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World Bank Document Document of The World Bank Public Disclosure Authorized Report No: ICR00003326 IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION AND RESULTS REPORT (IBRD-48700) ON A Public Disclosure Authorized LOAN IN THE AMOUNT OF US$ 400 MILLION (LOAN 4870-IN) TO THE SJVN Ltd. Public Disclosure Authorized FOR RAMPUR HYDROPOWER PROJECT June 25, 2015 Energy and Extractives Global Practice Public Disclosure Authorized India Country Management Unit South Asia Region CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS Fiscal Year Annual Average Exchange Rate (Rs./US$) 2008-09 46.0 2009-10 47.4 2010-11 45.6 2011-12 47.9 2012-13 54.4 2013-14 60.5 2014-15 61.0 Currency Unit = India Rupees (Rs.) FISCAL YEAR April 1 – March 31 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS BP Bank Procedures CAT Catchment Area Treatment CEA Central Electricity Authority CPS Country Partnership Strategy EMP Environmental Management Plan ERR Economic Rate of Return FY Financial Year GDP Gross Domestic Product GHG Greenhouse Gases GoHP Government of Himachal Pradesh GoI Government of India GW Giga Watts GWh Giga Watt Hour HP Himachal Pradesh HRT Head Race Tunnel IBRD International Bank of Reconstruction and Development ICR Implementation Completion Report IEGC India Electricity Grid Code ISR Implementation Status Report kWh Kilo Watt Hour LADA Local Area Development Authority M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MTR Mid-Term Review MW Mega Watts NEP (Indian) National Electricity Policy NJHP Nathpa Jhakri Hydropower Project OHS Occupational Health and Safety OP Operational Policy PAD Project Appraisal Document PAF Project Affected Families PAP Project Affected Persons PDO Project Development Objectives RAP Resettlement Action Plan RHP Rampur Hydropower Project SCDP Sustainable Community Development Program SIL Specific Investment Loan SJVN SJVN Limited, formerly known as Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited TAP Tunneling Acceleration Plan Vice President: Annette Dixon Country Director: Onno Ruhl Global Practice Senior Director: Anita Marangoly George Practice Manager: Julia Bucknall Project Team Leader: Rohit Mittal / Kwawu Mensan Gaba ICR Team Leader: Rikard Liden INDIA Rampur Hydropower Project CONTENTS Data Sheet A. Basic Information B. Key Dates C. Ratings Summary D. Sector and Theme Codes E. Bank Staff F. Results Framework Analysis G. Ratings of Project Performance in ISRs H. Restructuring I. Disbursement Graph 1. Project Context, Development Objectives and Design ............................................... 1 2. Key Factors Affecting Implementation and Outcomes .............................................. 6 3. Assessment of Outcomes .......................................................................................... 17 4. Assessment of Risk to Development Outcome ......................................................... 21 5. Assessment of Bank and Borrower Performance ..................................................... 22 6. Lessons Learned ....................................................................................................... 25 7. Comments on Issues Raised by Borrower/Implementing Agencies/Partners .......... 28 Annex 1. Project Costs and Financing .......................................................................... 29 Annex 2. Outputs by Component ................................................................................. 30 Annex 3. Economic and Financial Analysis ................................................................. 38 Annex 4. Bank Lending and Implementation Support/Supervision Processes ............ 41 Annex 5. Beneficiary Survey Results ........................................................................... 43 Annex 6. Environmental Management of the Rampur Hydropower Project ............... 54 Annex 7. Technical Characteristics of the Rampur Hydropower Project ..................... 59 Annex 8. Lessons Learned from the Implementation of Nathpa Jhakri ....................... 66 Annex 9. Summary of Borrower's ICR and/or Comments on Draft ICR ..................... 70 Annex 10. List of Supporting Documents .................................................................... 