The World Bank Liberia Accelerated Electricity Expansion Project (LACEEP) (P133445) REPORT NO.: RES32395 RESTRUCTURING PAPER ON A PROPOSED PROJECT RESTRUCTURING OF LIBERIA ACCELERATED ELECTRICITY EXPANSION PROJECT (LACEEP) APPROVED ON MAY 30, 2013 AND ADDITIONAL FINANCING APPROVED ON JUNE 24, 2015 TO THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA Energy and Extractives Global Practice Africa Region Regional Vice President: Hafez M. H. Ghanem Country Director: Pierre Laporte Global and Regional Director: Riccardo Puliti Practice Manager: Ashish Khanna Task Team Leaders: Joseph Tawiah Quayson, Zubair K.M. Sadeque The World Bank Liberia Accelerated Electricity Expansion Project (LACEEP) (P133445) ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS AF Additional Financing CLSG Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea CMS Customer Management System HFO Heavy Fuel Oil IDA International Development Association IMS Integrated Management System LACEEP Liberia Accelerated Electricity Expansion Project LEC Liberia Electricity Corporation MCC Millennium Challenge Corporation MHI Manitoba Hydro International MLME Ministry of Lands, Mines and Energy MME Ministry of Mines and Energy MSC Management Service Contract PAPs Project Affected Persons PDO Project Development Objective RAP Resettlement Action Plan RVP Regional Vice President The World Bank Liberia Accelerated Electricity Expansion Project (LACEEP) (P133445) BASIC DATA Product Information Project ID Financing Instrument P133445 Investment Project Financing Original EA Category Current EA Category Partial Assessment (B) Partial Assessment (B) Approval Date Current Closing Date 30-May-2013 30-Apr-2020 Organizations Borrower Responsible Agency Ministry of Lands, Mines and Energy Liberia Electricity Corporation Project Development Objective (PDO) Original PDO The project development objectives are to increase access to electricity and strengthen institutional capacity in the electricity sector. OPS_TABLE_PDO_CURRENTPDO Summary Status of Financing Net Ln/Cr/Tf Approval Signing Effectiveness Closing Commitment Disbursed Undisbursed IDA-56800 24-Jun-2015 20-Aug-2015 28-Nov-2016 30-Apr-2020 60.00 35.56 23.88 IDA-52520 30-May-2013 03-Jul-2013 25-Nov-2013 30-Apr-2020 35.00 30.75 1.76 Policy Waiver(s) Does this restructuring trigger the need for any policy waiver(s)? No The World Bank Liberia Accelerated Electricity Expansion Project (LACEEP) (P133445) I. PROJECT STATUS AND RATIONALE FOR RESTRUCTURING A. Project Status 1. The project development objective (PDO) is to increase access to electricity services and strengthen institutional capacity in the electricity sector. The parent IDA credit was approved on May 30, 2013. The Financing Agreement was signed on July 3, 2013 and became effective on November 25, 2013. The additional financing (AF) was approved on June 24, 2015, signed on August 20, 2015 and became effective on November 28, 2016. Total combined disbursement as of December 3, 2019 stands at 71.62 percent (original credit disbursement rate is 94.52 percent and that of the AF credit is 58.54 percent). The parent project is implemented by the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) and the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME), previously Ministry of Lands, Mines and Energy (MLME) whilst the LEC is the only implementation agency for the AF. 2. Progress towards achievement of the PDO and implementation progress are currently both rated moderately satisfactory. Implementation was impacted by the Ebola crisis (2014-2015) as well as the fiscal challenges of the government (aftermath of Ebola and fall in commodity prices) that made it difficult for the timely payment of compensation to the Project Affected Persons (PAPs). The implementation has now picked up making significant progress towards achieving the PDO. Almost all the major contracts have now been awarded with majority of the funds under both the original credit and the AF committed. Completion of the remaining activities will, however, require time until April 30, 2022 (a 24-month extension of the closing date from April 30, 2020). A re-allocation within disbursement categories are also needed to meet the emerging needs to scale-up access component under the project. The World Bank Liberia Accelerated Electricity Expansion Project (LACEEP) (P133445) 3. The project is on course to achieve its PDO of increasing access to electricity as all the transmission and distribution contracts have either been completed or progressing well with about 21,000 out of the original target of 45,650 connections already completed as of December 31, 2019. The project will also