The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Benin Rural Water Supply Universal Access Program (P164186) Benin Rural Water Supply Universal Access Program (P164186) WESTERN AND CENTRAL AFRICA | Benin | Water Global Practice | Requesting Unit: AWCF2 (6551) | Responsible Unit: SAWW1 (9390) IBRD/IDA | Program-for-Results Financing | FY 2018 | Team Leader(s): Yeli Mariam Dakoure Sou Seq No: 13 | Archived on 27-Jan-2025 | ISR01794 | Created by: Xavier Chauvot De Beauchene on 12-Sep-2024 | Modified by: Yeli Mariam Dakoure Sou on 16-Dec-2024 1. PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE 1.1 Development Objective Original Development Objective (Approved as part of Approval package on 15-May-2018) The PDO is to increase access to water supply service and to strengthen service delivery arrangements in selected rural areas. Current Development Objective (Approved as part of Additional Financing package Seq. 1 on 30-Jun-2022) The PDO is to increase access to water supply service and to strengthen service delivery arrangements in selected rural areas. 2. OVERALL RATINGS Name Previous Current Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate 3. KEY ISSUES & STATUS 3.1 Implementation Status and Key Decisions During the period covered by this ISR, February 2024 to November 2024, the household connections campaigns are progressing but need to gain a better pace to keep the program on track. The training center activities of the program have also significantly progressed since the last implementation status, and the first training batch is expected in early 2025. Jan 27, 2025 Page 1 of 16 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Benin Rural Water Supply Universal Access Program (P164186) 4. DATA ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 4.1 Disbursements (by loan) Loan/Credit/TF Status Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed IDA-62370 Effective 170.00 149.27 0.00 76.62 74.49 50.70% IDA-D3160 Effective 50.00 46.43 0.00 47.65 0.00 100.00 % IDA-71850 Effective 250.00 238.38 0.00 60.13 181.62 24.87% 4.2 Key Dates (by loan) Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Signing Effectiveness Orig. Closing Rev. Closing IDA-62370 Effective 15-May-2018 14-Jun-2018 28-Sep-2018 30-Jun-2024 30-Jun-2027 IDA-71850 Effective 30-Jun-2022 15-Jul-2022 13-Oct-2022 30-Jun-2027 30-Jun-2027 IDA-D3160 Effective 15-May-2018 14-Jun-2018 28-Sep-2018 30-Jun-2024 30-Jun-2027 4.3 Program Action Plan Action Description Technical Assistance for the ANAEPMR is in place Source DLI# Responsibility Timing Timing Value Status Technical NA ANAEPMR Due Date 31-Jan-2019 Completed Recruitment of : Completion • The Technical Assistant Measurement • The Engineering Consulting firm • The Task Force for the recruitment of the regional operator under PPP arrangement Comments completed Jan 27, 2025 Page 2 of 16 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Benin Rural Water Supply Universal Access Program (P164186) Adoption of standardized design parameters and construction standards for rural water Action Description supply systems Source DLI# Responsibility Timing Timing Value Status Technical NA ANAEPMR Due Date 30-Sep-2018 Completed Completion Preparation and adoption of standardized design parameters and construction standards for Measurement rural water supply systems Comments completed Action Description Establishment of an information system for rural water supply systems Source DLI# Responsibility Timing Timing Value Status Technical NA ANAEPMR Due Date 30-Jun-2019 Completed Establishment at the ANAEPMR of an information system for water supply systems in rural Completion areas with an updated inventory of all the assets and allowing the transmission of Measurement operational data. Comments Completed New Public Procurement Code and compliance of the ANAEPMR with the provisions of the Action Description new Public Procurement Code Source DLI# Responsibility Timing Timing Value Status ARMP / BAI / Fiduciary Systems NA Due Date 31-Dec-2018 Completed ANAEPMR The establishment of the Procurement Control Unit (Cellule Contrôle des Marchés Publics- Completion CCMP) within ANAEPMR is completed. New public procurement code is followed and Measurement reflected in the agency's procedure manual. Comments completed Action Description Conducting the procurement process through SIGMAP Source DLI# Responsibility