rural Communities Water Supply - Provision Evaluation of existing pro- Develop111ent deter- of potable water for villages and rural gram and identification of mined areas, new project underway. (!DA/Bank) Seep. l for footnotes. - 5- Member Country, snd Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing end Implementing Agenc_y J_/_ Lender J/ Project 11 Action on Procurement!!._/ KENYA (Cont'd) (CITY COUNCIL To be Water Supply III - Extension of Feasibility Report under OF NAIROBI) determined Nairobi water supply system. preparation. (Bank) Ministry of To be Promotion of small and medium scale Preparation underway. Commerce and Industry determined industries and enterprises. (Bank) LESOTHO Ministry of About (R) Highways II - Construction of a Negotiations substantially Works 5.5 mountain road from St. Michaels to completed. (ODM to provide (IDA) Thaba Tseka and provision for tech- $1.5 million in parallel nical assistance to the Ministry of financing for consultant Works. Project includes $0.5 million services, maintenance, build- ·to assist development of a program for ings and equipment and tech- labor intensive construction. Total nical assistance. Co-financ- project cost is estimated at $8.3 mil- ing by BADEA under considera- lion withs foreign exchange component tion.) of $6.5 million. The proceeds of the IDA credit would be used to finance the Procurement: $13,000 retroactive road contract and to finance nine man- financing to be recommended for years of consultant services for the consultants services to revise labor-intensive construction program. the engineering studies, Con- tractors have been prequalified. Ministry of About Rural Development II - Extension of Project preparation underway. Agriculture 5.0 package program developed in Thaba (Co-financing with several (IDA) Bosiu project first to adjacent areas, agencies being explored.) then to all good arable areas; con- tinued research on new crops and cropping system, including livestock and on land conservation. Ministry of About Education II - details to be identified, Project preparation underway. Education 8.0 (IDA) MALAGASY REPUBLIC Ministry of About (R) Highways IV - Construction of Arivonimamo- Appraisal report under review. Pulic Works 20.0 Analavory primary road (67 km) and ($5 million co-financing with (IDA) Tsiroanomandioy-Maintirano feeder road BADEA has been agreed.) (370 km); maintenance equipment, tech- nical assistance and training of Ministry of Public Works' personnel. Total cost estimated at $30 million, of which $23 million·in foreign exchange. Seep. 1 for footnotes. - 6 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probabie Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency!/ Lender ]J Project 1./ Action on Procurement i/ MALAGASY REPUBLIC (Cont'd) Ministry of About Education II - Construction of, and Appraisal report being prepared •. Education 10.0 furniture and equipment for, five (IDA) regional education centers and one educational materials production center in Tananarive; provision of vehicles (about 100) for educ~tional advisers/inspectors, and paper for textbook production. Total cost tentatively estimated at about $18.0 million. Directorate About (R) Andekaleka hydroelectric power plant Feasibility study being finalized. of Mines and Power 10.0 (80-100 MW) on Vohitra River at (Co-financing being explored.) (IDA) Rogez, about 130 km east of Tananarive. Total project costs of first phase currently estimated at $55 million. BNM (Ualagasy About Development Finance Company. Timing contingent upon BNM evidenc- Development Bank) 5.0 ing need for external financing. (IDA) Ministry of Rural To be Irrigation/Rural Development - Content Timing of project processing con- Development determined of project to be defined in light of tingent upon review by Government (Bank/lDA) clarification of Government strategy of strategy in agricultural sector. in agricultural sector. Ministry of About Karonga Rural Development Program II - Appraisal report being prepared. Agriculture 13.5 Extension of first project financed by (Bank) Credit 282-MAI, Provision of agricul- tural inputs, extension services, marketing facilities, credit, the intro- duction of improved farming methods and new crops and development of infrastruc- ture. Electricity Supply 12.0 (R) New generating facilities at Nkula Appraisal report being prepared. Commission of Malawi (Bank) Falls and related transmission lines. (Co-financing being explored.) (ESCOM) Total cost estimated at $75 million of which about $60 million foreign exchange. Viphya Pulp To be Woodpulp Mill and Infrastructure - Government and VIPCOR attempting and Paper determined Construction of 150,000 TPA long to secure financial participation. (VIPCOR) (Bank) fiber pulpmill to exploit existing Viphya forest resources. Mill will be located at Chinteche, in the northern region. Infrastructure, particularly roads and ports facili- ties, will also be required. Total project costs currently estimated at $330 million. Seep, 1 for footnotes. - 7 - Member Country, and Aniount Borrower or and Probable Stage of processing and Implementing Agency 1./ Lender ]j Project 1./ Action on Procurement ii MALAWI (Cont'd) Blantyre Water To be (N) To increase the capacity of Preappraisal mission in field. Board deter- the present water supply mined system in the city of Blantyre from 6 million gal/day to 10 million gal/day to meet in- creased demand. Total cost tentatively estimated at $10 million. MAURITIUS Development Bank About Fourth line of credit for Develop- Timing contingent upon DBM's of Mauritius 10.0 ment Bank of Mauritius (DBM), com- need for additional external (13ank) bined with Second Industrial Estate financing. Project executed by DBM. Central Electricity About (R) Power II - expansion of power dis- Identification mission. Board 10.0 tribution facilities. scheduled for April. (13ank) Port Authority of 4.0 Modifications and improvements to Review/appraisal scheduled Mauritius (13ank) works included in project financed for February '76. Works with Credit 976 MAS, resulting from expected to be performed by soil surveys and detailed engineer- contractor to be selected for ing studies. Total cost estimated project works under Cr, 976- at $5,7 million of which $4 mil~ion MAS for which bids under ICD in foreign exchange. were received in August 1975. Ministry of About (N) Provision of additional facilities UNESCO sector revision mission Education 10.0 for technical education as continua- in field. (13ank) tion of program financ~d with Ln 1033 MAS/Cr 501-MAS of July 29, 1974. Ministry of About (R) Cinchona development - at Government Appraisal report being Agriculture 2.0 request scope of previously envisaged revised. (!DA) commercial crops project reduced to Cinchona development only. Total production cost now estimated at about $2.5 million. Ministry of About (R) Mixed Farming/Rural Development Bugesera Appraisal report being pre- Agriculture 16.4 Est, Gisaka and Migongo ·Regions based on pared. Discussion .with Govern- (IDA) livestock and foodcrop production includ- ment on project contents and ing roads, water supply, community and execution tentatively scheduled health centers and schools; lake fishing; for February. (Co-financing extension services; eradication of tee-tee with BADEA under consideration.) fly infestation. Total cost estimated at $18 million. Seep. 1 for footnotes. . ,;. _ 8 Member Country, and Amount· . Borrower or and Probable. __ Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency l/ · Lender Jj .Project :l_/ Action on Procurement!:!_/ RWANDA (Cont'd) Rwandese Development 4,0 (R) Development Finance Company to Appraisal report under review. Bank (IDA) assist the promotion of medium and small scale industries through Rwandese Development Bank·. SOMALIA Ministry of 4.0 (R) Northwest Region Agricultural Devel- Negotiations substantially com- -~riculture (IDA) opment - including land conservation, pleted. (Co-financing to be extension services, small-scale irri- arranged.) gation, water supply and preinvestment studies. Total cost: $13.2 million of which, foreign exchange: $10.2 million. Drought 8.0 (R) Drought Rehabilitation. Resettlement Report on settlement under Rehabilitation (IDA) of nomads along Juba & Shebelli Rivers review. Commission· and rehabilitation of Rangelands, Total estimated cost $61.3 million, including parallel financing aa follows: for settlement sub-project, Arab Fund will contribute $21 million and African Development Fund $5.5 million; Kuwait Fund will solely finance Rangelands sub- project ($20.4 million). Ministry of 6.0 (R) Roads III - Improvement of the Hargeisa- Consultants' detaiied engineer- Public Works (IDA) Borama highway (about 144 kms) with a ing study completed and project spur to Tug Wajale (about 20 kms). preparation nearing completion. Project includes studies for future Appraisal scheduled for March. investment in roads, (Co-financing being sought.) Ministry of 8.0 Education III - Expansion of basic edu- Project preparation mission· Education (IDA) cation, including: Textbooks production scheduled for April 1976 in and distribution, regional vocational cooperation with UNESCO, training centers, paramedical and animal husbandry education and improvement of primary teacher training, Somali Development 3.0 (R) Development Finance Company I - financial Project reconnaissance mission Bank (SOB) (IDA) assistance to SOB. just completed. Civil Avtation 20.0 (R) Domestic Aviation - Improvement of air- Appraisal report under review. Department (IDA) ports and facilities at southern pro- (Co-financing being sought,} vincial capitals and at Port Sudan. Total project cost estimated at $79.7 million, of which, foreign exchange $60 million. National Planning 4.0 (R) Credit to finance an expanded level of Negotiations completed, Board Commission (IDA) project preparation work. presentation scheduled for February. Seep, l for footnotes. - 9 - Amount and Probable Stage of Processing and enc ·J_/ ~l:.l Project ]./ , Action on Procurement !!_/ 15.0 (R) Livestock I - improvement to Preparation report sent to (IDA) livestock marketing, delivery Government. Follow up mission facilities and export trade. scheduled for February. 15.0 (R) Highways II - Further development Feasibility studies completed. (IDA) of roads on lines indicated by Detailed engineering being preparatory work under existing arranged. (Co-financing being road project. Total project cost sought.) about $90.0 million. Procurement: Retroactive financ- ing of detailed engineering studies under consideration. inistry of Agriculture 6.0 (R) Fisheries - Development of inland Preparation work scheduled to and Animal Production (IDA) fisheries on the Nile and Lake commence Apr 11. Corporation Nubia; market studies of Southern Marshland Fisheries. Agricultural Production 15.0 (R) Pump Scheme Rehabilitation - Rehabi- Feasibility studies about to Corporation and (IDA) litation of existing pump schemes on commence. Ministry of Irrigation the Blue and White Nile Rivers. Sudan Railways 15.0 Railways IV - Further development of Investment proposals under Corporation (IDA) railway system. preparation by Sudan Railways Corporation and the Government. o be 5.0 (R) Research and Extension - Agricultural Will be prepared in cooperation determined (IDA) Research. with Ford Foundation. Pre- appraisal mission scheduled for March. Mechanized Farming 10.0 Third credit to the Mechanized Farming Project under preparation by Corporation (IDA) Corporation. consultants. To be 10.0 (R) Savannah Development Project - First Project preparation by RMEA determined (IDA) Phase Development Program in Western scheduled to start February. Savannah. SWAZILAND National Industrial About Development Finance Company - Assistance Project preparation underway. Development Corporation 5.0 for promotion of medium-size industrial (Bank) enterprise, Ministry of About Agriculture I - Extension of Government's Project preparation underway. Agriculture 7.0 rural development areas program to develop (Bank) crop and livestock production in selected high potential areas. Activities would include improved extension: provision of crop production inputs: establishing multi- purpose cooperatives: small-scale irrigation; and simple land conservation, and land re- allocation. Seep. 1 for footnotes. .,. 10 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency l/ Lender 1./ Project]_/ Action on Procurement.!!/ SWAZILAND .(Cont'd) Ministry of About Education II - Details to be identi- Project identification/prepara- Education 7.0 fied, tion scheduled for March •. (Bank) TANZANIA Tanzania 6.0 (R) Technical Assistance - Assistance in Credit Agreement signed on Investment (IDA) project preparation, especially for January 9. Bank the industrial sector. Ministry of 18.0 (R) t1aize Development Project - To assist Credit Agreement signed on Agriculture and (IDA) in expanding production of maize, the January 29. Cooperatives major staple of Tanzania. Ministry of 11.0 (R) Education V. Training of management Credit Agreem~nt signed on Education (IDA) technicians and secondary school cur- January 29. riculum diversification •. Ministry of Natural 9.0 Fisheries - Devel~pment of inland and Appraisal report under review. Resources and Tourism (IDA) coastal fishing. Tanzania Electric 30.0 (R) Power III - Second stage of Kidatu Negotiations on Third Window Supply Company (Bank) hydroelectric project. terms substantially completed. (TANESCO) Procurement: Retroactive r financing to be recommended for engineering serv·ices. Ministry of Natural 8.0 Forestry I - Development of the fores- Appraisal report under Resources and Tourism (IDA) try resources. preparation. Ministry of 30.0 (R) Second Program Loan. Report being prepared. Finance (Bank/ IDA) Ministry of Commerce 23.0 Industry II - Development of an Appraisal report being prepared, and Industries (Bank) industrial estate at Morogoro. (Co-financing being explored.) National Development Corporation (NDC) Office of Prime 17.0 (R) Rural Development II (Tabora) - Inte- Appraisal report under prepara- Minister (IDA) grated rural development project. tion. Procurement: Retroactive financing of about $0.5 million is being recommended for vehicles, equipment and technical assist- I ance. Ministry of Water 10.0 (R) Water Supply I - Water supply and Appraisal report under prepara- and Power (IDA) sewerage development in secondary tion. (Co-financing being urban centers. explored.) Seep. 1 for footnotes. - ,, - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency l/ Lender ]j Project ll Action on Procurement!!/ TANZANIA (Cont'd) Ministry of Commerce To be (R) Pulp and paper - Development of Project being prepared by and Industries, deter- pulping plant and paper mill at NDC and consultant. (Co-financ- National Development mined Mifindi. ing_being explored.) Corporation (NDC) (Bank/ IDA) Office of Prime 15.0 Rural Development - (Mwanza and Project being prepared by Minister (IDA) Shinyanga) Government with the help of technical assistance being supported under the Kigoma Rural Development Project. (Cr. 508-TA), Ministry of 7.0 (N) Expansion of tobacco. processing and Appraisal report under Agriculture . (IDA) storage. preparation • Procurement: Retroactive financing of about $0.6 million is being recommended for tobacco processing equip- ment and storage. ZAIRE Department of 8.0 (R) Rehabilitation of cotton marketing Appraisal report being , Agriculture (IDA) for smallholders in Equateur region, prepared. CCCE is consider-· Total project cost is about $15 ing co-financing. million. Water Authority 21.5 (R) Water supply in six regional urban Negotiations completed. (Co- (REGIDESO) (IDA) centers. Total project cost is financing with ADB, UNDP and· $70 million. ABEDIA.) Procurement: Contracts for detailed engineering of water systems for six Regional Centers have been awarded to IGIP of the Federal Republic of Germany and IEU-DUMONS of France. Department of 21.0 Education II - Technical education, Negotiations substantially Education (IDA) focusing especially on agricultural completed. education and rural teacher training. Total project cost for re-equipment Procurement: Consultants for or construction of 12 institutions is school design have been selected. about $48 million. Dept, of Agriculture About (R) Livestock II - Livestock development Appraisal report being prepared. and Office National 8.0 in traditional herding sector and on (Co-financing by FAC and Federal de L'Elevage (IDA) small commercial and state ranches. Republic of Germany under Total project cost about $21 million. discussion.) Seep, 1 for footnotes. . - '12 ... Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable _stage of Processing and Implementing Agency 1./ Lender 1/ Project 1/ Action on Procurement f!/ ZAIRE (Cont'd) Bureau of National About (R) Rehabilitation and expansion of Project being prepared by con- Transportation (ONATRA) 10.0 Matadi, Kinshasa and Ilebo Ports. sultants. (Co-financing with (IDA) Total project cost $35 million. Federal Republic of Germany under consideration.) Department of About (R) Rehabilitation and extension of Bank consultants have advised Agriculture 10.0 existing oil palm plantations. on the orientation of studies (IDA) for project preparation and the Bureau pour le Developpement de la Production Agricole has started project preparation work. SOFIDE About (R) Credit for industrial development. Project preappraisal mission 10.0 to be scheduled. (IDA) Department of To be Extension of market gardening in Pilot project financed by FAC Agriculture determined the environs of Kinshasa including is underway and studies for (IDA) land clearing, provision of equip- expansion being prepared by ment, farm inputs, credit and im- consultants. provement of marketing facilities, ZAMBIA Development Bank 15,0 (R) DFC I - Financial assistance to Board presentation scheduled of Zambia (Bank) newly formed development finance for February. company for the financing of medium· and large scale industrial and agricultural projects. Ministry of Finance 25.0 Program Loan II - to provide essen- Awaiting Government action on (Bank) tial imports of capital goods and policy measures after which equipment. further appraisal will be required. Ministry of Rural About (R) Education IV - Improvement of farm Appraisal report being prepared. Development; Ministry 15.0 training institution and agricul- (Co-financing is contemplated.) of Education (Bank) tural extension services, establish- ment of 4 rural adult education Procurement: Retroactive financ- centers and expansion of business ing will be recommended for and commerce training facilities. construction industry study, Zambia Electricity About (R) Kafue hydroelectric project (Stage Project preparation underway. Supply Corporation 40.0 III) - Construction of diversion (BADEA co-financing under (Bank) dam and 450 MW power station. Other consideration.) alternatives being considered. Forest About (R) Industrial Forestry II - Forest .Awaiting project preparation. Department 15.0 planting and wood processing. (Bank) Seep. 1 for footnotes. - 13 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency!/ Lender l:./ Project 11 Action on Procurement !!.I . ~ (Cont'd) Miniatry of Local About Urbanization II - provision of basic Project preparation underway. Government and 25.0 urban package including site and Housing (Bank) services and squatter upgrading to three copper-belt cities and four smaller rural centers. Ministry of Power, To be Roads III - Road Maintenance and Project identification under- Tranaport and Works determined possibly a construction component. way. (Bank) Ministry of Rural To be Rural Water Supply - Provision and Project identification Development determined extension of water supply in small underway. (Bank) towns and rural areas. Seep. 1 for footnotes. - 14 - ember Country, and Amount orrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and mplementing Agency};_/ Lender Jj Project 11 Action on Procurement!!_/- II. WESTERN AFRICA ENIN inistere du Developpe- 6,0 {R) Rural development - Agricultural Preliminary draft appraisal ent Rural et de {IDA) diversification in the Atakora, report prepared. Government 'Action Cooperative Borgou and Zou districts with response to issues raised in emphasis on rehabilitation of auguHt/~e~te...uer 1975 discussions cotton industry; diversification in Washington now received and of food crops·will also be being considered. Scope and undertaken. timing of further mission to Benin being considered. inistere des 12.0 (R) Cotonou port expansion ·including Government has agreed to further ravaux Publics, {IDA) construction of l or 2 additional studies proposed by pre-appraisal ransports, Postes et berths. mission, and these should commence ommunications ~nearly 1976. Draft terms of refer- ence being forwarded to Government for approval. {Probable co-financing with CIDA and BADEA.) Procurement: IDA considering retro- active financing of up to $200,000, i.e., less than 1% of estimated project costs, for engineering studies. -,-_--> -- --- ·--------------- inistere des Travaux 8 .0 {R) Highways III - strengthening and Consultants have finalized report ublics, Transports, {IDA) resurfacing for rehabilitation on maintenance program. Govern- ostes et of Godomey-Bohicon road; mainte- ment and consultants to prepare ommunications nance program on paved -roads; engineering for resurfacing and technical assistance. rehabilitation work. inistere des Travaux To be {H) Feeder Roads - in country's major Feasibility study completed. Apprai- ublics, Trarisports, deter- agricultural area. sal mission scheduled for July. ostes et-Telecommunica- mined ions AMEROON inistere 15.0 {R) Supplemental Credit - Second Government formal approval of revised e l'Equipement {IDA) Highway Project. Participation project scope and financing plan together with Government in awaited. expected cost overrun tenta- tively estimated at about $70 million. ee p. 1 for footnotes. - 15 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and ·Probabie -- --Project· J/ .Stage of Processing and · Implementing Agency 1/ -Lender··.':~· · ·J) Action on Procurement!!