achieve the PDO to the strengthen institutional capacity in the electricity sector as 80 percent out of the targeted 95 percent of LEC’s active customers are now billed or buying prepayment credit using the newly commissioned Customer Management System (CMS) for LEC. The status of progress of implementation by components are as follows: Parent Project (IDA-52520) 4. The parent project has three components. LEC is implementing Component 1 whilst the MLME implemented Components 2 and 3. (i) Component 1: Extension of electricity transmission and distribution systems (US$20 million equivalent): a. Monrovia-Kakata distribution and transmission systems: All materials for the construction of the Paynesville – Kakata 66 kV transmission line have long been delivered to site and construction work is about 80 percent complete. However, work had to be stopped several times due to difficulty in acquisition of line Right-of-Way and compensation payment to PAPs, as well as line safety clearance issues that resulted from the frequent relocation of towers needed to avoid high density settlements (not originally foreseen). The work has now resumed after addressing all the issues and is expected to be completed by March 31, 2020. The construction of the 66/33 kV Kakata substation, as well as the construction of the distribution network in communities along the Monrovia - Kakata corridor is completed. However, they cannot be commissioned until the 66 kV line that would convey power from Monrovia to the substation is completed. About 6,000 households are expected to be connected after the Kakata substation is commissioned. b. City of Monrovia: The construction of the distribution network in Paynesville (Monrovia) and surrounding communities was completed in December 2017. A total of 17,800 customers out of the original target of 10,300 were connected in the Paynesville area only. Not all the earmarked communities benefited but the outstanding areas are being covered under the AF distribution work (discussed below). c. Analytical Support: All the technical assistance and project management activities under the component have been completed. The cost of financing project management of the outstanding works has been transferred to the additional financing credit. (ii) Component 2: Construction of facilities for off-loading, transport, and storage of heavy fuel oil (HFO) and support for optimization of HFO procurement (US$11 million equivalent): a. HFO Facilities: The construction of the HFO fuel storage facilities and the 1.2 km pipeline from the pier to connect the facilities are completed albeit numerous delays. 16,200 m3 of HFO fuel (equivalent to the consumption of a total of 38 MW thermal plants at base load for at least 75 days) can now be stocked at the facility. About US$1 million equivalent savings were made from the amount allocated for the construction of the HFO storage and transport facilities. b. Analytical Support: All the technical assistance activities required to implement subcomponent 2A was successfully completed. c. HFO Market: The assessment of options for launching procurement of HFO fuel on a competitive basis was completed in 2017. With the construction of the HFO facilities now completed, LEC is in a position to procure HFO from the international market for use in the thermal plants starting this 2019/20 dry season. By switching from diesel to HFO for the thermal plants, LEC would be able to reduce the cost of power supply during the dry season. (iii) Component 3: Support for the expansion of supply options and for the strengthening of the sector’s institutional capacity (US$4 million equivalent): The World Bank Liberia Accelerated Electricity Expansion Project (LACEEP) (P133445) a. Options for Lower Cost Supply and Sector Planning: Liberia is expected to have enough generation capacity, about 153 MW from the Mt. Coffee hydro (88 MW), HFO thermal plants (38 MW) and from the regional interconnection Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea (CLSG), to meet the current demand of 36 MW and the projected five years demand of 125 MW.. There is also the opportunity to import additional cheaper power from the CLSG. As such, there remains no immediate need to increase thermal generation capacity through the participation of the private sector in the foreseeable future and, therefore, this subcomponent was not pursued1. b. Project Management at MME: All the project management activities to implement Component 2 and 3 were successfully completed by December 31, 2017. As such the project management unit at MME has since been dissolved. Additional Financing (IDA-56800) 5. The AF has two components that