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World Bank Document The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report China: Liaoning Safe and Sustainable Urban Water Supply Project (P158713) China: Liaoning Safe and Sustainable Urban Water Supply Project (P158713) EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC | China | Water Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2018 | Seq No: 7 | APPROVED | ISR46149 | Public Disclosure Authorized Implementing Agencies: Liaoning Urban Construction and Renewal Project Management Company Limited (LUCRPMC), PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 06-Jun-2018 Effectiveness Date: 23-Oct-2018 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 21-May-2021 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 22-Mar-2021 Original Closing Date: 30-Jun-2023 Revised Closing Date: 30-Jun-2023 pdoTable Public Disclosure Authorized Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The project development objectives are to improve water quality and operational efficiency of selected water supply utilities in the project areas. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Component 1: Water supply service infrastructure improvement:(Cost $287.14 M) Component 2: Water supply service management improvement:(Cost $57.08 M) Component 3: Project Implementation support and institutional strengthening:(Cost $16.94 M) Public Disclosure Authorized 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 Substantial Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions At mid-point, the project has made significant progress towards achieving the project development objectives, despite the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic. The project performance monitoring and evaluation report indicated that the NRW rate has decreased in all WSCs, and particularly the NRW rate in Gaizhou has decreased considerably from 64.10 percent to 43.15 percent. The direct project beneficiaries reached to 902,671 people. The physical infrastructure system upgrading from water treatment plants and water reservoirs, pump and booster stations, Public Disclosure Authorized transmission and distribution pipelines and household water service connections, as well as installation of district, bulk and end-user water meters, together with the implementation of the water supply service management plans such as non-revenue water (NRW) reduction and energy efficiency improvement, has helped improve the water supply service. However, the overall project implementation is behind schedule. The implementation progress is uneven among the project water supply companies (WSCs) with the smaller companies, Fushun and Gaizhou leading the way. The total commitment of the IBRD Loan was 52 percent, while the Loan disbursement stands at 20.24 percent. The project implementation progress and loan disbursement are behind schedule but expected to improve significantly in the coming months. As agreed during the mid-term review, the project is 6/4/2021 Page 1 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report China: Liaoning Safe and Sustainable Urban Water Supply Project (P158713) expected to be restructured in the first quarter of fiscal year 2022 to reflect some adjustments in the project which became necessary in the course of implementation. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Low Low Low Macroeconomic Low Low Low Sector Strategies and Policies Low Low Low Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Moderate Substantial Moderate Sustainability Fiduciary Moderate Moderate Moderate Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Moderate Other Low Substantial Substantial Overall Moderate Substantial Moderate Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Direct project beneficiaries IN00975618 ►Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 580,716.00 902,671.00 5,690,600.00 Date 27-Jun-2017 31-Aug-2020 28-Feb-2021 30-Jun-2023 The direct project benefits reached 902,671 with the contributions from both the IBRD loan and Comments: counterpart fund supported activities. IN00975619 ►Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 6/4/2021 Page 2 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report China: Liaoning Safe and Sustainable Urban Water Supply Project (P158713) Value 0.00 49.00 49.00 49.00 Date 27-Jun-2017 31-Aug-2020 28-Feb-2021 30-Jun-2023 Supplemental to the Direct Project Beneficiaries Indicator Comments: Compliance with water quality Health Standards IN00975615 ►Compliance with water quality Health Standards (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Shenyang: 33% Shenyang:100% Shenyang:100% Shenyang:100% Fushun:33% Fushun:37.74% Fushun:100% Fushun:37.74% Anshan:33% Anshan:100% Anshan:100% Anshan:100% Value Fuxin:33% Fuxin:32.07% Fuxin:100% Fuxin:32.07% Gaizhou:33% Gaizhou:30.19% Gaizhou:100% Gaizhou:30.19% Weighted Average: Weighted Weighted Weighted Average:60% 33.04% Average:60% Average:100% Date 28-Jun-2017 31-Aug-2020 28-Feb-2021 30-Jun-2023 This indicator is proposed to be revised during the upcoming restructuring. This PDO indicator was proposed to be changed to an intermediate indicator of “numbers of self-tested water quality parameters of each WSC”. A new PDO indicator of “water quality management system improved” was proposed to be added. Comments: The results reported in this ISR were the same as the previous ones. Fushun, Fuxin and Gaizhou WSCs have not sent their water samples to provincial labs for all 106 parameter tests yet. Non-Revenue-Water in each project city IN00975616 ►Non-Revenue-Water in each project city (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Shenyang:33.0% Shenyang:33.62% Shenyang:29.94% Shenyang:29.8% Fushun:38.8% Fushun:39.95% Fushun:35.70% Fushun:22.1% Value Anshan:30.9% Anshan:25.69% Anshan:25.47% Anshan:24.0% Fuxin:25.7% Fuxin:21.23% Fuxin:21.20% Fuxin:16.2% Gaizhou:64.1% Gaizhou:66.7% Gaizhou:43.15% Gaizhou:35.1% Date 27-Jun-2017 31-Aug-2020 28-Feb-2021 30-Jun-2023 With the gradual relief of the COVID-19 pandemic, some industries started operating and the residential water fee collection gradually resumed. As a result, the non-revenue water (NRW) has decreased in all Comments: five WSCs. Energy consumption by the water utilities in each project city IN00975617 ►Energy consumption by the water utilities in each project city (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 6/4/2021 Page 3 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report China: Liaoning Safe and Sustainable Urban Water Supply Project (P158713) Weighted Average:0.61 Weighted Average:0.82 Weighted Weighted Average: kwh/m3 kwh/m3 Average:0.776 kwh/m3 0.51 kwh/m3 Shenyang:0.58 Shenyang:0.56 Shenyang:0.81 Shenyang:0.47 Value Fushun:0.60 Fushun:0.553 Fushun:0.55 Fushun:0.51 Anshan:0.46 Anshan:0.399 Anshan:0.442 Anshan:0.45 Fuxin:0.96 Fuxin:0.9 Fuxin:0.88 Fuxin:0.84 Gaizhou:1.11 Gaizhou:1.86 Gaizhou:1.15 Gaizhou:0.36 Date 27-Jun-2017 31-Aug-2020 28-Feb-2021 30-Jun-2023 In the PAD, this indicator was defined as average energy consumption per m3 of water sold (billed) of each water company. However, it is found that Shenyang WSC was calculated as the average energy consumption per m3 of water supplied since appraisal. The indicator achievement of Shenyang WSC was corrected in this ISR and reported as the average energy consumption per m3 of water sold (billed). Comments: Therefore, the result of Shenyang WSC was significant increased due to the change of calculation method. The issue will be considered in the upcoming restructuring, and the baseline and end target of Shenyang WSC will be revised accordingly. Overall Comments PDO The indicator target achievements are based on the client's project performance M&E report of March 2021. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Water supply service infrastructure improvement IN00975621 ►Length of new or rehabilitated main pipelines for water supply (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 52.77 72.99 300.00 Date 27-Jun-2017 31-Aug-2020 28-Feb-2021 30-Jun-2023 The indicator reached 72.99 km with the contributions from both the IBRD loan and counterpart funded Comments: activities. IN00975624 ►Number of secondary booster pumps installed or rehabilitated (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 38.00 38.00 270.00 Date 27-Jun-2017 31-Aug-2020 28-Feb-2021 30-Jun-2023 The indicator reached 38 with the contributions from both the IBRD loan and counterpart fund supported Comments: activities. IN00975627 ►Number of district water meters installed (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 6/4/2021 Page 4 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report China: Liaoning Safe and Sustainable Urban Water Supply Project (P158713) Value 0.00 335.00 375.00 945.00 Date 27-Jun-2017 31-Aug-2020 28-Feb-2021 30-Jun-2023 The indicator reached 375 with the contributions from both the IBRD loan and counterpart fund supported Comments: activities. IN00975630 ►Number of water
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