Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Public Disclosure Authorized Report 1.a: 47748-A .J PROJECT APPRAISAL DOCUMENT ON A PROPOSED INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTIONAND DEVELOPMENT Public Disclosure Authorized PARTIAL RISK GUARANTEE IN THE AMOUNT OF EURO 60 MILLION (USD 78 MILLION EQUIVALENT) FOR THE PRIVATIZATION OF THE POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM OPERATOR OPERATOR1 I SISTEMIT TE SHPERNDARJES SHA (OSSH) Public Disclosure Authorized IN ALBANIA April 14,2009 Sustainable Development Department South East Europe Country Management Unit 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 February 2009) CurrencyUnit = Lek Lek 102 = US$1 US$1.3 = €1 CZK1 = US$0.04 FISCAL YEAR January 1 - December31 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS AMM Albanian Market Model APL Adaptable Program Loan CAS Country Assistance Strategy COOP1 Cooperazione Internazionale - Italian Bilateral Aid Agency DSO Distribution System Operator EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development EC European Commission ECSEE Energy Community of South East Europe EIB European Investment Bank EIRR Economic Internal Rate of Return EMP Environmental Management Plan ERE Electricity Regulatory Entity ETSO European Transmission System Operators EU European Union FDI Foreign Direct Investment GOA Government of Albania IAS International Accounting Standards IASB International Accounting Standards Board IFC International Finance Corporation IFRS International Financial Reporting Standards KfW Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau KESH Albanian Electricity Corporation METE Ministry ofEconomy, Trade and Energy OSSH The company that carries out the separately licensed functions of the DSO and RPS PSGRP Power Sector Generation and Restructuring Project RPS Retail Public Supplier SEE South East Europe SPA Share Purchase Agreement TSO Transmission System Operator USAID United States Agency for International Development VAT Value Added Tax WPS Wholesale Public Supplier Vice President: Shigeo Katsu Country Director: Jane Annitage Country Manager Camille Lampart Nuamah Sector Manager: Ranjit Lamech Task Team Leader: Demetrios Papathanasiou Guarantee Team Leader Farida Mazhar FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY ALBANIA Privatization of the Power Distribution System Operator Table of Contents Page I. STRATEGIC CONTEXT AND RATIONALE ................................................................. 1 A . Country and sector issues .................................................................................................... 1 B. Rationale for Bank involvement ......................................................................................... 3 C . Higher level objectives to which the project contributes .................................................... 4 I1. PROJECT DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................. 5 A . Privatization of OSSH ......................................................................................................... 5 B. Project development objective and key indicators .............................................................. 6 C . The Partial Risk Guarantee ................................................................................................. 7 D. Lessons learned and reflected in the project design............................................................ 8 E. Alternatives considered and reasons for rejection .............................................................. 9 I11. IMPLEMENTATION ...................................................................................................... 9 A . Partnership arrangements.................................................................................................... 9 B. Institutional and implementation arrangements ................................................................ 10 C . Monitoring and evaluation ofoutcomesh-esults ................................................................ 11 ... D. Sustainability ..................................................................................................................... 11 E. Critical risks and possible controversial aspects............................................................... 12 F. Loadcredit conditions and covenants............................................................................... 15 IV. APPRAISAL SUMMARY ............................................................................................. 15 A . Economic and financial analyses ...................................................................................... 15 B. Technical ........................................................................................................................... 16 C . Fiduciary ........................................................................................................................... 16 D. Social................................................................................................................................. 16 E. Environment ...................................................................................................................... 17 F. Safeguard policies .......... .................................................................................................. 17 G. Policy Exceptions and Readiness...................................................................................... 17 This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not be otherwise disclosed without World Bank authorization . ANNEXES Annex 1: Country and Sector Background .............................................................................. 18 Annex 2: Major Related Projects Financed by the Bank and/or other Agencies ................. 29 Annex 3: Results Framework and Monitoring ........................................................................ 31 Annex 4: The PRG Term Sheet and Contractual Structure................................................... 33 Annex 5: Electricity Regulation and Regulatory Framework Backstopped by the PRG .... 39 Annex 6: Implementation Arrangements ................................................................................. 47 Annex 7: Economic and Financial Analysis ............................................................................. 49 Annex 8: Safeguard Policy Issues .............................................................................................. 52 Annex 9: Project Preparation and Supervision ....................................................................... 54 Annex 10: Documents in the Project File ................................................................................. 55 Annex 11: Statement of Loans and Credits .............................................................................. 56 Annex 12: Country at a Glance ................................................................................................. 57 Annex 13: Maps........................................................................................................................... 59 ALBANIA PRIVATIZATION OF THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM OPERATOR PROJECT APPRAISAL DOCUMENT EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA ECSSD Date: April 14,2009 Team Leader: Demetrios Papathanasiou Country Director: Jane Armitage Sectors: Power (100%) Sector Director: Peter D. Thomson Themes: Regulation and Competition Policy Sector Manager: Ranjit Lamech (P) State enterprise hank restructuring and privatization (P) Project ID: P112242 Environmental screening category: C Lending Instrument: Partial Risk Guarantee Project Financing Data [ 3 Loan [ICredit [ ] Grant [ XIGuarantee [ ] Other: Amount of guarantee: €60 million (US$78 million equivalent) Proposed terms: PRG ofup to a maximum term ofeight years Proposed Risk Coverage: The PRG will backstop the Government of Albania’s debt obligation to a commercial bank, the L/C Issuing Bank, to compensate the privatized Distribution System Operator (OSSH) for loss ofrevenues resulting from a change or repeal of, or non-compliance by, the Albania Electricity Regulatory Entity (ERE) or the Government of Albania ofcertain provisions ofthe pre-agreed regulatory framework. Source Local Foreign Total BORROWEWRECIPIENT 0 0.00 0 CEZ Equity 0.00 132 132 INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR 0.00 (78) (78) RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT (PRG) Total: 132 132 Borrower: Ministry ofFinance Blv. Deshmoret e Kombit Nr. 1, Tirana Albania Responsible Agency: CEZ, CEZ a. s. Duhova 1444/2,140 53 Praha 4 Czech Republic Project implementation period: Start May 2009 End December 2016 Expected effectiveness date: May 2009 Expected closing date: December 3 1,201 6 Does the project depart from the in content or other significant respects? CAS [ ]Yes [XINO Ref: PAD L C. Does the project require any exceptions from Bank policies? Ref: PAD IKG. []Yes [XINO Have these been approved by Bank management? []Yes [ IN0 Is approval for any policy exception sought from the Board? [ ]Yes [XINO Does the project include any critical risks rated “substantial” or “high”? [XIYes [ ]No Ref: PAD IILE. Does the project meet the Regional criteria for readiness for implementation? [XIYes [ ]No Ref: PAD IKG. Project Development Objective: The objective of the proposed PRG operation