__/ CAMEROON (Cont'd) Office National 25,0 (R) Ports II - Dredging of channel, (Bank) relocation and/or improvement of Appraisal underway. Bids called des Ports fishing port, construction of from prequalified contractor new log handling facilities and on December 1, 1975. (Co- additional berths at Douala, financing probably with FED, Total cost estimated a_t $109 FAC, Caisse Centrale, AFDB, BADEA and French, Canadian and million, German Governments.) Procurement: Retroactive financing of up to $2 million envisaged. Ministere des Mines 10.0 (R) Water II & Sewerage I - Exten- de l'Energie (Bank) sion of, and new water supply Identification and preparation systems in urban centers, mission report being prepared. Ministere de 17,5 (R) Education III - Creation or !'Education Nationale et (Bank) extension of rural, agri- Appraisal report being considered, Ministere de·l' cultural, and technical Agriculture education and training Procurement: Retroactive financing facilities. Total cost of up to $400,000 under considera- may be about $28 million. tion (Possibility of co-financing with Caisse Centrale about $1,4 million,) Societe Nationale 15,0 (R) Hydroplant - Transmission .and distribution lines. Government likely to seek financing d'Electricite du (Bank) from other sources. Unless renewed, Cameroon (SONEL) interest in Bank Group .lending is . expressed by Government; project will no longer be listed. Ministere de 8.0 SEMRY II project following !'Agriculture (Bank) irrigated rice development. Mission to Cameroon in November reviewed with Government and ca- lenders status of proposed pro- ject. Additional preparation is required by Government in construction design and assess- ment of livestock and fisheries potential. A rice production and marketing study should also be completed to establish rice project priorities nationwide. Ministere de 20.0 (R) Roads III - Highway main- l'Equipement (Bank) tenance, Government's decision taken on consultant's technical proposal, and project document. Maintenance study scheduled to commence in early 1976. Ministere de 15.0 Rural development of Plaine !'Agriculture (IDA) des M'bos. · Appraisal scheduled for February, Seep, 1 for footnotes. - 16 - nber Country, and Amount rrower or arid Probable Stage of Processing and plementing Agency 1_/ Lender 1./ Project ]/ Action on Procurement 11 ~ (Cont'd) ciistere de 10.0 SOCAPALM II - Development of Agriculture (Bank) 5,000 ha of estate oil palm Completion of preparation by and 500 ha of smallholder Government tentatively plantations. scheduled for March 1976. riistere de 10.0 CAMDEV II - Development of llgriculture (Bank) 6,000 ha rubber at Kompina Completion of preparation by and 3,000 ha estate plus Government tentatively scheduled 1,000 ha smallholder o~l September 1976. palm plantations at Idenau, ~ifercam 2.0 Railway Engineering Loan - (Bank) detailed engineering of new Appraisal report being prepared. Douala Station and marshalling yard. Procurement: some retroactive financing under consideration. riistere de 10.0 Rural Development Projects riculture (IDA) Project identification/prepara- tion tentatively scheduled for February/March. ~TRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC riistere des 8.0 (R) Bangui-Bossembele Road - avaux Publics et des (IDA) Improvement of 156 km of Detailed engineering of construction ansports road. component completed. Identification mission report on maintenance component being prepared. be determined. 8.0 Agricultural Development. (IDA) RMWA Reconnaissance/Identification mission recently returned from field, Full report awaited. riistere des Travaux 15.0 (R) Third highway project - ~lies et de l'Amenage- (IDA) Construction to all-weather Preinvestment studies for road construc- 11t du Territoire standards of about 120 km tion which will commence shortly are of selected roads used for being financed under the second highway transporting fibre cotton project. Road maintenance study to be from ginneries to export prepared after source of financing has outlets; road maintenance been determined. (second phase); ferry-boat rehabilitation program; pre-investment studies for future project. 11istere du 8.o (R) Rural Project Fund - Financ- an (IDA) ing through a revolving fund Appraisal report being prepared. 50 small pump irrigation schemes; warehouses, vHlage water supply, secondary roads, construction and rehabilitation of livestock wells, and prepa- ratory work on new projects. p. 1 for footnotes. - 17 - Member Country, and· Amount Borrower or and· Probable Stage of ~rocessing and _Implementing Agency l'- .. Lender .]:./ Project]_/ -Action on· Procurement !!_/ CHAD (Cont'd) Ministere de 6,0 Primary education and technical Preappraisal report under pre- !'Education Nationale (IDA) education; planning of agricul- paration, et Ministere de tural education. !'Agriculture CONGO, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF THE Agence Trans- 38,0 (R) Railway II - Project covers ATC's Appraisai report being prepared. congolaise des (Bank) 1974-78 investment plan (total cost Funding completed at co-donors' meet Communications (ATC) about $260 million of which $165 ing on December 17/18. Mission in million foreign exchange). Bank field for final discussions on loan loan intended for realignment and documents. (Co-donors include: improvement of Fourastie-Loubomo BADEA, FAC, CCCE, FED, CIDA, ABEDIA, section (88 km) of CFCO railway Saudi Development Fund, Kuwait Devel (total cost $165 million of which opment Fund). $110.3 million foreign exchange) and training. Procurement: Retroactive financ- ing of up to $200,000 envisaged for equipment. Bids for civil works, valid until February 1976, have been evaluated and a con- tractor designated for the con- tract award. Ministere des 15.0 (R) Third Highway - Road maintenance Project being prepared by Transports et des (Bank) components; preinvestment studies; Government and consultants. FED Travaux Publics updating of Sibiti-Zanaga and financed detailed engineering of Bihoua-Loudima engineering studies. a section of the Sibiti-Loudima section under way. Ministere de 8.0 Assistance to primary teacher train- Preappraisal report under prepara- l'Enseignement Technique, (Bank) ing, educational publications, tion. Appraisal scheduled for Professionel et Superieur forestry training, technical educa- March 1976. tion planning and ·technical teacher training. To be 8.0 Rural Development. Project identification tentatively determined (Bank) scheduled for early 1976 probably to be carried out by FAO/CP. THE GAMBIA Tourism Liaison Board 4.0 (R) Development of tourism infrastruc- Credit signed January 12. (President's Office) (IDA) ture, including extension of access to coordinate execution roads to resort areas, water supply, of project electric power and beach facilities and construction of hotel training facilities. Total project cost estimated at $11,3 million of which $8.8 million in foreign costs. Seep. 1 for footnotes. - 18 - Member CouQtry, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency J./ Lender 1./ Project )_/ Action on Procurement!!_/ TUE GAMBIA {Cont'd) Uinistry of 4.0 (R) Rural development, comprising devel- Appraisal report being prepared. Agriculture (IDA) opment of irrigated and dryland (Co-financing ·being discussed with farming, livestock, essential infra- U.K. and BADEA). structure and agricultural extension, marketing and credit. Total project cost estimated at $11.5 million. GHANA Ministry of 14.0 (R) Cocoa II - Follow-up of first cocoa Loan signed December 23, 1975. Cocoa Affairs (Bank) project consisting of planting of cocoa areas in Ashanti Region. Procurement: Retroactive financing of about $900,QOO. Ministry of To be (R) Upper Region integrated agricul- Appraisal report being prepared. Agriculture deter- tural/rural development proJect. mined Electricity 14.0 (R) Expansion of high voltage distribu- Appraisal report being prepared. Corporation of {Bank) tion system, smne rural electrifica- Ghana (ECG) tion. Volta River 50.0 (R) Expansion of power generation through Appraisal scheduled mid-February Authority (Bank) construction of new Kpong dam faci- 1976. lity. Ghana Highway 18.0 (R) Highways II - Follow-up of ongoing Loan signed December 23, 1975. 'Autli,\rity/Bank (Bank) project. Includes assistance for for Housing and 10.0 road maintenance and improvement of Construction (IDA) a trunk road and strengthening of domestic construction industry. Ghana Suga:r 10.0 (R) Expansion of sugar production. Discussions underway on terms Estates (B~nk) of reference of feasibility (GHASEL) 10.0 (IDA) study financed under ongoing project. To be 25.0 (R) Assistance to small-scale Project in preparation with determined (Bank) enterprises. UNDP assistance. Ministry of 15.0 {N) Volta Region Rural Development. Reconnaissance mission report Agriculture (Bank) being reviewed. To be 15.0 (N) Urban development in Accra. Identification mission report determined (IDA) being finalized. Ghana Highway 25,0 (N) Highway III - Continuation Basic preparation data will Authority (Bank) of Highway II project with emerge from work on Highway II assistance for road rehabil- project. itation, maintenance, and possi- ble feeder roads. Seep. 1 for footnotes. - 19 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency !I" ·· Lender Project II Action on Procurement!!_/ To be 10;0 (R) Smallholders rice development. Consultants will be financed determined (IDA) under the Daboya project. RMWA mission visited Guinea in January to assist Government in preparation of terms of reference, and invitation to Consultants. Studies expected by end 1976. To be 5.0 (R) Livestock development. Consultants will be financed determined (IDA) under the Daboya project. RMWA mission visited Guinea in January to assist Government in prepara- tion of terms of reference and invitation to Consultants. Stud:!; expected by end 1976. IVORY COAST Societe de Developpement 10.0 Rice development in forest region Appraisal report being prepared. du Riz (SODERIZ) (Bank) between Gagnoa and Daloa to include (Co-financing by CCCE). terracing, irrigation works, exten~ sion services and agriculture Procurement: Government request inputs. Total project cost about for retroactive financing of $18 million. preparatory work on swamp development during 75/76 season. Direction dee 35.0 (R) Urban Development - East-West Appraisal report being prepared. Travaux Publics (Dank) expressway, infrastructure for low cost housing and technical Procurement: Study contract assistance. awarded to BCEOM and BNETD under Ln. 837. Bids for· construction o East-West Highway received by Government. (Co-financing with USAID under consideration). 'Retroactiv·e financing of (i) $300 for amendment to BCEOM/BNET consu contract and (ii) $150,000 for pr ration work of the slum-upgrading element being prepared. Both ite to cover the foreign cost only. Societe des Eaux de 15.0 (R) Extension of existing and con- Appraisal report being prepared. la Cote d'Ivoire (Bank) struction of new water supply systems in secondary centers. Regie Abidjan- 30.0 (R) Railroad - Improvement of Abidjan- Pre-appraisal mission report Niger (RAN) (Bank) Ouagadougou rail line from Bouake reviewed. RAN study to reduce to Tafire (175 km), consulting original scope of project being services and training. reviewed. Energie Electrique 35.0 Hydroplant on Sassandra River - Feasibility studies for hydro- de Cote d'Ivoire (EECI) (Bank) Transmission and distribution. plant to be completed by mid- 1976. Seep. 1 for footnotes. - 20 - !lllber Country, and Amount ,rrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and 1plementing Agency J_/ Lender. ]:./ Project 11 Action on Procurement!!_/ roRY COAST (Cont'd) , be 10.0 (R) Oil Palm and Coconuts - First Appraisal report being prepared. itermined (Bank) phase oil palm and coconut planta- tions with related industrial facilities for South West. I be 20.0 (R) Rubber II - Follow-up of Grand Processing schedule of this pro- ,termined (Bank) Bereby project. ject depending on i:he finalization of results of co-fin·anciers meeting and evaluation of status of ongoing Grand Bereby project in January 1976. :BERIA .nistries of To be (R) Education II - Community school pro- Appraisal report being prepared. lucation, Labor and deter- gram and related teacher training; :riculture mined continued reinforcement of education administration; preparatory work for further education project. I be Esti- (R) Forestry - Project likely to include Project preparation (to be carried ,termined mated financial assistance for developing out jointly by FAO/IBRD Coopera- 10.0 forest-based industries and techni- tive Program and by German Aid (Bank) cal assistance for Government forest Fund) tentatively scheduled for services. completion by May 1976. .nistry of 7 .0 (R) Rehabilitation of existing small and Rubber survey completed. Project ;riculture (Bank) medium-sized rubber plantations and preparation report completed 7.0 clearing of old plantations as well and being reviewed by Government (IDA) as new plantings. and consultants. .nistry of 5.0 (R) Integrated agricultural development ·AHT study completed and being ;riculture (Bank) in Bong county, including road con- reviewed by Government and consult- 5.0 struction, swamp clearing, land use ants. (USAID interested in providing (IDA) planning extension services, train- financial assistance.) ing, marketing, credit and other essential social services. ational Port 5.0 Rehabilitation of Monrovia National Port Study by consultants thority) .(Bank) port. expected to be completed in 1976. iberian Bank for 10.0 (R) DFC loan to provide a line of credit Appraisal Mission scheduled for velopment and (Bank) for small and medium enterprise February. vestment) development in industry, agricul- BDI) ture, forestry. nistry of 8.0 (N) Education III: vocational training-; Project preparation being done by ucation (Bank) forest ranger training; science/ Government and Bank Appraisal technologicai education; education tentatively scheduled for late 1976. management. p. l for footnotes. - 21 - .Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and · Implementing Agency- ll Lender - -]} - - Project 1/ Action on Procurement!!_/ MALI Ministere de 15.0 (R) Three-year cotton and food crops de- Appraisal report being prepared. !'Agriculture (IDA) velopment program - extension of '(Co-financing expected with FAG, ongoing FED financed project, includ- CCCE and BADEA. ) ing inputs, equipment, technical assistance and feeder roads. Total cost estimated at $47 million with a foreign exchange component of $38 million. Ministere des 10.0 (R) Highway III - Contin~~tion of feeder Credit signed January 9. Transport et (IDA) road and highway maintenance pro- des Travaux Publics grams. Ministere de 8.0 Rice- II - Construction and rehabili- Feasibility study carried out !'Agriculture (IDA) tation of polders for rice cultiva- by Government/IER/RMWA awaited. tion in the inland delta region of the Niger valley. Ministere des 10.0 (R) Railway III - complement of ongoing Appraisal mission tentatively Transports et des (IDA) railway projects; equipment for scheduled for June 1976. Travaux Publics ballast; marshalling yard·; bridges rehabilitation program; rolling stock and locomotives and/or rail- cars; consultant services. MAURITANIA Ministere du Developpe- 4.0 Rural development in south Feasibility study has been review, ment Rural (IDA) eastern region - Project aims at Probable that project will have tc increased production of dry crops reformulated. through strengthening of extension service, farmers' credit, market- ing organization and feeder roads, mainly in Guidimaka and Southern areas of 1st, 2nd and 3rd Regions. To be 4.0 (R) Gorgo! Irrigation - First phase of Engineering study carried out by : determined (IDA) irrigation project in Gorgo! Valley consultants substantially complet, to develop 3,500 ha of rice and indicates prohibitive costs. Isa, other diversified crops. will be discussed with Government during mission scheduled for ·Marci Ministere des 15.6 (R) Highways III - Construction of the Board presentation scheduled for Travaux Publics (IDA) Zinder-Nigerian border road (113 km), February. the Maradi-Nigerian border road (49 km) and supervision; Highway Procurement: Retroactive financi1 maintenance Program; survey of Road of up to $40,000 agreed for preps Construction industry: Total Proj- tion of bidding documents. (Join ect cost estimated at $28.7 million financing is envisaged with the A with a foreign exchange component Bank for Economic Development in of $24.7 million. Africa (BADEA) and parallel finan, with the African Development Fund (ADF). Seep. 1 for footnotes. - 22 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency J./ Lender ]) Project ]_/ Action on Procurement i/ NIGER (Cont'd) Ministere de 10.7 (R) Rural development - Integrated devel- Credit expected to b~ signed on l'Economie Rurale (IDA) opment of Maradi area, including ex~ February 6. tension services and provision of farm inputs. Office des Postes 5.2 (R) Telecommunications - Expansion of Appraisal report being prepared. et Telecommunications (IDA) inter-urban and long distance·net- work. M:i.nistere de 8.0 (R) Irrigation for rice production on Preparation report being studied l'Economie Rurale (IDA) 1,500 ha in Namarigoungou. to determine economic feasibility. NIGERIA Federal Ministry of 17.0 (R) Oil Palm I - Rehabilitation and Loan approved by Executive Agriculture and (Bank) expansion of nucleus ·estates and Directors on June 17, 1975. Rural Development smallholdings of oil palm in Western State. Total project cost is esti- mated at $34 million. Federal Ministry of 19.0 (R) Oil Palm II - Rehabilitation and ex- Loan approved by Executive Agriculture and (Bank) pansion of small holdings of oil Directors on June 17, 1975. Rural Development palm in East-Central State. Total project cost is estimated at $38 million. Federal Ministry of 14.0 (R) Rubber - Rehabilitation of urban Negotiations substantially completed. (. Agriculture and. (Bank) smallholdings in mid-Western Government approval awaited. Presen- Rural Development State. tation to Executive Directors expec- ted fourth Quarter FY76. Federal Ministry of 20.0 Kaduna Water Supply extension- of ·Further appraisal report preparation Finance (Bank) urban water supply system for in abeyance pending Government Kaduna City. decision to proceed with project. Federal Ministry 15.0 Katsina Emirates - Five regional Further preparation dependent on of Finance (Bank) water supply schemes for towns Government reaction to Kaduna and villages • project. Federal Ministry of 30.0 Establishment of small-scale indus- Negotiations substantially completed. Industries (Bank) trial centers. Presentation to Executive Directors expected in March. Federal Ministry of 40.0 (R) Irrigation - Development of about Project scope being re-negotiated Agriculture and (Bank) 60,000 acres of land in the Kano with the Government. Rural Development River region. Lagos State 40.0 (R) Extension of Lagos water supply Appraisal tentatively scheduled Ministry of Works (Bank) system. for FY77. See p. l for footnotes·. - 23 - Member Country, and _ Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Pi:oce_ssing and Implementing Agency J_l- ·tender - - ]j Project")__/ ·Action on Procurement!!__/ NIGERIA (Cont'd) Federal Ministry of 30.0 (R) Rice II - Stimulate rice production Preparation underway by Bank/FAO Agriculture and (Bank) to meet rising domestic demand in Cooperative Program. Appraisal Rural Development Mid-Western and Western States. tentatively scheduled for Fi77. Provide small and subsistence farmers with another cash crop and build up institutional framewor·k. Clearing and developing 5,000 to 10,000 ha. Federal Ministry of 35 .O (R) Agricultural development - Benue Preparation report completed Ag. and Rural Development (Bank) Plateau. Extension and improvement and appraisal scheduled for of vital crop extraction roads, May. provide technical services to farmers; and create market facili- ties and intelligence services designed to improve producers share of the realizeable value of farm produce. Federal Ministry of 15.0 (R) Agricultural Development - Kwara. Preparation report completed and Ag. and Rural Development (Bank) Directed to increasing food produc- appraisal scheduled for Hay. tion through a comprehensive package of technical, commercial and infra- structure improvements. SENEGAL Ministere du Developpe- 2.7 (R) Livestock Development in Eastern Negotiations expected early March, ment Rural (IDA) region will likely include watering in Paris. (Co-financing by Kuwai points, pasture improvement, fire Fund and Arab Dank for Economic break, well maintenance equipment. Development in Africa). Ministere des Travaux Up to (R) Highways Ill - Second phase of Lo'an negotiations scheduied for Public et des Transport 15.0 pavement strengthening program. February in the field. (Bank) Delegation Generale Up to (R) Tourism - Infrastructure facilities Appraisal report being prepared. du Tourisme 15.0 in the Petite Cote area. (Bank) Port Autonome 15.0 (R) Dakar Port - Extension of fishing Economic studies and revised de Dakar (PAD) (Bank) wharf and facilities. engineering completed. Appraisal scheduled for March. (Co-financin being sought.) Procurement: Retroactive finan- cing for studies and engineering up to $250,000 being considered. Ministere des 6.5 (R) Highways IV - Construction and Loan negotiations on third window Travaux Publics (Bank) improvement of feeder roads. terms scheduled for February in et des Transports the field. 