Timing Timing Value Status Fiduciary Systems NA ANAEPMR Recurrent Continuous Completed Completion Maintaining the entire procurement process through the SIGMAP system during the Measurement implementation of the Program. Comments completed Action Description Public Procurement Audit of the Ministry in charge of the Water Sector Jan 27, 2025 Page 3 of 16 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Benin Rural Water Supply Universal Access Program (P164186) Source DLI# Responsibility Timing Timing Value Status Fiduciary Systems NA ARMP / ANAEPMR Recurrent Yearly Completed Completion The audit is completed. Measurement Comments Completed Action Description Internal audit and internal control Source DLI# Responsibility Timing Timing Value Status ANAEMPR / BAI / Fiduciary Systems NA Due Date 30-Sep-2019 Completed IGF Signature of a MoU between the ANAEPMR and IGF as leader of the IGM and the DNCMP for Completion conducting joint annual inspections missions covering the operational, financial and Measurement procurement aspects. Comments Completed Action Description Guidelines for Social and Environmental Management (GRGES) Source DLI# Responsibility Timing Timing Value Status Environmental and NA ANAEPMR Due Date 30-Sep-2019 Completed Social Systems Completion The final version of the GRGES has been approved by The Environmental Agency of Benin Measurement (ABE) in August 2019 Comments Completed Action Description Interinstitutional coordination ANAEMPR - ABE Source DLI# Responsibility Timing Timing Value Status Environmental and NA ANAEPMR and ABE Due Date 31-Dec-2018 Completed Social Systems Completion The cooperation agreement with ABE is cleared by the ANAEPMR lawyers and is signed. Measurement Comments Completed Action Description Human Resources of ANAEPMR for Environmental and Social Management Source DLI# Responsibility Timing Timing Value Status Jan 27, 2025 Page 4 of 16 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Benin Rural Water Supply Universal Access Program (P164186) Environmental and NA ANAEPMR Recurrent Continuous Completed Social Systems Completion Maintain at least one social specialist and one environmental specialist within ANAEPMR. Measurement Comments The required number of social and environmental specialists is maintained Action Description Support to municipalities for land management Source DLI# Responsibility Timing Timing Value Status Environmental and NA ANAEPMR Due Date 30-Jun-2020 Completed Social Systems Signature of an agreement between ANAEPMR and the ANDF for the establishment of a Completion Technical Assistance to the Municipalities throughout the process of expropriation, Measurement compensation, mobilization and assignment of the various sites of the Program. Comments Completed 5. KEY DATES Key Events Planned Actual Approval 15-May-2018 15-May-2018 Effectiveness 28-Sep-2018 28-Sep-2018 Mid-Term Review No. 01 23-May-2022 23-May-2022 Operation Closing/Cancellation 30-Jun-2027 6. SYSTEMATIC OPERATIONS RISK-RATING TOOL Last Approved Rating Risk Category Rating at Approval ISR Seq. 012 - 18 Apr Proposed Rating 2024 Political and Governance  Low Low Macroeconomic  Substantial Substantial Jan 27, 2025 Page 5 of 16 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Benin Rural Water Supply Universal Access Program (P164186) Sector Strategies and Policies  Low Low Technical Design of Project or Program  Low Low Institutional Capacity for Implementation and  Moderate Moderate Sustainability Fiduciary  Moderate Moderate Environment and Social  Moderate Substantial Stakeholders  Moderate Moderate Overall  Moderate Moderate Jan 27, 2025 Page 6 of 16 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Benin Rural Water Supply Universal Access Program (P164186) 7. RESULTS 7.1 PDO Indicators by PDO Outcomes Increase access to water supply services Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year 0.00 May/2018 141,750.00 31-Jan-2024 101,966 28-Nov-2024 3,020,000.00 Jun/2027 Comments on This number includes 359 functional standpipes (the ratio being 1 standpipe for 250 people), achieving targets of which 105 have been verified by the Independent Verification Agency (IVA), and 254 functional standpipes and 509 household connections not yet verified by the IVA. The People provided with access household connection ratio is 1 connection for 24 people. to improved water