The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report ECOWAS-Regional Electricity Access Project (P164044) ECOWAS-Regional Electricity Access Project (P164044) WESTERN AND CENTRAL AFRICA | Western and Central Africa | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing (IPF) | FY 2019 | Seq No: 12 | Archived on 20-Aug-2024 | ISR00830 Implementing Agencies: ECOWAS Directorate for Energy, Energie du Mali (EDM SA), Ministry of Economy and Finance, National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) 1. OBJECTIVE 1.1 Development Objective Original Development Objective (Approved as part of Approval package on 12-Dec-2018) The Development Objective for the SOP is to increase grid electricity access in the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, the Republic of Mali, the Republic of The Gambia, the Republic of Niger, and the Republic of Togo. The Project Development Objective is to increase grid electricity access in the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, the Republic of Mali, and the Republic of The Gambia. Has the Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No 2. COMPONENTS Name Design, supply and installation of electricity distribution infrastructure:(Cost 192,000,000.00) Supervision of the construction and technical advisory:(Cost 6,000,000.00) Program coordination and technical assistance:(Cost 27,000,000.00) 3. OVERALL RATINGS Name Previous Current Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Substantial Aug 20, 2024 Page 1 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report ECOWAS-Regional Electricity Access Project (P164044) 4. KEY ISSUES & STATUS 4.1 Implementation Status and Key Decisions 5. SYSTEMATIC OPERATIONS RISK-RATING TOOL Rating at Approval Last Approved Rating Risk Category Approval Package - ISR Seq. 011 - 08 Jan Proposed Rating 13 Dec 2018 2024 Political and Governance Substantial Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic Substantial Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies Substantial Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Low Low Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Substantial Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary High Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Moderate Substantial Substantial Stakeholders Substantial Moderate Moderate Overall Substantial Moderate Substantial Aug 20, 2024 Page 2 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report ECOWAS-Regional Electricity Access Project (P164044) 6. RESULTS 6.1 PDO Indicators by PDO Outcomes People provided with new or improved electricity service Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year 0.00 Dec/2018 0.00 16-Nov-2022 0.00 20-Jul-2024 4.00 Jun/2023 Increase in the electricity Comments on The project design remains unchanged and adequate to ensure the achievement of the PDO access rate (percentage) – by achieving targets and in delivering the project inputs, activities, and outputs. As the physical connection is the country (Percentage) final activity in our project implementation, the connection rate has yet to show any progress, and currently stands at zero. 0.00 Dec/2018 0.00 16-Nov-2022 0.00 20-Jul-2024 16.00 Jun/2023 Comments on During the mission, improvements of the project implementation were reported showing Increase in the achieving targets significant progress. A revised workplan was presented by all project countries during the electricity access rate in mission which assures the completion of works by December 30, 2025. As the physical Mali (Percentage) connection is the final activity in our project implementation, the increase in the electricity rate has yet to show any progress, and currently stands at zero. 0.00 Dec/2018 0.00 16-Nov-2022 0.00 20-Jul-2024 2.00 Jun/2023 Increase in the Comments on works began at the Saltino substation in 2023, at Bambadinca substation in 2024, and at electricity access rate in achieving targets Mansoa substation in 2025 but works at the Bissau substation has been curtailed due to delays Guinea- Bissau in the compensation of PAPs in these project sites. As the physical connection is the final (Percentage) activity in our project implementation, the increase in the electricity rate has yet to show any progress, and currently stands at zero. Increase in the 0.00 Dec/2018 0.00 16-Nov-2022 0.00 20-Jul-2024 17.00 Jun/2023 Page 3 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report ECOWAS-Regional Electricity Access Project (P164044) electricity access rate in Comments on Works are still scheduled to be completed October 30, 2024, for the original scope of the The Gambia achieving targets work. Procurement for the works of the additional 103 localities are yet to be completed. 905 (Percentage) Households are already connected People provided with new or 0.00 Dec/2018 0.00 16-Nov-2022 0.00 20-Jul-2024 152,000.00 Jun/2023 improved electricity service Comments on . As the physical connection is the final activity in our project implementation, the increase in (Number) achieving targets the electricity rate has yet to show any progress, and currently stands at 1%. 