3lee p. 1 for footnotes. - 24 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency!/ Lender Jj Project]./ Action on Procurement!!._/ SENEGAL (Cont'd) Ministere du Developpe- Up to (R) Development of irrigated and Appraisal report being prepared. ment Rural 8.0 rainfed agriculture in Casamance. (Co-financing with Caisse Centrale (IDA) Cooperation Economique, CCCE.) Ministere du Up to (R) Water supply in six secondary Preparation mission completed. Developpement Rural 15.0 centers. (Co-financing being sought.) (Bank) Regie des 10.0 Railways III - railway rehabilita- Appraisal mission tentatively Chemins de Fer (Bank) tion. scheduled for mid-1976 after further review of requirements. To be 6.0 Fisheries - Development of inland .Completion of preparation by determined (Bank) and deep sea fishing and improve- FAO/CP tentatively scheduled by ment of coastline fishing. August. SIERRA LEONE Ministry of 10.0 (R) Highways II - Highway maintenance, Highway maintenance program Public Works (Bank) construction of urban section of being prepared by consultants. 6.0 Freetown-Waterloo road and pre- Consultants' contract signed for (IDA) investment studies; technical detailed engineering of Freetown- assistance, urban planning study. Waterloo road being financed by UNDP. Sierra Leone 9.0 (R) Power III - Diesel generators, dis- Appraisal report in preparation. Electricity (Bank) tribution facilities for rehabilita- Contract for King Tom generator Corporation (SLEC) tion and extension of SLEC's system signed. However, processing of and studies for the Bumbua hydro project conditional on satis- plant (about 30 mw). ·factory economic performance. Procurement: Advanced procure- ment for about 60% of the proj- ect and retroactive financing of about $1.6 million envisaged. To be 10.0 (R) Power (Hydro) IV-Development of Studies for project to be determined (Bank) Bumbuna hydro plant on Seli river. financed as part of Power III 10·.0 Co-financing by other external project under preparation by (IDA) lenders may be required. consultants. National Development 3.0 (R) Development Finance Company loan Appraisal report in prepara- Bank (NOB) (Bank) to provide a line of credit for tion. However, processing small and medium enterprise of project conditional on development. satisfactory economic performance. To be determined To be (N) Port development: new oil jetty Further project identifica- deter- at Kissy; port dredging; dock tion may be required before mined and slipway improvement; ferry appraisal. terminals; etc. Seep •. 1 for footnotes. - 25 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or a9d Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency l/ Lender J:.l Action on Procurement.!!._/ TOGO (CIMENTS DE 60.0 (R) Cement mill - 1.2 million ton clinker Appraisal report being prepared.· L'AFRIQUE DE (Bank) capacity for regional supply, rail- (Co-financing by EIB, CCCE, CIDA, L'OUEST) way unloading facilities at the port, BAD, BADEA, and possibly FED and power link, and township. Germany, Some suppliers credits may be needed) • Sorad Maritime 9.0 Maritime Region integrated rural Appraisal report being prepared. (IDA) development. Ministere des 11.0 Highways III - Racum;cruction of Appraisal scheduled for Travaux Publics (IDA) Tabligbo-Anecho Road; improvement February/March 1976. of Agou-Nuatja Road and secondary roads. Ministere de To be (R) Education project being identified; UNESCO identification report !'Education deter- will probably consist of strengthen- being reviewed; Bank follow-up Nationale mined ing vocational, technical and agri- mission scheduled for February/ cultural training; introduction of March. practical instruction in general education; assistance for imple- mentation of education reform. UPPER VOLTA Ministere des 25.0 (R) Roads III - improvement of about Appraisal mission preparing Travaux Publics (IDA) 180 km of trunk roads, Banfora- report. Bobo-Dioulasso-Hounde. Preinvest- ment studies. Total project costs estimated at $36.5 million with a foreign exchange component of $21.0 million. Ministere de 10.0 (R) Rural Development Fund II - Conti- Appraisal report under pre- l 'Agriculture (IDA) nuation of Rural Development Fund paration. (Co-financing with I (Credit 317) will concentrate BADEA being discussed. Proj- efforts in five heavily populated ect also includes co-financing ORDs (Organisme Regional de Devel- of technical assistance by FAC, oppement) - Kaya, Koudougou, Koupela, USAID, Government of The Yatenga and Ouagadougou. !1ain com- Netherlands and UtlDP, although ponents of project include bottom the latter may not materialise.) lands, anti-erosion works, small scale irrigation, warehouses, wells and tubewells; also agriculture credit and a certain amount for unidentified projects. In addition, studies for economic development on areas freed from riverblindness will be financed under this project. Total project costs now estimated at $15.8 million. Seep. 1 for footnotes. - 26 - Uember Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency 1./ Lender 'l:/ Project 11 Action on Procurement!!/ UPPER VOLTA (Cont'd) Ministere de· To be (N) Follow-up of·west Volta Cotton Evaluation by Consultants !'Agriculture deter- Project (225-UV); to be extended completed January 1976. Pre- mined to an integrated agriculture appraisal scheduled during development project. calendar 1976. Ministere des Travaux To be (N) Urban Development - project could Pre-appraisal scheduled for Publics deter- include, squatter up-grading ·sites February-~rch. mined and services, technical assistance to the Ministry of Public Works and Municipalities, construction loans and assistance to the local construction industry and a health and nutrition component. Various financial To be (N) DFC project - could include finan- Pre-appraisal scheduled for institutions deter- cial assistance to medium and small- February-March. mined scale enterprise, support to tech- nical assistance agencies which provide training to small enter- prises, supply of credit to local civil work contractors for the purchase of equipment, and possible interface wit~ the proposed urban project in the form of credit for the purchase and rehabilitation of housing and credit to small enter- prises serving the urban community. Seep. 1 for footnotes. - 27 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency J../ Lender ]j Project 1/ Action on Procurement !!_/ III, EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC Ministry of 12,0 (R) Sugar Development Including bulk Negotiations scheduled for February. Agriculture, (Bank) handling facilities, tram railway, Retroactive financing of up to Fisheries and extension of Seaqaqa resettlement $400,000 for e_xpenditures incurred Forests project, and drainage, Total cost after September 1975 may be recom- is estimated at $25 million includ- mended. ing foreign exchange cost of $12 million, Proposed loan amount may be increased to cover the full foreign exchange cost, Ministry of Communi- 15,0 (R) The project would cover the first Report being prepared. cations, Works and (Bank) phase of Fiji's hydroelectric Tourism development program and would, subject to further discussions with Government, include the first state of Koro Hydroelectric Project with a capacity of 9 MW, transmission system interconnecting Koro with existing systems, the construction of approach road and design for the· second phase hydro- electric development program-- Manasavu stages I and II. INDONESIA Ministry of 133,0 (R) Highways IV - Betterment of 1100 km Negotiations expec_ted early Public Works and (Bank) of roads, February. Power Procurement: Bids have been invited for civil works valued at about $45 million and proposals for consultant services estimated to cost about $18 million. In accordance with the Bank's guide- lines. Retroactive financing of $1 million for consultant services and equipment procurement, and limited precontracting for these purposes may be recommended. Ministry of 75.0 Smallholder/Nucleus Estates I - Appraisal to be completed following Agriculture (Bank) Assistance to smallholders through discussion of several project estates in Sumatra and assistance in elements with the Government. improving estates management, Seep, l for footnotes. - 28 - Member Country, and Amount Borrowel'. or and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency J./ Lender'!:_/ Project 1/ Action on Procurement i/ INDONESlA (Cont'd) Mapping Agency 13,0 (R) National Resources Survey and Mapping Loan approved by Executive of Govel'.nment (Bank) Project - Technical assistance and Directors January 27, equipment to assist in the surveying and initial production of consistent base maps for Indonesia for economic, financial and technical planning and project preparation and implementation, Total project cost is $46.0 million of which $32,2 million is in foreign ex- change. ·Ministries of Interior 55.0 Transmigration I - Rural infra- Appraisal report being prepared,. and Transmigration (Bank) structure and institutional support for a transmigration project in Procurement: Retroactive South Sumatra. financing for consultant services and start-up equipment may be recommended, Ministry of Health 16.0 Nutrition I - Assistance for Govern- Appraisal report being prepared, (Bank) ment's initial nutrition program, .-.,_ Ministry of Education 30,5 Education IV - Support to strengthen Negotiations substantially and Culture (Bank) Government's administrative capability completed, and to improve technical/voca tio.nal education to meet specific manpower Procurement: Retroactive finan- shortages. Total projected cost, cing of consultant services may including technical assistance, is be recommended, estimated at $61.4 million of which $34.7 million is in foreign exchange. Ministry of Public 35.0 Irrigation VII - Tertiary development; Appraisal report .being prepared_, Works and Power (Bank) access roads drainage; preliminary works for Kedungombo Dam, Ministry of 85.0 (R) Sugar Industry Rehabilitation II - Project will be appl'.aised in Agriculture (Bank) construction and rehabilitation of March/April. sugar factories. Bank Rakyat 40,0 Rural Credit I - Credit program Project preparation underway, Indonesia (Bank) to be undertaken by Bank Rakyat including intensive review of for smallholder agriculture; and training in accounting and production, marketing and distri- other management procedures, bution improvements. Ministry of 60,0 (R) Marine Transport II - Assistance for Negotiations expected early Febru1 Communications (Bank) inter-island shipping. Total project (Parallel financing possible.) cost is $192 million of which $186 million will be in foreign exchange. Procurement: Retroactive financi1 of consultant services may be recommended, Private Development 15,0 PDFCI II - Additional assistance Appraisal report being prepared, Finance- Company of (Bank) to PDFCI to continue financing Indonesia (PDFCI) Indonesian business expansion. Seep. 1 for footnotes. - 29 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and - Implementing Agency l/, ~lJ Project ll Action on Procurement !:_/ INDONESIA (Cont'd) Ministry of 20.0 Small Business Development I - Project preparation underway. Industry (Bank) Assistance for development of small industries in East and Central Java, and West Sumatra. PLN (National 75.0 Power V - Additional transmission Appraisal report being prepared. Electricity Authority) (Bank) and distribution facilities in Jakarta. National Urban so.a (R) Urban Development II - Kampong Appraisal mission in-the field. Development (Bank) improvement in Jakat·ta aud Corporation Surabaya. Ministry of 15.0 Education V - Assistance for regional Project preparation underway. Agriculture (Bank) agricultural faculties. Ministry of 35.0 Ports I - Assistance for Tanjting Appraisal report being prepared. Communications (Bank) Priok port. Procurement: Retroactive financing for consultants and equipment may be recommended. Ministry of Public 30.0 Irrigation VIII - Madiun rehabili- Project preparation underway. Works and Power (Bank) tation. Ministry of Public 70.0 Irrigation IX - Jatigede Dam. Project preparation underway. Works and Power (Bank) Development Finance Up to Bapindo III - Assistance for indus- Project preparation underway. Company (BAPINDO) so.o trial development projects. (Bank) PLN (National ao.o Power VI - Expansion of Muara Karang Project preparation underway. Electricity Authority) (Bank) Generation Plant wi-th a 200 MW unit. Ministry of Public To be Water Supply II - Assistance for water Project preparation underway. Works and Power determined supply systems in second group of (Bank) seven cities. Ministry of 19.0 (R) National Agricultural Extension - Appraisal to be completed Agriculture (Bank) Improvement of provincial rural following discussion of·several extension services. Total project project elements with the cost is estimated at $39 million of Government. which $7.7 million would be in foreign exchange. P.T. NIKKEL so.o Pacific Nikkel - Assistance for nickel Project preparation underway. (Bank) mining project. (Joint or parallel financing possible.) Seep. 1 for footnotes. .;..', - 30 - ·Member Country, a·nd · Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Proc.essing and Implementing Agenc_y l/ Lender 'l:./ Project]_/ Action on Procurement 4/ INDONESIA (Cont'd) PUSRI 70,0 Fertilizer III - Construction of Appraisal report being prepared, (Bank) Pusri IV fertilizer plant. (Joint or parallel financing with Saudi Fund for Development possible), Procurement: Contracts for engineering services have been finalized and some contracts for equipment having long de- livery time are being negotia- ted. Additional calls for tender are underway, All pro- curement is being conducted in accordance with Bank Guidelines, Retroactive Financing of some equipment and consultant service! is being recommended, National Family Planning 20,0 Population II - Assistance to Project preparation underway, Co-ordinating Board (Bank) Government's on-going population program, P,N, BATUBARA 50,0 (N) Coal mining - Assistance for Project preparation underway. (Bank) rehabilitation of Bukit Asam Coal Mine and for transportation requirements, KOREA Ministry of 15.0 Second Integrated Dairy Development Approved by Executive Directors Agriculture (Bank) (Livestock II) - Expansion of present on October 28, 1975, dairy development program at a total estimated cost of $24,7 million, Korea Port To be Port Development II - Improvement Awaiting completion of feasi- Authority (proposed) deter- of major· ports.· bility study, mined (Bank) Ministry of 90,0 (R) Highway III - Construction and paving Consideration by Executive Construction (Bank) of road lengths selected on the basis Directors expected in February. of studies financed under the first highway project, Ministry of To be Okseo Area Development - To develop Awaiting completion of feasi- Agricul ttire deter- about 50,000 ha in the lower Geum river bility study. and Fishery mined basin and part of the adjacent Mangyong (Bank) and Dongjin basins, Ministry of To be Watershed Development - Integrated area Appraisal report being prepared, Agriculture and deter- development consisting of irrigation, Fishery mined erosion control, and pasture, forestry, (Bank) fishery and community development in two watershed areas, Seep. 1 for footnotes, - 31 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency l/ Lender 1:./ Project]./ Action on Procurement 4/ ~ (Cont'd) National Agricultural To be Agriculture Credit II - To finance Appraisal report being prepared. Cooperative Federation deter- a portion of the NACF's farm (NACF) mined credit program. (Bank) Ministry of Agriculture 60.0° (R) Rural Infrastructure Pr_oject - Negotiations ($40 million of which and Fishery and (Bank) To finance a number of sub- on Third Window terms) substantially Ministry of Construction projects including rural water· completed. supply, rural electrification, fuelwood plantations, rural road construction and maintenance, minor irrigation, and upland re- clamation. Ministry of To be Urban Development - Upgrading of low Project preparation underway. Construction deter- income group housing in Seoul. mined (Bank) Ministry of To be Education IV - Upgrading of secondary Project preparation underway. Education deter- schools, teachers training, vocational mined training institutes, and health and (B.ank) management education. Korea Development To be KDB II - To finance a portion of KDB's Timing of project depends on Bank (KDB) deter- foreign exchange requirements. KDB's rate of commitment of mined previous loan. (Bank) Ministry of Agriculture To be (R) Yong San Gang II - To expand the area Appraisal report being pre- and Fishery deter- developed in the first phase project pared. mined (LN 795/CR 283 KO) and provide flood (Bank) control through construction of an estuary sea-dike. 75.0 (R) Program II - To finance selected Negotiations substantially (Bank) industrial imports. completed. MALAYS1A Kuala Lumpur 21.5 (R) Kuala Lumpur Sewerage (Stage I) - Awaiting Government approval Municipal Government (Bank) Additions to and improvement of of loan documents. sewerage system within the Federal territory. The project would extend Procurement: Consultant's -con- ·sewerage service to an additional tracts for detailed design and , 200,000 people. Total cost estimated management are expected to be at $60.S million. signed before the proposed loan is approved. Retroactive finan- cing of about $30,000 may be proposed. Public Works 30.0 (R) Highways III - Construction and im- Appraisal mission scheduled for Departments ·(PWD) (Bank) provement of two roads totalling March. Bidding documents to be about 130 miles in east and west issued in February/March. Sabah. Seep. l for footnotes. - 32 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency l._/ ~l.l Project}_/ Action on Procurement 4/ MALAYSIA (Cont'd) Public Works 20.0 Highways IV - Provision for feasibil- Project being prepared. Department (PWD) (Bank) ity studies and detailed engineering for future road projects plus possible assistance in highway maintenance. SO miles of Federal Route 1 to the North and South of Ipoh. Ministry of Public 26.0 (R) Kuala Lumpur Urban Transport II - Awaiting Government approval of Works, Kuala Lumpur (Bank) Improvement of public transport in loan documents. Municipal Government, Kuala Lumpur metropolitan area, in- Urban Development cluding procurement of traffic control Procurement: Retroactive Authority equipment, construction of a busway financing of up to $800,000 and dispersal facilities from Federal recommended. Highways I and II, improvement of street intersections and provision of bus priority lanes; sites and services, infrastructure services for squatter households; technical assistance. 16.0 North Kelantan - Rural development pro- Appraisal report being prepared. (Bank) ject, assisting smallholder farmers by providing production inputs and infrastructure development particularly for irrigation and feeder roads. Ministry of Education 35.0 Education IV - Project will include Apraisal report being prepared. (Bank) rural primary schools, adult education, industrial skill training. (NATIONAL ELECTRICITY 25.0 Power VIII - Construction of Pasir Project being prepared by NEB. BOARD (NEB)) (Bank) Gudang Thermal Power Station (240 MW) and related transmission distribution facilities. (SABAH PORTS 20.0 Sabah Ports II - Expansion and improve- Project preparation underway. AUTHORITY (SPA)) (Bank) ment of port facilities. To be Kuching Sewerage (Sarawak) - Expansion Project to be prepared by deter- and improvement of sewerage system. Government and consultants. mined (Bank} Ministry of 20.0 Agricultural Extension/Seed Multi- Project prepared by Government Agriculture (Bank} plication - strengthening of extension with assistance from FAO/IBRD services and facilities for seed mul- Cooperative Program. Identifica- tiplication. tion mission preparing report. 30.0 Urban development - Sites and services Project to be prepared by and public transport for Kwantan. Government and consultants. Rubber Industry To be Assisting rubber smallholders, land Project to be prepared by Smallholder Development deter- consolidation, crop rehabilitation and RISDA and other Government Authority (RISDA} mined replanting. departments and agencies. (Bank) Identification mission preparing report. · Seep. 1 for footnotes. - 33 - Member·Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and 'Implementing Agency ]j ~]J Project]/ Action on Procurement !!