78 MAP IBRD 34258 A. Basic Information Rampur Hydropower Country: India Project Name: Project Project ID: P095114 L/C/TF Number(s): IBRD-48700 ICR Date: 06/24/2015 ICR Type: Core ICR SATLUJ JAL Lending Instrument: SIL Borrower: VIDYUT NIGAM LTD Original Total USD 400.00M Disbursed Amount: USD 400.00M Commitment: Revised Amount: USD 400.00M Environmental Category: A Implementing Agencies: SJVN Limited Cofinanciers and Other External Partners: B. Key Dates Revised / Actual Process Date Process Original Date Date(s) Concept Review: 08/30/2005 Effectiveness: 04/14/2008 04/14/2008 Appraisal: 02/20/2007 Restructuring(s): 10/04/2011 Approval: 09/13/2007 Mid-term Review: 03/31/2010 11/14/2010 Closing: 03/31/2013 12/31/2014 C. Ratings Summary C.1 Performance Rating by ICR Outcomes: Satisfactory Risk to Development Outcome: Low or Negligible Bank Performance: Satisfactory Borrower Performance: Moderately Satisfactory C.2 Detailed Ratings of Bank and Borrower Performance (by ICR) Bank Ratings Borrower Ratings Quality at Entry: Satisfactory Government: Moderately Satisfactory Implementing Quality of Supervision: Satisfactory Satisfactory Agency/Agencies: Overall Bank Overall Borrower Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Performance: Performance: C.3 Quality at Entry and Implementation Performance Indicators Implementation QAG Assessments Indicators Rating Performance (if any) Potential Problem Quality at Entry Project at any time No None (QEA): (Yes/No): Problem Project at any Quality of Yes None time (Yes/No): Supervision (QSA): DO rating before Satisfactory Closing/Inactive status: D. Sector and Theme Codes Original Actual Sector Code (as % of total Bank financing) Hydropower 100 100 Theme Code (as % of total Bank financing) Climate change 33 33 Infrastructure services for private sector development 67 67 E. Bank Staff Positions At ICR At Approval Vice President: Annette Dixon Praful C. Patel Country Director: Onno Ruhl Isabel M. Guerrero Practice Julia Bucknall Salman Zaheer Manager/Manager: Rohit Mittal/ Kwawu Mensan Sunil Kumar Khosla/ Judith K. Project Team Leader: Gaba Plummer ICR Team Leader: Mats Johan Rikard Liden ICR Primary Author: Mats Johan Rikard Liden F. Results Framework Analysis Project Development Objectives (from Project Appraisal Document) The development objective of the project is (a) to improve the reliability of India's Northern Electricity Grid through the addition of renewable, low carbon energy from the Rampur hydropower project; and (b) to improve the effectiveness of Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (SJVN) with respect to the preparation and safe implementation of economically, environmentally, and socially sustainable hydropower projects. Revised Project Development Objectives (as approved by original approving authority) (a) PDO Indicator(s) Original Target Formally Actual Value Values (from Revised Achieved at Indicator Baseline Value approval Target Completion or documents) Values Target Years Increased power availability to Northern region off-takers (GWh equivalent per Indicator 1 : annum) Value quantitative or 0 1770 1957 Qualitative) Date achieved 10/31/2007 09/30/2012 06/21/2015 Target has been met. RHP began commercial operation in Dec 2014. Above Comments value refers to the total cumulative generation at writing of ICR. The value given (incl. % for the final ISR only represented a partial annual generation since FY stretches achievement) from April-March. % of time frequency in the Northern Electricity Grid is in the operating band of Indicator 2 : Indian Electricity Grid Code Value quantitative or 78.83% 90.30% 98.9% Qualitative) Date achieved 03/31/2007 09/30/2012 12/31/2014 Target has been met. The operating band was changed by IEGC later on, which Comments has been used for the observed value (86.2%) given in the final ISR. If the (incl. % operating band valid at appraisal would be used for calculation, the value at achievement) closing would be 98.9%. Indicator 3 : Number of days of outage of NJHP in wet season Value quantitative or 32 24 4.6 Qualitative) Date achieved 03/31/2007 03/31/2012 12/29/2014 The target has been met. The downward trend in outages is beyond what can be Comments explained by changes in riverine sediment transport and is evidence that the (incl. % deliberate measures employed by SJVN over the life of the project have been achievement) successful. Indicator 4 : Improvement in off-taker satisfaction with respect to SJVN service Value No evidence of upward Strong evidence of Strong evidence of quantitative or trend upward trend upward trend Qualitative) Date achieved 03/31/2007 12/31/2012 12/31/2014 Comments Target has been met. By the Mid-term Review, SJVN had reported an increase in (incl. % satisfaction from 96.7% in 2007 to 99.9% in 2010. In 2013 and 2014, all achievement) offtakers rated SJVN highly satisfactory in all survey dimensions (100%). Indicator 5 : Improvements demonstrated in social development surveys Value No evidence of upward Strong evidence of Strong evidence of quantitative or trend upward trend upward trend Qualitative) Date achieved 03/31/2007 12/31/2012 12/31/2014 Target has been met. The independent survey conducted at the end of the project Comments show an increase in average incomes and other indicators of wellbeing, including (incl. % literacy, modern durables, house size, and share of people living in permanent achievement) housing. (b) Intermediate Outcome Indicator(s) Original Target Actual Value Formally Values (from Achieved
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