The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Energy Utility Performance and Reliability Improvement Project (P167820) Energy Utility Performance and Reliability Improvement Project (P167820) EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC | Papua New Guinea | Energy & Extractives Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2021 | Seq No: 1 | ARCHIVED on 28-Jun-2021 | ISR47469 | Implementing Agencies: Papua New Guinea, PNG Power Limited (PPL) Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 31-Mar-2021 Effectiveness Date: -- Planned Mid Term Review Date: 31-Jul-2024 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 30-Jun-2026 Revised Closing Date: 30-Jun-2026 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) To improve the operational performance of the Borrower's national electricity utility and improve the reliability of electricity supply in the Project Area. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Urgent rehabilitation and upgrade of PPL infrastructure:(Cost $16.30 M) Implementation of key components of PPL's Performance Improvement Plan:(Cost $9.00 M) Technical assistance on least cost power development plan and implementation:(Cost $1.60 M) Project management support:(Cost $3.10 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO -- Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) -- Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating -- High Implementation Status and Key Decisions The Project was approved by the World Bank Board on March 31, 2021. Signing of the legal agreements is underway. PNG Power Limited (PPL) is establishing the Project Implementation Team (PIT) and advance contracting of the Revenue Protection Program has been successfully launched. 6/28/2021 Page 1 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Energy Utility Performance and Reliability Improvement Project (P167820) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance High -- High Macroeconomic High -- High Sector Strategies and Policies Substantial -- Substantial Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate -- Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and High -- High Sustainability Fiduciary High -- High Environment and Social High -- High Stakeholders Substantial -- Substantial Other -- -- -- Overall High -- High Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Improve operational performance of the national electricity utility IN01014590 ►Electricity losses per year (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 25.00 -- 25.00 21.00 Date 31-Dec-2020 -- 30-Jun-2021 30-Jun-2026 This indicator measures the total electricity losses in the networks of the Project Area as a percentage of Comments: the overall electricity generated. IN01014592 ►Collection from post-paid private customers (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 70.00 -- 70.00 95.00 Date 31-Dec-2020 -- 30-Jun-2021 30-Jun-2026 This indicator measures the collection rate in percentage of the amounts billed (in kinas) over a twelve- Comments: month period (whole calendar year). Private customers are defined as non-governement PPL clients. 6/28/2021 Page 2 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Energy Utility Performance and Reliability Improvement Project (P167820) Improve reliability of electricity supply IN01014591 ►Yearly system average interruption duration index (SAIDI) (Hours, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 230.00 -- 230.00 160.00 Date 31-Dec-2020 -- 30-Jun-2021 28-Nov-2024 This indicator measures the yearly average duration of interruption in the power supply, in hours (per Comments: year), per PPL customer connected to the grid, in Port Moresby and Lae cities. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Urgent rehabilitation and upgrade of PPL infrastructure IN01014595 ►Length of distribution lines constructed or rehabilitated through the project (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 50.00 Date 31-Dec-2020 -- 30-Jun-2021 30-Jun-2026 This indicator measures, in kilometers, the cumulative length of distribution lines constructed or Comments: rehabilitated through operations financed by the project over its lifetime. IN01014599 ►Transmission capacity installed or rehabilitated through the project (Kilovolt-Amphere(KVA), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 70,000.00 Date 31-Dec-2020 -- 30-Jun-2021 30-Jun-2026 This indicator measures, in kilovolt-ampere, the cumulative transmission capacity installed or rehabilitated Comments: through operations financed by the project over its lifetime. Rehabilitation operations financed by the project include installation and replacement of transformers in substations. Implementation of key components of PPL's Performance Improvement Plan IN01014594 ►Customers with advanced metering infrastructure financed under the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 8,000.00 Date 31-Dec-2020 -- 30-Jun-2021 30-Jun-2026 This indicator measures the number of PPL's customers provided with advanced metering infrastructure Comments: financed by the project. Advanced metering infrastructure refers to automatic meter reading systems. IN01014598 6/28/2021 Page 3 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Energy Utility Performance and Reliability Improvement Project (P167820) ►Percentage of total sales (KWh) covered by the Revenue Protection Program (RPP) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 80.00 Date 31-Dec-2020 -- 30-Jun-2021 30-Jun-2026 