0.00 Dec/2018 0.00 16-Nov-2022 0.00 20-Jul-2024 33,000.00 Jun/2023 Project Benificiaries Comments on Households provided with access to electricity services under the project by household (Househols) - Guinea- achieving targets connections (grid). As the physical connection is the final activity in our project Bissau (Number) implementation, the increase in the electricity rate has yet to show any progress, and currently stands at zero. 0.00 Dec/2018 0.00 16-Nov-2022 0.00 20-Jul-2024 68,000.00 Jun/2023 Project Beneficaries Comments on Households provided with access to electricity services under the project by household (Households) - in Mali achieving targets connections (grid). As the physical connection is the final activity in our project (Number) implementation, the increase in the electricity rate has yet to show any progress, and currently stands at zero. 0.00 Dec/2018 0.00 16-Nov-2022 0.00 20-Jul-2024 51,000.00 Jun/2023 Project Beneficiaries Comments on Households provided with access to electricity services under the project by household (Households) - in The achieving targets connections (grid). As the physical connection is the final activity in our project Gambia (Number) implementation, the increase in the electricity rate has yet to show any progress, and currently stands at zero. 6.2 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Design, supply and installation of electricity distribution infrastructure Page 4 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report ECOWAS-Regional Electricity Access Project (P164044) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year People provided with access 0 20-Jul-2024 False to electricity (Number of Comments on 925 household are connected in the Gambia people) CRI achieving targets People provided with False False access to electricity – Comments on Not account for yet. Youth (Number of achieving targets people) CRI People provided with False False access to electricity – Comments on To be provided Female (Number of achieving targets people) CRI Distribution lines constructed 0.00 Dec/2018 0.00 16-Nov-2022 0.00 16-Nov-2022 1,900.00 Dec/2022 - in Guinea-Bissau Comments on Length of MV and LV networks built in Guinea-Bissau (Kilometers) achieving targets 0.00 Jun/2018 0.00 16-Nov-2022 0.00 16-Nov-2022 3,800.00 Dec/2022 Distribution lines constructed Comments on Length of MV and LV networks built - in Mali (Kilometers) achieving targets 0.00 Dec/2018 0.00 16-Nov-2022 0.00 16-Nov-2022 1,900.00 Dec/2022 Distribution lines constructed Comments on 163.25 MV and 675.27 LV lines built - in The Gambia (Kilometers) achieving targets Female-headed households 0.00 Dec/2018 0.00 16-Nov-2022 0.00 16-Nov-2022 18.00 Dec/2022 connected to the grid in Comments on Percentage of female-headed households connected to the grid in Guinea-Bissau, Mali and Guinea-Bissau , Mali and The achieving targets The Gambia under the project as a result of the project. Gambia. (Percentage) Supervision of the construction and technical advisory Indicator Name Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Page 5 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report ECOWAS-Regional Electricity Access Project (P164044) Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year No Dec/2018 Yes 16-Nov-2022 Yes 16-Nov-2022 Yes Dec/2020 Investment component Comments on Construction and owner's engineering services procured in all three countries contracted (Yes/No) achieving targets No Dec/2018 No 16-Nov-2022 No 16-Nov-2022 Yes Jan/2022 Investement contract timely Comments on Observed implementation delays compared to original schedule implemented (Yes/No) achieving targets Program coordination and technical assistance Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Project Coordinators and key No Dec/2018 Yes 16-Nov-2022 Yes 31-Dec-2025 Yes Dec/2022 staff for the RCU and the Comments on The Project Coordinator for the RCU and the PIUs have been appointed and continue on the national PIUs (Yes/No) achieving targets position. Operational Support for No Dec/2018 No 16-Nov-2022 No 31-Dec-2024 Yes Dec/2025 Services of Guinea Bissau has Comments on Customer and network management services outside Bissau not yet procured been retanined (Yes/No) achieving targets Multi-Tier Framework surveys 0.00 Dec/2018 0.00 16-Nov-2022 0.00 30-Jun-2025 3.00 Dec/2022 completed, including sex- disaggregated data. (Number) Grievances registered related 0.00 Dec/2018 0.00 16-Nov-2022 0.00 16-Nov-2022 100.00 Dec/2022 to project implementation Comments on 6 grievances received in the Gambia, 1 addressed. 1 grievance received in Mali, pending addressed (Percentage) achieving targets resolution No Apr/2020 Yes 16-Nov-2022 Yes 16-Nov-2022 Yes Dec/2022 Power Purchase Expenditures Comments on The project has been restructured to use US$6 million equivalent from Guinea Bissau financing to EAGB (Yes/No) achieving targets to enable electricity purchases by Electricidade e Aguas da Guine-Bissau (Guinea-Bissau Water and Power Company) or EAGB Page 6 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report ECOWAS-Regional Electricity Access Project (P164044) Page 7 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report ECOWAS-Regional Electricity Access Project (P164044) 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-63530 Effective 60.00 60.00 0.00 3.96 53.28 6.60% IDA-D4080 Effective 66.00 66.00 0.00 38.17 25.77 57.84% IDA-D4070 Effective 9.00 9.00 0.00 5.77 2.98 64.15% IDA-D4090 Effective 30.00 30.00 0.00 25.09 4.76 83.65% IDA-D4060 Effective 5.40 5.40 0.00 2.61 2.67 48.38% Aug 20, 2024 Page 7 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report ECOWAS-Regional Electricity Access Project (P164044) IDA-63520 Effective 54.60 54.60 0.00 26.47 26.73 48.49% 7.3 Key Dates (by loan) Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Signing Effectiveness Orig. Closing Rev. Closing IDA-63520 Effective 13-Dec-2018 20-Feb-2019 13-Jun-2019 31-Dec-2025 31-Dec-2025 IDA-63530 Effective 13-Dec-2018 26-Feb-2019 17-Jun-2019 31-Dec-2025 31-Dec-2025 IDA-D4060 Effective 13-Dec-2018 20-Feb-2019 13-Jun-2019 31-Dec-2025 31-Dec-2025 IDA-D4070 Effective 13-Dec-2018 25-Feb-2019 18-Jun-2019 31-Dec-2025 31-Dec-2025 IDA-D4080 Effective 13-Dec-2018 06-Mar-2019 13-Jun-2019 31-Dec-2025 31-Dec-2025 IDA-D4090 Effective 13-Dec-2018 26-Feb-2019 17-Jun-2019 31-Dec-2025 31-Dec-2025 8. KEY DATES Key Events Planned Actual Approval 13-Dec-2018 13-Dec-2018 Effectiveness 16-Oct-2018 16-Oct-2018 Mid-Term Review No. 01 29-Mar-2024 04-Mar-2024 Operation Closing/Cancellation 31-Dec-2025 9. RESTRUCTURING HISTORY Restructuring Level 2 Approved on 08-May-2020 10. ASSOCIATED OPERATION(S) There are no associated operations Aug 20, 2024 Page 8 of 8