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The World Bank Urban Water Project (P056256) Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Urban Water Project (P056256) Urban Water Project (P056256) AFRICA | Ghana | Water Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Specific Investment Loan | FY 2005 | Seq No: 23 | ARCHIVED on 30-Jun-2016 | ISR24092 | Implementing Agencies: Ghana Water Company Ltd. Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date:27-Jul-2004 Effectiveness Date:21-Mar-2005 Planned Mid Term Review Date:31-Jul-2007 Actual Mid-Term Review Date:06-Aug-2009 Original Closing Date:31-Dec-2010 Revised Closing Date:30-Jun-2016 Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The project's principal development objectives are to (i) significantly increase access to the piped water system in Ghana's urban centers, with an emphasis on improving access, affordability and service reliability to the urban poor; and (ii) restoring long-termfinancial stability, viability and sustainability of the Ghana Water Company Limited. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No PHRPDODEL Components Name SYSTEM EXPANSION AND REHABILITATION:(Cost $89.68 M) PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT:(Cost $15.19 M) CAPACITY BUILDING AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT:(Cost $8.74 M) SEVERANCE PROGRAM:(Cost $13.90 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate 6/30/2016 Page 1 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Urban Water Project (P056256) Implementation Status and Key Decisions 1. The project is on course to achieving the project’s objectives of 1. Increase access to affordable and reliable piped water supply in targeted urban centers; and 2. Improve financial viability of the Ghana Water Company Limited. The project includes four components: (i) System expansion and rehabilitation; (ii) Public-Private Partnership Development; 3. Capacity building and Project management; and (iv) Severance Program. Component 1 comprises of rehabilitation and expansion of water supply systems in the Northern (Tamale), Upper West, Central, Ashanti, Western, Volta, Eastern and the Brong Ahafo Regions. The systems were designed to supply the 2025 demands of the total populations living in the supply areas of the systems. Progress is as follows: The Tamale (Northern Region) Water Supply system works was completed last year. It did not involve source development, but distribution system rehabilitation and extensions to efficiently distribute an existing treatment facility to meet the demand of the city’s population of 807,212, including extensions to 57,465 poor beneficiaries. The Wa (Upper West Region) water supply works was also completed last year and it involved the provision of boreholes, storage and distribution to meet current needs. This is only a stop-gap measure. Future surface water sources will augment this supply to meet the requirements of Wa. The population covered is estimated as 157,000 including extension to 132,000 poor beneficiaries. For the 2 Central Region works, the Dunkwa- on-Offin water supply system has been completed. It is based on groundwater with treatment for iron removal to meet the demand of a town’s population of 45,167 including extension to about 10, 000 poor beneficiaries; The Breman Asikuma works has also been completed. It consists of rehabilitation and expansion of existing system by 80m3/h to bring the total plant capacity to 110m3/h to meet the demand of a population of 22,167 including extensions to11, 200 beneficiaries. The New Edubiase and Agona Ashanti -Water Supply Systems works in the Ashanti region have been completed. Both involves the expansion of Groundwater-based system with treatment for iron removal and they have been completed to meet the demand of a total population of about 54,000 including extensions to about 40,000 poor beneficiaries. The Aboso, Bogoso, Elubo and Prestea (all in Western Region) water supply system works have been completed to extend the water supply to a total population of 90,320 including extensions to 52,000 poor beneficiaries. They involve the expansion of groundwater-based water supply system including treatment for iron removal for the Elubo and Prestea systems. The Prestea system cannot be operationalized as some sections of the project pipelines damaged from a road construction are expected to be replaced by June 30, 2016. The Axim (also in Western Region) water supply system is about 80% completed and when completed by June 30, 2016 will extend water supply to a population of 42,209 including 27,500 poor beneficiaries. It involves the expansion of a system based on conjunctive use of ground and surface water. The Kpando water supply system (Volta Region) works is about 95% completed. This is a new district water supply system with a surface source on the Volta Lake (through pontoon) to provide the water requirements of 9 communities with total population of about 80,000 including extensions to 35000 poor beneficiaries. The Peki (Volta Region) works have been completed to extend of water supply to a population of 45000 including extensions to 900 poor beneficiaries. Works does not include source expansion but involves distribution system extensions to the existing Kpeve water supply system. The Suhum, Akim Ofoase and Asamankese works in the Eastern Region have been completed extending water supply to meet the 2025 population of 135,000 including extensions to 110000 poor beneficiaries. They Suhum and Akim Ofoase water supply systems involve the expansion of groundwater- based system with treatment for iron removal.The Asamankese water supply works involves the rehabilitation of existing system to optimize production and distribution. The Berekum Water Supply System works in the Brong Ahafo region is about 90% completed. When completed by June 30 2016 it will extend the water supply to a population of over 80,000 including 50,000 poor beneficiaries. It involves the rehabilitation and expansion of existing system and is based on conjunctive use of ground and surface water. Bawku and Navrongo Water Supply Systems works in the Upper East region are about 95% completed. They both involve the expansion of groundwater-based system that will increase to a population of about 120,000 including 94,150 poor beneficiaries. Thus in total by the project closure date the total population that will benefit from the rehabilitation and expansion of the water supply systems will be 1678902 (with baseline pre UWP provision of about 50%) including specific extension to 619,750 poor beneficiaries. With regard to component 2: The GWCL Performance Contract which is a follow up to the Management Contract, continues to make gains in revenues. It is expected that GWCL will establish a Monitoring Unit to ensure continuous monitoring of the performance contract. With the completion of the financial model for GWCL there is also the need for further assessment of the cost margins of the company to ensure GWCL is within reasonable limits of expenditures. With the completion of the procurement of the full complement of commercial meters it expected that the Company will begin to show more efficiency the management of the Non-Revenue-Water Components (iii) capacity building and component; and (iv) severance program; have all been completed. 2. 6/30/2016 Page 2 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Urban Water Project (P056256) 6/30/2016 Page 3 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Urban Water Project (P056256) 6/30/2016 Page 4 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Urban Water Project (P056256) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance -- Moderate Moderate Macroeconomic -- Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies -- Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program -- Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and -- Moderate Moderate Sustainability Fiduciary -- Moderate Moderate Environment and Social -- Moderate Moderate Stakeholders -- Moderate Moderate Other -- Moderate Moderate Overall -- Moderate Moderate Results Project Development Objective Indicators PHINDPDOTBL GWCL ratio of revenues to Operation & Maintenance Costs (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 60 1.07 1.07 1.05 Date 30-Jun-2004 15-Dec-2015 13-Jun-2016 30-Jun-2016 6/30/2016 Page 5 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Urban Water Project (P056256) PHINDPDOTBL Improved community water points constructed or rehabilitated under the project (Number, Core) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 449.00 449.00 500.00 Date 01-Jul-2004 15-Dec-2015 13-Jun-2016 30-Jun-2016 PHINDPDOTBL New piped household water connections that are resulting from the project intervention (Number, Core) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 10500.00 45000.00 50000.00 Date 01-Jul-2004 15-Dec-2015 13-Jun-2016 30-Jun-2016 PHINDPDOTBL Number of people in urban areas provided
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