The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Afghanistan Gas Project (AGASP) (P172109) Afghanistan Gas Project (AGASP) (P172109) SOUTH ASIA | Afghanistan | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing (IPF) | FY 2020 | Seq No: 8 | Archived on 08-Jul-2024 | ISR00896 Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Mines and Petroluem 1.OBJECTIVE 1.1 Development Objective Original Development Objective (Approved as part of Approval package on 25-Nov-2019) The PDO is to facilitate a sustainable supply of gas through targeted investments in gas infrastructure and enhanced gas sector governance . Has the Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No 2.COMPONENTS Name Component A: Sustaining Gas Supply:(Cost 35,200,000.00) Component B: Strengthening Gas Sector Governance:(Cost 13,300,000.00) Component C: Project Management:(Cost 4,000,000.00) 3. OVERALL RATINGS Name Previous Current Progress towards achievement of lModerately Satisfactory lModerately Satisfactory PDO Overall Implementation Progress (IP) lModerately Unsatisfactory lModerately Unsatisfactory Overall Risk Rating lHigh lHigh 4. KEY ISSUES & STATUS Jul 08, 2024 Page 1 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Afghanistan Gas Project (AGASP) (P172109) 4.1 Implementation Status and Key Decisions The Afghanistan Resilience Trust Fund (ARTF) [and any other trust funds] in the project was canceled based on the consideration that the project cannot be effectively implemented under the current extraordinary situation in Afghanistan. Undisbursed IDA grants under this project will remain suspended until a decision is made by the World Bank. 5. SYSTEMATIC OPERATIONS RISK-RATING TOOL Rating at Last Approved Approval Rating Risk Category Approval Proposed Rating ISR Seq. 07 - 13 Package - 26 Nov Dec 2023 2019 Political and Governance lHigh lHigh lHigh Macroeconomic lHigh lHigh lHigh Sector Strategies and Policies lModerate lModerate lModerate Technical Design of Project or lHigh lSubstantial lSubstantial Program Institutional Capacity for lHigh lSubstantial lSubstantial Implementation and Sustainability Fiduciary lSubstantial lSubstantial lSubstantial Environment and Social lSubstantial lSubstantial lSubstantial Stakeholders lSubstantial lSubstantial lSubstantial Overall lHigh lHigh lHigh Jul 08, 2024 Page 2 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Afghanistan Gas Project (AGASP) (P172109) 6. RESULTS 6.1 PDO Indicators by PDO Outcomes Facilitate a sustainable supply of gas through targeted investments in gas infrastructure Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Increased capacity to 330,000.00 Sept/2019 560,000.00 14-Jul- 900,000.00 Sept/2024 deliver commercial 2021 quality natural gas Comments on This indicator is reliant on a number of activities to be implemented over the through to off-takers achieving targets next several months/years including the commissioning of the gas pipeline in Sheberghan and and the new amining plant. Mazar (Cubic Meter(m3)) Facilitate a sustainable supply of gas through enhanced gas sector governance Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Hydrocarbons Sept/2019 Hydrocarbons 14-Jul- Hydrocarbons 14-Jul- Primary Sept/2024 Law (2018) Law (2018) 2021 Law (2018) 2021 regulatory Improved and and and and institutional, Exploration & Exploration & Exploration & contractual regulatory and Production Production Production framework contractual Sharing Sharing Sharing for upstream framework for gas Contract Contract Contract and mid- sector management Template. Template. Template. stream gas and oversight Administrative Administrative sector (Text) regulations regulations development have been have been submitted to approved. approved. Cabinet. Jul 08, 2024 Page 3 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Afghanistan Gas Project (AGASP) (P172109) Comments on This indicator measures the progressive development of a institutional, achieving targets legal, regulatory, and contractual framework that governs the gas sector 6.2 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component A: Sustaining Gas Supply Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Launch of an No Sept/2019 No 14-Jul- No 14-Jul- Yes Sept/2024 international 2021 2021 tender Totimaidan gas blocks (Yes/No) No Sept/2019 No 14-Jul- Yes Sept/2024 Commissioning of 2021 the new amine Comments on This indicator measures if the new amine plant for gas processing has been plant (Yes/No) achieving targets fully installed and commissioned Commissioning for No Dec/2019 No 14-Jul- Yes Sept/2024 new Sheberghan- 2021 Mazar Gas Pipeline Comments on This indicator measures the final construction and full commissioning for the (Yes/No) achieving targets Sheberghan-Mazar Gas Pipeline Adoption of an No Sept/2019 No 14-Jul- Yes Sept/2024 updated field 2021 development plan Comments on This indicator measures the capacity of the MoMP and AOGRA to assess field for Yatimtaq gas achieving targets development plans field (Yes/No) Component B: Strengthening Gas Sector Governance Indicator Name Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Jul 08, 2024 Page 4 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Afghanistan Gas Project (AGASP) (P172109) Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Hydrocarbons Sept/2019 