_/ MALAYSIA (Cont'd) (BANK PEMBANGUNAN 10.0 Small business project: Financial Identification mission report MALAYSIA BERHAD (BPMB)) (Bank) and Technical Assistance to small being studied by Government. entrepreneurs for the development of the subsector. PAPUA NEW GUINEA Department of To be (R) Highlands Highway - Upgrading sections Awaiting receipt of feasibility Transport deter- of existing road from Lae to the reports from PNG. mined Highlands. Department of 12.0 (R) Agricultural Development IV - ·Includ- Follow up appraisal mission in Agriculture, Stock (IDA) ing planting of oil palm, rural and the field. and Fisheries economic infrastructure, town devel- opment and extension services. Department of To be Education I - Project likely to Pre-appraisal mission preparing Education deter- include teacher training, agricul- report. Appraisal tentatively mined tural and vocational training. scheduled for early 1976. Department of To be Coffee, Tea, Cattle, Road Construction, Project being prepared. Agriculture, Stock deter- Swamp drainage, Health and Community and Fisheries mined Services. PHILIPPINES Department of Public 70.0 Highways III - Rehabilitation of about UNDP financed feasibility Highways (DPH) (Bank) 520 km. of national highways; improve- studies; covering about ment of about 200 km of feeder roads in 1,000 km and for which Bank Luzon, Vizayas· arid Mindanao; financing is Executing Agency, completed. of maintenance equipment and technical Final r~port being prepared. assistance to the DPH. Total project Detailed·, engineering now under- cost is estimated to be $137 million, way. Appraisal scheduled for with foreign exchange costs of $85 March/April 1976. million. Department of 70.0 Highways IV - Major improvements· of UNDP financed feasibility Public Highways (DPH) (Bank) about 600 km of national highways and studies, covering about improvements of about 200 km of feeder 1,000 km and for which Bank roads in Vizayas and Mindanao. is Executing Agency, completed. Final report being prepared. National Housing 30. 0 (R) Urbanization I - Assistance to Govern- Appraisal report being prepared. Authority (NHA) (Bank) ment to finance rehabilitation of Tondo Foreshore area in Manila with Procurement: Retroactive finan- housing, community·and health facili- cing of up to $2 million for ties, streets, water supply, sewerage civil works and technical ·and drainage, and related technical assistance to the project unit assistance and a transport improvement may be recommended, component for the greater Manila area. Total project cost is estimated to be about $62 million of.which $30 million will be foreign exchange costs. Seep. 1 for footnotes. - 34 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency l/ ~'le.I Project 1/ Action on Procurement !!J PHILIPPINES (Cont'd) Development Bank 12,0 Fish marketing and distribution, Appraisal report being prepared. of the Phiiippines (Bank) smallholder fishponds, credit for (DBP) marine and inland fisheries. Development Bank of 11.0 ·Grain storage, drying and milling Appraisal report being prepared. the Philippines (DBP) (Bank) facilities, Development Bank of 20,0 (R) Livestock II - Continuation of Negotiations underway, the Philippines (DBP) (Bank) development of beef cattle, pig and poultry farms by smallholders through Procurement: Retroactive finan- sub-loans made by DBP. cing of up to $1 million for fari ranch development may be recom- mended, Development Bank of 20.0 (R) Inter-island Shipping - To assist in Project preparation underway. the Philippines (DBP) (Bank) financing loans to private shipping Preappraisal mission scheduled companies for acquisition of new and for March. used ships, and major repairs and conversions of existing ships, Department of 25 •. 0 (R) Education III - Development, printing Negotiations on Third Window Education (Bank) and distribution of about 27 million terms substantially completed. textbooks for primary and second- ary schools; equipment for testing Procurement: Retroactive finan- textbooks and conducting teacher train- cing not exceeding $50., 000 for ti ing workshops in 14 centers and 34 engineering study and the mass development high schools; management media pre-investment studies beix information system; an engineering recommended. study for textbook distribution ·system; a mass media pre-investment study. Total cost is estimated at $51.6 mil- lion with a foreign exchange cost of $25.2 million. National Irrigation 42.0 (R) Rural Development II (Chico irrigation) Negotiations scheduled for Administration (NIA) (Bank) - Construction of diversion darn on February. Chico river; gravity irrigation of approximately 20,000 ha of presently rainfed irrigation land suffering from insufficient rainfall; improvement of 65 km of provincial road; monitoring procedures of all Bank-assisted irri- gation projects in the Philippines; and an erosion control study for Magat and Upper Pampanga Irrigation projects. Department of 20,0 (R) Education IV - Assistance for rural, Appraisal mission in field. Education (Bank) non-formal education, farmer and. ex- tension training and for formal agri- cultural training and .research. Department of 6.0 Forestry I - Assistance to Government Government has not yet made a Natural Resources (Bank) to finance soft and hard wood planta- decision to proceed with this tions along agricultural fringes, water- project, shed and gullies in Upper Pampanga (Luzon) and Bukidnon area (Mindanao), Seep. l for footnotes. - 35 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agenct l/ ~'l/ Project]_/ Action of Procurement f!./ PHILIPPINES (Cont'd) National Power 65.0 (R) Power NII - Kalayaan Pumped Appraisal follow-up scheduled Corporation (Bank) Storage and associated trans- for March. (Co-financing being mission. Foreign exchange sought.) requirements tentatively estimated at $108 million. Development Bank 75.'o (R) Development Finance Company DBP II - Loan signed on January 28. of the Philippines (Bank) To assist in financing medium and (DBP) long term loans for industry by financing costs of imported capital equipment. 30.0 Fertilizer Plant - To produce ammonia/ Government has engaged con- (Bank) urea with capacity of about 900-1,000 sultants to complete prepara- tons of ammonia P.D., and about 1,500- tion of the project. (Joint · 1,700 tons of urea P.D. Total cost and/or parallel financing about $200 million, including about possibilities being explored.) $120 million in foreign exchange. Central Bank of the 30.0 Agriculture Credit IV - Provision of Central Bank is preparing the Philippines (Bank) medium and long term credit by the project. Rural Banke and Savings and Loan Associations' to farmers and rural entrepreneurs .to finance investment in farm mechanization and related facilities and equipment, coastal and inland fisheries, small scale livestock development and cottage- scale agro-induetries. Department of 20.0 Development of the Looc Hacienda in Feasibility study by consul- Tourism (DOT) (Bank) Luzon as a tourism estate and identi- tants underway. fication of other sites near Zamboanga and Legaspi for tourism development. / National Irrigation so.o Jalaur Multipurpose - Multipurpose Government preparing the proj- Administration (NIA) (Bank) irrigation, agriculture, and power ect with assistance of development in Panay Island,- Visayas. consultants. National Irrigation 30.0 Irrigation V (NISI I) - Upgrading of Government preparing the proj- Administration (NIA) (Bank) N~tional Irrigation Systems to be ect with assistance of selected under the National" Irrigation consultants, Systems Improvement ·study financed under Tarlac irrigation project (Loan 1080-'PH). Development Bank 30.0 Small Industry II - To provide funds Government is preparing the of the Philippines (Bank) for relending to small industry and to project. ··provide technical assistance to improve government services to small industry. 15.o Rehabilitation and development of Project preparation underway. (Bank) small coconut farms. Seep. 1 for footnotes. - 36 - Member C_ountry, and -Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and ·Implementing Agency J_/· ~1/ Project 1/ Action on Procurement ii PHILIPPINES (Cont'd) Department of 15.0 Rural Development III (Land settle- Project preparation underway, Agrarian' Reform (Bank) ment) Project - To upgrade three (DAR) existing settlements through pro- vision of improved infrastructure and agricultural services. Local Water Utilities 35,0 Provincial cities water supply Government preparing project Administration (LWUA) (Bank) rehabilitation and/or upgrading of with assistance of consultants. water supply systems in five or six provincial cities, SINGAPORE Ministry of To be Mass Transit - Bus based mass transit Pre-appraisal mission completed, Communications deter- systems and some road improvement, Project being prepared. mined (Bank) THAILAND Ministry of 5.0 (R) Northeast Livestock Development - Approved by Executive Directors Agriculture (Bank) Development of common grazing lands on Third Window terms January mixed farming; livestock station ex- 27, pansion; dairies; vaccine production; technical assistance, Total project cost estimated at $10,8 million, Ministries of 21.0 (R) Northeast Rural Development - Approved by Executive Directors Interior and (Bank) Infrastructure investment in the on Third Window terms January Agriculture and northeast provinces of Thailand; 27. Provincial Electri- including village access roads, water city Authority supply, rural electrification, and agricultural research for upland crops and related extension services, Ministry of 35.0 Education IV - Establishment of Revised appraisal report being Education (Bank) National Adult Education Program and prepared. introduction of diversified curricula in 41 Rural Secondary Schools. (INDUSTRIAL ESTATES 10.0 (R) Industrial Estates I - Construction Awaiting discussions with AUTHORITY OF THAILAND) (Bank) of a 160 ha industrial estate at Government, Minburi near Bangchan and technical assistance. Total project cost about $17 ,5 million, Ministry of Up to (R) Irrigation VIII - This project is the Preappraisal mission .in the Agriculture 45.o result of the merger of the Chao Phya field. (Bank) II and Mae Klong irrigation projects. Total project cost will depend on project scope yet to be determined, Ministry of Up to Forestry Development I - Rehabilita- Discussions being held with Agriculture 15,0 tion of forest lands and industrial Government on scope of possible (Bank) plantations, project. Seep. l for footnotes. - 37 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable- Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency .lf ~]:/ Project ll Action on Procurement !!_/ THAILAND (Cont'd) Ministry of 50.0 (R) / Smallholder rubber replanting Negotiations planned for Agriculture (Bank) program, February. (TELEPHONE ORGANIZATION 26.0 (R) Telecommunicatins II - Phase II Negotiations planned for OF THAILAND (TOT)) (Bank) of TOT's 1972-79 investment pro- March. gram including installation of cable, subscriber facilities, trunk Procurement: Equipment valued switching equipment and procurement at $9,03 million to be procured of vehicles. Total project cost from original suppliers for $102 million of which $53,2 million reasons of economy, compatibil- is foreign exchange. ity and standardization. Ministry of Up to (R) Population I - Project will be a Government considering scope Public Heal th 35.0 health and population project with a and content of project. possible nutrition component. (TOURISM ORGANIZATION Up i:o Tourism I - Tourism infrastructure Government agreed terms of OF THAILAND) 25.0 for Pa ttaya. reference and is seeking external (Bank) financing-for feasibility study. Bangkok Metropolis 20.0 Bangkok Urban Development - New com- Government has requested UNDP and National (Bank) munity development and slum upgrading; financing for feasibility studies, Housing Authority traffic improvement measures including strengthening Office of Metropolitan Planning and Traffic Operations. Ministry of Up to National Agricultural Extension - Appraisal report being prepared. Agriculture 30.0 A project designed to strengthen and (Bank) expand agricultural extension on a national basis, applying the experience acquired under Credit 379-TH and 461-TH. (INDUSTRIAL FINANCE Up to (R) DFC III - To finance part of IFCT's Appraisal scheduled for CORPORATION OF 30.0 foreign exchange requirements for FY77 February. THAILAND) (Bank) and FY78 operations. (PROVINCIAL ELECTRICITY Up to Rural Electrification - To finance Sector mission in field. AUTHORITY) 30.0 part of PEA's rural electrification (Bank) program. Ministry of Up to (R) Highways VI' - To finance about 1,000 km Detailed engineering and Communication 100.0 of roads, principally provincial roads, maintenance studies being (Bank) but possibly including sections of prepared. national highways, Project would also include purchase of highway maintenance equipment. (ELECTRICITY GENERATING Up to Pattani Hydroelectric Power Project - Sector mission in field, AUTHORITY OF THAILAND) 35.0 Storage dam and reservoir; two 20 MW (Bank) units; irrigation, drainage and flood control. Ministry of Agriculture Up to Northeast Irrigation Improvement. Pre-appraisal mission scheduled 30.0 for February. (Bank) ·Seep. l for footnotes. - 38 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processi~g and Implementing Agency J_/ Lender Jj Project]_/ Action on Procurement!!_/ IV. SOUTH ASIA BANGLADESH· Bangladesh Small- s.o ' II - to provide Small-scale Industry Timing dependent on BSIC progress Industries Corporation (IDA) additional foreign exchange for small- in project preparation and in (BSIC) scale industry projects through BSIC, improving BSIC organization. technical assistance to BSIC. Appraisal mission scheduled for March 1976. To be determined 15.0 (R) Inland Water Transport II - Probably Preappraisal mission scheduled (IDA) will include: modernization of inland for February/March. water facilities, procurement of new vessels, and technical assistance for inland water transport agencies and to strengthen overall sector planning, as well as possibly some other invest- ments in the transport sector. Water Development 25.0 Muhuri I Irrigation development of Negotiations substantially com- Board, Agriculture (IDA) about 67,000 acres through provision pleted. Determination of final Development of a regulator and a major cross dam credit amount will take place Corporation, Integrated and similar facilities in Muhuri river after receipt of bids on main Rural Development Program valleys togethe.r with supporting gated regulator expected in and Ministry of Agriculture. agricultural inputs and services. spring 1976. Procurement: Retroactive finan- cing to be recommended for up to $2 million of expenditures after November 1, 1975. Water Development 22.0 (R) Karnafuli Irrigation - Irrigation Approved by Executive Directors on Board., Agriculture (IDA) development of about 40,000 acres January 20 and signed January 28. Development in the Halda and Ichamati valleys Corporation, Integrated through provision of regulators Rural Development on major tributaries to the perennial Program and Ministry Halda and Ichamati rivers, channel of Agriculture, Ministry improvements, low-lift pump devel- of Forests, Fisheries and opment, and agricultural inputs and Livestock supporting services and a fisheries development program for the Karnafuli-Muhuri and Chandpur project areas. Credit amount includes repayment of engineering credit S-14 BD. Ministry of Rural 16.0 Rural development I - Applying to Negotiations expected to take Development and (IDA) "concentration areas" of high place by end February. Ministry of priority for development (7 thanas in Agriculture the Bogra and Mymensingh districts), project would include rural works, irrigation equipment, training storage and credit. It supports the expansion of the Integrated Rural Development Program. Seep. l for footnotes. - 39 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable stage of Processing and Implementing Agency i/ Lender Jj Project 11 Action on Procurement 4/ BANGLADESH (Cont'd) Chittagong Water and 10,0 Chittagong Water II - Surface water Arrangements for project prepara- Sewerage Authority (IDA) treatment plant and extension of net- tion will be discussed with works Government following receipt from the Government of a program to make water authority finan- cially viable. Dacca Water and 15,0 Dacca water II - Extens"ion of water Arrangements for project prepara- Sewerage Authority (IDA) and sewerage system. A preliminary tion will be discussed with study indicated that the water supply Government following receipt component of the second project would from the Government of a program consist primarily of additional ground- for making the Water Authority water abstraction and distribution financially viable. facilities, However, further testing is required, Bangladesh Shilpa Bank 25.0 Bangladesh Shilpa Bank I - To provide Invitation to negotiate awaits (IDA) finance for loans to finance invest- decision by GOB on rescheduling ments by smsll & medium sized indus- of overdue jute loans. trial f1 rms. National Committee on 12,0 (R) Agricultural and Rural Training - In- Negotiations substantially com- Rural Training and (IDA) cludes (a) facilities and equipment for pleted. Presentation to Executiv Ministry of Agriculture agriculture extension training insti- Directors awaits, inter alia, . tutes and a regional academy of rural de- approval of project by National velopment; (b) experimental facilities Economic Council. to try new modes of extension in trial areas; (c) in-service training for present extension staff; and (d) tech- nical assistance. To be To be Fertilizer marketing and distribution. ·contract negotiations expected det·ermined deter- to commence shortly with con- mined sultant firms for feasibility study. Bangladesh Agriculture Up to Minimum Package Project - to support A sector review report including Inputs Corporation· 20,0 input distribution, extension and project identification is being and Bangladesh Rice ( I,DA) research on rain fed production of prepared, Project preparation Researcp Institute rice, wheat and jute. Replaces is expected· to be done by Govern- former "Rainfed HYV Rice" pr:oject, ment with the help of IBRD/FAO. Planning 75.0 (R) Imports Credit V - Provision of foreign Sector mission returned from Commission (IDA) exchange for procurement of high Bangladesh in December, priority industrial raw materials and. Appraisal mission scheduled spare parts. for March. Bangladesh Up to Shallow Tubewells - Installation of Appraisal scheduled for Agriculture Development 20,0 about 10,000 l"/2 cusec wells to irri- February 1976, Corporation (IDA) gate a total of about 150,000 acres of land in the Northwest Region, Planning 75,0 Imports Credit VI - Provision of Timing dependent upon Commission (IDA) foreign exchange for procurement utilization of previous of industrial raw materials and imports credits, spare parts. Seep, l for footnotes. - 40 - Member Country, and Amount Borrowe.r or and· Probable Stage of P~ocessing and_ Implementing Agency l/ Lender Jj Project 11 Action on Procurement·!!_/ BANGLADESH (Cont'd) Bangladesh Water To be (R) Drainage and Flood Control I - Contract negotiations have Development deter- Construction of minor flood commenced with consultants Board mined embankinents and improvement of sele-cted to assist BWD project (IDA) natural drainage and construction preparation cell in prepar- of sluices in less deeply flooded ing project, areas nationwide .. Planning Commission About (R) Technical Assistance II - probably Credit documentation being s.o emphasizing technical assistance prepared. (IDA) in project preparation and improved management of key agencies. Ministry of Food To be Foodgrain Storage II - probably Consultants feasibility study determined emphasizing investments to under review. Timing dependent (IDA) strengthen inland storage system upon progress in completion of for distribution and domestic Foodgrain Storage I and in procurement, improving maintenance of com- pleted facilities. To be To be (N) Sugar Production I - modernization determined deter- of sugar production by provision Report of identification mined of improved planting material, mission·to be discussed (IDA) extension, research and technical .with Government in late assistance. Possibly also to February. include assistance to sugar pro- cessing mills. BURMA Myanma Tin Tungsten Up to (R) Mining - ~ehabilitation and expansion Corporation 15.0 of tin/mining facilities including Appraisal planned for March (IDA) beneficiation. 