fdA*I Y"Cowg AUDIT SERVICES MRAWA4 ?'C7ddi7 CORPORATION MINISTRY OF WATER AND ENERGY ACCESS TO DISTRIBUTED ELECTRICITY AND LIGHTING IN ETHIOPIA (ADELE) PROJECT IDA CREDIT NO.6857, PARTS 3.1 AND 5.2 INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 7 JULY 2024 (1UJY4A P' ',%'VC ovl-A)eg R+, -In fC0aM, h7A7Ar~h?&1 Office of the Federal Auditor General Audit Services Corporation INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE SUPERVISING AUTHORITY OF MINISTRY OF WATER AND ENERGY We have audited the financial statements of Ministry of Water and Energy, Access to Distributed Electricity and Lighting Ethiopia (ADELE) Project, financed under IDA Credit No. 6857-ET, Parts 3.1 and 5.2 which comprise the balance sheet as at 7 July 2024 and the statement of sources and uses of funds and the Designated Account statement for the year ended 7 July 2024, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information. Chief Executive Officer's Responsibility for the Financial Statements The Chief Executive Officer of Ministry of Water and Energy is responsible for preparation of financial statements that give a true and fair view under the modified cash basis of accounting as described in note 2 to the financial statements and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. Auditor's Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing. Those standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The Procedures selected depend on the auditor's judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity's preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity's internal control, An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall esentation of the financial statements. t 251-011-5515222 Fax 251-011-5513083 E-mail asegaseethiopia,e0n] 25720 251-011-5535012 Website sww.ascethpiaom 251-011-5535015 251-011-5535016 INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE SUPERVISING AUTHORITY OF MINISTRY OF WATER AND ENERGY (continued) We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion. Opinion In our opinion, the financial statements give a true and fair view of the financial position of Ministry of Water and Energy, Access to Distributed Electricity and Lighting Ethiopia (ADELE) Project, financed under IDA Credit No. 6857-ET, Parts 3.1 and 5.2 as at 7 July 2024 and of its sources and uses of funds for the year ended 7 July 2024 in accordance with the modified cash basis of accounting described in note 2 to the financial statements. Report on Other Requirements In our opinion - during the period IDA funds have been used in accordance with the conditions of the relevant financing agreement and only for the purposes for which the financing was provided; - counterpart funds have not been provided and used in accordance with the financing agreement; - goods, works and services financed have been provided in accordance with the relevant financing agreement and disbursement letters: - all necessary supporting documents, records and accounts have been maintained in respect of all activities of the program; - the funds disbursed covered expenditures that are eligible for financing under IDA Credit No.6857; - Financial performance of the program is satisfactory; - our examination revealed no weaknesses or irregularities in the systems of internal controls over financial expenditure except the finding in the management letter and: - the Designated Account has been maintained in accordance with the provisions of the financing agreement and funds disbursed out of the said Account were used only for the purposes intended in the financing agreement. 19 December 2024 2 � �. � г� [� го [� [� t+� a�i .г�°. � � � N � д ri О О rw .,..г N +--+ ^eF О О ct -_ i�.г М и W т-� r-1 t� ,t7 N r�°ц N смv W с� -� � � �д oNo о�о � � �.± оо оо rr _ � vсл ~ ,.., м � А � � �.г � С�7 Сг1 С� М � � � � G� ° `�? � [ � О� � [� '� � N дт' O�i � N N � � г� т т © Q оо � О р, c�v ССл �° � N г°� ,д' о ы N ;,г� N гЧ ©�°yW � . �„ Р, � `''' � л � er O1 а1 � `�' � й � ° о � � оА йоо м � м �, ��' � СУ О f� м M�j N N � � � � N V � О М .�"л Г- � n О� О 'м�' М А � N N ц"i � � � N � !Ч Q . . .м�i СГ1 Q9 N Е� � !Г„ О �rлj и М � � � ..4 � � cV � � Г�7 � � N N �О L8 tD � � А и и .-+ ,_.г М о � � о о м м гМ'-� � � � М R� А N " . � А ,�' � о W � c�i Н � � � � W W л � И U А � v trЛ W � � W •�Л'? �v W , �� с� Г� W р Гд °J Ti �� rл Е�о о� � � ц � А ° � f� �s д „'r'� о � � � �Л � � � � � � Q О ,./ n� Срб '--� i�-, ' с� � � � й W � i�1 _� ����W� w а�� � о w�� о � W�w �.., U� ;�;� � а о.