The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Advancing Sustainability in Performance, Infrastructure, and Reliability of the Energy Sector in the West Bank and Gaza Advancing Sustainability in Performance, Infrastructure, and Reliability of the Energy Sector in the West Bank and Gaza MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | West Bank and Gaza | Energy & Extractives Global Practice | Special Financing | Investment Project Financing | FY 2020 | Seq No: 2 | ARCHIVED on 02-Apr-2021 | ISR44508 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Finance, Palestinian Energy and Natural Resources Authority (PENRA) Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 27-Apr-2020 Effectiveness Date: 25-Sep-2020 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 30-Jun-2023 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 31-Dec-2024 Revised Closing Date: 31-Dec-2024 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) To improve operational and financial performance of electricity sector institutions and diversification of energy sources in the West Bank and Gaza. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Component 1: Improving Infrastructure for Regional Electricity Interconnections in the West Bank and Gaza:(Cost $13.00 M) Component 2: Improving Sustainability of Service Delivery in West Bank and Gaza DISCOs:(Cost $7.00 M) Component 3: Enabling Private Sector Engagement in Renewable Energy:(Cost $34.00 M) Component 4: Technical Assistance, Capacity Building and Project Management:(Cost $9.00 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating High High Implementation Status and Key Decisions ASPIRE MPA and MPA Phase 1 was approved by the Board on April 27, 2020. The project became effective on September 25, 2020 and made its first disbursement on November 18, 2020. Due to extensive and severe COVID-19 related lockdowns, activities requiring site-visits, stakeholder consultations and technical coordination among electricity sector institutions have been unavoidably delayed during this reporting period. PENRA is working with the Bank team to identify and implement measures to accelerate the implementation pace. MPA Program Development Objective 4/2/2021 Page 1 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Advancing Sustainability in Performance, Infrastructure, and Reliability of the Energy Sector in the West Bank and Gaza MPA PDO Table Improve operational and financial performance of energy sector institutions and diversification of energy sources MPA Table Multiphase Programmatic Approach (MPA) Status MPA Table Body ASPIRE MPA and MPA Phase 1 was approved by the Board on April 27, 2020. The project became effective on September 25, 2020 and made its first disbursement on November 18, 2020. Owing to extensive and severe COVID-19 related lockdowns, activities requiring site-visits, stakeholder consultations and technical coordination among electricity sector institutions have been unavoidably delayed during this reporting period. PENRA is working with the Bank team to identify and implement measures to accelerate pace of implementation. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance High High High Macroeconomic High High High Sector Strategies and Policies Substantial Substantial Substantial Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Moderate Moderate Moderate Sustainability Fiduciary High High High Environment and Social Substantial Substantial Substantial Stakeholders Low Low Low Other Substantial Substantial Substantial Overall High High High Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes PrDO2 and Phase1-PDO2: Improve financial performance of electricity sector institutions IN00924362 ►Share of electricity sector net-lending in West Bank (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 30.00 30.00 30.00 15.00 4/2/2021 Page 2 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Advancing Sustainability in Performance, Infrastructure, and Reliability of the Energy Sector in the West Bank and Gaza Date 25-Sep-2019 30-Jul-2020 15-Mar-2021 30-Jun-2027 'Net-lending' is a mechanism by which payments due to Israel Electricity Corp are deducted from the Comments: clearance revenue mechanism. While the mechanism works for both W. Bank and Gaza. This indicator focuses on W. Bank. PrDO1 and Phase1-PDO1: Improve operational performance of electricity sector institutions IN00924349 ►Non-technical losses West Bank (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 11.00 11.00 11.00 6.00 Date 25-Sep-2019 30-Jul-2020 15-Mar-2021 30-Jun-2028 Comments: Average based on non-technical losses recorded for each distribution company in West Bank IN00924363 Non-technical losses Gaza (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 20.00 20.00 20.00 15.00 Date 30-Sep-2019 30-Jul-2020 15-Mar-2021 30-Jun-2027 PrDO3 and Phase1-PDO3: Diversification of energy sources IN00924350 ►Electricity supply from imports (Megawatt, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 36.00 36.00 36.00 80.00 Date 26-Sep-2019 30-Jul-2020 15-Mar-2021 30-Jun-2027 Comments: This indicator refers only to import from Jordan during Phase 1. IN00924361 ►Installed capacity from new IPPs in West Bank and Gaza (Megawatt, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 Date 25-Sep-2019 30-Jul-2020 15-Mar-2021 30-Jun-2027 Comments: Installed capacity (MW) from new IPPs Intermediate Results Indicators by Components 4/2/2021 Page 3 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Advancing Sustainability in Performance, Infrastructure, and Reliability of the Energy Sector in the West Bank and Gaza Ph1: Improving infrastructure for regional