sources The total number of beneficiaries is lower than the previous. Yet the number of standpipes (Number) in the previous report was 359 which was not consistant with the number of beneficiaires. This mistake has been corrected and the number of standpipes and househols connections are now aligned with the total number of beneficiaires. The achievement of the PDO indicator will strongly depend on the pace of household connections during the last three years of the program. They represent 50 percent of the targeted beneficiaries. The team is closely monitoring this figure for FY25 0.00 Apr/2022 70,875.00 31-Jan-2024 50,983 28-Nov-2024 1,510,000.00 Jun/2027 including female Comments on Estimated based on the share of female in Benin which is 50 percent (Number) achieving targets Strengthen service delivery arrangements Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year 0.00 May/2018 100.00 31-Jan-2024 100.00 28-Nov-2024 100.00 Jun/2027 Jan 27, 2025 Page 7 of 16 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Benin Rural Water Supply Universal Access Program (P164186) Piped rural water supply Comments on The Indicator is achieved systems managed by regional achieving targets operators (Percentage) The Program Implementing No Apr/2022 Yes 11-Apr-2024 Yes 28-Nov-2024 Yes Jun/2023 Entity is constituted as an Comments on The Indicator is achieved asset-holding company for achieving targets the rural water supply sector (Yes/No) Service monitoring reports 0.00 May/2018 10.00 31-Jan-2024 12.00 28-Nov-2024 15.00 Jun/2027 have been published on the Comments on The GoB regularly published the report; the indicator is therefore on track to be achieved. Recipient’s website achieving targets (Number) 7.2 Intermediate Results Indicators by Results Areas Increase access to water supply services Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year People with enhanced 0 31-Aug-2024 0 Jun/2027 resilience to climate risks (Number of people) CRI People with enhanced 0 31-Aug-2024 0 Jun/2027 resilience to climate risks – Female (Number of people) CRI People with enhanced 0 31-Aug-2024 0 Jun/2027 resilience to climate Jan 27, 2025 Page 8 of 16 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Benin Rural Water Supply Universal Access Program (P164186) risks – Youth (Number of people) CRI People provided with water, 0 May/2018 101,966 28-Nov-2024 3,020,000 Jun/2027 sanitation, and hygiene Comments on on track (Number of people) CRI achieving targets People provided with water, 10,196 28-Nov-2024 3,000,000 Jun/2027 sanitation, and hygiene – Comments on The figure is the share of the total population between 15 and 19 years old. It represents 10 Youth (Number of people) achieving targets percent (World Bank data) CRI People provided with water, 1,510,000 May/2018 50,983 28-Nov-2024 1,510,000 Jun/2027 sanitation, and hygiene – Comments on on track Female (Number of people) achieving targets CRI 0.00 May/2018 0.00 31-Jan-2024 509 28-Nov-2024 62,750.00 Jun/2027 Comments on The number provided indicates functional household connections, but it has not yet been New household connections achieving targets verified by the Independent Verification Agency. The program aims to achieve 10,000 built under the Program connections in fiscal year 2025. The team will closely monitor the pace of connections (Number) throughout FY25 to assess the likelihood of meeting the target indicator by the program's closing date in June 2027. 0.00 May/2018 359.00 31-Jan-2024 359 28-Nov-2024 6,000.00 Jun/2027 Comments on The number includes 254 functional standpipes that still need to be verified by the achieving targets Independent Verification Agency. Overall, 1700 standpipes are expected to be verified in New standpipes built under FY25. the Program (Number) The achievement of this target by FY27 is strongly dependent on the achievement of the 206 water supply systems. Since they are progressing well, with about 48 expected to be delivered in FY25, the indicator remains on track. 