1976. Ministry of About (R) Nyaungg-yat Dam Irrigation - Construc- Agriculture 25.0 tion of a major dam, rehabilitation of Project preparation underws.y and Forests (IDA) existing irrigation system on as·, 000 by consultants and FAO/IBRD acres and .construction of new irriga- Cooperative Program. Appraisal tion system on 25,000 acres in upper tentatively scheduled for May, Burma. (Given large size of project, co-financing will be re.quired, j Ministry of 25.0 Lower Burma Paddy I - Rehabilitation Agriculture (IDA) of abandoned land by means of re- Appraisal report being prepared, and Forests construction and rehabilitation of minor flood embankments and improving drainage and reclamation, provision of pumps, introduction of highyielding varieties of paddy, provision of agricultural inputs an·d strengthening of supporting services. · Ministry of Up to Forestry II - Rehabilitation and Agriculture 25.0 improvement of timber extraction Government in process of engaging & Forests (IDA) operations, consultants to undertake feasi- bility studies. Seep. 1 for footnotes. - 41 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable S.tage of Processing and · Implementing Agency l/ . Lender 1./ Project 1,./ Action on Procurement!!._/ ~ (Cont'd) Ministry of About Seeds and Research - expansion To be prepared under UNDP ·Agriculture s.o and improvement of seed multipli- financed study. · and Forests (IDA) cation and distribution program. Burma Ports s.o (R) Ports II - Stabilization of navi- Identification report being re- Corporation (IDA) gational channels for Rangoon Port, viewed. Appraisal mission tenta- other port improvements including tively scheduled for May. equipment and training of local staff. Ministry of To be Fertilizer Industry - Manufacturing To be prepared under UNDP finance Industry determined of urea fertilizer. study. (Given large stze of (IDA) project, co-financing will be required.) To be 40.0 Command Area Development - Appraisal tentatively scheduled determined (IDA) Orissa/Periyar Vaigai - Irrigation for August 1976. and first phase command area develop- ment in various irrigation systems throughout Orissa and Periyar Vaigai system in Tamil Nadu, 18.0 (R) Integrated Cotton Development - . Approved by Executive Directors (IDA) Development and supply of certified on January 27. cotton seeds, provision of plant protection and extension services, research in cotton production, rehabili- tation of ginneries and establishment of oil crushing mills in selected areas of Maharashtra, Haryana States and Punjab. Estimated project cost $36 million, including $13.4 million in foreign exchange. Industrial 40.0 (R) IDBI/SFC II Development Finance Company Development (Bank) continuation of support for medium Appraisal report being prepared. Bank of India and small-scale industry by chanelling (IDBI) funds through IDBI to State Financial Corporati~ns (SFCs). Industrial Development 25.0 Development Finance Company - support Bank of India (IDBI) (Bank) for medium sized public sector com- Appraisal report being prepared. panies. Post and Telegraph ao.o Telecommunications VI - Continuation Department (IDA) of Telecommunications V to support Appraisal report being prepared. P & T's investment program under the Fifth Plan including local and long distance exchange facilities. Seep. 1 for footnotes. -·42 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency l/ ~Jj Project ]./ Action on Procurement !!_I INDIA (Cont'd) State of Andhra To be (R) Irrigation and first phase of command Appraisal report beihg prepared. Pradesh deter- area development for various irrigation mined schemes in Andhra Pradesh. State Electricity lSO.Q (R) Power Transmission IV - To finance Approved by Executive Directors Board (IDA) part of investment program for power on January 13, 1976; signed transmission in selected states. January 22. State of Jammu 30.0 Agro-industries - Construction of pack- Project preparation underway and Kashmir (IDA) aging and processing facilities for by State Government. fruits and vegetables with export or import substitution potential; pro- vision of credit for small producers, on-farm development. To be :o.o Coastal Transport (Coal) - Development Awaiting project submission determined .( IDA) of handling and transport system to by Government. meet coal requirements of·selected power stations. To be 2S.O Nutrition - To support nutrition Awaiting project det;ermined (IDA) development program of Government. submission by Government. To be lSO.Q (R) Power - Development of super Appraisal mission in field. determined (Bank) thermal power.station. To be so.a (R) Eastern Region Foodgrains - Orissa - Appraisal mission scheduled determined (IDA) Development of foodgrain for May. production potential in State of Orissa. State of 30.0 (R) Tree Crops - Rehabilitation and Appraisal scheduled for Kerala (IDA) replanting of rubber and coconuts; June. farming improvements for small- holders. To be so.a Marine Fisheries I - Development of Project preparation scheduled determined (IDA) harbors and processing facilities in for completion by February. selected states; provision of credit for small-scale fishermen. To be 200.0 (R) Industrial Imports XI - Continuation Negotiations substantially determined (IDA) of Industrial Imports X for importa- completed. tion of components and materials for selected groups of high priority industries. The Bombay Metropolitan 28.0 Bombay Urban Transport Project. Appraisal report being Regional Development (Bank) Improvement of urban bus services prepared. Authority in Greater Bombay, including a traffic engineering and control program, and technical assistance to various urban development programs. Seep. l for footnotes. - 43 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or -and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency l./ Lender Jj Project 11 Action and Procurement!!_/ _!@!A (Cont'd) State of Tamil Nadu 20.0 Madras Urban Development - Basic Project preparation underway. and Madras Metropolitan (IDA) urban services including water supply Development Authority and sewerage, transportation, and sites and services. State of West Bengal 50.0 Calcutta Urban Development II - Con- Project preparation underway. and Calcutta Metropoli- (Ill!\) struction of water supply, sewerage tan Development tran~port facilities and other urban Authority (CMDA) infrastructure as identified in the CMDA program. To be To be (R) National Seeds I - Production of Appraisal report being prepared. determined deter- high yielding varieties of seeds, mined particularly of seeds for food grain production. State of 4.0 (R) Forestry - Technical Assistance Credit Approved by Executive Directors Madhya Pradesh (IDA) to provide for utilization of existing December 30, 1975. natural forestry resources and replant- ing with pine and possibly eucalyptus. Agricultural Refinance 100.0 Agricultural Refinance and Development Appraisal tentatively scheduled and Development (IDA) Corporation (ARDC) Credit II - Financing for Fall 1976, but dependent Corporation of a portion of ARDC's lending program upon progress of first~project. for on-farm investment. To be 15.0 Resources Survey and Evaluation - Project preparation underway. determined (IDA) Increase capacity of Central and State Governments to carry out resource surveys and data evaluation for macro, regional and project planning. 150.0 Industrial Imports XII - Importation Appraisal tentatively scheduled (IDA) of coniponents and materials for for September. selected group of high priority industries. so.o Seeds and Research II - Production Project preparation underway. (IDA) of high-yielding varieties of seeds. 75.0 (R) Railways XIV - Continuation of Appraisal tentatively scheduled (·IDA) support to Indian Railways investment for July. program (for 1977/78 and 1978/79). Main elements include procurement of equipment, materials and components essential to the manufacture of locomotives, coaches, wagons, e·tc. To be 25.0 Extension services Development - Project preparation underway. determined (IDA) Development and improvement of agri- cultural extension services. Seep. 1 for footnotes. - 44 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency l._/ Lender]) Project 11 Action on Procurement!±._/ INDIA (Cont'd) State of Uttar 60.0 CAD - Sarda Sahayek - Command Project preparation underway. Pradesh (IDA) Area Development and infrastructure for Sarda Canals Irrigation System in northern Uttar Pradesh. Industrial Credit 100.0 ICICI XII - Continuation of support Appraisal tentatively and Investment (Bank) for refinancing projects of industrial scheduled for October. Corporation of .enterprises in private sector. India (ICICI) NEPAL Ministry of Public 12. 0 Highways II (Feeder Roads) - Con- Consultants preparing project Works and Transport (IDA) struction of road connecting Tulsipur (UNDP-financed). Appraisal in the Hills and the Terai and adjoin- tentatively scheduled for late 1976. ing feeder roads, highway maintenance equipment, and training, construction Procurement: Retroactive. financing of additional ropewaye and suspension of detailed engineering may be bridge~ in Hille and technical assist- proposed. ance. Project may also include agri- cultural development elements. Ministry of Food, 8.0 Rural Development - Livestock, irri- Negotiations substantially Agriculture and (IDA) gation,. erosion control and rural in- completed. Irrigation frastructure facilities, along with assistance for project preparation Procurement: Retroactive training and project evaluation. · financing up to a maximum of $20,000 for forest inventory and land use study may be proposed. Ministry of Food, 9 •. o Irrigation II - Groundwater project Appraisal report being prepared. Agriculture and (I·DA) for the irrigation of 7,500 ha near Irrigation Bhairawa in Lumbini Zone. Ministry of Water 26.0 (R) Kulikhani Hydroelectric Power - Con- Credit signed on January 9. and Power (IDA) struction of dam on Kulikhani River about 30 km southwest of Kathmandu and a two-unit (30 MW each) turbo- generating power station. Agricultural 7.0 Agricultural Credit through Nepal Feasibility study being prepared Development Bank (IDA) Agricultural Development Bank (ADBN) - by ADBN, with possible assistance to finance minor irrigation schemes. of either FAO/CP or UNDP financed consultant e·. Ministry of Food, s.o Cereal Seeds - Integrated project Agriculture and (IDA) including adaptive research, Project document for UNDP assist- Irrigation multiplication, storage, processing ance for feasibility study with and credit. Bank as Executing Agency being reviewed by Government and UNDP. Seep. 1 for footnotes. - 45 - Member Country, and Amount -Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing AgencY ..!/ ~1_/ Project ll Action on Procurement!!.._/ NEPAL (Cont'd) NIDC 2,0 (R) Nepal Industrial Dev. Corp, Assistance Appraisal scheduled for April, (IDA) in meeting NIDC's foreign exchange and technical assistance needs in carrying out industrial lending program. · PAKISTAN Pakistan Industrial 30.0 (R) Development Finance Company IX. Appraisal mission in the field, Credit and Investment (Bank) but timing of loan dependent Corporation (PICIC) upon PICIC's resource require- ments and improvements in its financial position. To be 20.0 Education III - Includes assistance Timing of negotiations awaiting determined (IDA) for agricultural training, teacher Government's response to project training, and non-formal education·. proposals. Project cost estimated at about $43.6 million, including $16.3 Procurement: Retroactive million foreign exchange. financing of architect services and costs of project units proposed. To be 25.0 Ports V - Construction of additional Preparation mission visited determined (Bank) capacity to handle growth in water- Pakistan in November 1975, borne commerce, Timing of further steps will depend on implementation of curren projects and Government plans with respect to future developmen. of Karachi Port and Port Qasim. To be 10. 0 (R) Livestock - Beef and dairy develop- Appraisal mission in the field. determined (IDA) ment in Punjab province. Pakistan 35.0 (R) Railways X - Assistance in financing Timing of appraisal will depend Railway (PR) (Bank) portion of PR's fifth five-year plan. on agreement betgween PR and the Bank on operational improvements and PR's proposed investment program. IDA reviewing latest GOE proposals in this regard. 22.0 (R-) Lahore Water_ Supply and Sewerage II - Appraisal report being (IDA) Water supply works comprising tube- reviewed. wells, chlorination plant, main grid and d-istribution pipelines; sewerage and drainage works including pwnping stations, Industrial Devel- 20.0 (R) IDBP II - For onlending to various Timing of appraisal will depend opment Bank of (IDA) manufacturing industries. upon rate of utilization of a Pakistan (IDBP) recent loan from ADB. Seep. 1 for footnotes. - 46 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency l_/ Lender J./ Project 11 Action on Procurement !i_/ PAKISTAN (Cont'd) 20.0 (R) Highway III - Improvement of GOP finalizing agreement with (IDA) various roads in Pakistan~ engineering consultants for project preparation, Agricultural 20.0 (R) ADRP IV - To continue to finance Preappraisel mission scheduled Development Bank (IDA) onlending to farmers under tubewell for February, but further developrnen t and farm mec haniza t_ion lending dependent on measures program. to improve financial position of ADBP. 23.0 Seeds - production, processing~ storage Negotiations completed, (IDA) and distribution of certified· seeds. Water and Power so.o (R) Project will include 500 KV Lyallpur- Negotiations on Third Window Development Authority (Bank) Multan-Guddu transmission line- and terms completecl, (WAPDA) associated substation. Total project cost wi-11 be approximately $114 Procurement: Retroactive financ- million. ing proposed for accounting c_onsul tents. Water and Power 15.0 (R) Khairpur H -·.Irrigation/drainage Draft appraisal report reviewed Development Authority {IDA) project; will include enlargement with GOP in January. Negotiations (WAPDA) of canals in an existing irrigation tentatively scheduled for April. system and construction of tile drainage. Rural Development Wing 15.0 (R) Rural Development I - Projec·t may in- Project preparation mission of Federal Ministry.of (IDA) clude general support for integrated -tentatively scheduled for March. Agriculture and Provincial rural development program and special- Government ized agricultural and forestry produc- tion programs in Azad Kashmir. Karachi Municipal Corp. Up to (R) Urbanization I - Project will involve Appraisal report being prepared. (KMC) and Government of 17.0 upgrading 3-square-mile Lyari District Sind (IDA) of Karachi with population of about 500,000; will include water supply, sewerage and solid waste disposal components, road improvements ·and community services, (FAUJI-AGRICO 50.0 (R) Fertilizer plant in Punjab Province Project being prepared. Appraisal FERTILIZER CO.) (Bank) with capacity of 1725 tons of urea scheduled for February 1976. per day. To be 35.0 Program Credit in support of agri- GOP has been requested to determined (IDA) cultural and/or export industry prepare revised program. development, To be 15.0 Forestry - Project may include ex- GOP considering project pro- determined (IDA) traction of Himalayan pine and en- posals prepared by FAO/IBRD couragement of primary forestry identification mission. industries in depressed hill areas, Seep. 1 for footnotes. - 47 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower ,or ·and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency J../ ~]) Project 1/ Action on Procurement ii SRI LANKA Ministry of Irrigation, To be Tank Irrigation Modernization I - Appraisal report under pre- Power and Highways determined Modernization of· existing tank-fed paration. (Co-financing being (IDA) irrigation systems in the Mahaweli sought.} Ganga area (About 30,000 acres). Mahaweli Development To, be Mahaweli Ganga Development Project Appraisal report under prepara- Board determined II (Phase I) - Phase.I of Stage II tion. (Co-financing being sought, (IDA) of Mahaweli Ganga Irrigation Scheme (about 26,000 acres). Ministry of Up to Agricultural Credit I - Credit for Project to be prepared by Govern- Agriculture 10.0 on-farm development through agri- ment with FAO/IBRD/CP assistance, and Lands (IDA) cultural credit institutions, Ministry of Up to (R) Drainage and Land Reclamation Project preparation mission Irrigation, Power 10.0 II - Construction of flood embank- tentatively scheduled for March, and Highways (IDA) ments and reclamation of about 15,000 acres of marsh land along Southwestern coast. Ministry of Up to Tree Crop Diversification I - Devel- Project beinR prepared by the Agriculture 15.0 opment of marginal tea lands and Government with FAO/UNDP and and Lands (IDA) rubber in the mid-country, FAO/IBRD Cooperative ProRram assistance. Development Finance Up to Development Finance Corporation Project beinR prepared by Corporation of Ceylon 10.0 of Ceylon IV - Provision of foreign Government/DFCC with IDA assist- (IDA) exchange for FYH-79 operations of ance. Appraisal tentatively DFCC. scheduled for October 1976. _Seep. 1 for footnotes. - 48 - ·Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency 1./ Lender 1/ Project 1/ Action on Procurement f!./ V, EUROPE I MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA AFGHANISTAN Afghan Electricity 9,0 (R) Power - Generation facilities (gas Negotiations scheduled for end Authority (IDA) turbines), February, Ministry of 15,0 Livestock II - Services for improve- Appraisal report being prepared. Agriculture (IDA) ment of animal health and production techniques in Western provinces, and provision of rural development credit to farmers, cooperatives and family groups, Ministry of 8,0 (R) Education - To be defined and prepared Necessary data and information Education (IDA) in context of reviewing IBRD/Unesco are being collected to form a Cooperative Program sector report and project, Government's sector policies, Industrial 4,0 Industrial Development Bank II - Con- Processing schedule depends Development (IDA) tinuation of financing the foreign upon progress of IDBA I Bank exchange needs of the Industrial project, Development Bank of Afghanistan (IDBA), Afghan Civil 6.0 Airport - Construction of a Feasibility report has been Aviation and (IDA) new airport at Logar near Kabul, completed, Government reviewing Tourism Total project costs about $27 possibilities of completing Authority million, foreign exchange· $19.S financing plan, million, . . Road Construction 9.0 Upgrading of about 120 km, of Consultants to be employed and Maintenance (IDA) gravel roads to bitumen standards, for the preparation of Department Total project costs about $14 feasibility study, million, Ministries of To be (R) Participation in a fruit and Project preparation being Agriculture and deter- vegetable export project, carried out in two stages, of Planning mined First preparation mission (IDA) scheduled for March, Water and Power To be Second Khanabad Irrigation - Drainage Feasibility study being Authority deter- and on-farm development for the area prepared, mined covered by the first Khanabad Irriga- tion project, Seep. l· for footnotes, - 49 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable :Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency !/ Lend'er '1:./ Project]_/ Action on Procurement !!