Hydrocarbons 19-Jul- Hydrocarbons 19-Jul- Final Draft of Sept/2024 Law (2018) Law (2018) 2021 Law (2018) 2021 Prioritized and and and Contractual and Exploration & Exploration & Exploration & Regulatory Production Production Production Framework ready Sharing Sharing Sharing for submission to Contract Contract Contract Cabinet. Production of a Template. Template Template jointly-developed were were (MoMP and AOGRA) approved approved contractual and prior to broad, prior to broad, regulatory package representing representing for gas sector the baseline. the baseline. development. Administrative Administrative (Text) regulations regulations were more were more recently recently approved. approved. Comments on This component combines B.1. Strengthening the MoMP’s capacity to achieving targets manage the gas sector; and B.2. Strengthening AOGRA's sector oversight, regulatory and monitoring institutions governing gas sector activities. Share of women 5.00 Sept/2019 5.00 19-Jul- 10.00 Sept/2024 professionals in 2021 technical and Comments on From Component B1.2. This indicator measures the success of recruitment managerial fields achieving targets and training efforts in the gas sector for women through the project. at MoMP and OAGRA (Percentage) Development and No Sept/2019 No 19-Jul- No 19-Jul- Yes Sept/2024 dissemination of 2021 2021 Jul 08, 2024 Page 5 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Afghanistan Gas Project (AGASP) (P172109) code of conduct to Comments on This indictor measures the development and dissemination of guidelines to prevent Gender achieving targets prevent violence against women in the extractives sector. With the Based Violence in recruitment of the gender specialists, this document is currently under the extractive preparation. sector for investors (Yes/No) Afghanistan’s EITI No Sept/2019 Yes 01- Yes Sept/2024 validation report Dec- shows improved 2020 results on greater Comments on On 28 October 2020 the EITI International Board agreed that Afghanistan has number of achieving targets made meaningful progress overall in implementing the 2019 EITI Standard. parameters than the previous validation report (Yes/No) 0.00 Sept/2019 0.00 01- 0.00 01- 70.00 Sept/2024 Percent of project Dec- Dec- related grievances 2020 2020 addressed within Comments on While a grievance mechanisms is in place and grievances are being logged, one month achieving targets there is no evidence that they are being resolved. (Percentage) Unit is Sept/2019 Unit is 19-Jul- Unit is 19-Jul- Unit is staffed Sept/2024 currently currently 2021 currently 2021 with fully civil staffed with staffed with staffed with servants and Environmental and consultants consultants consultants operational - Social Unit of the only only, and only, and Staffing of Unit is MoMP fully staffed, includes a includes a maintained, an operational and team lead, 2 team lead, 2 E&S management maintained. env env system has been (Text) specialists, specialists, developed and is one social one social systematically development development used by staff to Jul 08, 2024 Page 6 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Afghanistan Gas Project (AGASP) (P172109) specialist, and specialist, and monitor E&S a GRM a GRM risks/impacts in specialists. specialists. the sector Procurement Procurement international international specialists specialists (firm) to (firm) to support the support the E&S unit has E&S unit has been delayed. been delayed. Comments on This indicator measures the establishment and sustainability of the MoMP achieving targets environmental and social unit, which plays a key monitoring and governance function No Functional Sept/2019 No Functional 19-Jul- All Oct/2024 Implementation of review review 2021 recommendations key from functional recommendations review from functional implemented management Comments on This indicator maps to subcomponent B2 and measures the staffing and review for AOGRA achieving targets operationalization of AOGRA (Text) Component C: Project Management Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Project No Sept/2019 No 14-Jul- No 14-Jul- Yes Sept/2024 management firm 2021 2021 recruited and Comments on This indicator measures the ability of the implementing unit to maintain maintained by achieving targets strong project management. MoMP (Yes/No) Jul 08, 2024 Page 7 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Afghanistan Gas Project (AGASP) (P172109) 7. DATA ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 7.1 Cumulative Disbursements 7.2 Disbursements (by loan) Loan/Credit/ Cancelle Undisburs Status Original Revised Disbursed % Disbursed TF d ed IDA-D5210 Effective 52.50 52.50 0.00 4.37 49.53 8.32% 7.3 Key Dates (by loan) Orig. Rev. Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Signing Effectiveness Closing Closing 11-Dec- 31-Oct- 31-Oct- IDA-D5210 Effective 26-Nov-2019 08-Jan-2020 2019 2024 2024 Jul 08, 2024 Page 8 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Afghanistan Gas Project (AGASP) (P172109) 8. KEY DATES Key Events Planned Actual Approval 26-Nov-2019 26-Nov-2019 Effectiveness 08-Jan-2020 08-Jan-2020 Mid-Term Review No. 07 30-Jun-2024 Operation Closing/Cancellation 31-Oct-2024 9. RESTRUCTURING HISTORY 10. ASSOCIATED OPERATION(S) There are no associated operations Jul 08, 2024 Page 9 of 9