are both being implemented by LEC. (i) Extension of electricity transmission and distribution systems and connection of new users (US$53 million equivalent) a. Electrification of Greater Monrovia (North West): All the contracts for the transmission lines, substations and distribution network are ongoing with about 70 percent (about US$25 million) of material already delivered to site. However, difficulty in timely processing of PAPs’ compensation caused undue delays in handing over the sites to the contractors for construction work to commence. Most of the sites have recently been handed over after the compensation payments were made. Compensation payment is still progressing and expected to be completed by March 30, 2020. About 3,200 out of the targeted 38,000 connections have been made as at December 31, 2019. All the transmission and distribution contracts are expected to be completed by October 30, 2021 b. Electrification of the Monrovia-Bomi and Grand Cape Mount Corridors: The contract for the construction of distribution network in these two key counties outside of the capital Monrovia (Bomi/Grand Cape Mount) was terminated for nonperformance. A new contractor has now been competitively procured to undertake the work (at contract sum of US$5.04 million). As the contract will require 16 months implementation period, LEC is awaiting decision on the closing date extension before signing the contract. c. Project Management: All contracts for the engineering design and safeguards studies have been completed. All consultants (including financial management specialist, procurement specialist, project coordinator, etc.) providing project implementation management are on board. (ii) Strengthening of LEC’s Commercial Capacity (US$7 million equivalent) a. LEC of modern management information systems: The implementation of the integrated management system (IMS) system for LEC is now completed and all the main modules are now operational. The take-over of the token generator, the critical component for operationalizing the CMS, has now been completed to allow customer vending to be managed on the CMS. b. Technical assistance to LEC: The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) proposed to finance the cost of a new Management Service Contract (MSC) to replace the then about to expire MSC of Manitoba Hydro International (MHI). However, there was a gap between the time of expiration of the MHI contract and the commencement of the new MSC. So, the Government decided to appoint interim local individual managers to manage LEC during the gap period. As such the funds that was earmarked under this subcomponent to finance the five individual utility 1Under a regional grant WAPP-CLSG (West Africa Power Pool - Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea), a priority investment plan was prepared to meet the future generation needs of Liberia. Subsequent feasibility studies and transaction advisory support for leveraging private investment for such capacity additions is being provided under the WAPP-CLSG grant. The World Bank Liberia Accelerated Electricity Expansion Project (LACEEP) (P133445) experts that were expected to take over the management of LEC after the expiration of the MHI contract was used to finance a firm to act as advisors to the interim local managers. B. Rationale for Restructuring 6. Even though the Project has generally progressed well in a very challenging fragile, conflict and violence (FCV) environment, initial delays caused by the following factors that were largely outside the project’s control made it difficult to complete project activities within the current project closing date of April 30, 2020:  Ebola Pandemic: As a result of the deadly Ebola pandemic (2014-2015), the project lost almost two years of implementation time when most of the international contractors and consultants left the country. Even after the epidemic was declared over in 2015, it took time for the contractors and consultants to re-mobilize to the sites.  Compensation to PAPs: Due to the current financial challenges of the Government (largely caused by the fall in commodity prices), there was almost two years of delay in releasing funds for PAPs compensation payments, resulting in delays in handing over the sites to the contractors for the installation of the materials already delivered to site.  Contractor’s Insolvency: As mentioned above, the selection of a new contractor for the construction of distribution network in Bomi/Grand Cape Counties has now been completed following the termination of the non performing one. However, the contract cannot be signed until the proposed closing date extension is approved because the required 16-month construction period goes beyond the current project closing date of April 30, 2020. 