INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS DATA SHEET
CONCEPT STAGE
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Report No.: ISDSC2899
Date ISDS Prepared/Updated: 05-Mar-2013
Date ISDS Approved/Disclosed: 15-Mar-2013
I. BASIC INFORMATION
A. Basic Project Data
Country: Egypt, Arab Republic of Project ID: P144305
Project Name: EGYPT Energy/Social Safety Nets Sector Reforms Technical Assistance
(P144305)
Task Team Husam Mohamed Beides
Leader:
Estimated 00-undefined-0000 Estimated 24-Jul-2013
Appraisal Date: Board Date:
Managing Unit: MNSEG Lending Specific Investment Loan
Instrument:
Sector(s): General energy sector (50%), Other Renewable Energy (10%), Other social
services (40%)
Theme(s): Infrastructure services for private sector development (60%), Social safety nets
(40%)
Financing (In USD Million)
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Total Project Cost: 6.00 Total Bank Financing: 0.00
Total Cofinancing: Financing Gap: 0.00
Financing Source Amount
Borrower 0.00
MNA VPU Free-standing Trust Funds 6.00
Total 6.00
Environmental C - Not Required
Category:
Is this a No
Repeater
project?
B. Project Objectives
The proposed project will assist the Government of Egypt in reducing barriers for improving the
financial viability of the energy sector and strengthening the social safety nets.
C. Project Description
This technical assistance project is recipient executed proposed by the Government of Egypt (GoE)
for grant financing from the MENA Transition Fund. Upon the request of the GoE the World Bank
acts in the role of its Implementation Support Agency (ISA). The project aims at assisting the GoE in
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reducing barriers to energy sector and fuel subsidy reforms by developing strategies and action plans
to improve the sector’s institutions, operations, governance and financial performance and to support
strengthening social safety nets (SSN) in order to mitigate social impact of future fuel subsidy
reforms. The project will have the following components:
• Component 1: Power Sector Institutional Development and Financial Viability which
includes the following subcomponents:
• Subcomponent 1: Electricity Utilities Financial Management and Governance
• Subcomponent 2: Fuel to Power Strategy
• Subcomponent 3: Establishment of an Energy Efficiency Unit at the Ministry of Electricity
and Energy
• Component 2. Energy Pricing and Fuel Switching Reform which includes the following
subcomponents:
• Subcomponent 1: Energy Pricing and Fuel Switching Reform Strategy
• Subcomponent 2: Development of a Communication strategy fuel reform
• Component 3: Social Safety Nets Strengthening
D. Project location and salient physical characteristics relevant to the safeguard
analysis (if known)
This is a technical assistance project and will not support or finance specific project development at
specific location or site. Consultants retained by the project will work with various ministries and
stakeholders located in Cairo and could also include field visits to and data collection from
stakeholders outside Cairo.
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In accordance with World Bank safeguard policies on environment (OP/BP/GP 4.01 Environmental
Assessment) the project is assigned Category C indicating that no environmental issues are
anticipated. This is based upon the project design which is primarily technical assistance and does
not include any physical construction activities.
Although the technical assistance provided by the proposed project will deal with a assessment of a
strategy for fuel subsidy reform and social impact and mitigation however the technical assistance
will not trigger the Bank’s social safeguards policies because the project’s components focus on
developing strategies and action plans to improve the energy sector’s institutions, operations,
governance and financial performance. Thus no impacts under the Bank’s Operational Policy 4.12
(Involuntary Land Acquisition and Resettlement) are expected.. The technical assistance includes
activities that will aim strengthening social safety nets in Egypt to mitigate social impact as part of
development strategies for subsidy reforms and will also develop a framework and strategy for
consultation, participation, and dissemination of information, in particular with as civil societies and
the public in large.
E. Borrowers Institutional Capacity for Safeguard Policies
The technical assistance financed by this project will not by itself present any significant
environmental and social issues. Nevertheless, the technical assistance includes activities that will
aim strengthening social safety nets in Egypt to mitigate social impact of subsidy reforms will also
develop a framework and strategy for consultation, participation, and dissemination of information,
in particular with as civil societies and the public in large.
F. Environmental and Social Safeguards Specialists on the Team
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Banu Setlur (MNSEN)
Nina Bhatt (MNSSO)
Chaogang Wang (MNSSO)
II. SAFEGUARD POLICIES THAT MIGHT APPLY
Safeguard Policies Triggered? Explanation (Optional)
Environmental Assessment OP/ No
BP 4.01
Natural Habitats OP/BP 4.04 No
Forests OP/BP 4.36 No
Pest Management OP 4.09 No
Physical Cultural Resources OP/ No
BP 4.11
Indigenous Peoples OP/BP 4.10 No
Involuntary Resettlement OP/BP No
4.12
Safety of Dams OP/BP 4.37 No
Projects on International No
Waterways OP/BP 7.50
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Projects in Disputed Areas OP/BP No
7.60
III. SAFEGUARD PREPARATION PLAN
A. Tentative target date for preparing the PAD Stage ISDS: 15-Mar-2013
B. Time frame for launching and completing the safeguard-related studies that may be needed.
The specific studies and their timing1 should be specified in the PAD-stage ISDS:
N/A
IV. APPROVALS
Task Team Leader: Name: Husam Mohamed Beides
Approved By:
Regional Safeguards Name: Maged Mahmoud Hamed (RSA) Date: 05-Mar-2013
Coordinator:
Sector Manager: Name: Patricia Veevers-Carter (SM) Date: 15-Mar-2013
1 Reminder: The Bank's Disclosure Policy requires that safeguard-related documents be disclosed before appraisal (i) at the InfoShop and (ii) in country, at publicly accessible locations and in a
form and language that are accessible to potentially affected persons.