DOCUMENT OF •· INTERNATIONAi. BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION • MONTHLY OPERATIONAL SUMMARY OF BANK AND IDA PROPOSED PROJECTS (As of August 31, 1975) SecM75-681 FROM: The Secretary September 23,.1975 •• Section CONTENTS I. - Eastern Africa 1 - 11 II. - Western Africa 12 - 21 III. - East Asia and Pacific 22 - 31 IV, - South Asia 32 - 39 • v. VI. VII. - - - Europe, Middle East and North Africa Latin America and Caribbean New Projects 40 52 68 - - - 51 67 70 Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency!/ Lender ]j Project "}./ Action on Procurement !!J • I. EASTERN AFRICA BOTSWANA Ministry of Works 5.8 Roads III - Construction of the Negotiations to begin September • and Communications Botswana Development Corporation (BOC) (Bank) To be determined Gaberone-Molepolole Road . Development Finance Company - To assist promotion of medium and small 8. Awaiting utilization of funds in first loan. (Bank) scale industrial enterprises. Ministry of To be Livestock II, Project identification underway. Agriculture determined • Ministry of Works and Connnunications (Bank) To be determined Roads IV - Improvement of a section of the North-South road, Project preparation underway. (Bank) Ministry of To be (R) Education I. Appraisal scheduled for October, Education determined • (Bank) ]_/ If the Government is the borrower, the name of the department, ministry or agency which is to implement the project is given. If the Government is to relend the proceeds to another entity, the name of that entity is given. If the Government is not the borrower, the borrower's name is given in capital letters in parentheses. 2/ The amount is in millions of U.S. dollars and is approximate and tentative. J/ • The letter (N) before the project means that the project is a new listing in the Summary; the letter (R) means that the information about the project has been revised since the last issue of the Summary. Section VII of the Summary contains a recapitulation of the new projects listed in this issue. !/ This column contains available information, if any, about action with respect to the procurement of goods and services expected to be financed by the Bank or IDA. Distribution: Executive Directors and Alternates • President Senior Vice President, Operations Executive Vice President and Vice President, IFC President's Council Directors and Department Heads, Bank and IFC • • - 2 - Member Country, and Borrower or Implementing Agency!/ Amount and Probable Lender ]:_/ Project'}_/ Stage of Processing and Action on Procurement~ • BURUNDI Office des Cultures Up to (R) Second Coffee Improvement (Extension Negotiations tentatively sched- Industrielles du 6.0 of first project financed by IDA • uled end September. (Co-financ- Burundi (IDA) (Cr. 147)). Project to include con- ing being explored. struction of 4 coffee washing stations, rehabilitation of about 150 hand pulping centers, strengthening of extension services, and research to improve coffee production; improvement of food crop production. Infrastructure and water supply, technical assistance. Ministry of To be (R) Total costs currently estimated at $8 million. Fish Processing - Improvement of Appraisal scheduled for September. • Agriculture determined traditional lake fishing and fish (Co-financing being explored), and Livestock (IDA) processing; establishment of pro- cessing factories along Burundi side of Lake Tanganyika; improved marketing; social infrastructure and technical assistance. Total cost estimated at $9 million, • Ministry of National To be (N) Rural education project to support Preparation mission scheduled Education determined primary education reform, Project for November. to provide about 80 Centres de Forma- tion Polyvalente, technical and financial assistance for training in practical subjects of about 150 teach- ers, manpower survey and a planning study for secondary and technical • education, technical assistance. EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY 1/ (EAST AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK) (EAST AFRICAN POSTS 15.0 (Bank) To be (R) (R) Development Finance Company II. Telecommunications IV. Appraisal report being prepared. Appraisal scheduled for end • AND TELECOM. CORP.) determined September. (Bank) (EAST AFRICAN To be (R) Harbors IV. Project under preparation. HARBORS CORP. ) determined (EAST AFRICAN RAILWAYS CORP.) (Bank) To be determined (R) Railways IV. Project under preparation. • (Bank) ETIIIOPIA Coffee Board 11. 5 (IDA) Coffee Improvement Disease Control, rehabilitation and replanting with resistant varieties, Technical assist- Appraisal scheduled for October. • ance and extension services. Seep. 1 for footnotes 1-4. '2./ Comprising Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. • • - 3 - Member Counti;y, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and • Implementing Agency ETHIOPIA (Cont'd) lf Lender '!:./ Action on Procurement!!