7. The activities financed under the original credit (IDA-5252-LR) approved in May 2013, are likely to be completed by the April 30, 2020 closing date. However, the AF (IDA-56800-LR) approved in June 2015 that has largely been affected by the above factors will need more time to complete the remaining activities. The proposed closing date extension is cumulatively more than two years beyond the original closing date of the original credit IDA-52520 and so the restructuring requires the approval of the Regional Vice President (RVP). 8. The Government’s request for the extension of the closing date is justified because it would provide enough time for the project:  to complete installation of transmission and distribution materials (including 40,000 prepaid meters) that are already on site to enable the provision of electricity access to about 200,000 people and large commercial consumers;  to sign and implement the contract for the construction of distribution network in Bomi/Grand Cape Counties and connect an additional 30,000 people to the grid. 9. With Liberia, now having excess generation power (153 MW capacity vs 36 MW current demand), the demand gap can only be reduced if these access contracts (which is the only donor funded project currently under construction) are completed. This would in turn increase the customer base of LEC and help improve its financial sustainability, which is critical to the achievement of the PDO of increasing access to electricity services and strengthening institutional capacity in the electricity sector. Without the proposed closing date extension, all the material at site (US$25 million) will result in sunk cost because the Government cannot finance installation leading to economic and financial loss to the economy. The Government’s goal of extending access to most of the country’s county capitals would also not be achieved. 10. About 17,800 households out of the targeted 10,300 have already been connected under the original credit and a further 38,000 are expected to be connected under the AF. Implementation of the integrated management system for LEC is completed and now operational. Therefore, the PDO of increasing access to electricity services and strengthening of institutional capacity in the electricity sector remains achievable. The performance of the Borrower also remains satisfactory. The legal covenant for the safeguard instrument for IDA-56800 was declared noncompliant in October 2018 The World Bank Liberia Accelerated Electricity Expansion Project (LACEEP) (P133445) due to the delays in finalizing the ESIA and RAP for the project. The updated ESIA and RAP reports have now been completed and disclosed since February 12, 2019 and the project has since put in place the appropriate measures including Grievance Reporting Mechanism that is ensuring compliance with the requirements of the ESIA and RAP. As such the legal covenants for safeguard instrument has been revised to “complied with” in this restructuring. The World Bank and the Borrower agreed on an action plan (detailed in Annex 1 below) including the recruitment of an external technical project coordinator to enhance the capacity of the project implementation unit that has helped accelerate project implementation. LEC now has enough funds to complete the resettlement action plan (RAP) compensation payment. These actions provide enough assurance that the project would be completed by the proposed new closing date of April 30, 2022. II. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED CHANGES 11. Project closing date extension: It is proposed to extend the closing date of IDA-52520 and IDA-56800 credits by another 24 months, from the current closing date of April 2020 to April 30, 2022to allow time to fully implement all project activities, especially the installation of the materials already delivered to site. This proposal is based on the Government’s request letter dated October 28, 2019 12. Component 2 of original project: After completion of all the earmarked activities under the component, a savings of about US$1 million equivalent was realized. Therefore, the original amount allocated for the component would be reduced by US$1 million equivalent 13. Subcomponent 3A of original project: It is proposed to drop activities under Subcomponent 3A (support to attract private investment for electricity generation and studies needed for the medium-term development of supply options) because the available generation capacity in the country far outstrips the present and forecasted power demand. As such, there is no immediate need to increase thermal generation capacity through the participation of the private sector, now and in the foreseeable future. Due to this reason, the Government decided not to pursue the activities under Subcomponent 3A. Hence the amount allocated to Component 3 will be decreased by US$3 million equivalent. 