The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report DRC Electricity Access & Services Expansion (EASE) (P156208) DRC Electricity Access & Services Expansion (EASE) (P156208) EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA | Congo, Democratic Republic of | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing (IPF) | FY 2017 | Seq No: 14 | Archived on 28-Jun-2024 | ISR00991 Implementing Agencies: Unite de Coordination et de Management des projets du MERH 1. OBJECTIVE 1.1 Development Objective Original Development Objective (Approved as part of Approval package on 03-May-2017) The project development objective is to expand access to electricity in target areas. Has the Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No 2. COMPONENTS Name Network Upgrades and Access Expansion in Selected SNEL Service Areas:(Cost 104,000,000.00) Private Sector Based Access Expansion:(Cost 25,000,000.00) Sector Development and Implementation Support:(Cost 16,000,000.00) 3. OVERALL RATINGS Name Previous Current Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Unsatisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating High High 4. KEY ISSUES & STATUS 4.1 Implementation Status and Key Decisions Jun 28, 2024 Page 1 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report DRC Electricity Access & Services Expansion (EASE) (P156208) The Project will close on June 30, 2024. Key targets regarding the expansion of access to electricity services and new household connections have been achieved. 5. SYSTEMATIC OPERATIONS RISK-RATING TOOL Rating at Approval Last Approved Rating Risk Category Approval Package - ISR Seq. 013 - 27 Dec Proposed Rating 04 May 2017 2023 Political and Governance High High High Macroeconomic Moderate High Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies High Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and High Substantial Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary High Moderate High Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Moderate Stakeholders High Moderate Moderate Overall High High High Jun 28, 2024 Page 2 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report DRC Electricity Access & Services Expansion (EASE) (P156208) 6. RESULTS 6.1 PDO Indicators by PDO Outcomes To expand access to electricity in target areas Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year People provided with new or 0.00 Mar/2017 2,258,800.00 23-Oct-2023 2,205,000.00 Jun/2024 improved electricity service Comments on (Corporate Results Indicator) achieving targets (Number) 6.2 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Network Upgrades and Access Expansion in Selected SNEL Service Areas Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year 0.00 Mar/2017 59,716 20-Jun-2024 59,716 20-Jun-2024 65,500.00 Jun/2024 Comments on Households with new achieving targets electricity connections (Number) Kinshasa - Mpasa and 0.00 Mar/2017 13,742.00 30-Oct-2023 31,500.00 Jun/2024 Malweka (Number) Kinshasa - Kimbanseke 0.00 Mar/2017 15,000.00 30-Oct-2023 15,000.00 Jun/2024 (Number) Jun 28, 2024 Page 3 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report DRC Electricity Access & Services Expansion (EASE) (P156208) Kinshasa - Western 0.00 Mar/2017 18,220.00 30-Oct-2023 20,000.00 Jun/2024 and Central Communes (Number) Gbadolite (Number) 0.00 Mar/2017 0.00 20-Jun-2024 0.00 20-Jun-2024 0.00 Jun/2024 Households (formal 0.00 Mar/2017 152,857.00 30-Oct-2023 270,000.00 Jun/2024 customers and informal users) that will receive improved service under the project (Number) Kinshasa (Number) 0.00 Mar/2017 271,445.00 20-Jun-2024 271,445.00 20-Jun-2024 270,000.00 Jun/2024 Gbadolite (Number) 0.00 Mar/2017 0.00 30-Oct-2023 0.00 Jun/2024 Number of hours of 4.00 Mar/2017 16.00 30-Oct-2023 16.00 Jun/2024 available electricity per day that customers receive in the project intervention areas (Hours) Kinshasa - Mpasa and 0.00 Jul/2018 16.00 31-Mar-2023 16.00 Jun/2024 Malweka (Hours) Kinshasa - Kimbanseke 0.00 Aug/2018 20.00 20-Jun-2024 20.00 20-Jun-2024 16.00 Jun/2024 (Hours) Kinshasa - Liminga and 4.00 Jul/2018 16.00 30-Oct-2023 16.00 Jun/2024 Masina (Hours) Kinshasa - Western 4.00 Jul/2018 4.00 30-Oct-2023 16.00 Oct/2023 and Central Communes (Hours) Female-headed households 0.00 Mar/2017 25.00 20-Jun-2024 25.00 20-Jun-2024 10.00 Oct/2023 provided with new or Comments on Figured from a survey in Mpasa and Malweka improved electricity achieving targets Jun 28, 2024 Page 4 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report DRC Electricity Access & Services Expansion (EASE) (P156208) connection under the project (Percentage) Average voltage drop of 40.00 Mar/2017 5.00 30-Oct-2023 10.00 Jun/2024 electric current in the Comments on No measurement campaign launched so far project intervention areas achieving targets (Percentage) Kinshasa 40.00 Mar/2017 10.00 30-Oct-2023 10.00 Jun/2024 (Percentage) No survey Mar/2017 Survey to be 30-Oct-2023 Customer Oct/2024 conducted prior the satisfaction project closing date survey conducted