0.00 May/2018 13.00 31-Jan-2024 13 28-Nov-2024 206.00 Jun/2027 Jan 27, 2025 Page 9 of 16 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Benin Rural Water Supply Universal Access Program (P164186) New piped rural water supply Comments on 48 Water Supply systems are expected by the end of FY25. The first bid of 95 systems will be systems built under the achieving targets delivered as part of the parent program activities. The team is closely monitoring the Program functioning progress of the second bid of 80 systems funded under the additional financing, to be (Number) delivered by the end of June 2027. Existing piped rural water 0.00 May/2018 0.00 31-Jan-2024 0.00 28-Nov-2024 360.00 Jun/2024 supply systems in rural areas Comments on Not on track rehabilitated or expanded achieving targets under the Program functioning (Number) Strengthen service delivery arrangements Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Framework Partnership 0.00 Apr/2018 74.00 31-Jan-2024 74.00 28-Nov-2024 50.00 Jun/2024 Agreements signed between the Recipient’s ministry of water and Selected Municipalities (Number) No May/2018 Yes 31-Jan-2024 Yes 28-Nov-2024 Yes Jun/2024 Tariff policy for rural water Comments on The decree defining the rural water supply tariff policy has been already drafted based on supply services approved achieving targets the sector's financial modeling and on the principles of making rural water supply service (Yes/No) affordable and financial sustainable. This decree will be signed simultaneously with the issuance of the Service Orders of the regional affermage contracts. Performance Based Contracts 0.00 May/2018 3.00 31-Jan-2024 3.00 28-Nov-2024 3.00 Jun/2024 between the Program Comments on The three contracts have been signed on April 11th, 2022, and approved by the Council of Implementing Entity and achieving targets Ministers on selected regional operators June 8t,h 2022. The issuance of the three Orders of service shall be done within a maximum have been signed and a period of 60 days following the approval date, meaning no later than August 8th, 2022. service order for each Jan 27, 2025 Page 10 of 16 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Benin Rural Water Supply Universal Access Program (P164186) contract has been issued (Number) Piped rural water supply 0.00 May/2018 100.00 31-Jan-2024 100.00 28-Nov-2024 100.00 Jun/2024 systems included into Comments on This indicator has been fully achieved as the ANAEPMR's information system (mWater) has information system to achieving targets been deployed to all rural water supply schemes with updated data. control and monitor rural water supply assets and regional operators (Percentage) 0.00 May/2018 0.00 31-Jan-2024 0.00 28-Nov-2024 90.00 Jun/2024 Comments on The regional operators began providing water supply services on March 1, 2023. This Piped rural water supply achieving targets indicator is in progress but not fully achieved. The Management Plan for water sanitary systems providing improved security (Plan de Gestion de la Securite sanitaire de l'Eau, PGSSE) have been completed by water quality (Percentage) the regional Operator and are now awaiting to be assessment by the Ministry of Health to complete this indicator target. People benefiting from 0.00 May/2018 0.00 31-Jan-2024 0.00 28-Nov-2024 660.00 Jun/2024 training activities on rural Comments on The activity has been delayed. The first batching of training is expected to start in the early water supply under the achieving targets 2025 calendar year Program (Number) Share of persons benefitting 0.00 May/2018 0.00 31-Jan-2024 0.00 28-Nov-2024 15.00 Dec/2027 from training activities for Comments on The activity has been delayed. The first batching of training is expected to start in the early rural water supply achieving targets 2025 calendar year professionals under the Program who are female (Percentage) Women being members of 10.00 May/2018 34.00 31-Jan-2024 34.00 28-Nov-2024 25.00 Jun/2024 the committees of ACEPs Comments on Fully achieved (Percentage) achieving targets 10.00 Apr/2022 10.00 31-Jan-2024 10.00 28-Nov-2024 30.00 Jun/2027 Jan 27, 2025 Page 11 of 16 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Benin Rural Water Supply Universal Access Program (P164186) Comments on Not yet achieved, but on track. The PIU/ANAEPMR is currently performing trainings to Percentage of ACEPs that achieving targets strengthen municipalities and ACEP capacities to better collaborate together. Women have have at least two females in been part of these trainings. An assessment of the share of women in ACEP' executive their executive bureau bureau is required to update the indicator progress. This assessment will be done after the (Percentage) completion of the remaining