_/ ALGERIA (SOCIETE NATIONALE 46.0 (R) Construction of a new cement plant Loan signed scheduled on DES MATERIAUX DE (Bank) at Saida, including civil works; January 7. CONSTRUCTION) expansion of national cement dis- tribution system; and technical assistance to institute modern accounting and auditing methods in public industrial sector. Total project cost $218 million, with $148.3 million _foreign exchange COT(lponent. Ministry of Higher 47.0 (R) Education II - Construction and Negotiations completed. Education, Ministry (Bank) equipment of institute of technology Scheduled for consideration of Industry at Tlemcen; technical assistance. by Executive Directors on Total project coat $75 million with February 10. $47 million foreign exchange component. (SONELGAZ) 60.0 Second power project - sub-stations, Appraisal report being (Bank) transmission lines, training. · prepared. (Banque Nationale To be Agricultural Credit project - Project Awaiting Government decision D'Algerie) determined elements not yet determined. on project. (Bank) Ministry of To be Construction of Port of Jijel. Preliminary engineering by Public works determined consultants underway; (Bank) expected completion in June 1976, Ministry of To be Highways II - Road construction and Feasibility studies underway. Public Works deter- improvement works, maintenance mined equipment and studies. (Bank) BAHRAIN Ministry of To be Development of Bah~ain's water supply Appraisal report being pre- Public Works, deter- and sewerage system. pared. Electricity and Water mined (CYPRUS DEVELOPMENT 5.0 (R) Development Finance Company II. Reappraisal mission re- BANK (COB)) (Bank) turned, Ministry of 10.0 Roads II - Upgrading of Nicosia- Detailed engineering by Communications (Bank) Limassol road, consultants, financed under and Works ongoing project underway, Appraisal scheduled for May 1976. (ELECTRICITY 15.0 Power V - Rehabilitation and expansion Project being revised. AUTHORITY OF (Bank) of distribution system, and completion Reappraisal required. CYPRUS) of village electrification program. Seep. l for footnotes. - 50 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or _and Probable Stage of Pr~cessing and Implementing Agency J:./ _Lender '];_/ Project 1/ Action on Procurement ii EGYPT, ARAB REPUBLIC OF ·Ministry of 50.0 (R) Fruit and Vegetable Production - Appraisal report being Agriculture/Ministry of (Bank) Components to include (i) potato prepared. Irrigation/Ba~k MISR cold stores, (ii) citrus packing stations, (iii) export facilities for fresh vegetables, (iv) vege- table seed production, and (v) construction of the West Nubariya !fain Drainage outfall. Ministry of To be (R) Textile Rehabili_ta_tin - Phase I of Appraisal report being pre- Industry deter- rehabilitation and modernization.of pared. Tender documents mined textile production facilities in the being prepared. (Bank) Kafr El Dawar and El Beida mills. Alexandria Port 45.0 (R) Improvement and modernization of Negotiations expected to take Authority (Bank) existing port facilities at place during February. Alexandria Port. Ministry of . To be (R) Education project to be determined • Project under preparation by Education deter- Government. Appraisal tent- mined atively scheduled for March/ April 1976. Ministry of Irrigation/ To be Nile Delta Drainage - provision of Project under preparation Egyptian Public deter- pumping stations, rehabilitation by Government. , Authority for mined of main drains and provision o,f tile Drainage and open drainage for up to l million acres in the Nile Delta and Upper Egypt, with soil improvement treatment where necessary as a follow-on to the ongoing Nile Delta drainage project. Ministry of Irrigation/ To be (R) Upper Egypt Drainage II - Provision of Appraisal report being prepared. Egyptian Public Authority deter- drainage in a further area of about for Drainage mined 350,000 feddans through installation of pump stations, covered drains, and rehabilitatin, of main drains as a follow-on to the current Upper Egypt drainage project. Ministry of Industry/ To be (R) Wire _Rod Mill - for production Project preparation report awaited General Organization deter- of reinforcing rods for construction from Government. · for Iron and Steel mined requirements. (Bank) Ministry of Industry/ To be Agricultural and Industrial Imports II Appraisal report being prepared. Ministry of Agriculture/ determined - Financing of (i) recurrent imports Ministry of Irrigation to enable improved ut~lization of capacity in agricultural and industrial sectors, (ii) chemicals and equipment for weed control in drainage and irrig- ation canals. Seep. l for footnotes. - 51 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or II• and ·Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency _L_e_n_d_e_r_______ l/ Project]./ Action on Procurement EGYPT, ARAB REPUBLIC OF (Cont'd) General Organization To be (R) Improvement and expansion of Alexandria's Project under preparation for Water, Alexandria/ deter- water supply system, some basic by General Organization for Organization for mined sewerage rehabilitation works and Water, Alexand-ria, Sewerage, Alexandria (Bank/ management studies of sewerage IDA) sector. Ministry of 30.0 (R) Construction of selected road segments Appraisal report being reviewed. Public Works/Ministry (Bank) plus highway maintenance and technical of Coordination & assistance for transport planning-. Planning Sewerage Board of To be (R) Urban Sewerage Development - Main Appraisal scheduled for Thessaloniki and deter- interceptors and treatment facilities February. Voles mined for second and fourth largest cities (Bank) in Greece, and related technical assistance. Agricultural Bank To be Evros Regional Development. Project identification report of Greece deter- befng prepared. mined (Bank) IRAN Ministry of To be Education II - Project elements Draft report of educatin missio~ Education deter- not yet determined. to asset Iranian Education Task mined Force was discussed with Govern1 (Bank) ment in July. Ministry of To be (R) Agricul:ture and Livestock - Project Appraisal report is under pre- Agriculture deter-, to develop agricul!tural production paration. mined by: improving techniques of dry-land (Bank) farming and expanding irrigation in the Kermanahah region; providing for increased livestock production; tech- nical assistance will also be pro- vided to a regional authority which will be set up to run the project and encourage rural development in the region, Ministry of To be Small Farm Consolidation Program - Appraisal report is under pre- Cooperatives and deter- Mainly aimed at establishing farm paration. :Rural Affairs mined corporations and development of (Bank) small rural industries scheme, con- centrating in the West Azerbaijan and Fars regions. Seep. l for footnotes. - S2 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency l/ Lender '1:./ Project ]./ Action on Procurement !!_/ ~ (Cont'd) Agricultural To be (R) Rural Cooperative Project - To aeeiat Appraisal report is under Cooperative deter- the development of rural cooperatives preparation. Bank mined on small- and medium-size farms through (Bank) the establishment of: regional cooper- ative credit banks; national and regional marketing .. organizations; and a national training institute to develop and promote cooperative training and education. Although setting the frame- work for a national program, the project will concentrate on institutional develop- ment in three provinces. Plan and Budget To· be Nutrition I - Initiating a first Discussions on this project Organization deter- program aimed at improving nutritional _will be based on findings of mined resources for the country baaed on a the nutrition study due to be (Bank) nutrition preparation study now under- completed by April 1976. way ·as part of the Bank's first population project in Iran. JORDAN Industrial Development s.o Medium Scale Industry. Appraisal report is under pre- Bank (IDA) paration. (JORDAN PHOSPHATE To be (R) Expansion of phosphate rock mining Appraisal mission in the MINING COMPANY) deter- operations; possibly expansion of field. Ministry of mined railway, road and port facilities Transportation and (Bank) related to mining development. Public Works (JORDAN FERTILIZER To be Phosphate Fertilizer (MAP, TSP, DAP). Project preparation being INDUSTRIES) deter- carried out in conjunction mined with IFC investment in Company. (Bank) Preappraieal expected by mid- 1976. . Ministry of Tourism To be Development for Tourism purposes Appraisal scheduled for and Antiquities deter- of the Archeological sites of February 1976. mined Petra and Jeraeh •. LEBANON (OFFICE NATIONAL About South-Beqaa Irrigation· - Sprinkler Negotiations completed. Legisla- DU LITANI) 45.o irrigation scheme for 23,000 hectares tion related to project before in upper Litani Valley in Central Parliament. Lebanon. Total project coat estimated at $120 million including $61 million in· foreign exchange. Conseil Executif 35.0 Highway II~ Construction of high Project postponed in view of dee Grands Projects (Bank) priority highway section to be unsettled conditions. identified in studies to be carried out urider first highway loan. Seep. 1 for footnotes. - 53 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and· Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency l/ Lender !,/ Project]./ Action on Procurement !!_I LEBANON (Cont'd) Ministry of 17.5 Education - Construction of 120 primary Negotiations postponed because Education (Bank) and secondary schools -·vocational and of unsettled conditions. technical assistance training. MOROCCO Ministry of 21.0 (R) Tourism Infrastructure - Bay of Agadir. Expected to be considered by Tourism (Bank) Development of new tourism site; region- Executive Directors in al infrastructure and associated February. studies. Ministry of To be Urbanization - Casablanca sites and Project preparation by Govern- Urbanization and deter- services project. ment underway. Housing mined ( Bank) Office Regional de Mise 30.0 (R) Doukkala Irrigation - Extension of Expected to be considered en Valeur Agricole des (Bank) Doukkala perimeter. by Executive Directors in Doukkala (ORMVAD) February. Procurement: Advance ·contract- ing up to. $2 million and cor- responding retroactive financing envisaged. Maghreb Cement 40.0 Cement plant near Oujda - under. joint Appraisal report being prepared. Company ( CIMA) (Bank) ownership with Algeria. (Co-financing contemplated with Arab Fund for Economic, and Social Development.) Procurement: Advance contractin underway and re·troactive• financi of .up to $200,000 envisaged for some mechanical equipment. Housing and Hotel 20.0 CIH III - Hotel financing Appraisal report being prepared. Development Bank (Bank) (CIH) Ministries of Higher 26.0 (R) Education III. General educ- Negotiations on Third Window Education and of Primary (Bank) ation mostly in rural areas, teacher Terms substantially and Secondary Education training, vocational and tech- completed. nical training and non-formal education. Water Supply Office To be Water Supply II. Project being prepared by (ONEP) deter- Government and consultants. mined (Bank) (AGRICULTURAL CREDIT To be (R) Third agricultural credit project. Preappraisal scheduled for BANK - CNCA) deter- March. mined (Bank) . Seep. 1 for footnotes. - 54 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency I !/ Lender '!:.I Project 1/ Action on Procurement!!_/ MOROCCO (Cont'd) Ministries of Public To be Multipurpose dam and associated works Appraisal report being prepared Works and of Agriculture deter- at Sidi Cheho on Oum-er-Rlia river, Electricity and Water mined for power generation, irrigation, Procurement: Advance contracting Supply Offices (ONE (-Bank) industrial and potable water supply. and some retroactive financing and ONEP) for dam construction and power station envisaged. Ministry of To be Loukkos: Livestock, rural develop- Project preparation by FAO/ Agriculture deter- ment and erosion control. IBRD Cooperative Programme mined underway. (Bank) Ministry of To be (R) Education II Project to be identified and Education deter- prepared with the assistance mined of reconnaissance mission (Bank) in the field and of team currently being financed under first project. Ministry of .To be Irrigation I This project being replaced Agriculture deter- by Rural Development Project mined and will no longer be reported (Bank) on. ..,. , Min.istry of To be Technical Assistance II This project being replaced Devel!opment ·de·ter- by Fisheries Project and will mined no longer be reported on. (Bank) Ministry of To be (R) Highways I Project being prepared by Communications deter- consultants under the ongoing mined technical assistance project. (Bank) Ministry of To be (N) Rural Devel:opment Project to be identified and Agriculture deter- prepared. · mined (Bank) Ministry of To be (N) Fisheries Project to be identified and Agriculture deter- prepared. mined (Bank) PORTUGAL Ministry of Industry To be Sector loan for power. Appraisal report being pre- and• Technology deter- pared. mined (Bank) Seep. 1 for footnotes. - 55 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency . !/. Lender ']j Project ll Action on Procurement 4/ PORTUGAL (Cont'd) Ministries of To be (R) Highways I - Rehabilitation and Appraisal report being prepared. Transportation deter- construction of roads, implement- and Public Works mined ation of pilot road maintenance (Bank) scheme primarily in the Lisbon region; and technical assistance for highway and intermodal trans- portation planning. ROMANIA (INVESTMENT 50,0 (R) Riul Mare Retezat - 349 MW hydro- Negotiations in progress, BANK) (Bank} electric power plant, dam and river diversions. Total cost estimated at $250,1 million with foreign exchange costs of $53.8 million, (AGRICULTURE 40,0 Rasova-Vederosa Irrigation - 65,000 ha Appraisal report being BANK) (Bank) irrigation scheme and related farm prepared, development for production of livestock, maize, wheat, sunflower, vegetables and other crops, Project also includes some processing components, Total cost tentatively estimated at about $132 million, including $43 million in for- eign exchange, (INVESTMENT To be (R} Brasov Bearings, Expansion and Appraisal expected to be BANK) deter- modernization of the existing completed in March or AprH mined bearings factory at Brasov, after additional preparation (Bank} Total cost estimated at $140 work by government, million with foreign exchange costs of about $70 million. (AGRICULTURE To be (R} Agriculture Credit II - Project Government is preparing inform- BANK) deter- scope under review, ation on proposed project com- mined ponents. (Bank) . (INVESTMENT To be Components of expansion of Bucharest Government is preparing material BANK) deter- Heavy Machinery Plant, on selected components of plant mined expansion, (Bank} (INVESTMENT To be Danube-Black Sea Canal - 62 km canal Preparation report being BANK) deter- ~inking Cernavoda on the Danube with prepared by Government. mined Constana, Romania's principal sea- (Bank) port. (AGRICULTURAL To _be (R) Ialomita Irrigation - 130,000 ha Preparation report by Govern- BANK} deter- irrigation scheme and related drainage, ment expected to be completed mined flood protection works and farm in February, Appraisal tent- (Bank} development, atively scheduled for March. Seep, l for footnotes, - 56 - Member Country, and Alnount Borrower or and· Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency ·11 Lender 'J:.I Project 11 Action on Procurement 4/ Ministries of 25,0 Industrial and agricultural research - Appraisal report is being Industry and (Bank) technical assistance and equipment to prepared. Agriculture assist Spain in: (L) establishing a market-oriented industrial research strategy that will develop new products to be manufactured by Spanish industry; (2) improving research in selected agri- cultural commodities, Ministry of the To be First stage of drainage and reclamation Consultants have been appointed Euphrates deter- (up to 55,000 ha) in a salt-affected for feasibility study (55,000 ha) mined area amounting to about 200,000 ha in and water master plan for whole (Bank) the lower Euphrates Valley, area (200,000 ha), Syria (FIGEH) 35,0 (R) Source development and construction of Negotiations scheduled for mid- (Bank) transmission line and storage reser- February (Co-financing contemplated voirs for Damascus water suply, with Arab Fund, Contract awarded for construction of tunnel and re- lated source development works, Retroactive financing up to $2 million envisaged), Ministry of 20,0 Establishment of an emergency feed Appraisal report being Agriculture (Bank) reserve; Expansion of fund to finance prepared, supplementary feed purchases; Provi- sion of veterinary services, ,, Ministry of 20,0 Expansion of local and 1ong distance Appraisal report being prepared, Communications (Bank) telecommunication facilities forming part of the 1976-78 devel:opment Procurement: Some retroactive program of the Syrian telecommunic- financing for cables and network ations establishment, materials envisaged, Ministry of To be Establishment of hotel training Project preparation underway, Tourism determined schools; restoration of cultural (Bank) sites; technical assistance, TUNISIA Ministry of Public 28.0 (R) Highways II - Improvement and construe- Loan signed on February 26. Works (Bank) tion of about 225 kms of primary and secondary roads, and technical assist- ance for a rural roads study and updating of 1968 Transport Survey, Total proj- ect cost $52,6 million, of which about $28 million foreign exchange. (BANQUE NATIONALE To be _Agricultural Credi:t- II - Expansion of Appraisal report being prepared, DE TUNISIE) determined farm mechanize tion and· livestock (Bank) financing under Agricultural Credit I, date palm development and selected agro-industrial projects, Seep, 1 for footnotes, - 57 - . Member Country; and .. Amount - Borrower or and Probable .Stage of Processing a~d Implementing Agency !/ Lender '1:./ Project-1/ Action on, Procurement !!_/ TUNISIA (Cont'd) To be determined To be Water Master Plan (Northern Tunisia) - Feasibility study for develop- determined First stage works possibly including ment of new irrigated perimeters (Bank) Sidi Salem dam and Cap Bon canal. in final stage of preparation. Appraisal scheduled for February (Co-financing expected,) Procurement: Prequalification of contractors for Sidi Salem dam underway, To be determined To be (R) Rural Development in two Governorates Findings of pre-appraisalnment deter- in Central Tunisia mission have been communicated minded to Government, Project likely (Bank) to be dropped given low economic rate of return. sideration, To be determined .To be Sites and Services. Identification and preparation determined studies being undertaken by (Bank) Tunis District and consultants under Tunis District Urban Planning arid Public Transport Project, To be determined To be Fisheries II, Studies underway by consultants, determined (Bank) To be determined To be Textile production. Government preparing proposals determined for restructuring of industry. (Bank) To be determined To be Rural Roads, Identification report being deter- prepared. Appraisal tenta- mined tively scheduled for end 1976. (Bank) To be determined To be Power II - Power generation Project scope under discussion; deter- facilities, Appraisal planned for Spring mined 1976. (Bank) (BANQUE DE DEVELOPPE- 20. 0 (R) Sixth loan to Development Loan signed on January 26. MENT ECONOMIQUE DE (Bank) Finance Company, TUNISIE)(BDET, ex SNI) TURKEY Agricultural Bank 55.0 (R) Agricultural Credit - Medium and Appraisal report completed, of Turkey (TCZB) (Bank) long term credit for agro industry, Negotiations tentatively planned livestock fattening, small farmer for late February. credit, and ferry boats, Seep, l for footnotes. - 58 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency l./ Lender 'J:./ Project '}_I Action on Procurement .!!_/ ~ (Cont'd) To be detertl\.ined 40.0 (R) Sewerage system for Istanbul. Preparation underway. Appraisal (Bank) tentatively scheduled for mid-1976, subject to progress on institutional framework. Ministry of 20.0 Livestock III. Appraisal report being prepared. Agriculture (Bank) Ministry of 30.0 (R) Tourism - Integrated development in Appraisal report being prepared. Tourism (Bank) Antalya Prov.ince. Procurement: Retroactive financing of up to $250,000 to be recommended for final project design and high- way construction, State Hydraulic To be Karakaya hydro power darn on Project design report and pre- Works (DSI) or State deter- Euphrates River. qualification received. Pre-. Electricity mined appraisal of geological conditions, Authority (TEK) (Bank) site preparation and coat estimate completed. Evaluation of proposed reservoir operation underway. j State Electricity 56.0 Development of power sub-stations Approved by Executive Directors I Authority (TEK) . (Bank) and transmission system. on November 18, 1975. (TURKIYE SELULOZ 60.0 (R) Balikesir Forest Industries - Appraisal report being prepared. ' VE KAGIT FABRIKALARI (Bank) Plant for 100,000 t/year news- ISLE1MESI-SEKA) print and 120,000 m3/year sawn Procurement: Advance contracting wood. for paper machine and some other equipment. To be 25.0 (R) Istanbul Urban Transport - Traffic Project under preparation. de terrnined (Bank) engineering and control and ·bus operations. Turkish State 60.0 Railways II - Finance for the second Project under preparation. Railways (Bank) stage of the Turkish State Railways' 7-year rehabilitation and modern- ization program. Industrial 50.0 (R) Development finance for private Project preparation under Development (.Bank) sector industrial projects in less discussion. Bank (TSKB) developed regions. State Investment 50.0 (R) DYB II - Development finance for Project to be prepared. Timing Bank (DYB) public sector industrial projects. dependent on progress in using up existing loan. Seep. l for footnotes. - 59 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or a11d Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency l/ Lpder 1/ Project]/ Action on Procurement f!./ YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC Ministry pf a.o (R) Education II - The construction and Presentation to the Executive Education (I•DA) equipping of: basic training centers, Directors scheduled for vocational training centers, primary February. teacher training institutes and materials production center. Technical assistance would also be provided. Project total cost estimated at $11.9 million. Ministry of a.o (R) Ports - Provision of new port faciliti- Work on Phase II of the Public Works (IDA) ties aad/or upgradin 6 of existing feasibility study, by con- port facilities, based on recommenda- sultants, started in January. tions of feasibility study, Appraisal tentatively sche- duled for June 1976. Ministry of 5.0 (R) Grain storage and processing Project - Appraisal report under preparati Supply (IDA) Grain storage, bakeries, regional ware- houses and agricultural credit. Pro- ject total coat tentatively estimated at about $21.8 million. Ministry of s.o (R) Livestock Credit and Processing Appraisal report under pre- Agriculture (I:DA) Project - Agricultural Credit to paration. (Co-financing being small farmers for on-farm develop- arranged.) ment; poultry and feedmill, dairy livestock production and processing, animal health and slaughter house facilities. Project total cost tentatively estimated at about $30 million, National Water and 10.0 (R) Sana'a Sewerage - Sewer collection Feasibility report being prepare Sewerage Authority (IDA) systems, house connections, pumping Appraisal tentatively scheduled stations, sewage treatment and for February/March. consulting services. YEMEN 1 PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF Ministry of 1.0 (R) Agriculture - Wadi Hadhramaut, Consideration by Executive Agriculture (IDA) increasing crop production through Directors scheduled for February improved irrigation, provision of fertilizer and extension -services. Total. project cost estimated at $7.7 million. YUGOSLAV.IA (SARAJEVO WATER 45.0 (R) Sarajevo Water Supply and Sewerage - Negotiations substantially com- SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE (Bank) Expansion and improvement of water pleted, Appraisal updating miss ENTERPRISE) supply and sewerage facilities to in field. Presentation to Execu provide necessary services and to Directors scheduled for March. reduce water pollution in Sarajevo estimated total cost $91.3 million, Procurement: Retroactive finan- with foreign exchange component $35.2 cing to $750,000 to be recommen- million, (Formerly a component of ded for engineering studies. Sarajevo Pollution Control Project). Seep. l for footnotes. - 60 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing· and Implementing Agency l/ °Lender '!:./ Project l/ Action on Procurement !!