Page 1 N i c a r a g u a : O f f g r i d E l e c t r i f i c a t i o n f o r D e v e l o p m e n t K e y P e r f o r m a n c e I n d i c a t o r s 1 O b j e c t i v e I n d i c a t o r 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 4 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 6 2 0 1 . S u p p o r t t h e d e s i g n o f a s u s t a i n a b l e n a t i o n a l r u r a l e l e c t r i f i c a t i o n s t r a t e g y 1 . 1 R a t i o n a l i z e d p o l i c i e s f o r r u r a l e l e c t r i f i c a t i o n , i n c l u d i n g p r i c e a n d s u b s i d i e s p o l i c i e s , o f f i c i a l l y a d o p t e d 3 1 . 2 F O D I E N r e o r g a n i z e d a n d f u n c t i o n i n g 1 . 3 N e w r e g u l a t o r y f r a m e w o r k f o r o f f - g r i d e l e c t r i f i c a t i o n o f f i c i a l l y a d o p t e d 1 . 4 P o r t f o l i o o f n e w o f f - g r i d s u b p r o j e c t s c o m p l e t e d s s s s 2 . I m p r o v e e l e c t r i c i t y a c c e s s i n o f f g r i d a r e a s t h r o u g h i n n o v a t i v e p u b l i c / p r i v a t e o f f - g r i d e l e c t r i c i t y d e l i v e r y m e c h a n i s m s 2 . 1 N u m b e r o f P E R Z A p r i v a t e c o n c e s s i o n a i r e s 2 . 2 I n v e s t m e n t b y n e w p r i v a t e c o n c e s s i o n a i r e s ( U $ m i l l i o n s ) 2 . 3 T o t a l i n s t a l l e d c a p a c i t y ( k W ) o f P E R Z A m i n i g r i d s 2 . 4 T o t a l i n s t a l l e d c a p a c i t y ( k W ) o f i n d i v i d u a l P V s y s t e m s f o r a l l t y p e s o f u s e r s 2 . 5 N u m b e r o f P V c o m p a n i e s a c c r e d i t e d 2 . 6 T o t a l n o . o f n e w u s e r s o f c e n t r a l 0 0 0 3 2 2 5 0 1 . 8 5 0 1 3 3 7 5 3 4 . 5 7 1 , 7 0 0 2 8 3 3 0 0 5 5 . 2 2 2 , 1 0 0 5 3 4 4 7 5 4 , 9 0 0 7 6 . 4 2 , 7 1 0 4 6 2 1 Q u a n t i t i e s a r e c u m u l a t i v e 2 A : Q u a r t e r l y P r o j e c t r e p o r t s b y C N E - P M U ; B : B a n k s u p e r v i s i o n r e p o r t s ; C : E l e c t r i c i t y P r o v i d e r s r e p o r t s ; D : M F I s r e p o r t s ; E : I N E r e p e v a l u a t i o n 3 O f f i c i a l a d o p t i o n m a y b e e v i d e n c e d b y i s s u a n c e o f o f f i c i a l o r d e r o r a n n o u n c e m e n t f r o m C N E o r I N E o n t h e s p e c i f i c p o l i c y o r p r o c e d u Page 2 b a t t e r y c h a r g i n g , s o l a r a n d m i n i g r i d - c o n n e c t e d 2 . 7 T o t a l n e w c o n n e c t i o n s , m i n i g r i d s a n d i n d i v i d u a l s y s t e m s ( S H S , b a t t e r i e s ) 1 2 5 5 7 5 2 , 8 0 0 7 , 8 3 . E n h a n c e t h e d e v e l o p m e n t i m p a c t o f r u r a l e l e c t r i f i c a t i o n . p r o j e c t s t h r o u g h t a r g e t e d r u r a l m i c r o - f i n a n c e a n d b u s i n e s s d e v e l o p m e n t s e r v i c e s ( B D S ) . 3 . 1 N o . o f M F I s o f f e r i n g l o a n s f o r r u r a l e l e c t r i f i c a t i o n 3 . 2 V o l u m e o f l o a n s ( $ ) f o r p r o d u c t i v e u s e s i n p r o j e c t a r e a s 3 . 3 N o . o f B D S p r o v i d e r s i n p r o j e c t a r e a s 3 . 4 N o . o f c l i e n t s s e r v e d b y B D S p r o v i d e r s i n p r o j e c t a r e a s . 