� � ир zw ��`х � а �� � � �� н v � � � � w � �`���� ©U � �© � W oD М М � � Й � N N Г� �гi д� r, r.,s � � � � � � �� � N � � � С •ы гСI � ++ м W N°1 й °о �ш � а т о� N N t� N о гn мi М А � � � � � �� ,� ��Q � r � г� �о �t и � � г� г � �йм � г� N ��. д�- � � � .�°� � N г� cv �м � W и � � � � � � р �а и т ,�-г � © N c�t г� м � � �t �er <r г'! et n � � � ы � о �t г�1 и �А W Z � W . д С� � W � й �., W . � � � � �о �zNw� w � д �' w иW� � � Е, д U .. ад ���" � � � z Z -��- ...� ��мv� � Z �� � � � � н ь-а -i� � [� Е'�` v i � �: {„) � � � W � � г% � .� � � �, Н Д.� � � � � � д U � U �` "''� сд W � � r�! U Pw � Г� w MINISTRY OF WATER AND ENERGY (MoWE) ADELE CRE DIT NO.6857-ET Parts 3.1 and 5.2 DESIGNATED ACCOUNT STATEMENT For period ended 7 July 2024 Acrount number 0102001300007 Depository bank National Bank of Ethiopia Address Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Related credit IDA 6857- ET Curroncy USD Eguivalent in USD Birr Balance as at 7 July 2023 306,422.41 16,741,970 Additiona; fund 4,098,527.00 233,343,573 4,404,949.41 250,085,543 less transfer to Birr (701,760.85 (40,260,090 3,703,187.56 209,825,453 Gain on foreign exchange 5,884,180 Ending balance 7 July 2024 3,703,187.56 5 MINISTRY OF WATER AND ENERGY ACCESS TO DISTRIBUTED ELECTRICITY & LIGHTING IN ETHIOPIA (ADELE) PROJECT IDA CREDIT No.6857, Parts 3.1 and 5.2 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 7 JULY 2024 1. PROJECT INFORMATION Two financing agreements were signed on 23 April 2021 between the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the International Development Association (IDA) to finance the implementation of Ethiopia Electrification Project. The objective of the Project is to increase access to reliable electricity for households, social institutions, and enterprises in Ethiopia. As per the financing agreements, IDA agrees to provide the amount a credit in an amount equivalent to SDR 347,100,000 under Credit No.6857-ET, The Project will be implemented in conjunction by The Ministry of Water and Energy (MoWE), the Ethiopian Electric Utility (EEU), and the Development Bank of Ethiopia (DBE). Ministry of Water and Energy, the Program Implementing Entity, will carry out Parts 3.1 and 5.2 of the Program. Furthermore, a subsidiary agreement was signed on the same date between the Ministry of Finance and EEU to facilitate the implementation of the Program. The Project became effective on 23 April 2021 and is expected to be closed on 31 March 2027. 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES a) Basis of preparation These financial statements have been prepared on a modified cash basis whereby non- monetary assets are expensed when acquired and monetary assets and liabilities are carried at fair value. b) Currency Transactions in foreign currency are translated into Birr at the approximate rate of exchange prevailing at the date of the transaction, Cash balances denominated in foreign currencies are translated into Birr at the exchange rates ruling at the balance sheet date. 6 MINISTRY OF WATER AND ENERGY ACCESS TO DISTRIBUTED ELECTRICITY & LIGHTING IN ETHIOPIA (ADELE) PROJECT IDA CREDIT NO.6857, Parts 3.1 and 5.2 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 7 JULY 2024 3. BANK BALANCES 2023 USD Ethiopian USD Ethiopian Birr Birr National Bank of Ethiopia- A/c No. 012001300004 3,703,190 215,709,633 306,422 16,741,970 National Bank of Ethiopia in 5llf7 28,756,676 18478 9.872.688 Birr A/c No. 0102001040002 42 24424 490,900 26,614,658 4. ADVANCE 2023 USD Ethiopian Birr USD Ethiopian Birr Staff advance 10,963.60 629,563 2,365 126,575 VAT receivable 1,689.56 96,927 - - Withholding tax 20.19 1,158 5. PAYABLES 2023 USD Ethiopian Birr Unclaimed salary 1,447.70 83,052 - Ethio-telecom 387.32 22,220 - - 1,835.02 _____________ 6. ACCUMULATE D FUNDS Ethiopian USD Birr Balance as at 7 July 2023 493,265 26,741,233 Excess of sources over uses for the year 3,737,360 218,507,543 Unidentified difference Ending balance 7 July 2024 4.230625 7 MINISTRY OF WATER AND ENERGY ACCESS TO DISTRIBUTED ELECTRICITY & LIGHTING IN ETHIOPIA (ADELE) PROJECT IDA CREDIT NO,6857, Parts 3.1 and 5.2 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 7 JULY 2024 7. DATE OF AUTHORIZATION The Chief Executive Officer for Energy Sector of the Ministry of Water and Energy authorized the issue of these financial statements on 19 December 2024. 8