Implementation Status & Results Report

The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Power Sector Recovery Project (P146696)

Power Sector Recovery Project (P146696)

Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Energy and Hydraulics, The Republic of Guinea, Electricite de Guinee (EDG), UnitÃ© de Gestion du PRSE/MEH, UnitÃ© de Gestion du Projet/EDG

Key Dates

Key Project Dates

Bank Approval Date: 16-Jun-2014 Effectiveness Date: 30-Jan-2015 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 16-Nov-2017 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 30-Apr-2018 Original Closing Date: 31-Dec-2019 Revised Closing Date: 31-Dec-2020 pdoTable Public Disclosure Authorized Project Development Objectives

Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve the technical and commercial performance of the national power utility.

Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No

Components Table

Name Support the improvement of EDGâs performance through a Management Services Contract:(Cost $16.00

Public Disclosure Authorized M) Improvement of Conakry Distribution Network and Commercial Performance of EDG:(Cost $46.70 M) Technical Assistance, Capacity building and Project Implementation Support:(Cost $12.30 M)

Overall Ratings

Name Previous Rating Current Rating

Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating High High

Implementation Status and Key Decisions

As of end November 2019, the project progress can be summarized as follows:

Public Disclosure Authorized The overall disbursement of the project, considering the additional financing of US$25 million, has improved from 62% in May 2019 to 70%. The component 1 –Management service contract (MSC) of Electricité de Guinée (EDG): the four-year MSC has completed on October 9, 2019. Implementation of the MSC contributed to technical improvement of EDG. The commercial performance, has only marginally improved, and there have been few results in capacity building of local human resources. Rollout of meters, including smart meters for large consumers and capacity building constitute top priority for EDG and component 2 provides support in that direction. The final technical audit of the MSC will be carried out in February 2020, to document the outcomes of the MSC and lessons learnt.

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The implementation of Component 2- physical investments to improve network conditions and commercial performance of EDG and component 3- technical assistance, capacity building and support to project implementation remains Moderately Satisfactory. There has been a satisfactory progress on the implementation of key contracts. Key ongoing activities include the rehabilitation of distribution network and regularization of connections in Dixinn; the regularization of illegal connections in Kaloum, Ratoma and Matoto; the implementation of a Revenue Protection Program for 6000 large consumers accounting for more than 70% of annual revenues; the supply and installation of electricity consumption meters and the census/mapping of all consumers of EDG. These contracts are at an advanced stage of implementation.

Risks

Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool

Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating

Political and Governance -- High High Macroeconomic -- Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies -- Substantial Substantial Technical Design of Project or Program -- Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and -- Sustainability Substantial Substantial Fiduciary -- Substantial Substantial Environment and Social -- Substantial Substantial Stakeholders -- High High Other ------

Overall -- High High

Results

PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes

Improve the technical performance of the national power utility

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►Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Custom)