14. Re-allocation of funds: It is proposed to re-allocate SDR 2.89 million (US$4 million equivalent) from disbursement Category 3 (Part 2 and 3) to Category 1 (Part 1A) under the original credit (IDA-52520). Due to the available surplus generation capacity, there is now an opportunity to further expand the distribution network to increase access to electricity in Monrovia. As such, the project will reallocate the funds originally allocated for supporting private sector thermal generation and the savings made from the construction of the HFO storage facilities to expansion of the distribution network and customer connections to increase electricity access. 15. Changes in the Result Indicators (i) The current PDO will be retained. The following changes are proposed to the PDO indicators: The World Bank Liberia Accelerated Electricity Expansion Project (LACEEP) (P133445) (a) Revise the target value for the PDO indicator “People provided with access to electricity by household connections (Number)” to correctly reflect the number of people to benefit from the household connections (280,000) as against the original 46,650 household connections following update provided by the Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services on the average household size. (b) Delete the indicator “People provided with access to electricity by hhold connections-Grid (Number)” because it is the same as the core indicator “People provided with access to electricity by household connections (Number)”. (c) Revise the target value for the PDO indicator “Direct project beneficiaries (Number)” for the same reason as in (a) above. (d) Delete the PDO indicator “MLME has established a framework for private sector participation in electricity generation (Yes/No)” due to the proposed dropping of Subcomponent 3A and introduce a new indicator “LEC customers billed or buying prepayment credit using the Customer Management System (Percentage)” to properly reflect the institutional strengthening aspect of the PDO. (ii) The following changes are proposed to the Intermediate Results Indicators: (a) Revise the target value of “Distribution lines (MV & LV) constructed or rehabilitated under the project (Kilometers)” to reflect the expected increase in the distribution network resulting from the reallocation of funds to Component 1 and account for the construction of Low Voltage lines that was not factored in the original design. (b) Introduce a new indicator “Total number of customer connections made under the project (Number)”. (c) Delete the indicator “Market sounding analysis for power generation projects with private sector participation completed (Yes/No)”. (d) Delete the indicator “LEC's customers billed using the CMS (Percentage)” because it has been moved to PDO indicator. I. SUMMARY OF CHANGES Changed Not Changed Results Framework ✔ Components and Cost ✔ Loan Closing Date(s) ✔ Reallocation between Disbursement Categories ✔ Disbursement Estimates ✔ Legal Covenants ✔ Implementation Schedule ✔ Implementing Agency ✔ DDO Status ✔ Project's Development Objectives ✔ Cancellations Proposed ✔ Disbursements Arrangements ✔ The World Bank Liberia Accelerated Electricity Expansion Project (LACEEP) (P133445) Overall Risk Rating ✔ Safeguard Policies Triggered ✔ EA category ✔ Institutional Arrangements ✔ Financial Management ✔ Procurement ✔ Other Change(s) ✔ Economic and Financial Analysis ✔ Technical Analysis ✔ Social Analysis ✔ Environmental Analysis ✔ IV. DETAILED CHANGE(S) OPS_DETAILEDCHANGES_COMPONENTS_TABLE COMPONENTS Current Current Proposed Proposed Cost Action Component Name Component Name Cost (US$M) (US$M) Extension of Extension of ElectricityTransmission and 20.00 Revised ElectricityTransmission and 24.00 Distribution Systems Distribution Systems Construction of HFO Facilities for Construction of HFO Facilities Off-loading, Transport, and for Off-loading, Transport, and Storage and Support for 11.00 Revised Storage and Support for 10.00 Optimization of HFO Optimization of HFO Procurement Procurement Support for the Expansion of Support for the for the Supply Options and for the 4.00 Revised Strengthening of the Sector’s 1.00 Strengthening of the Sector’s Institutional Capacity Institutional Capacity TOTAL 35.00 35.00 OPS_DETAILEDCHANGES_LOANCLOSING_TABLE The World Bank Liberia Accelerated