50942 STATUS OF PROJECTS IN EXECUTION ­ FY09 SOPE AFRICA REGION COUNTRY: ERITREA Operations Policy and Country Services OCTOBER 02, 2009 Introduction The Status of Projects in Execution (SOPE) Report for FY09 provides information on all IBRD/IDA projects that were active as of June 30, 2009. 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 FY09 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. 1 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. Status of Projects in Execution - FY09 EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC REGION Eritrea Project Name(ID): ER-Integrated ECD II SIL (FY08) (P107254) Country: Eritrea Board Approval Date: 26-Jun-2008 Mid-Term Review Date: Closing Date: 17-Aug-2012 Pre-primary education (35%); Health (34%); Other social services Sector: (17%); Central government administration (14%) The project was restructured, or received no Additional Financing during FY09: The project development objective is to improve the health, nutrition, and access to pre-school education of Eritrean children aged six and under in the project villages. A particular effort will be made across Project development objective(s): components/activities to ensure that all Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) in the target villages are benefiting equally from the project. Progress toward achieving development The project was not effective before the close of the reporting period. objective(s): Lending Information/Disbursement Summary (amounts in millions, as of Aug 17, 2009) Loan/Credit/Grant Status Currency Amount Disbursed UnDisbursed Cancellation IDA-H4120 Not Effective XDR 12.06 0.00 12.06 0.00 Status of Projects in Execution - FY09 AFRICA REGION Project Name(ID): ER-Education Sec SIL (FY03) (P070272) Country: Eritrea Board Approval Date: 19-Jun-2003 Mid-Term Review Date: 19-Apr-2006 Closing Date: 28-Feb-2011 Primary education (62%); Secondary education (30%); General Sector: education sector (8%) The project was restructured, or received no Additional Financing during FY09: The objective is to increase and arrive at a more equitable enrollment Project development objective(s): in basic education, and to enhance the quality of basic and secondary education. The project is likely to only partially achieve its development objective by the close of project. Good progress has been made in regard to increasing the quality of basic and secondary school education through the increase of teachers and the provision of training programs, the revision of curriculum at the secondary level Progress toward achieving development and the distribution of adequate numbers of revised textbooks to objective(s): students on a timely basis. However, the project continues to face difficulties in terms of access to school facilities (and thus enrollment numbers). Although issues related to building material availability have been resolved, the recruitment of qualified contractors to carry out the work is still lagging behind schedule and has thus hampered progress in building school facilities. Lending Information/Disbursement Summary (amounts in millions, as of Aug 17, 2009) Loan/Credit/Grant Status Currency Amount Disbursed UnDisbursed Cancellation IDA-37940 Effective XDR 50.70 25.48 24.46 0.00 TF-26711 Closed USD 0.14 0.00 0.00 0.14 TF-91092 Effective EUR 43.14 7.04 36.41 0.00 Status of Projects in Execution - FY09 AFRICA REGION The link ed image cannot be display ed. The Lending Information/Disbursement Summary (in millions USD) file may hav e been mov ed, renamed, or deleted. Verify that the link points to the co ... Status of Projects in Execution - FY09 AFRICA REGION Project Name(ID): ER-Power Distribution SIL (FY05) (P057929) Country: Eritrea Board Approval Date: 06-Jul-2004 Mid-Term Review Date: 10-Mar-2008 Closing Date: 30-Jun-2010 Sector: Power (90%); Central government administration (10%) Additional financing was approved in June 2008, but as the conditions of effectiveness were not met, the additional funds were The project was restructured, or received withdrawn in December 2008. A restructuring was approved to Additional Financing during FY09: respond to the changed country and external circumstances, with the objectives of improving efficiency of electricity service delivery and supporting institutional changes that underpin efficiency. The project's objectives are expansion of electricity access in rural Project development objective(s): areas; improvement of the quality, and adequacy of electricity supply and efficiency of the power sector. Progress to date has been mixed. Positive developments include completion of the rural electricity expansion component (extension of 33kV lines to 59 rural towns and villages) and connection of new customers by the utility in these towns. The May 2008 tariff increase and decrease in petroleum prices in FY09, have resulted in EEC (Eritrean Electric Corporation) achieving a positive cash operating Progress toward achieving development situation. However, progress has stalled on construction of a new objective(s): distribution network for Asmara area and system loss reduction target will not be met by project closing. Rehabilitation of generation plants will not be achieved, due to the withdrawal of the additional funding. The Electricity Regulatory Committee is not yet fully functional, though Ministry of Energy and Mines personnel are occasionally assigned to carry out regulatory tasks. Lending Information/Disbursement Summary (amounts in millions, as of Aug 17, 2009) Loan/Credit/Grant Status Currency Amount Disbursed UnDisbursed Cancellation IDA-39490 Effective XDR 29.91 14.92 15.52 0.00 IDA-H1140 Effective XDR 22.07 15.38 6.62 0.00 IDA-H4100 Not Effective XDR 17.56 0.00 17.56 0.00 IDA-Q2630 Closed USD 1.