The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lesotho Renewable Energy & Energy Access Project (P166936) Lesotho Renewable Energy & Energy Access Project (P166936) AFRICA EAST | Lesotho | Energy & Extractives Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2020 | Seq No: 2 | ARCHIVED on 26-Oct-2020 | ISR43683 | Implementing Agencies: Kingdom of Lesotho, Ministry of Energy and Meteorology Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 30-Jan-2020 Effectiveness Date: 31-Jul-2020 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 28-Jun-2024 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 31-Jan-2027 Revised Closing Date: 31-Jan-2027 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective is to increase access to electricity in rural and peri-urban areas of Lesotho. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Grid Extension to Peri-Urban Areas of Lesotho:(Cost $30.00 M) Rural Electrification by Mini-grids:(Cost $20.00 M) Technical Assistance and Implementation Support:(Cost $2.90 M) Contingent Emergency Response Component Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions The project declared effective by the International Development Association (IDA) on July 30, 2020. The Government of Lesotho is implementing activities planned under the project. 10/26/2020 Page 1 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lesotho Renewable Energy & Energy Access Project (P166936) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance High High High Macroeconomic High High High Sector Strategies and Policies Substantial Substantial Substantial Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and High High High Sustainability Fiduciary Moderate Moderate Moderate Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Moderate Other -- -- Substantial Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes increase access to electricity in rural and peri-urban areas of Lesotho IN00899260 ►Industrial/Economic Zones connected to main grid (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.00 Date 28-Jun-2018 09-Apr-2020 20-Oct-2020 26-Jun-2026 The number of industrial sites or economic zones provided with a medium-voltage connection to the main Comments: grid under this project. IN00899321 ►People provided with new or improved electricity service (CRI) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 22,825.00 Date 28-Jun-2018 09-Apr-2020 20-Oct-2020 26-Jun-2026 Number of people provided with new or improved electricity service, calculated as the number of Comments: household connections to the central grid and mini-grids under the project multiplied by 4.1 (the average household size in Lesotho). IN00899322 People provided with new or improved electricity service - Female (CRI) (Number, Custom Breakdown) 10/26/2020 Page 2 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lesotho Renewable Energy & Energy Access Project (P166936) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 11,751.00 Date 28-Jun-2018 09-Apr-2020 20-Oct-2020 26-Jun-2026 IN00899323 People provided with access to electricity under the project by household connections (grid or off-grid). (CRI) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 22,825.00 Date 28-Jun-2018 09-Apr-2020 20-Oct-2020 26-Jun-2026 IN00899324 ►Renewable energy generation capacity of mini-grids constructed under the project (Megawatt, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.09 Date 01-Nov-2019 09-Apr-2020 20-Oct-2020 15-Jan-2027 Comments: Renewable energy generation capacity of mini-grids constructed under the project IN00899325 ►Community facilities provided with access to electricity service by mini-grids (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 245.00 Date 01-Nov-2019 09-Apr-2020 20-Oct-2020 15-Jan-2027 Community facilities (schools and health centers) provided with access to electricity service by mini-grids Comments: developed under the project IN00899326 ►Small and Medium enterprises provided with access to electricity service by mini-grids (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 490.00 Date 01-Nov-2019 09-Apr-2020 20-Oct-2020 15-Jan-2027 Small and Medium enterprises provided with access to electricity service by mini-grids deployed by the Comments: project Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Grid Extension to Peri-Urban Areas of Lesotho IN00899328 10/26/2020 Page 3 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lesotho Renewable Energy & Energy Access Project (P166936) ►Households provided with access to electricity services by grid extension (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,400.00 Date 28-Jun-2018 09-Apr-2020 20-Oct-2020 15-Jan-2027 Comments: Households provided with access to electricity services by grid extension funded by project IN00899331 ►Medium Voltage Distribution lines constructed or rehabilitated under the project (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 240.00 Date 28-Jun-2018 09-Apr-2020 20-Oct-2020 15-Jan-2027 Comments: Medium Voltage Distribution lines constructed or rehabilitated under the project IN00899334 ►Low voltage distribution lines constructed or rehabilitated under the project (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 90.00 Date 28-Jun-2019 09-Apr-2020 20-Oct-2020 15-Jan-2027 Comments: Low voltage distribution lines constructed or rehabilitated under the project IN00899337 ►Distribution substations constructed or rehabilitated under the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.00 Date 28-Jun-2019 09-Apr-2020 20-Oct-2020 15-Jan-2027 Comments: Distribution substations constructed or rehabilitated under the project IN00899340 ►Volume of CO2 emissions reduced from electrification by grid extension per year (Metric tons/year, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 12,064.50 Date 28-Jun-2018 09-Apr-2020 20-Oct-2020 15-Jan-2027 Comments: Volume of CO2 emissions reduced from electrification by grid extension Rural Electrification by Mini-grids 10/26/2020 Page 4 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lesotho Renewable Energy & Energy Access Project (P166936) IN00899329 ►Mini-grids constructed or rehabilitated under project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 39.00 Date 05-Mar-2019 09-Apr-2020 20-Oct-2020 15-Jan-2027 Comments: Mini-grids constructed or rehabilitated under project IN00899332 ►Households provided with access to electricity services by mini-grids (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 4,165.00 Date 28-Jun-2018 09-Apr-2020 20-Oct-2020 15-Jan-2027 Comments: Households provided with access to electricity services by mini-grids under the project IN00899335 ►Health facilities provided with access to electricity service (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 30.00 Date 01-Nov-2019 09-Apr-2020 20-Oct-2020 15-Jan-2027 Comments: Health facilities provided with access to electricity service by mini-grids developed under the project IN00899338 ►Schools provided with access to electricity service (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 205.00 Date 01-Nov-2019 09-Apr-2020 20-Oct-2020 15-Jan-2027 Comments: Schools provided with access to electricity service by mini-grids developed under the project IN00899341 ►Agricultural Resource Center provided with access to electricity service (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.00 Date 01-Nov-2019 09-Apr-2020 20-Oct-2020 15-Jan-2027 Agricultural Resource Center provided with access to electricity service by mini-grids developed under the Comments: project IN00899342 10/26/2020 Page 5 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lesotho Renewable Energy & Energy Access Project (P166936) ►Volume of CO2 emissions reduced from electrification by mini-grids per year (Metric tons/year, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,571.00 Date 28-Jun-2018 09-Apr-2020 20-Oct-2020 15-Jan-2027 Comments: Volume of CO2 emissions reduced from electrification by mini-grids under the project IN00899343 ►Volume of additional financing for clean energy investment leveraged (USD) (Amount(USD), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 10,000,000.00 Date 05-Mar-2019 09-Apr-2020 20-Oct-2020 15-Jan-2027 Comments: Volume of additional financing for clean energy investment leveraged (USD) by the project. Technical Assistance and Implementation Support IN00899327 ►Independent verification of new connections completed (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 28-Jun-2018 09-Apr-2020 20-Oct-2020 15-Jan-2027 Comments: Independent verification of new connections completed by project IN00899330 ►Consumer awareness program developed, with a focus on female members of households and businesses (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 28-Jun-2018 09-Apr-2020 20-Oct-2020 15-Jan-2027 Consumer awareness program developed by the project, with a focus on female members of households Comments: and businesses IN00899333 ►Assessment of barriers to female entrepreneurship completed and action plan for in mini-grid sector delivered (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 30-Aug-2019 09-Apr-2020 20-Oct-2020 15-Jan-2027 Assessment of barriers to female entrepreneurship completed and action plan for in mini-grid sector Comments: delivered 10/26/2020 Page 6 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lesotho Renewable Energy & Energy Access Project (P166936) IN00899336 ►Percentage of female engineers employed at LEC (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 5.00 5.00 5.00 10.00 Date 30-Aug-2019 09-Apr-2020 20-Oct-2020 15-Jan-2027 Comments: Percentage of female engineers employed at LEC IN00899339 ►Grievances received and addressed (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 Date 28-Jun-2019 09-Apr-2020 20-Oct-2020 26-Jun-2026 Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P166936 IDA-65320 Effective USD 40.00 40.00 0.00 0.00 41.05 0% P166936 TF-B1681 Effective USD 4.90 4.90 0.00 0.42 4.48 8.6% P166936 TF-B1683 Effective USD 8.00 8.00 0.00 0.00 8.00 0% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P166936 IDA-65320 Effective 30-Jan-2020 13-Mar-2020 31-Jul-2020 31-Jan-2027 31-Jan-2027 P166936 TF-B1681 Effective 02-Dec-2019 13-Mar-2020 31-Jul-2020 31-Jan-2027 31-Jan-2027 P166936 TF-B1683 Effective 30-Jan-2020 13-Mar-2020 31-Jul-2020 31-Jan-2027 31-Jan-2027 Cumulative Disbursements 10/26/2020 Page 7 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lesotho Renewable Energy & Energy Access Project (P166936) 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. 10/26/2020 Page 8 of 8