Electricity Expansion Project (LACEEP) (P133445) LOAN CLOSING DATE(S) Original Revised Proposed Proposed Deadline Ln/Cr/Tf Status Closing Closing(s) Closing for Withdrawal Applications IDA-52520 Effective 30-Jun-2018 30-Apr-2020 30-Apr-2022 30-Aug-2022 IDA-56800 Effective 30-Apr-2020 30-Apr-2022 30-Aug-2022 OPS_DETAILEDCHANGES_REALLOCATION _TABLE REALLOCATION BETWEEN DISBURSEMENT CATEGORIES Financing % Current Allocation Actuals + Committed Proposed Allocation (Type Total) Current Proposed IDA-52520-001 | Currency: XDR iLap Category Sequence No: 1 Current Expenditure Category: Gds,Wks,NCS,CS,TRN & OPCs Prt 1.A 7,100,000.00 8,337,762.86 9,990,000.00 100.00 100.00 iLap Category Sequence No: 2 Current Expenditure Category: Gds,Wks,NCS,CS,TRN & OPCs Prt 1B&1C 6,300,000.00 6,124,680.09 6,300,000.00 100.00 100.00 iLap Category Sequence No: 3 Current Expenditure Category: Gds,Wks,NCS,CS,TRN & OPCs Prt 2&3 10,000,000.00 7,101,459.66 7,110,000.00 100.00 100.00 Total 23,400,000.00 21,563,902.61 23,400,000.00 OPS_DETAILEDCHANGES_DISBURSEMENT_TABLE DISBURSEMENT ESTIMATES Change in Disbursement Estimates Yes Year Current Proposed 2013 0.00 0.00 2014 214,985.76 641,003.49 2015 1,022,707.07 3,091,138.06 The World Bank Liberia Accelerated Electricity Expansion Project (LACEEP) (P133445) 2016 8,361,939.97 13,358,178.22 2017 9,168,019.10 17,774,200.90 2018 5,410,782.68 18,871,055.73 2019 5,410,782.68 11,810,355.66 2020 5,410,782.68 29,454,067.94 OPS_DETAILEDCHANGES_LEGCOV_TABLE LEGAL COVENANTS Loan/Credit/TF Description Status Action Finance Agreement :Section III.E.1 of Schedule 2 | Description :The Recipient shall, no later than three (3) months from the Effective Date, hire a procurement IDA-52520 specialist for the procurement unitwithin the MLME, Complied with No Change with terms of reference and qualification satisfactory to the Association.(Section III.E.1 of Schedule 2 to the Financing Agreement (FA)). | Due Date :25-Feb-2014 Finance Agreement :Section II.B.4 of Schedule 2 | Description :The Recipient shall, within four (4) months from the Effective Date, hire an external auditor with IDA-52520 Complied with No Change terms of reference and qualification satisfactory to the Association. (Section II.B.4 of Schedule 2 to the Financing Agreement.) | Due Date :28-Mar-2014 Finance Agreement :Section I.A.2(c) of Schedule 2 t | Description :No later than October 31, 2015, the Recipient shall cause LEC to submit the LEC IDA-52520 Complied with No Change Management Plan, in form and substance satisfactoryto the Association. (Section I.A.2(c) of Schedule 2 to the Financing Agreement.) | Due Date :31-Oct-2015 Finance Agreement :Section I.E.1.(b)(i) of Schedule 2 | Description :In case of any activity under the Project IDA-52520 requiring the adoption of an ESIA, ESMP, RAP or OSRP, Complied with No Change as the case may be, proceed to havesuch ESIA, ESMP, RAP or OSRP: (A) prepared in accordance with the The World Bank Liberia Accelerated Electricity Expansion Project (LACEEP) (P133445) applicable framework; (B) submitted to the Association for reviewand approval; and (C) thereafter adopted, prior to implementation of the activity. (Section I.E.1.(b)(i) of Schedule 2 to the FA). | Due Date :31-Jan- 2014 Finance Agreement :Section I.E.1.(b)(ii) of Schedule 2 | Description :In case of any activity under the Project requiring the adoption of an ESIA, ESMP, RAP or OSRP, as the case may be, once these safeguards instruments IDA-56800 have been adopted, thereafter take such measures as Not complied with Revised shall be necessary or appropriate to ensure compliance with the requirements of such ESIA, ESMP, RAP or OSRP. (Section I.E.1.(b)(ii) of Schedule 2 to the Financing Agreement.) | Frequency :Yearly Finance Agreement:Section I.E.1(b)(ii) of Schedule 2 | Description :In case of any activity under the Project requiring the adoption of an ESIA, ESMP, RAP or OSRP, as the case may be, once these safeguards instruments Proposed Complied with have been adopted, thereafter take such measures as shall be necessary or appropriate to ensure compliance with the requirements of such ESIA, ESMP, RAP or OSRP. Frequency :Yearly Finance Agreement :Section I.E.2. of Schedule 2 | Description :Without limitation upon the obligation under paragraph 1 of Part C of Schedule 2 of the Legal Agreement, the Recipient shall cause China Union to carry out all activities related to HFO off-load at the IDA-52520 Complied with No Change BMC Pier at all times in compliance with the Association's safeguards policies and procedures and the ESMF, ESIAs, ESMPs and OSRP, as applicable. (Section I.E.2. of Schedule 2 of the FA). | Frequency . :Yearly The World Bank