at project Customer satisfaction survey closure and conducted (Text) report published on SNEL website Comments on Another customer satisfaction survey will be conducted prior the project closing date. achieving targets Private Sector Based Access Expansion Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Households with new 0.00 Mar/2017 43,809.00 30-Oct-2023 32,900.00 Jun/2024 electricity connections from 'private sector' (Number) Households with 0.00 Mar/2017 17,455.00 30-Oct-2023 15,100.00 Jun/2024 electricity access through on-grid private operators (Number) Jun 28, 2024 Page 5 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report DRC Electricity Access & Services Expansion (EASE) (P156208) Household with 0.00 Mar/2017 25,541.00 30-Oct-2023 17,800.00 Jun/2024 electricity access through solar home systems (Number) Number of solar 0.00 Mar/2017 35,630.00 20-Jun-2024 35,630.00 20-Jun-2024 35,000.00 Oct/2023 lanterns sold (Number) Public Street lights 0.00 Mar/2017 1,150.00 30-Oct-2023 1,000.00 Jun/2024 installed through private operators (Number) Sub-projects that have 0.00 Mar/2017 26.00 30-Oct-2023 5.00 Oct/2023 received loans under the project (Number) Sub-projects that have 0.00 Mar/2017 8.00 30-Oct-2023 8.00 Oct/2023 received grants/subsidies Comments on Altech, Bboxx, ENK, Equatorial Power, Nuru, Orange Energy, Virunga et Weast (Number) achieving targets Volume of IFI wholesale 0.00 Mar/2017 10,000,000.00 30-Oct-2023 10,000,000.00 Oct/2023 loans (Amount(USD)) Law passed to Mar/2017 In addition to the 31-Mar-2023 Functioning Oct/2023 establish logistics, additional rural agency support is provided electrification for the recruitment agency of consultants and Operationalization of a rural permanent key staff electrification entity (Text) for ANSER (and ARE). 2 contracts were extended for 12 additional moths for ANSER consultants in Jun 28, 2024 Page 6 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report DRC Electricity Access & Services Expansion (EASE) (P156208) charge of planning and communication. Sector Development and Implementation Support Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year No plan and Mar/2017 Activity completed. 20-Jun-2024 Activity 20-Jun-2024 Plan and Jun/2024 National geospatial investment completed. prospectus electricity access plan and prospectus presented to investment prospectus donors and developed (Text) investors Prefeasibility studies No studies Mar/2017 Prefeasibility studies 30-Oct-2023 Studies Jun/2024 conducted for the completed presented to electrification of the new the private provincial capitals (Text) sector Staff from UCM, ANSER, and 0.00 Mar/2017 160.00 20-Jun-2024 160.00 20-Jun-2024 150.00 Jun/2024 MERH trained (Number) No regulator Mar/2017 Completed 30-Oct-2023 Regulator Oct/2023 Support for the set up and (ARE) in place benefited for operationalization of the set up electricity sector regulator support and (ARE) (Text) consultant services No tariff Mar/2017 Activity completed 30-Oct-2023 Tariff study Oct/2023 study conducted Tariff study conducted and adopted (Text) by the regulator SNEL performance No updated Oct/2020 The contract was 30-Oct-2023 SNEL Jun/2024 improvement and SNEL signed on performance Jun 28, 2024 Page 7 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report DRC Electricity Access & Services Expansion (EASE) (P156208) restructuring guidance study performance 12/12/2022 and the improvement conducted (Text) improvement mission started in study and and January 2023The restructuring restructuring Report on the guidance guidance Restructuring study study Options has been validated by submitted by the COPIREP consultantBenchmark mission to Senegal conducted Validation by the GoDRC of the Report is ongoing Jun 28, 2024 Page 8 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report DRC Electricity Access & Services Expansion (EASE) (P156208) 7. DATA ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 7.1 Cumulative Disbursements 7.2 Disbursements (by loan) Loan/Credit/TF Status Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed IDA-D1770 Effective 118.00 118.00 0.00 112.16 7.10 95.05% IDA-60180 Effective 27.00 27.00 0.00 27.81 0.11 100.00% 7.3 Key Dates (by loan) Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Signing Effectiveness Orig. Closing Rev. Closing IDA-60180 Effective 04-May-2017 13-Jun-2017 01-Feb-2018 31-Oct-2022 30-Jun-2024 Jun 28, 2024 Page 9 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report DRC Electricity Access & Services Expansion (EASE) (P156208) IDA-D1770 Effective 04-May-2017 13-Jun-2017 01-Feb-2018 31-Oct-2022 30-Jun-2024 8. KEY DATES Key Events Planned Actual Approval 04-May-2017 04-May-2017 Effectiveness 28-Oct-2016 28-Oct-2016 Mid-Term Review No. 01 05-Feb-2020 20-Mar-2020 Operation Closing/Cancellation 30-Jun-2024 9. RESTRUCTURING HISTORY Restructuring Level 2 Approved on 06-Sept-2021 Restructuring Level 2 Approved on 23-Oct-2023 10. ASSOCIATED OPERATION(S) There are no associated operations Jun 28, 2024 Page 10 of 10