_/ YUGOSLAVIA (Cont'd) (SARAJEVO GAS ENTERPRISE 38.Q Sarajevo Air Pollution Control - Negotiations substantially com- AND NAFTAGAS GAS UNIT) (Bank) Installation of natural gas trans- pleted. Presentation to mission and distribution facilities Executive Directors postponed; to provide clean heating fuel to awaiting resolution of problems reduce air pollution in Sarajevo. associated with availability of Estimated total cost $77.1 million, natural gas supplies and local with foreign exchange component of financing arrangements. $38.S million (formerly a component of Sarajevo Pollution Control Pro- Procurement: Retroactive finan- ject). cing up to $300,000 to be recom- mended for engineering services. (REPUBLIC OF SERBIA About Morava River Regulation - F-irst phase Appraisal report being prepared. WATER FUND) 20.0 of multi-purpose program for water {Bank) supply, sewerage, flood control, irri- Procurement: Advance contracting gation, pollution control, and water- and' some retroactive financing shed management. Project would envisaged for water supply and include a dam, water supply, waste- sewerage facilities. water treatment, pilot irrigation area and stud.fee for basin development. Estimated project cost .$56.3 million with foreign exchange component of about $171• l million. (ENTERPRISE About Metohija Multipurpose - Basin develop- Appraisal report is being prepared. CONCERNED) 53.Q ment program, including irrigation, (Bank) domestic and industrial water supply, and development of rural infrastruc- ture. Estimated project cost about $140 million; foreign exchange cost about $53 million. (COMMUNITY OF To be Railways V - Financing of priority Feasibility studies, revised YUGOSLAV RAILWAYS) deter- investments of the Yugoslav Railways. investment plans and documen- mined tation being prepared.by pros- {Bank) pective Borrower and consultants. {JUGEL) To be Power Transmission II - Stage two of Awaiting revised preparation determined 380 kV nationwide power transmission report from sponsor. (Bank) grid begun under Power Transmission I {Loan 836-YU). (LOCAL BANKS) About Industrial Credit II - to provide Appraisal report is being prepared. so.a foreign exchange for small and (Bank) medium scale industry in the four least developed regions of Yugoslavia. To be determined To be Highways VIII - Construction of Feasibility studies prepared by determined highway sections in one or more Republic and Provincial road organ- (Bank) Republics and Provinces. izations sent to the Bank for review. {STOPANSKA To be Macedonia Irrigation - Irrigation Project components being iden- BANKA, SKOPJE) determined works and access roads. tified. {Bank) Seep. 1 for footnotes. - 61 - Member Count:ry., .and. Amount Borrower or and Probable .Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency !/ Lender '1:./ Project]/ Action on Procurement 4/ YUGOSLAVIA {Cont'd) To be determined To be Rijeka Port Project - elements not Mission to identify project deter- yet determined. elements will be scheduled 1')ined shortly. (Bank) (VOJVODJANS!{A To be (R) Agricultural Credit II - To assist Preparation mission scheduled BANKA) deter- finance investments in dairy farms, for October 1976. mined sheep rearing, cattle fattening, (Bank) vegetables and fruit production, irrigation, drainage, land develop- ment, cold storage, grain drying and milk collection facilities throughout Yugoslavia. (STOPANSKA BANKA To be (R) Agricultural Industries II - In Feasibility studtes prepared by SKOPJE) deter- Macedonia, to assist mainly the FAO Cooperative Program expected mined private sector in livestock fruit by May. Appraisal scheduled · (Bank) .and vegetable, and on-farm develop- for June • ment; provision of processing facilities and some support to the social sector for on-farm investment. In Montenegro, to provide irrigation facilities for fruit growing; support- ing services to private farmers in growing vegetables; provision of marketing and processing facilities. Seep. 1 for footnotes. Member Country, and Amount - 62 - Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency 1../ Lender JJ Project]_/ Action on Procurement!!_/ VI. LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN ARGENTINA. Vialidad Nacional so.o Roads IV - Improvement of road Project being reviewed. (Bank) sections throughout the country and provision of various consult- ing services. (SERVICIOS ELECTRICOS 115.0 Power - Expansion of transmission Project being reviewed. DEL GRAN BUENOS AIRES (Bank) and distribution system, calling for S.A.) procurement of cables, transformers, meters, etc., and for civil works on substations and network. Total cost estimated at $542 million of which $146 million is in foreign exchange. Jun ta Nae ions! To be Grain Storage - Project scope not yet Government preparing studies. de Granos determined defined. (Bank) BAHAMAS To be Up to (R) Barging of water, reservoir, wells, Negotiations planned for determined 10.0 leak detectio~ and transmission and early March. (Bank) distribution facilities; sewerage rehabilitation and environment pro- Procurement: Retroactive tection. Total cost estimated at financing of up to $1 million $31.8 million of which $21.4 million for well drilling, water in foreign exchange. storage works and a water distribution study may be BARBADOS recommened .• To be To be Tourism - Project scope not yet Preparation of preliminary. determined · determined finalized. Could include cluster feasibility. study underway. (Bank) of small hotels sharing common facilities and services. BOLIVIA Banco Industrial, S.A. 10.0 BISA II - Credit program for Appraisal report being (Bank) medium miners and industry. prepared. Empresa Nae ional 25.0 (R) ENDE IV Power - Transmission and Appraisal report being de Electricidad (Bank) generation expansion. Total cost considered. (ENDE) estimated at $33.l million of which $25 million in foreign exchange. Procurement: Retroactive financing of about $300,000 for engineering design and bid preparation for a trans- mission line may be recom- mended. Seep. l for footnotes. - 63 Member Country, and Ainoi.Jnt Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agenc·y l/ Lender l:_/ Project ]_/ Action on Procurement!!./ BOLIVIA (Cont'd) Banco Minero and 12.0 (R) Mining Credit III - Credit program Appraisal report being Servicio Geo-logico (Bank) for development of small mines. prepared. de Bolivia Total cost estimated at $17. 5 miliion of which $12 million in foreign ex- change. Ministry of Agriculture 9.5 (R} Rural Development - Productivity Consideration by Executive and Corporacion Regional (Bank} increase on small farms on the Alti- Directors, on Third Window para Desarrollo de la plano. Total project cost estimated terms expected in February. Paz (CORDEPAZ) at $12,8 million of which $5.07 mill ton in foreign e~change. National Railways Up to (N) Railways II - Continuation of Project preparation underway. (ENFE) 35.0 modernization and rehabilitation (Bank} program. Ministry of Urbanism To be (R) Water supply, sewerage facilities and Appraisal report being and Housing and the deter- environmental protection. Total prepared. Housing Bank mined project cost estimated at $18 million. ( Barik) Ministry of To be (R) Education - Improvement of basic UNESCO preparation mission Education deter- education delivery system. in the field. mined (Bank) Ministry of Agriculture To be Agro-industry - Development of inte- Project being prepared. - Regional Development determined grated production and processing Corporations (Bank) projects. Ministry of Agriculture To be Forestry - Development of timber Project being prepared. - Center for the Develop- determined resources in the Santa Cruz region. ment of Forestry (Bank) Ministry of To be Airports - Improvements at remote Project preparation underway. Transportation and determined facilities and air navigation aids. Communications (Bank) BRAZIL Banco Nacionsl do 85.0 (R) Development Finance Companies - financ- Presentation to Executive Desenvolvimento (Bank} ing of State Development Banks for Directors scheduled for· Economico relending to small and medium-scale February. industries. Estimated overall invest- ments under the program amount to approximately $600 million of which $180 million in foreign exchange. To be 20.0 Nutrition - Support for development Completion of appraisal determined (Bank) of national food and nutrition pro- report awaiting Government gram, including rural extension, health decision on organization services, food fortification, techni- of implementing agency. cal assistance and training. Total project cost estimated at $62.million of which about $20 million in foreign exchange. Seep. 1 for footnotes. - 64 - Member Country., and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency l_/ Lender ]j Project ]../ Action on Procurement!!_/ BRAZIL (Cont'd) (EMPRESA BRASILEIRA 40,0 (R) Agricultural research for the Appraisal report being DE PESQUISA (Bank) Northeast, Cerrados and Amazon prepared, AGROPECUARIA) regions. Total project cost over five-year period estimated, at about Procurement: Retroactive $189 million of which about $40 financing of up to $500,000 million in foreign exchange, may be recommended for archi- tectural d.esign and detailed engineering. Banco Nacional Da 36.0 Water Supply and Sewerage III,- Appraisal report being prepared. Habitacao (Bank) Second phase of water and sewerage program for State of Minas Gerais, Total project cost over three-year period estimated at $90 million of which about $36 million in foreign exchange, Banco Nacional Da To be (R) Water Supply and Sewerage IV - Project preparation underway. Habitacao deter- Sao Paulo water pollution control mined and water distribution II. (Bank) Banco Nacional Da Up to Development of site and services Project preparation underway. Habitacao 60.0 projects in cities (to. be identi- (Bank) fied). To be Up to (R) Agricultural Development of lower Project preparation underway. determined 30,0 Sao Francisco Valley - second phase, FAO/I8RD Cooperative Program (Bank) preparation mission scheduled for March. To be To be (R) Agricultural Settlement in Mato Preparation mission scheduled determined deter- Grosso - Construction of access for March. mined roads and provision of social in- (Bank) frastructure, credit, agricultural extension and land titling services, Secretaria de 12,0 Integrated Rural Development in State Loan approved by Executive Planej amen to da (Bank) of Rio Grande do Norte to consist Directors on December 11, 1975, Presidencia da mainly of additional credit for Republic a perennial cotton production; expansion and strengthening of rural extension · services, production field tests·, training and improved health services, Total project cost esimated at $30 mil- li~n of which about $3.8 million in foreign exchange, Banco Nacional Do 55,0 (R) Secondary and Feeder Roads - Construction Presentation to Executive Directors Desenvolv imen to (Bank) and improvement of roads primarily to scheduled for February. Economico assist agricultural development, Total project cost estimated at $237 million of which about $60 million in foreign exchange, Seep, 1 for footnotes, - 65 - Member Country, and· Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency!./ ~]j Project ll Action on Procurement!!_/ BRAZIL (Cont'd) Centrais Eletricas 50,0 Northeast Power Distribution - Expan- Appraisal report being Brasileiras S,A, (Bank) sion and upgrading of power distribu- prepared, (ELETROBRAS) tion network ·and increase in household connections for lower and middle income households in urban areas of Northeast Brazil, Total project cost estimated at $144 million of which $50 million in foreign exchange, To be Up to Mendes Junior Steel Project - New Project preparation underway. determined 70,0 nonflat steel mill to be located (Bank) near Juiz da Fora in Minas. Gerais· State. First stage capacity of 1,2 million tons per annum. Total project cost estimated at $1,l billion of which $450 million in foreign exchange, To be Up to (R) Integrated Rural Development II - Project preparation mission determined 25,0 Development program for the North- scheduled for February, (Bank) east state of Paraiba, (BANCO CENTRAL Up to (R) Agricultural Export Industries II - Appraisal report being DO BRASIL) 83.0 Credit for construc-tion and improve- considered. (Bank) ment ~f agricultural processing industries in Central and South of Brazil, Total project cost estimated at $260 million of which about $83 million in foreign exchange, To be Up to Minas Gerais Rural Development- Appraisal report being determined 42,0 agricultural development program mainly prepared, (Bank) in Zona da Mata region of the State of Minas Gerais, Total project cost estimated ~t $140 million. Cia de Eletricidade Up to (R) COPEL Power Distribution - Expansion Appraisal report being de Parana (COPEL) 52,0 and upgrading of power distribution prepared. (Bank) network. Total project cost estimated at .$'188 million of which $52 million in foreign exchange, Ministry of To be Education III - Basic education in the Project preparation underway. Education determined North and Northeast States, especially (Bank) in rural areas, To be Up to (R) Fertilizer I - Construction of new plant Appraisal report being determined 50,0 in Araucaria, Parana, to produce about prepared. ( Bank) 1,200 tons per day (tpd) of ammonia and about 1,500 tpd of urea, Total cost Procurement: Re troa·c tive estimated at $257 million of which $127 financing of up to $3 million million in foreign exchange. for engineering services to initiate the project may be recommended. Seep, l for footnotes, - 66 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing· and Implementing Agency l/ Lender 1./ Project ]_/ Action on Procurement !!..I BRAZIL (Cont'd) To be Up to (R) Integrated Rural Development III - Project preparation mission determined 30.0 Development program for Northeast scheduled for February. (Bank) State,of Ceara. Departamento Nacional To be (R) Highway VI - Primarily reconstruc- Project preparation underway. de Estradas de deter- tion, rehabilitation and mainte- Rodagem mined nance of highways. (Bank) Amazonas Mineracoes Up to Carajas Iron Ore Mining Project - Project preparation underway,· S.A. (AMZA) 125.0 Mine, rai~ and port facilities for (Bank) export of SO million tons per year of high grade iron ore by 1986. Total project cost estimated at $2.6 billion of which $800 million in foreign exchange, Centrais Eletricas Up to (R) ELETROSUL Power Transmission - Expan- Project preparation underway. do Sul do Brasil S.A. 70.0 sion of power transmission facilities Appraisal scheduled for mid- (ELETROSUL) (Bank) in the South, including interconnec- March. tion of the South and Southeast regions. Companhia Hidroelectrica Up to CHESF Power Transmission-Expansion Project preparation underway. do Sao Francisco (CHESF) 120.0 of power transmission system in (Bank) Northeast. To be To be (R) Fertilizer II - Construction of new Preparation mission scheduled determined deter- plant in State of Sergipe to produce for April. mined about 1,200 tons per day (tpd) of ( Bank) ammonia and about 1,000 tpd of urea. To be Up to (R) Water Supply and Sewerage V - Water Preparation mission in the determined 60.0 and sewerage program for several field. (Bank) states in Northeast Brazil. To be To be (R) Integrated Rural Development IV - Preparation mission scheduled determined deter- Development Program for Northeast for Fe_bruary. mined State of Bahia. (Bank) CARIBBEAN REGION Loan negotiations ($3.0 million (CARIBBEAN DEVELOPMENT 20. 0 (R) Credit for relending in CDB member of which on third window terms) Bank (CDB)) (Bank) countries for development projects. substantially completed. Borrower to be To be Regional cement project in Barbados Feasibility and marketing determined determined and Guyana. studies being arranged. (Bank) CENTRAL AMERICA (CENTRAL AMERICAN BANK 11. 0 Line of credit to finance industrial Consideration of project sus- FOR ECONOMIC INTEGRA~ (Bank) and tourism projects. pended pending further investi- TION (CABEI)) gation of alternative solution to provision o! member· country guarantees for Bank loan to CABE!. Seep. 1 for footnotes. - 67 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency l_/ Lender 1J Project lf Action on Procurement!!._/ Corp~racion del 33.0 (R) Copper Mining - Subprojects in large Presentation to Executive Cobre (CODELCO) (Bank) and medium mining industries aimed Directors scheduled for resolving urgent production bottle- February. necks, Project would also include technical assistance component, Total project cost estimated at $78 million of which $33 million in foreign exchange. CENTRAL BANK 20,0 Agricultural Credit - Long and some Appraisal report being (Bank) medium-term creSee p, 1 for footnotes. - 71 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of-Processing and Implementing Agency l/ Lender Jj Project 11 Action on Procurement ii EL SALVADOR Comieion Ejecutiva 39.0 (R)· Power VII - Geothermal unit and Appraisal report being Hidroelectrica Del (Bank) .transmission facilities, Total prepared, Rio Lempa (CEL) project cost estimated· at $so;2. million of which $39 million in foreign exchange, Adminietracion Nacional To be Telecommunications III - Expansion Feasibility study being de Telecommunicacionee determined program, Project content not yet prepared, (ANTEL) (Bank) determined, Ministry of Up to (R) Education III - non-formal rural Preparation mission Education 14,0 Education, scheduled for February, (Bank) 6,0 (IDA) GUATEMALA. (INSTITUTO NACIONAL Up to (R) Power III - Hydroelectric plant and Project preparation in'- DE ELECTRIFICACION) 35.0 transmission facilities, progress, (Bank) To be To be Agricultural Credit-Project content FAO/CP preparation mission determined determined not yet determined, scheduled for June, (Bank) Ministerio de Obras To be Roads II - Project content not yet Sector mission preparing Publicae y Comunicaciones determined determined, report. (Bank) Ministerio de Obras 14.5 (R) Education II - Construction of educa- Negotiations substan- Publicas y (Bank) tional institutions for formal and tially completed, Comunicaciones non~formal education and training activities, Total project cost Procurement: Retroactive estimated at $22 million of which financing of $300,000 being $11 million in foreign exchange, recommended for professional services, technical assist- ance and project administra- GUYANA tion. (GUYANA MARINE Up to Fisheries - Fish processing plant Feasibility study being FOOD, LTD.) 8,0 and distribution facilities, reviewed. Government formu- (Bank) lating views on organization and management. (FOREST DEVELOPMENT Up to Forestry - Access road in upper Awaiting satisfactory arrange- CORPORATION) 10,0 Demerara River area and processing ment with commercial firm on (Bank) plant for exploitation· of mixed management and marketing. tropical hardwood forests in central Guyana, Awaiting receipt of feasibility Ministry of To be (R) Water Supply and Sewerage-scope and studies completed by consult- Works and Housing deter- components to be determined after ants. mined completion of feasibility studies, (Bank) Seep. 1 for footnotes, - 72 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency l/ . Lender ]j Project ll Action on Procurement ii Conseil· National de s.s (R) Education I - Rural primary schools, Negotiations completed. Developpement et de (IDA) adult literacy programs, training of Presentation to Executive Planification (CONADEP) adolescent school drop-outs and Directors scheduled for teacher training. Tot.al project 'cost February. estimated at about $6.S million of which about $3.2 million in foreign Procurement: Retroactive exchange. financing (up to $150,000) may be recommended for project administration, professional services.and technical assist- ance. (ELECTRICITE 16.0 (R) Power I - Additional generating Appraisal report being D'HAITI) (IDA) capacity; expansion and improvement prepared. Bank is Executing of sub-transmission and distribution Agency for study of energy system for Port-au-Prince. Total sector expansion which is project cost estimated at $18 mil- being financed by UNDP. lion of which $16 million in foreign Consultant in field. CIDA exchange. Government has also agreed is financing survey of the to undertake a national survey of hydro energy resources as water resources to maximize uses of part of the overall study, hydro power potential to study poten- tial uses of Haiti's lignite deposits Procurement: Retroactive and to formulate long-term plans for