Liberia Accelerated Electricity Expansion Project (LACEEP) (P133445) . Results framework COUNTRY: Liberia Liberia Accelerated Electricity Expansion Project (LACEEP) Project Development Objectives(s) The project development objectives are to increase access to electricity and strengthen institutional capacity in the electricity sector. Project Development Objective Indicators by Objectives/ Outcomes RESULT_FRAME_TBL_PDO Indicator Name DLI Baseline End Target Increase Access to Electricity People provided with access to electricity by household 0.00 280,000.00 connections (CRI, Number) Rationale: The number of people provided with access to electricity has has been revised using the average household size of 5 (as per Action: This indicator has been Revised data by the Liberia Institute of Statistics And Geo-Information Services) to estimate the number of people benefiting from the connections to maintain consistency with the core result indicator of the energy sector. People provided with access to electricity by hhold 0.00 46,650.00 connections-Grid (Number) Rationale: This indicator is a repetition of the core indicator "People provided with access to electricity by household connections (CRI, Action: This indicator has been Marked for Deletion Number)" that's why it is deleted Commercial and institutional customers provided with access to 0.00 450.00 electricity under the project (Number) Action: This indicator has been Revised Rationale: The World Bank Liberia Accelerated Electricity Expansion Project (LACEEP) (P133445) RESULT_FRAME_TBL_PDO Indicator Name DLI Baseline End Target Target end date revised Direct project beneficiaries (Number) 0.00 280,000.00 Rationale: The target beneficiaries has been revised upwards to account for the increases resulting from the reallocation of funds to Action: This indicator has been Revised component 1 Female beneficiaries (Percentage) 0.00 49.00 Strengthen Institutional Capacity in the Electricity Sector MLME has established a framework for private sector No Yes participation in electricity generation (Yes/No) Rationale: Considering the fact that the country now has excess generating capacity, there is no immediate need for private Action: This indicator has been Marked for Deletion participation in generation so Part 3.A. of the original project is dropped LEC customers billed or buying prepayment credit using the 0.00 95.00 Customer Management System (Percentage) Rationale: This indicator is included to measure the outcome of the implementation of the Information Management System that is Action: This indicator is New aimed at enhancing the commercial operations of LEC thereby strengthening its capacity PDO Table SPACE The World Bank Liberia Accelerated Electricity Expansion Project (LACEEP) (P133445) Intermediate Results Indicators by Components RESULT_FRAME_TBL_IO Indicator Name DLI Baseline End Target Extension of ElectricityTransmission and Distribution Systems Transmission lines constructed or rehabilitated under the project 0.00 110.00 (Kilometers) Rationale: Action: This indicator has been Revised End target date revised Transmission lines constructed under the project (Kilometers) 0.00 110.00 Rationale: Action: This indicator has been Revised End date revised Distribution lines (MV & LV) constructed or rehabilitated under 0.00 1,200.00 the project (Kilometers) Rationale: The quantities have been revised to account for the construction of Low Voltage lines that was not factored in the original Action: This indicator has been Revised design and also the expected increase in the distribution network resulting from the reallocation of funds from component 3A to 1 Distribution lines constructed under the project (Kilometers) 0.00 1,200.00 Action: This indicator has been Revised Percentage of grievances processed from total grievance 0.00 100.00 (Percentage) Total number of customer connections made under the project 0.00 56,450.00 (Number) Action: This indicator is New Rationale: The World Bank Liberia Accelerated Electricity Expansion Project (LACEEP) (P133445) RESULT_FRAME_TBL_IO Indicator Name DLI Baseline End Target This to measure the total number of customer connections (residential and non residential).The target number has been revised upwards to account for the increases resulting from the reallocation Construction of HFO Facilities for Off-loading, Transport, and Storage and Support for Optimization of HFO Procurement HFO Storage capacity (Cubic Meter(m3)) 0.00 16,200.00 Length of pipeline for HFO fuel transportation constructed 0.00 1.50 (Kilometers) HFO pipeline, pumping station and storage facility in operation No Yes (Yes/No) Assessment of options