This indicator measures the sales in kilowatt-hour (kWh) to the clients covered by the RPP as a Comments: percentage of the total PPL electricity sales. IN01014601 ►Installation of Management Information Systems (MIS) at PPL, and populated with data (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target All systems in MIS set functioning and used for PPL’s operations Value No -- No and internal and external monitoring and reporting Date 31-Dec-2020 -- 30-Jun-2021 30-Jun-2026 This indicator measures the progress in installation of MIS set through the operations financed by the project during its implementation. Installation of MIS includes the improvement or update of respective Comments: databases. MIS set includes Commercial Management System (CMS), Corporate Resources Management System or Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Incidents Recording and Management System (IRMS) and Geographic Information System (GIS). IN01014603 ►Entity audit report submission (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No -- No Yes Date 31-Dec-2020 -- 30-Jun-2021 30-Jun-2026 PPL will submit its entity’s audited financial statements and accompanying Management Letter to the World Bank within six months of the end of the fiscal year, and the auditor’s opinion being unmodified. Comments: This indicator measures progress towards the timely submission of the entity’s audited financial statements each fiscal year with a requirement that auditor’s opinions progressively improve to unmodified, and issues and findings in the Management Letter reducing. Technical assistance on least cost power development plan development and implementation IN01014593 ►Key studies launched for least-cost power generation investment (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No -- No Yes Date 31-Dec-2020 -- 30-Jun-2021 30-Jun-2026 This indicator measures whether key studies for least-cost power generation investment, such as Comments: hydropower rehabilitation or gas-to-power has been launched. Key studies include planning, pre-feasibility or feasibility studies. IN01014597 6/28/2021 Page 4 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Energy Utility Performance and Reliability Improvement Project (P167820) ►Project preparatory studies for NBHPP completed (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No -- No Yes Date 31-Dec-2020 -- 30-Jun-2021 30-Jun-2026 This indicator measures whether the preparatory studies for the NBHPP has been completed. The Comments: preparatory studies include feasibility studies, ESIAs, and bidding documents. Project management support IN01014596 ►Percentage of women in technical and managerial roles within PPL (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 3.00 -- 3.00 6.00 Date 31-Dec-2020 -- 30-Jun-2021 30-Jun-2026 This indicator measures the proportion of women staff at PPL developing technical and managerial roles Comments: as a percentage of all PPL staff. All PPL staff includes administrative, technical and managerial roles. IN01014600 ►Progress towards identification and implementation of recommendations of the gender safety audit (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target At least 50% of Value No audit. -- No audit recommendations implemented. Date 31-Dec-2020 -- 30-Jun-2021 30-Jun-2026 This indicator measures the share of recommendations implemented by PPL as a percentage of all the recommendations identified in the energy safety audit carried out and financed under the project. The Comments: energy safety audit assesses how the workplace is and can best respond to safety issues (from the different perspectives of male and female employees) and results in an actionable plan to address safety and security issues. IN01014602 ►PPL publishes (annual) report on customer satisfaction surveys, including actions adopted to respond to customer concerns (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No -- No Yes Date 31-Dec-2020 -- 30-Jun-2021 30-Jun-2026 This indicator measures whether annual reports are available and accessible to public during project implementation reflecting: (i) results of customer satisfaction surveys carried out under the project, and (ii) Comments: actions adopted to respond to customer concerns in relation to the project and received through its grievance redress mechanism or other channels. IN01014604 ►Project Steering Committee meets regularly to discuss project implementation status (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 6/28/2021 Page 5 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Energy Utility Performance and Reliability Improvement Project (P167820) Value 0.00 -- 0.00 4.00 Date 31-Dec-2020 -- 30-Jun-2021 30-Jun-2026 This indicator measures how regularly the Project Steering Committee is convening to discuss project Comments: implementation status. The number is reported on a per year basis. Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed Not P167820 IBRD-92120 USD 30.00 30.00 0.00 0.00 30.00 0% Effective Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date Not P167820 IBRD-92120 31-Mar-2021 -- -- 30-Jun-2026 30-Jun-2026 Effective Cumulative Disbursements 6/28/2021 Page 6 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Energy Utility Performance and Reliability Improvement Project (P167820) PBC Disbursement Achievement Disbursed amount in Disbursement % PBC ID PBC Type Description Coc PBC Amount Status Coc for PBC Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 6/28/2021 Page 7 of 7