trainings Grievances registered related 0.00 May/2018 100.00 31-Jan-2024 100.00 28-Nov-2024 80.00 Jun/2024 to delivery of Program Comments on Fully achieved benefits that are addressed achieving targets (Percentage) Percentage of regional 0.00 Apr/2022 0.00 31-Jan-2024 0.00 28-Nov-2024 95.00 Jun/2027 operators responding to Comments on The regional operators began providing water supply services on March 1, 2023. The 2024 consumer complaints achieving targets Survey is in progress (Percentage) (Percentage) When the Performance No Apr/2022 Yes 31-Jan-2024 Yes 28-Nov-2024 Yes Jun/2023 Based contracts become Comments on Fully achieved effective, an inventory at achieving targets entry of assets is agreed between the Program Implementing Entity and the regional operators (Yes/No) Reduction in Non-Revenue 0.00 Apr/2022 0.00 31-Jan-2024 0.00 28-Nov-2024 15.00 Jun/2027 Water (NRW) of the three Comments on The regional operators began providing water supply services on March 1, 2023. The regional affermages achieving targets baseline value is being estimated to allow an accurate monitoring of the indicator. (Percentage) Increase in the Bill Collection 0.00 Apr/2022 0.00 31-Jan-2024 0.00 28-Nov-2024 12.00 Jun/2027 Rate of the three regional Comments on The regional operators began providing water supply services on March 1, 2023. The affermages (Percentage) achieving targets baseline value is being estimated to allow an accurate monitoring of the indicator. Jan 27, 2025 Page 12 of 16 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Benin Rural Water Supply Universal Access Program (P164186) 7.3 Disbursement Linked Indicators (DLI) Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) PBC Name Baseline Closing Period Value Date Value Date 1:The number of Value 0.00 0.00 428 62,750.00 new household connections built Allocated 31-Jan-2024 31-Aug-2024 under the Program 0.00 0.00 35,500,000.00 (Number) Amount Partially achieved DLI allocation 145,500,000.00 2:The number of Value 0.00 105.00 105.00 6,000.00 new standpipes built under the Allocated 31-Jan-2024 31-Aug-2024 Program (Number) 0.00 0.00 17,700,000.00 Amount Partially achieved DLI allocation 72,700,000.00 3:(a) Framework Value 0.00 74.00 74.00 Partnership Agreements signed between the Recipient’s ministry Allocated 31-Jan-2024 31-Aug-2024 of water and 0.00 0.00 0.00 selected Amount municipalities (Number) Achieved Jan 27, 2025 Page 13 of 16 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Benin Rural Water Supply Universal Access Program (P164186) DLI allocation 15,000,000.00 3.1:Service Value 0.00 10.00 11.00 monitoring reports have been published on the Allocated 31-Jan-2024 31-Aug-2024 Recipient’s 0.00 0.00 3,181,818.00 website Amount (Number) Partially achieved DLI allocation 47,727,270.00 4:Performance- Value 0.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 based contracts between the ANAEPMR and selected regional operators signed Allocated 31-Jan-2024 31-Aug-2024 and with service 0.00 0.00 0.00 Amount order for each contract issued (Number) Achieved DLI allocation 50,000,000.00 5:The Program Value No No yes Implementing Entity is constituted as an Allocated 31-Jan-2024 31-Aug-2024 asset-holding 0.00 0.00 0.00 Amount company for the Jan 27, 2025 Page 14 of 16 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Benin Rural Water Supply Universal Access Program (P164186) rural water supply sector (Yes/No) Achieved DLI allocation 31,400,000.00 6:When the Value No Yes Yes Performance Based contracts become effective, an inventory at entry of assets is agreed Allocated 31-Jan-2024 31-Aug-2024 between the 0.00 0.00 0.00 Program Amount Implementing Entity and the regional operators (Yes/No) Achieved DLI allocation 25,000,000.00 7:Reduction in Non- Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 Revenue Water (NRW) of the three Allocated 31-Jan-2024 31-Aug-2024 regional affermages 0.00 0.00 40,700,000.00 (Percentage) Amount Not Due DLI allocation 40,700,000.00 8:Increase in the Bill Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 Collection Rate of the three regional Allocated 31-Jan-2024 31-Aug-2024 affermages 0.00 0.00 42,000,000.00 Amount (Percentage) Jan 27, 2025 Page 15 of 16 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Benin Rural Water Supply Universal Access Program (P164186) Not Due DLI allocation 42,000,000.00 Jan 27, 2025 Page 16 of 16