for launching procurement of fuel on a No Yes competitive basis completed (Yes/No) Support for the Expansion of Supply Options and for the Strengthening of the Sector’s Institutional Capacity Market sounding analysis for power generation projects with No Yes private sector participation completed (Yes/No) Rationale: Action: This indicator has been Marked for Deletion This intermediary indicator is deleted for the same reason that the corresponding PDO indicator was deleted LEC's Action Plan for improving commercial management and stregthening local managerial capacity approved by LEC Board of No Yes Director (Yes/No) LEC's customers billed using the CMS (Percentage) 0.00 95.00 Action: This indicator has been Marked for Deletion CMS and IMS fully implemented (Yes/No) No Yes MLME and LEC staff trained (Yes/No) No Yes The World Bank Liberia Accelerated Electricity Expansion Project (LACEEP) (P133445) IO Table SPACE The World Bank Liberia Accelerated Electricity Expansion Project (LACEEP) (P133445) Annex 1. ACTION PLAN The World Bank and the Borrower have agreed on the following measures that would ensure problem free completion the outstanding contracts by the proposed new closing date of April 30, 2022: 1. Project Management  Technical Project Coordinator: LEC has completed the recruitment of a Technical Project Coordinator who will assist LEC in ensuring the effective implementation of the various contracts under LACEEP and LACEEP AF.  Contract management: LEC has prepared a simple contract management monitoring tool that has help address the phenomenon where contracts are allowed to expire before they seek the Bank’s No Objection for extensions.  Financial Management: LEC to integrate the established financial management system with that of the project. 2. Environmental and Social Safeguards A campaign has been launched to improve awareness regarding safeguard issues. Some of the actions undertaken by LEC include, but are not limited to the following:  Conduct safety workshops in beneficiary communities to increase safeguard sensitization among individuals involved with the implementation of the project.  Establish and implement Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) in all communities is to constantly remind individuals that might be affected by the project implementation of a system of redress should they be affected. Additionally, LEC Public Relations Department has been sensitizing communities about the impact of the project. 3. Preparedness of Contractors: Continuously monitor activities of contractors to ensure they maintain the necessary resources (human and material) to carry out the works. 4. Timelines for Outstanding Contracts: the table below provides the work schedule agreed between the contractors and LEC Table 1.1: Contractors and LEC Work Schedule Item Description Status Completion Date A Parent Project (IDA-52520) 1 Monrovia-Kakata distribution and transmission systems 1.1 Complete erection and extension of Towers 90% 10-Mar-20 1.2 Stringing of 66kV line 60% 28-Mar-20 1.3 Commission of Paynesville – Kakata 66 kV transmission line 0% 31-Mar-20 1.4 Commission Kakata Substation 0% 31-Mar-20 B Additional Financing (IDA-56800) 2 Complete Distribution Network and Customer Connections in Paynesville – 80% 30-Jun-20 Kakata Areas 3 Complete RAP payments 60% 31-Mar-20 4 Electrification of Greater Monrovia (North West) 4.1 66kV Transmission Lines Contracts 4.1.1 Delivery of 66kV Transmission Line Materials 70% 31-Mar-20 The World Bank Liberia Accelerated Electricity Expansion Project (LACEEP) (P133445) Item Description Status Completion Date 4.1.2 Erection of Towers 10% 20-Jun-21 4.1.3 Stringing of Lines 0% 20-Oct-21 4.1.4 Commissioning 0% 30-Oct-21 4.2 66/22kV Substation Contracts 4.2.1 Delivery of Substation Materials 80% 31-Mar-20 4.2.2 Civil Works Construction 20% 20-Jun-21 4.2.3 Erection of Electromechanical Equipment 0% 20-Oct-21 4.2.4 Commissioning Substations 0% 30-Oct-21 4.3 Distribution Network and Customer Connection Contracts 4.3.1 Delivery of Distribution Materials 90% 31-Mar-20 4.3.2 Pole Erection 60% 20-Jun-20 4.3.3 Conductor Stringing and Transformer installation 30% 31-Aug-20 4.3.4 Customer Connections 10% 30-Oct-21 5 Electrification of the Monrovia-Bomi and Grand Cape Mount Corridors 5.1 Distribution Network and Customer Connection Contracts 5.1.1 Contract Signature 0% 31-Jan-20 5.1.2 Delivery of Distribution Materials 0% 26-Nov-20 5.1.3 Pole Erection 0% 26-Mar-21 5.1.4 Conductor Stringing and Transformer installation 0% 24-Jul-21 5.1.5 Customer Connections (to be done under 4.3.4) 0% 30-Oct-21 5.2 Transmission Lines and Substation (to be done together with 4.1 & 4.2)