The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lao PDR Clean Cook Stove Initiative (P169538) Lao PDR Clean Cook Stove Initiative (P169538) EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Energy & Extractives Global Practice | Recipient Executed Activities | Investment Project Financing | FY 2019 | Seq No: 4 | ARCHIVED on 28-Mar-2021 | ISR45590 | Implementing Agencies: The Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM), Lao People's Democratic Republic Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 26-Jun-2019 Effectiveness Date: 01-Aug-2019 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 25-May-2022 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 31-Oct-2025 Revised Closing Date: 31-Oct-2025 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) Generate environment and gender benefits for targeted households through a switch to clean, energy efficient gasifier cookstoves using biomass pellets across selected provinces. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Carbon Finance Capacity Building:(Cost $0.38 M) Project Management and Implementation Technical Assistance:(Cost $0.86 M) Carbon Emission Reduction Program:(Cost $5.20 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions Project Implementation Progress: Since the project approval in June 2019, the Project Management Unit (PMU) located within Ministry of Energy and Mines has been set up to oversee the project implementation, a team of consultants to support the PMU has been mobilized and there has been progress on a number of key project start-up activities since effectiveness in August 2019. However, the hiring an Implementing Entity (IE - which is key to success of project implementation) has experienced delays and now is at the final contracting stage with the expected mobilization in late March 2021. Given the COVID-19 outbreak and travel restriction, the Bank team has been providing a virtual implementation support to CSI- PMU on a continual basis (i.e. regular web-ex meetings), and will continue working closely with the clients to ensure smooth project implementation. 3/28/2021 Page 1 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lao PDR Clean Cook Stove Initiative (P169538) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Moderate Moderate Moderate Macroeconomic Moderate Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Substantial Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Substantial Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Moderate Other -- -- -- Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Lowered Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions due to a switch to pellets and gasifier cookstoves IN00956452 ►Emissions Reductions from avoided use of charcoal (measured in ton of carbon dioxide equivalent or tCO2e) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 558,648.00 Date 01-Jul-2019 17-Aug-2020 15-Mar-2021 31-Dec-2025 This indicator will measure the lowered CO2 emissions resulting from a switch to the forced-draft gasifier Comments: cookstoves from traditional charcoal cookstove. Reduced time burden associated with cooking and cleaning for women IN00956453 ►Time savings for direct beneficiaries (days per year) (Days, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 7.00 3/28/2021 Page 2 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lao PDR Clean Cook Stove Initiative (P169538) Date 01-Jul-2019 17-Aug-2020 15-Mar-2021 31-Dec-2025 This indicator will measure time savings from using a forced-draft gasifier cookstove versus the traditional Comments: charcoal cookstove as reported by the beneficiaries. It will measure time saved on cooking as well as cleaning cooking utensils after cooking. Reduced acute health symptoms associated with household air pollution (HAP) from cooking IN00956454 ►Lowered occurrences of eye irritation and headaches (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 Date 01-Jul-2019 17-Aug-2020 15-Mar-2021 31-Dec-2025 Comments: This indicator measures the number of beneficiaries reporting less eye irritation and headaches. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Preparedness Activities and Capacity Building of IREP on carbon finance IN00956521 ►Registration of the Programme of Activities (PoA) (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 01-Jul-2019 17-Aug-2020 15-Mar-2021 31-Dec-2025 The preparation of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) registration and the POA-DD (Program of Activities - Carbon Finance Program Design Document) will be undertaken by the selected IE, differently to what originally envisaged. The finalization and submission of the CDM registration package will be carried after the IE’s Business Comments: Plan is revised and approved by IREP and Ci-Dev. The Standardized Crediting Framework (SCF) developed by Ci-Dev will be the back-up crediting standard in case CDM scheme becomes unavailable by 2023. IN00956523 ►CDM Operations Manual (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 01-Jul-2019 17-Aug-2020 15-Mar-2021 31-Dec-2019 A CDM Operations Manual is under development and expected finalization by end of March 2021 Comments: Technical Assistance for project management and implementation IN00956455 3/28/2021 Page 3 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lao PDR Clean Cook Stove Initiative (P169538) ►Implementing entity contracted (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 01-Jul-2019 17-Aug-2020 15-Mar-2021 31-Dec-2019 Hiring process has been started, but experienced delays. New expected mobilization by March 2021 Comments: IN00956522 ►Forced-draft gasifier stoves distributed in Vientiane Capital (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 26,000.00 Date 01-Jul-2019 17-Aug-2020 15-Mar-2021 30-Jun-2020 The indicator measures the number of households that have received the forced draft gasifier cookstove Comments: in Vientiane Capital Province. IN00956524 ►Forced-draft gasifier stoves distributed in Savannakhet (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 12,000.00 Date 01-Jul-2019 17-Aug-2020 15-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2020 The indicator measures the number of households that have received the forced draft gasifier cookstove Comments: in Savannakhet. IN00956526 ►Forced-draft gasifier stoves distributed in Champasack (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 12,000.00 Date 01-Jul-2019 17-Aug-2020 15-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2020 The indicator measures the number of households that have received the forced draft gasifier cookstove Comments: in Champasack. IN00956528 ►Awareness campaign on clean cookstoves launched (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 01-Jul-2019 17-Aug-2020 15-Mar-2021 31-Dec-2020 This indicator will measure whether or not the communication/awareness campaign being developed and launched in 8 to 11 districts in the selected three provinces. The draft communication/awareness Comments: campaign materials developed and being reviewed and expect to launch when the IE is on board in the next few weeks. 3/28/2021 Page 4 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lao PDR Clean Cook Stove Initiative (P169538) Implementation of the Results-Based-Financing Framework IN00956525 ►Pellets distributed in Vientiane Capital (Tones/year, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 10,530.00 Date 01-Jul-2019 17-Aug-2020 15-Mar-2021 31-Dec-2025 This indicator measures the tonnes of pellets that has been distributed to households in the Vientiane Comments: Capital. IN00956527 ►Pellets distributed in Savanakhet (Tones/year, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 4,860.00 Date 01-Jul-2019 17-Aug-2020 15-Mar-2021 31-Dec-2025 This indicator measures the tonnes of pellets that has been distributed to households per year in Comments: Savannakhet. IN00956529 ►Pellets distributed in Champasack (Tones/year, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 4,860.00 Date 01-Jul-2019 17-Aug-2020 15-Mar-2021 31-Dec-2025 This indicator measures the tonnes of pellets that has been distributed to households per year in Comments: Champasack. Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P169538 TF-B0555 Effective USD 0.38 0.38 0.00 0.06 0.32 16% P169538 TF-B0599 Effective USD 0.86 0.86 0.00 0.11 0.75 13% P170644 TF-B0648 Effective USD 2.00 2.00 0.00 0.00 2.00 0%% Key Dates (by loan) 3/28/2021 Page 5 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lao PDR Clean Cook Stove Initiative (P169538) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P169538 TF-B0555 Effective 26-Jun-2019 29-Aug-2019 29-Aug-2019 30-Jun-2025 30-Jun-2025 P169538 TF-B0599 Effective 26-Jun-2019 29-Aug-2019 29-Aug-2019 30-Jun-2023 30-Jun-2023 P170644 TF-B0648 Effective 26-Jun-2019 01-Aug-2019 01-Aug-2019 31-Oct-2025 31-Oct-2025 Cumulative Disbursements 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) P170644-Lao PDR Clean Cook Stove Initiative 3/28/2021 Page 6 of 6