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STATUS OF PROJECTS IN EXECUTION ­ FY07
                SOPE
               BELARUS




       Operations Policy and Country Services
                 OCTOBER 10, 2007
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Introduction

The Status of Projects in Execution (SOPE) Report for FY07 provides information on all
IBRD/IDA projects that were active as of June 30, 2007. The World Bank has issued a SOPE
Report every year as an internal communication to the Board of Executive Directors. In
accordance with the Bank's revised disclosure policy, since FY02, the SOPE Report is available
to the public.

The report is intended to bridge the gap in information available to the public between the Project
Appraisal Document or Program Document, disclosed after the Bank approves a project, and the
Implementation Completion Report, disclosed after the project closes.

In addition to the project progress description, the FY07 SOPE report1 contains project level
comparisons of disbursement estimates and actual disbursements, and a table showing the
loan/credit/grant amount and disbursements to date.




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    Notes:

      ·      Amounts and Graphs for loans/credits/grants in currencies other than U.S. dollars may not match exactly due to
             exchange rate fluctuations over the life of the project.
      ·      Disbursement graphs are not included for Development Policy Operations, which provide quick-disbursing
             financing to support policy and institutional reforms. For these operations, funds are disbursed in one or more
             stages (tranches), released when the borrower complies with agreed prior actions.
      ·      Projects which are not yet effective may not have a planned disbursement schedule and thus will not include a
             graph.




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Country: Belarus

Project Name (ID): Social Infrastructure Retrofit ( P044748 )
Country: Belarus
Board Approval Date : 06/05/2001
Midterm Review Date : 12/16/2004
Closing Date : 12/31/2007
Loan/Credit/Grant Number : IBRD-70560, IBRD-P3400, JPN-25129, JPN-52111
Sector(s): District heating and energy efficiency services(94%), Central government
administration(6%)
Theme(s): Access to urban services and housing(P), Pollution management and
environmental health(S)


Project Development Objectives:
The objective is to improve the functional and health environments of social sector
facilities, with particular emphasis on reducing energy consumption.

Progress toward achieving development objective(s):
Progress towards meeting the development objective has been good. Energy efficiency
and lighting improvements have been achieved in 501 buildings (schools, hospitals and
orphanages), serving about 120,000 beneficiaries and contributing to cleaner environment
through efficient technologies and fuel savings (60,000 megawatts saved).

Lending Information/Disbursement Summary ( USD millions, as of June 30 2007 )

Loan/Credit/   Status               Amount        Disbursed     Undisbursed      Cancellation
Grant
IBRD-70560     Effective               22.60          18.26             4.34                0.00
IBRD-P3400     Closed                   1.00           0.00             0.00                1.00
JPN-25129      Closed                   0.12           0.07             0.00                0.05
JPN-52111      Effective                1.00           0.80             0.19                0.00




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Project Name (ID): Post-Chernobyl Recovery ( P095115 )
Country: Belarus
Board Approval Date : 04/18/2006
Closing Date : 12/31/2010
Loan/Credit/Grant Number : IBRD-48210
Sector(s): District heating and energy efficiency services(85%), Oil and gas(15%)
Theme(s): Natural disaster management(P), Pollution management and environmental
health(P), Access to urban services and housing(S), Rural services and infrastructure(S),
Climate change(S)


Project Development Objectives:
The project aims to provide the population residing in the Chernobyl-affected area with
energy efficient and reliable heat and hot water services in order to improve their living
environment.

Progress toward achieving development objective(s):
The project has started with some initial delay; however the first year's objectives are
likely to be achieved in the energy efficiency component and also in the connection of
individual buildings to natural gas.

Lending Information/Disbursement Summary ( USD millions, as of June 30 2007 )

Loan/Credit/   Status                Amount        Disbursed     Undisbursed      Cancellation
Grant
IBRD-48210     Effective                50.00            2.13           47.88                0.00




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