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World Bank Document Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Public Disclosure Authorized Report No: ICR00004910 IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION AND RESULTS REPORT (IBRD75890 AND IBRD83520) ON A LOAN IN THE AMOUNT OF US$150 MILLION TO THE Public Disclosure Authorized REPUBLIC OF BELARUS FOR THE WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION PROJECT JANUARY 31, 2020 Public Disclosure Authorized Water Global Practice Europe and Central Asia Region Public Disclosure Authorized This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (Exchange Rate Effective January 29, 2020) Currency Unit = Belarusian Ruble (BYN) BYN 2.13 = US$1 US$0.47 = BYN 1 FISCAL YEAR January 1 – December 31 Regional Vice President: Cyril E. Muller Country Director: Satu Kristiina J. Kähkönen Regional Director: Steven N. Schonberger Practice Manager: David Michaud Task Team Leader(s): Stjepan Gabric, Ivaylo Hristov Kolev ICR Main Contributor: Amelia Midgley ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS AF Additional Financing BOD Biochemical Oxygen Demand CBA Cost-Benefit Analysis CAPEX Capital Expenditure CPF Country Partnership Framework DG Directorate-General EA Environmental Assessment ERR Economic Rate of Return FM Financial Management FMR Financial Monitoring Report GoB Government of Belarus GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism IBNET International Benchmarking Network for Water and Sanitation Utilities ICB International Competitive Bidding ICR Implementation Completion and Results Report IFI International Financial Institution IP Implementation Progress IRP Iron Removal Plant ISR Implementation Status and Results Report M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MHU Ministry of Housing and Utilities NCB National Competitive Bidding NPV Net Present Value O&M Operations and Maintenance OCC Operational Cost Coverage PAD Project Appraisal Document PE Person equivalent PDO Project Development Objective PIU Project Implementation Unit RAP Resettlement Action Plan RF Results Framework ToC Theory of Change WHO World Health Organization WSS Water Supply and Sanitation WSSP Water Supply and Sanitation Project WWTP Wastewater Treatment Plant TABLE OF CONTENTS DATA SHEET .......................................................................................................................... 1 I. PROJECT CONTEXT AND DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES ....................................................... 6 A. CONTEXT AT APPRAISAL .........................................................................................................6 B. SIGNIFICANT CHANGES DURING IMPLEMENTATION ................................................................9 II. OUTCOME .................................................................................................................... 11 A. RELEVANCE OF PDOs ............................................................................................................ 11 B. ACHIEVEMENT OF PDOs (EFFICACY) ...................................................................................... 12 C. EFFICIENCY ........................................................................................................................... 18 D. JUSTIFICATION OF OVERALL OUTCOME RATING .................................................................... 20 E. OTHER OUTCOMES AND IMPACTS (IF ANY) ............................................................................ 20 III. KEY FACTORS THAT AFFECTED IMPLEMENTATION AND OUTCOME ................................ 21 A. KEY FACTORS DURING PREPARATION ................................................................................... 21 B. KEY FACTORS DURING IMPLEMENTATION ............................................................................. 22 IV. BANK PERFORMANCE, COMPLIANCE ISSUES, AND RISK TO DEVELOPMENT OUTCOME .. 23 A. QUALITY OF MONITORING AND EVALUATION (M&E) ............................................................ 24 B. ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND FIDUCIARY COMPLIANCE ..................................................... 24 C. BANK PERFORMANCE ........................................................................................................... 25 D. RISK TO DEVELOPMENT OUTCOME ....................................................................................... 26 V. LESSONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................. 27 ANNEX 1. RESULTS FRAMEWORK AND KEY OUTPUTS ........................................................... 28 ANNEX 2. BANK LENDING AND IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT/SUPERVISION ......................... 43 ANNEX 4. EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS ........................................................................................... 