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 Status of Projects in Execution - FY09 AFRICA REGION The link ed image cannot be display ed. The Lending Information/Disbursement Summary (in millions USD) file may hav e been mov ed, renamed, or deleted. Verify that the link points to the co ... Status of Projects in Execution - FY09 AFRICA REGION Project Name(ID): ER-HIV/AIDS/STI/TB/Malaria/RH SIL (FY05) (P094694) Country: Eritrea Board Approval Date: 30-Jun-2005 Mid-Term Review Date: 27-Nov-2007 Closing Date: 30-Jun-2010 Health (50%); Central government administration (30%); Other Sector: social services (13%); Sub-national government administration (6%); General education sector (1%) The project was restructured, or received no Additional Financing during FY09: The objectives are to: (i) contain the spread of HIV/AIDS/STI; (ii) expand the coverage of Directly Observed Treatment for tuberculosis; Project development objective(s): (iii) reduce malaria mortality and morbidity; (iv) improve the coverage of reproductive health interventions; and (v) strengthen the overall health system. The progress towards the PDO is on track, as is overall implementation progress. The National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) and the HIV/AIDS program continue to make good progress and have maintained their upward trajectory. The TB program has also made good programmatic gains in strengthening TB control over the past several years. Similarly, the Reproductive Health (RH) program continues to intensify its activities and Human Resources for Health (HRH) has continued its steady overall progress of the last Progress toward achieving development two years or so, with substantial achievements in some areas. Several objective(s): multi-sectoral partners also continue to make good progress on their programs, although this can be strengthened further. Similarly, the Community Managed HAMSET Response Program (CMHRP) has made significant progress, with a commendable attempt to address most of the key issues and recommendations raised in the previous mission (and also during the Mid-Term Review). Despite the high disbursement level (more than 94%), discussions are underway to restructure HAMSET II. Lending Information/Disbursement Summary (amounts in millions, as of Aug 17, 2009) Loan/Credit/Grant Status Currency Amount Disbursed UnDisbursed Cancellation IDA-H1750 Effective XDR 24.14 22.49 1.46 0.00 TF-93506 Effective USD 0.15 0.00 0.15 0.00 Status of Projects in Execution - FY09 AFRICA REGION The link ed image cannot be display ed. The Lending Information/Disbursement Summary (in millions USD) file may hav e been mov ed, renamed, or deleted. Verify that the link points to the co ... Status of Projects in Execution - FY09 AFRICA REGION Project Name(ID): ER-Ports Rehab SIL (FY98) (P034154) Country: Eritrea Board Approval Date: 18-Nov-1997 Mid-Term Review Date: 07-Dec-1999 Closing Date: 31-Dec-2011 Ports, waterways and shipping (97%); Solid waste management (2%); Sector: Central government administration (1%) The project was restructured and approved by the Board on September 30, 2008. The restructuring of the project involves The project was restructured, or received modification of the project Development Objectives and design Additional Financing during FY09: comprising of dropping and introduction of new project activities and extension of closing date. The revised Project objective is to increase the productivity and Project development objective(s): capacity of Port Massawa. The project objective has been largely achieved with the completion of the extension of the container terminal and berths, improvement of Massawa causeways, acquisition of port equipment and spare parts. This has resulted in the increase of the capacity and productivity of port i.e. bulk cargo measured in tones of cargo loaded or unloaded/ship/day at Port Massawa has increased from the baseline figure of 850 tons per ship per day to the current 2,688 tons compared Progress toward achieving development to 1,100 end of project target; bagged cargo from baseline figure of objective(s): 900 tons per ship per day to 1023 compared to end project target of 1200; and for containers from 3 TEU/hr to 8 against end of project target of 12. Berth occupancy has declined due to, increase in the capacity, overall decline in the economic performance of Eritrea and loss of Ethiopian transit traffic due to the war with Ethiopia. The objective will be enhanced further with the completion of the construction of a new oil jetty at Massawa. Lending Information/Disbursement Summary (amounts in millions, as of Aug 17, 2009) Loan/Credit/Grant Status Currency Amount Disbursed UnDisbursed Cancellation IDA-30050 Effective XDR 33.76 23.95 8.04 0.00 IDA-P9760 Closed USD 0.40 0.00 0.00 0.40 TF-22024 Closed USD 21.39 21.18 0.00 0.21 TF-56833 Closed EUR 17.60 1.30 16.41 0.00 Status of Projects in Execution - FY09 AFRICA REGION The link ed image cannot be display ed. The Lending Information/Disbursement Summary (in millions USD) file may hav e been mov ed, renamed, or deleted. Verify that the link points to the co ... Status of Projects in Execution - FY09 AFRICA REGION