electricity interconnections in West Bank IN00924364 ►Connection points upgraded (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 16.00 16.00 16.00 80.00 Date 25-Sep-2019 30-Jul-2020 15-Mar-2021 31-Dec-2024 Baseline is calculated as 35 connection points out of 210. As connection points may be consolidated in Comments: the future, a percentage is used. IN00924368 ►Length of MV lines upgraded and constructed (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 45.00 Date 25-Sep-2019 30-Jul-2020 15-Mar-2021 31-Dec-2024 Comments: MV lines in Nablus, Jenin, Hebron, Gaza, and the proposed Jericho-Ramallah transmission line IN00924372 ►Substation operationalized (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No Yes Yes Date 25-Sep-2019 30-Jul-2020 15-Mar-2021 31-Dec-2024 Comments: This pertains to Tarqumiya substation in southern part of West Bank. Ph1: Improving sustainability of service delivery IN00924366 ►Number of smart meters installed under RPP-2 in West Bank (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 10,000.00 Date 25-Sep-2019 30-Jul-2020 15-Mar-2021 31-Dec-2024 Comments: Smart meters purchased for installation as Revenue protection program, stage 2 IN00924370 ►Number of smart meters installed under RPP-2 in Gaza (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 7,500.00 4/2/2021 Page 4 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Advancing Sustainability in Performance, Infrastructure, and Reliability of the Energy Sector in the West Bank and Gaza Date 25-Sep-2019 30-Jul-2020 15-Mar-2021 31-Dec-2024 Comments: Smart meters installed as Revenue Protection Program stage 2 IN00924374 ►Share of female engineers employed in the energy sector (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 7.00 7.00 7.00 12.00 Date 25-Sep-2019 30-Jul-2020 15-Mar-2021 30-Jun-2028 Comments: Number of women formally employed in govt. and private energy institutions IN00924375 ►Lessons learned reports from design and pilot of PETL liquidity support account and payment system (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.00 Date 25-Sep-2019 30-Jul-2020 15-Mar-2021 31-Dec-2024 Lessons learned report to capture insights from the collaborative process for designing the liquidity Comments: support account and payment system Ph1: Enabling Private Sector Engagement in Renewable Energy IN00924367 ►Beneficiaries served by newly installed solar PV systems (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 5,000.00 Date 25-Sep-2019 30-Jul-2020 15-Mar-2021 30-Jun-2028 this indicator will be dis-aggregated by: (i) number of public facilities; (ii) number of MSMEs (also by Comments: gender); (iii) number of HHs (of which vulnerable/ FHH) IN00924371 ►Private capital mobilized (Amount(USD), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 20,000,000.00 Date 25-Sep-2019 30-Jul-2020 15-Mar-2021 30-Jun-2028 Comments: Investment in the solar IPPs by private sector developers, enabled by the PETL liquidity support account. IN00924376 ►Share of RE capacity in West Bank (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 4/2/2021 Page 5 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Advancing Sustainability in Performance, Infrastructure, and Reliability of the Energy Sector in the West Bank and Gaza Value 4.50 4.50 4.50 10.00 Date 25-Sep-2019 30-Jul-2020 15-Mar-2021 30-Jun-2028 The proportion of RE in the total energy mix including all imports and domestic generation. Baseline is Comments: calculated as 50 divided by 1100. IN00924377 ►Beneficiary women-owned businesses reporting stable incomes due to improved electricity services (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 25.00 Date 25-Sep-2019 30-Jul-2020 15-Mar-2021 30-Jun-2028 Comments: This refers to women owned SMEs that benefit from the financing mechanism for solar PV systems Ph1: Technical Assistance, Capacity Building and Project Management IN00924365 ►Preparation of feasibility studies completed (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.00 Date 25-Sep-2019 30-Jul-2020 15-Mar-2021 31-Dec-2024 Comments: Feasibility studies for priority infrastructure projects for financing in Phase 2 IN00924369 ►PENRA publishes on its website results of citizen engagement survey (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.00 Date 25-Sep-2019 30-Jul-2020 15-Mar-2021 30-Jun-2028 Comments: citizen engagement indicator IN00924373 ►Grievances registered related to delivery of project benefits that are actually addressed (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 90.00 Date 25-Sep-2019 30-Jul-2020 15-Mar-2021 30-Jun-2028 Comments: Related to grievance redressal mechanism Performance-Based Conditions 4/2/2021 Page 6 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Advancing Sustainability in Performance, Infrastructure, and Reliability of the Energy Sector in the West Bank and Gaza Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P170928 TF-B3015 Effective USD 49.00 49.00 0.00 1.50 47.50 3.1% P170928 TF-B3036 Effective USD 14.00 14.00 0.00 1.57 12.43 11% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P170928 TF-B3015 Effective 23-Apr-2020 30-Jun-2020 25-Sep-2020 31-Dec-2024 31-Dec-2024 P170928 TF-B3036 Effective 23-Apr-2020 30-Jun-2020 25-Sep-2020 31-Dec-2024 31-Dec-2024 Cumulative Disbursements PBC Disbursement Achievement Disbursed amount in Disbursement % PBC ID PBC Type Description Coc PBC Amount Status Coc for PBC 4/2/2021 Page 7 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Advancing Sustainability in Performance, Infrastructure, and Reliability of the Energy Sector in the West Bank and Gaza Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 4/2/2021 Page 8 of 8