3 5 0 3 f i r m s 3 6 4 1 5 0 5 f i r m s 1 0 0 5 3 0 0 8 f i r m s 1 6 0 6 9 f i r m 2 4 . R e d u c e C O 2 e m i s s i o n s t h r o u g h i n c r e a s e d r e n e w a b l e e n e r g y u s e A v o i d e d C O 2 e m i s s i o n s ( t o n s ) f r o m P E R Z A i n s t a l l a t i o n s 0 0 1 , 0 0 0 4 , 0 0 0 7 , 0 5 . S o c i a l s t r a t e g y c o n s u l t a t i o n s a n d c o m u n i c a t i o n s - C o m p l e t e a s o c i a l e v a l u a t i o n a n d c o m m u n i t y d e v e l o p m e n t p l a n t o p r i o r t o p h a s e I a n d I I - I m p l e m e n t a p a r t i c i p a t o r y s y s t e m f o r m o n i t o r i n g a n d e v a l u a t i n g t h e p r o j e c t ´ s s o c i a l i m p a c t 5 . 1 N o . o f c o m m u n i t i e s i n p r o j e c t a r e a s t h a t h a v e e l a b o r a t e d a d e v e l o p m e n t a c t i o n p l a n a n d d e m o n s t r a t e d o w n e r s h i p 5 . 2 P e r c e n t o f c o m m u n i t y l e a d e r s i n p r o j e c t a r e a s p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n f o l l o w u p s a n d c o m m u n i t y t r a i n i n g d u r i n g t h e l i f e o f t h e p r o j e c t . 5 . 3 N o . o f l o c a l , n a t i o n a l a n d r e g i o n a l m e e t i n g s o r g a n i z e d b y o r p a r t i c i p a t e d i n b y t h e P M U a n d / o r c o m m u n i t y r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s t o p r o m o t e a c c e p t a n c e o f P E R Z A a n d 3 9 5 0 % 1 2 6 0 % 1 2 7 0 % 1 2 7 5 Page 3 d i s s e m i n a t e i t s s o c i a l i m p a c t s . 5 . 5 P e r c e n t o f v i l l a g e r s i n p r o j e c t a r e a s p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n a c t i v i t i e s s u c h a s w o r k s h o p s , m e e t i n g s a n d h e a r i n g s h e l d o n r a d i o a n d T V 3 2 5 % 6 5 0 % 9 5 0 % 1 2 7 0 % 1 5 7 5 5 . S t r e n g t h e n C N E , I N E a n d M F I s 5 . 1 N o . o f C N E , I N E a n d M F I s t a f f c o m p l e t i n g P E R Z A t r a i n i n g e v e n t 2 5 6 0 1 1 0 1 5 5 1 8 Page 4 Page 1 REPUBLIC OF NICARAGUA May 27, 2003 International Development Association International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 1818 H Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 204533 United States of America Dear Sir/Mmes.: Re.: Credit No. 3760-NI (Off Grid Rural Electrification Project – PERZA) DCA: Section 1.02 (t); GEF Trust Fund Grant Agreement: TF051960, Section 1.02 (r) - Implementation Letter We refer to: (a) the Development Credit Agreement (DCA) entered into by and between the Republic of Nicaragua (the Borrower) and the International Development Association (the Association); and (b) the Global Environment Facility Trust Fund Grant Agreement entered into by and between the Republic of Nicaragua (the Recipient) and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the Bank), acting as an Implementing Agency of the Global Environment Facility. This letter is the Implementation Letter referred to in Sections 1.02 (t) and 1.02 (r) of the DCA and the GEF Trust Fund Grant Agreement, respectively. With respect to Sections 3.10 (a) of the DCA and the GEF Trust Fund Grant Agreement, respectively, the Annex to this Letter sets forth the Project monitoring indicators, which we understand are satisfactory to the Association and the Bank. Please confirm your agreement with the above and with the above-mentioned Annex by signing this letter in the space provided below. Very truly yours, REPUBLIC OF NICARAGUA By /s/ Eduardo Montealegre (Authorized Representative) Page 2 CONFIRMED: INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT acting as an Implementing Agency of the Global Environment Facility By: /s/ Amparo Ballivian (Authorized Representative) Date: May 27, 2003