financing (up to $1.6 mil- the power sector. lion) may be recommended for consulting services, for downpayment on generating equipment and for purchase of training equipment. Ministere de l'Agri- Up to (R) Rural Development 'I - In Northern Second preappraisal mission i culture, des Ressou~ces 8.0 Plain to include rehabilitation of in the field, Naturelles et du (IDA) irrigation works, credit to farmers, Developpement Rural construction of feeder roads, village water and power systems, and health and training facilities. (SERVICES Up to Water Supply I - Rehabilitation of Feasibility study being HYDRAULIQUES) 7.0 water systems in ten provincial towns undertaken by PAHO with.UNDP (IDA) and strengthening of the technical financing, and administrative capabilities of Services Hydrauliques. Miniatere des Travaux Up to (R) Highways V. Project scope to be .defined Publics, des Transports 10.0 after review by Government et Communications (TPTC) (IDA) and Bank of National Trans- port Survey. HONDURAS 7.0 (R) Integrated Rural Development in Project to be identified by (Bank) Choluteca area. Government with FAO and Bank assistance. FAO/CP mission scheduled for February. Seep. 1 for footnotes. - 73 - Member Country, and Amount and Probable ' Stage of Processing and Borrower or Implementing Agency l/ Lender Jj Project ll Action on Procurement !:J HONDURAS (Cont' d) Minieterio de Up to (R) Highway VII - Construction of Updated economic feasibility Comunicaciones, 30.0 Talanga-Juticalpa road and study for highway being Obras Publicas y (Bank) improvement of feeder roads and reviewed. Traneporte purchase of maintenance equip- ment. (EMPRESA NACIONAL DE Up to (R) Power VII - El Cajon hydro power Feasibility report being ENERGIA ELECTRICA) 70.0 development with related inter- updated. (Joint financing (Bank) connection, transmission and dis- from IDB, CABEI and other .1.0 tribution facilities. lenders likely) • (IDA) (EMPRESA NACIONAL Up to (R) Ports III - Development of a new Project preparation in PORTllARIA) 10.0 port at Puerto Castilla to handle progress. ( Bank) wood and agricultural products exports; improvement of other national port facilities. Banco Central Up to (R) Agricultural Credit - Continuation Appraisal report being 14.0 of credit program to finance live- prepared. (IDA) stock development; mixed crop farm- ing with emphasis on Agrarian Reform settlements, credit for agro-industry, rehabilitation of Isletas Agrarian- Reform settlement; and for Technical Assistance to support Agrarian Reform Program. Total project cost esti- mated at about $20 million of which about $12 million in foreign exchange. To be determined To be Industry I - Development of pulp and Study of investment alter- determined paper and other forestry industries natives being reviewed. ( Bank) in the Olancho region. JAMA!CA Ministry of To be Education III - Project content not Awaiting Government defini- Education determined yet determined. tion of scope of project and (Bank) progress in execution of , second education project. Borrower To be (R) Sugar Rehabilitation - Factory Rehabili- Awaiting completion of to be determined deter- tation; irrigation, drainage and field project preparation by Sugar mined equipment for improved cane production. Industry Authority.. (Parallel (Bank) financing with Commonwealth Development Corporation may be arranged.) (WATER COMMISSION To be Water Supply II - Kingston. Awaiting preparation by Borrowet OF K!NGSTON) determined of terms of reference for study (Bank) which is to recommend next wateI supply source for development. Seep. l for footnotes. - 74 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower 'or and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency!/ Lender ]j Project lf Action on.Procurement!!_/ JAMAICA (Cont'd) Ministry"of Health Up to (R) Population ,II and Nutrition - Appraisal report bei~g 6.0 Construction and equipping of prepared. ( Bank) rural health centers; training and equipping of community health Procurement: Retroactive aides and other medical personnel; financing of up to $100,000 establishment of information and for preparatory work for mass communication systems; .feasi- supplementary food feasi- bility study for supplementary bility study may be recom- food processing plant; related mended. technicai assistance, Total project cost estimated at about $12 million of which about $6 million in foreign exchange. Ministry of Up to (R) Rural Development I - Assistance Appraisal report being Agriculture 15,0 to small farmers through land prepared. (Bank) settlement and related infrastruc- ture works and construction of markets, water supply schemes and rural feeder roads. Total project cost estimated at $34 million of which $29 million in foreign exchange, .(JAMAICA PUBLIC Up. to (R) Power II - Tr~nemission and distri- Preparation mission scheduled SERVICE COMPANY) 10,0 bution facilities. for February. (Bank) Jamaica Development Up to (R) Agricultural Credit III - Scope of Appraisal scheduled for early Bank (JOB) 14,0 Project not yet.defined but may March. (Bank) include assistance to JOB to finance on-farm improvements for coconut, citrus and l.ivestock, and for. agro- industries, MEXICO Secretaria de To be Highways VIiI - Construction and, Project under preparation. Obras Publicas determined improvement of. highway network, (Bank) (PRODUCTOS FORESTALES To be Forest Industries in State of Durango Revised feasibility study DE MEXICO (PROFORMEX)) determined - Es.tablishment of sawmills, plywood ·being prepared by Government (Bank) factories, linerboard plant. and and institutional arrangements infrastructure auch as forestry roads, being negotiated with inter- water supply. · ested parties. Ferrocarriles 100,0 (R) Railways III - Rehabilitation and Negotiatons scheduled for Nacionales.de (Bank) modernization of railway facilities, February. Mexico including purchase of rolling stock, locomotives, a program for maintenance and renovation of track equipment for telecommunications and consultant services. Total project cost estimated at $675 million of which about $282 million in foreign exchange. Seep, 1 for footnotes. - 75 - Member Country, and Alnotin t Borrower or ·and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Ag~hcy l/ · Lender 1/ Project ll Action on Procurement !!_I ~ (Cont'd) (BANCO DE MEXICO) 125.0 (R) Livestock/Agricultural Credit V - Negotiations completed. (Bank) Will continue the program developed Presentation to Executive under Credit IV, but with greater Directors scheduled for emphasis on low-income farmers. Total February. project cost estimated at $413 million of which $125 million in foreign Procurement: Retroactive exchange. financing to be recommended for $20 million for sub- loans committed after dis- bursement of fourth loan and prior to signing of proposed loan. (COMISION FEDERAL To be (R) Power XII. Awaiting Government review of DE ELECTRICIDAD) deter- investment program and financ- mined ing plan which is expected to (Bank) be completed shortly. Timing of appraisal will depend on results of review and agree- ment on actions to be taken by Government to improve CFE's finances. Secretaria de To be (R) Ports ·Ir - Expansion and modernization Scope of institutional reform Marina deter- of major ports. Civil works and equip- needed in ports sector being mined ment for handling containers and bulk reviewed by Government. (Bank) minerals at Veracruz and Tampico, consulting services and training. Total project cost estimaterl at $30 million of which over $20 million would be foreign exchange. Secretaria de To be (R) Irrigation IX - Flood control in the Preparation mission in the Recursos Hidraulicos deter- Papaloapan Basin (Cerro de Oro). field. Revised feasibility mined studies expected by March. (Bank) To be determined Up to (R) Tou'rism II - Developmeri·t of new Appraisal scheduled for 50.0 . tourist centers in Baja California. June. (Bank) (BANCO DE MEXICO) 50.0 (R) FONEI H - Continuing program to pro- Presentation to Executive (Bank) vide· long-term financing for equipment Directors scheduled for of mainly export-oriented industries. February. Procurement: Retroactive financing of up to $5 mil- lion being recommended for disbursements between October 1975 and date of Loan Agreement. seep. 1 for footnotes. - 76 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency 1_/ Lender 1../ Project ]_/ Action on Procurement!!_/ MEXICO (Cont'd) Secretaria de 40. 0 (R) Medium-size Cities Water Supply - ·Loan signed on January Recurses Hidraulicos (Bank) Water supply and sewerage infra- 13. structure to be provided for about 8 cities throughout Mexico; train- ing programs and technical studies. Total project cost estimatd at $90 million of which $40 million in foreign exchange. Comision de Aguas del To be Mexico City Water Supply II. Feasibility studies underway Valle de Mexico ·determined to determine water demand in (Bank) the future and facilities needed for its satisfaction. Secretaria de To be Irrigation X - Irrigation and flood Feasibility report being Recur sos determined control in the lower Panuco Basin. prepared. Preparation mission Hidraulicos (Bank) scheduled for February, Secretaria de To be (R) Irrigation VIII (Apatzingan) - Irri- Feasibility report expected Recurses Hidraulicos deter- gation rehabilitation in the Balsas in June. Preappraisal mission mined Basin, in the field. (Bank) Secretaria de To be (R) Vocational Education, Identification mission in the Obras Publicas deter- field. mined (Bank) Secretaria de To be (R) Tropical Agricultural Research and Feasibility studies expected by Recursos Hidraulicos deter- Development, September. Preparation mission mined fo· the field. (Bank) (SIDERURGICA 95.0 Las Truchas Steel II - Expansion of _Appraisal report being prepared. LAZARO CARDENAS (Bank) Las Truchas steel plant from one LAS TRUCHAS ·S,A,) million tons ·per year of non-flat products to 2,35 million tons per year of flat products. Secretaria de To be (R) Lagoon fisheries, Feasibility report being Recursos Hidraulicos deter- prepared. mined (Bank) (GUANOS ·Y FERTILIZANTES To be (R) Fertilizer II - Phosphate rock based Project being prepared. DE MEXICO (GUANOMEX)) deter- fertilizer complex in Guaymas. Preparation mission scheduled mined for April. (Bank) Secretaria de To be (N) Rural Development III. Preappraisal mission scheduled la Presidencia deter- for May, mined (Bank) seep. l for footnotes. - 77 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency l_/ ~ll Project 1_/ Action on Procurement!!_/ MEXICO (Cont'd) To be determined To be (N) Urban Development - Town of Lazaro Identification mission scheduled determined Cardenas. for February. (Bank) NICARAGUA Ministry of Up to (R) Education II - Construction of Appraisal report being Education 11.0 secondary schools; vocational and prepared, (Bank) teacher training, Total project cost estimated at $19.8 million Procurement: Retroactive of which $8.3 million in foreign financing of about $150,000 exchange. to be recommended for pro- fessional services and tech- nical assistance. Empresa Nacional Up to (R) Power IX - Transmission and distri- Appraisal mission in the de Luz y Fuerza 20.0 bution facilities. field,· (Bank) Empresa Aguadora de Up to Water Supply - Water Supply for Project preparation underway, Managua y Ministerio de 10.0 Managua area and a national rural Salud (Bank) water supply and sanitation program. (BANCO CENTRAL) Up to (R) Agricultural Credit II - Follow-on FAO/IBRD Cooperative Program 12.0 to first agricultural credit project preparation mission in the (Bank) but with greater emphasis on small field. and mediwn-size income farmers. ~ (INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS Up to (R) Power IV - Civil works and equipment Awaiting completion of data HIDRAITT.ICOS Y 40.0 for La Fortuna hydroelectric power required for appraisal. Pre- ELECTRIFICACION (IRHE)) (Bank) plant. appraisal mission scheduled for March. (IDB considering lend- ing up to $80 million.) (BANCO NACIONAL To be Livestock II - Credit line for improve- Feasibility study to be prepared DE PANAMA) determined ment and expansion of livestock, by BNP by April. Preparation (Bank) mission scheduled for February. (BANCO NACIONAL To be Fisheries II - Credit line for replace- Preparation mission scheduled DE PANAMA) determined ment of obsolete shrimp trawlers and for February. (Bank) other fishing vessels. Borrower to To be (R) Rural Development I - Infrastructure, Project being revised by be determined deter- credits and other components of rural Government, FAO/CP prepa- mined development project in Bayano area. ration mission scheduled for (Bank) February. (INSTITUTO DE AGUAS Up to (R) Water Supply I - Expansion of Appraisal report being prepared. Y ALCANTARILLADOS 12.0 Colon's water supply system. (IDAAN)) (Bank) seep. l for footnotes. - 78 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency 1../ Lender ]j Project ll Action on Procurement!!_/ PARAGUAY To be 12.0 (R) DFC I - Credit program for small indus- Appraisal scheduled for March. determined Bank tries (mainly agro-industries) and tourism facilities. Ministerio de Obras· 7.0 (R) Domestic Airports - Improvement of small Project preparation underway. Publicas (Bank) domestic airports including paving and lighting of runways, provision of naviga- tional aids and communications equipment. Ministerio de 4.0 Education II - Nonformal vocational Appraisal report being Education y Culto (Bank) training including fixed and mobile prepared. training centers and technical assist- ance. Total project cost estimated at $5.7 million of which $4 million in foreign exchange. Ministerio de 4.0 (R) Education III . - Basic and secondary Appraisal scheduled for Educacion y Culto (Bank) education. March. 4.0 (IDA) Various Government 20.0 (R) Agriculture III - Rural development Project preparation and Public Institutions (Bank) program in land settlement areas underway. including provision of credit and roads to existing and new colonies. Ministerio de Obras 24.0 Highways V - Maintenance and improve- Government contracting consult- Publicas (Bank) ment of trunk road and bridges. ants for feasibility, mainte- nance and design studies. Servicio Nacional To be Water .Supply - Program for rural Project preparation underway. de Aguas y Saneamiento determined communities. (Bank) PERU (ELECTROLIMA - 36.0 (R) Power distribution for the Lima metro- Negotiations planned for mid- formerly EMPRESAS (Bank) politan area, including transmission, January. ELECTRICAS ASOCIADAS) subtransmission, distribution, auxiliary services and support facilities, tech- ·Procurement: Retroactive finan- nical assistance and training for power cing of $1.2 million to be sector. Total project cost estimated recommended for equipment and at $165 million of which $39 million in materials. foreign exchange. (CORPORACION To be Development Finance Company. Appraisal report being prepared. FINANCIERA DE determined DESARROLLO (COFIDE)) (Bank) ( CENTROMIN-PERU) 40.0 (R) Expansion program for mining and Negotiations planned for mid- (Bank) refining of non-ferrous metals and February. (Co-financing from water treatment plant. Total project IDB being considered.) cost estimated at about $120 million of which about $65 million in foreign exchange. Seep. l for footnotes. - 79 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing A~ency J../ Lender Jj Project]_/ Action on Procurement fi/ PERU (Cont'd} Ministerio de 20,0 (R} Irrigation Rehabilitation-Desaliniza- Appraisal report being prepared Agricultura (Bank} tion and drainage of about 20,000 ha in six valleys along the coast. Ministerio de To be Ports VI - Expansion of ocean ports, Project scope and composition Transportes y determined will be defined by Government Comun icac iones (Bank) after ongoing coastal transport survey is completed. Second preappraisal mission scheduled for March. Corporacion Peruana To be Aviation I .:.. Upgradin;; of domestic Invitation for consultants' de Aviacion Civil determined airports, proposals for feasibility (CORPAC} (Bank) studies expected to be issued in early 1976, Ministerio de 76.5 Lima-Amazon Transport Corridor - Loan approved by Executive Transportes y (Bank) Includes construction of Stage II of Directors on December 30, 1975, Comun icac iones Huanuco - La Oroyou and reconstruc- tion of Aguaytia-Neshuya road sections of the Trans-Andean corridor, feeder roads and maintenance equipment, expansion of river port of Iquitos, construction of river ports at Pucallpa and Yurimaguas, and assistance for project preparation, Total project cost estimated at $138.4 million of which $69,4 million in foreign exchange. Banco de la 20,0 Sites and services - Provision of basic Appraisal report being prepared Vivienda (Bank} services (water supply, sewerage, roads and electricity) for slum areas around Lima and Arequipa, develop industrial sites, provide supervised credit and related technical assistance. Total project cost estimated at $43 million of which $15.6_ million_ in foreign exchange, Banco Agrario Up to Agricultural Credit VI. Preparation mission scheduled del Peru 30,0 for March, (Bank) TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO (PORT AUTHORITY OF To be Port-of-Spain Port Improvement - Con- Consideration of project in TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO} determined struction of container terminal and abeyance at Government request, (Bank) road, provision of container cargo Project may be revised, handling, and hydrologic survey equip- ment and technical assistance. Seep, 1 for footnotes, - 80 - Member Country, and Amount Borrowet' or and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency J./ Lender 1./ Project ll Action on Procurement fi/ TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO (Cont'd) Ministry of Works 7.0 (R) Highway II - Engineering and con- Negotiations substantially (Bank) struction of priority sections of completed. Port of Spain-Arima connection; road maintenance program and technical Procurement: Retroactive assistance. Total project cost financing of up to $300,000 estimated at about $28 million of for final engineering studies which $14 million in foreign exchange. may be-recommended. Ministry of Education To be Education III - Continued assistance Awaiting proposals from Govern- and Culture determined in implementing Government's plan for ment. (Bank) educational development. Ministry of Agri- To be Rural Development II - Credit for Government reviewing study on culture, Lands and determined rural development/land settlement subdivision of the hilly caroni- Fisheries (Bank) probably in eastern and southern owned lands for occupation by Caroni lands. small-scale cane farmers, being financed under the Bank's Caroni project loan (888-TR). URUGUAY (ADMINISTRACION To be Power V - Expansion of transmission Awaiting Government action on NACIONAL DE USINAS determined and distribution facilities. measures to improve UTE's effi- Y TRANSMISIONES (Bank) ciency and decision on expansion ELECTRICAS (UTE)) program, including proposed financing plan. (Parallel financing probable,) Ministry of 30.0 Agricultural Diversification - Project preparation underway. I' Agriculture (Bank) financing of development and expan- sion of production of various agri- cultural activities. VENEZUELA , Ministerio de To be Education I - Basic and secondary Appraisal report being Education determined education and post secondary technical reviewed. (Bank) education. Seep. 1 for footnotes. - 81 - VII. NEW PROJECTS ADDED IN THIS ISSUE Amount and Probable Member Country Lender Project Stage of Processing EASTERN AFRICA ETHIOPIA 45.0 Education V - Second sector credit Identification/Reconnaissance (IDA) for education. mission scheduled for April. To be To increase the capacity of the Preappraisal mission in field. deter- present water supply system in mined the city of Blantyre from 6 million gal/day to 10 million gal/day to meet increased demand. Total cost tentatively estimated at $10 million. I MAURITIUS About Provision of additional facilities UNESCO sector revision mission 10.0 for technical education as continua- in field. (Bank) tion of program financed with Ln 1033 MAS/Cr 501-MAS of July 29, 1974. I TANZANIA 7.0 Expansion of tobacco processing and Appraisal report under (IDA) storage. preparation. Procurement: Retroactive financing of about $0.6 million is being recommended for tobacco processing equip- ment and storage. WESTERN AFRICA BENIN To be Feeder Roads - in country's major· Feasibility study completed. Aoprai- determined agricultural area. aal mission scheduled for July. 15.0 Volta Region Rural Development Reconnaissance mission report (Bank) being reviewed. 15.0 Urban development in Accra, Identification mission report (IDA) being finalized. - 82 - Amount and Probable Member Country Lender Project Stage of Processing GHANA (Cont'd) 25.0 Highway III - Continuation Basic preparation data will (Bank) of Highway I I project with emerge from work on Highway II assistance for road rehabil- project. itation, maintenance and possible feeder roads. LIBERIA 8.0 Educauo·n III: vocational train- Project preparation being done (Bank) ing; forest ranger training; Government and Bank Appraisal science/technological education; tentatively scheduled for late education management. 1976. SIERRA LEONE To be Port development: new oil jetty Further project identification deter- at Kissy; port dredging;