46 ANNEX 5. BORROWER, CO-FINANCIER AND OTHER PARTNER/STAKEHOLDER COMMENTS ... 51 ANNEX 6. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS (IF ANY) ..................................................................... 61 ANNEX 7. UPDATED THEORY OF CHANGE ............................................................................ 62 ANNEX 8. PDO INDICATORS AND OUTCOME TARGETS ......................................................... 63 ANNEX 9. FEASIBILITY STUDIES CARRIED OUT AS PART OF PROJECT ..................................... 64 ANNEX 10. DETAILED EFFICACY ANALYSIS ............................................................................ 65 ANNEX 11. FLOWCHART ON INVESTMENT PROCESS ............................................................. 73 ANNEX 12. MAP .................................................................................................................. 74 The World Bank Water Supply and Sanitation Project (P101190) DATA SHEET BASIC INFORMATION Product Information Project ID Project Name P101190 Water Supply and Sanitation Project Country Financing Instrument Belarus Investment Project Financing Original EA Category Revised EA Category Partial Assessment (B) Partial Assessment (B) Organizations Borrower Implementing Agency Republic of Belarus Ministry of Housing and Utilities Project Development Objective (PDO) Original PDO The project development objective is to improve the quality, efficiency and sustainability of water supply and wastewater treatmentservices in six participating oblasts covering about 1.7 million consumers. Revised PDO To increase access to water supply services and to improve the quality of water supply and wastewater services in selected urbanareas in all six (6) oblasts of the Borrower. PDO as stated in the legal agreement The objective of the Project is to improve the quality, efficiency and sustainability of water supply and wastewater treatment services in six (6) participating Project oblasts of the Borrower. Page 1 of 75 The World Bank Water Supply and Sanitation Project (P101190) FINANCING Original Amount (US$) Revised Amount (US$) Actual Disbursed (US$) World Bank Financing 60,000,000 60,000,000 60,000,000 IBRD-75890 90,000,000 90,000,000 89,580,402 IBRD-83520 Total 150,000,000 150,000,000 149,580,402 Non-World Bank Financing 0 0 0 Borrower/Recipient 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0 Total Project Cost 150,000,000 150,000,000 149,580,402 KEY DATES Approval Effectiveness MTR Review Original Closing Actual Closing 30-Sep-2008 17-Feb-2009 16-May-2011 30-Jun-2013 31-Jul-2019 RESTRUCTURING AND/OR ADDITIONAL FINANCING Date(s) Amount Disbursed (US$M) Key Revisions 20-Dec-2012 19.98 Change in Project Development Objectives Change in Results Framework Change in Loan Closing Date(s) Change in Safeguard Policies Triggered 03-Mar-2014 38.01 Additional Financing Change in Project Development Objectives Change in Results Framework Change in Components and Cost Change in Loan Closing Date(s) 19-Dec-2014 48.30 Change in Results Framework Change in Loan Closing Date(s) 08-Jun-2018 117.35 Change in Loan Closing Date(s) Page 2 of 75 The World Bank Water Supply and Sanitation Project (P101190) KEY RATINGS Outcome Bank Performance M&E Quality Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Modest RATINGS OF PROJECT PERFORMANCE IN ISRs Actual No. Date ISR Archived DO Rating IP Rating Disbursements (US$M) 01 17-Oct-2008 Satisfactory Satisfactory 0 02 09-May-2009 Satisfactory Satisfactory 0 03 02-Oct-2009 Satisfactory Satisfactory 0 04 10-May-2010 Satisfactory Satisfactory 1.10 05 25-Jan-2011 Satisfactory Satisfactory 12.46 06 10-Jul-2011 Satisfactory Satisfactory 16.75 Moderately 07 17-Apr-2012 Moderately Satisfactory 18.84 Unsatisfactory Moderately 08 24-Dec-2012 Moderately Satisfactory 19.98 Unsatisfactory 09 28-Jan-2013 Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory 20.28 10 25-Jun-2013 Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory 24.42 11 28-Dec-2013 Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory 34.03 12 12-Jul-2014 Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Unsatisfactory 42.51 13 12-Dec-2014 Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory 48.30 14 12-May-2015 Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory 49.30 15 11-Nov-2015 Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory 56.00 16 12-May-2016 Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory 63.46 17 23-Sep-2016 Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory 75.84 18 16-Mar-2017 Moderately Satisfactory Satisfactory 85.15 19 21-Sep-2017 Moderately Satisfactory Satisfactory 95.15 20 04-Apr-2018 Moderately Satisfactory Satisfactory 113.35 Page 3 of 75 The World Bank Water Supply and Sanitation Project (P101190) 21 03-Oct-2018 Moderately Satisfactory Satisfactory 135.83 22 06-Apr-2019 Moderately Satisfactory Satisfactory 144.53 23 27-Jul-2019 Moderately Satisfactory
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