_/ National Water To be· Rural Water Supply I - Development of External financing institutions Resources determined community water systems in small being approached by Government Commission (IDA) • towns and rural areas. for assistance in strengthening (NWRC) of central and regional institu- tions concerned with water supply; evaluation of existing rural water supply facilities; and financing a few pilot water supply systems. Agricultural and 7.5 Development Finance Company IV - Processing delayed pending Industrial Development (IDA) Industrial lending program. clarification of AIDB's future • Bank (AIDB) Livestock and Meat Board 21.0 (IDA) (R) Nomadic Rangelands Development (Live- stock III) - Development of market role • Appraisal report being prepared. African Development is considering (LMB) oriented beef, sheep and cattle pro- parallel financing up to $5.5 duction within framework of pastoral million. society. Likely to include three areas Southern Rangelands, Jijiga and North- • Ministry of 3\gricul ture To be determined east Rangelands . Livestock IV - Dairy development project following up first dairy Project preparation underway. (IDA) project (Livestock I), Ministry of 25.0 Grain Storage and Marketing - Construc- Revised project proposal being Agriculture (IDA) tion of marketing centers, including considered by Government. • storage facilities and procurement of cleaning, drying, weighing equipment, plus construction of large scale cen- tral. storage facilities, also technical assistance. Ethiopia Highway 20.0 Roads VII - Sector loan for highway. Identification and preparatory Authority (EHA) (IDA) work initiated • • Ministry of Agriculture 20.0 (IDA) Agriculture Settlement - (a) rural development project in based on land -reorganization Integrated Preliminary project preparation Highlands and underway. (b) resettlement of landless peasants on unused Government land in the Western provinces, • Addis Ababa To be (R) Water Supply - Addis Ababa II - Project preparation underway. Water and Sewerage determined improvement and expansion of treatment Authority (AWSA) (Bank) facilities, construction of additional distribution and metering. Ministry of 25.0 Agricultural Minimum Package Project Project preparation underway. Agriculture (IDA) II (MPP) - Provision of a package of inputs (fertilizer, seed, credit and extension services) to small farmers. • This will be a follow up to MPP I, Seep. 1 for footnotes • • • • - 4 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or Implementing Agency 1/ and Probable Lender l__/ Project ]/ Stage of Processing and Action on Procurement!!./ • Ministry of To be Parks and Tourism - Assistance for Appraisal report under prepara- Tourism determined parks and reserves development tion. (Bank) including road construction, viewing facilities, wildlife management and research and planning. • Ministry of To be Tourism - Development of Diani Beach Feasibility study underway. Tourism determined resort complex, part of Government (Bank) program for development of additional facilities at the coast, Ministry of Education 8.1 (Bank) (R) Education III - To support qualitative improvements to primary school educa- tion, including technical assistance. Negotiations scheduled for October. • Ministry of Water 35.0 (R) Water supply for Mombasa and coastal Presentation to Executive Director Development (Bank) region - Development of new water scheduled for end September. (Co- sources and additional distribution financing by Federal Republic of system, Total cost estimated at $80 million, including interest during Germany,) Procurement: Retroactive financing of about $550,000 recommended, • Ministry of To be Integrated Agricultural Development - Appraisal report under preparation, Agriculture determined Mixed farming, based primarily on (Bank/IDA) cotton, sunflower, maize and pulses Ministry of To be (R) production in Western and Eastern provinces, Irrigation in lower Tana River Basin Appraisal scheduled for October, • Agriculture determined for cotton, maize, sugar, and (Bank/IDA) groundnut production. Project would offer employment for several thousand families, Ministry of Works To be determined (Bank) Rural Access Roads - To assist labor intensive construction and implementa- tion of rural access roads programs with emphasis on training and evalua- Appraisal scheduled for September, (Several aid agencies may finance the construction of roads,) • tion. Ministry of To be Assistance for sugar development in Identification underway. Agriculture determined Kenya. (CITY COUNCIL OF NAIROBI) (Bank) To be determined Water Supply III - Extension of Nairobi water supply system, Feasibility report under preparation, • (Bank) Ministry of Water To be Rural Water Supply - Provision of Identification underway. Development determined potable water for villages and rural (IDA) areas. • Seep, 1 for footnotes, • • .~ - Member Country, and Amount - 5 - Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and 1/ y • Action on Procuremen't !!_/ I~plementing Agency Lender Project"}_/ ~O_THO Ministry of To be Rural Development II - Project would Project preparation underway, Agriculture determined expend the successful Thaba Bosiu (Co-financing with several (IDA) project by providing seed, fertilizer, agencies to be explored.) • credit, extension services, soil conservation techniques, and improved livestock practices to rural small- holders. · Ministry of To be (R) Highways II - Construction of a Appraisal report being considered. Works determined mountain road from St. Michaels to (Co-financing with several (IDA) Thabs Tseka and provision for agencies being explored,) • technical assistance to the Ministry of Works. Project includes $0.5 million to assist development of a program for labor intensive construction. ~ S Y REPUBLIC • Ministry of Education To be determined (IDA) (R) Education II - Improvement of educa- tion system and facilities in light of Government's education plan. Unesco preparation missio.n tentatively scheduled for . October 1975. Directorate · To be Hydroelectric power plant (80~100 MW) Feasibility study in progress. of Mines and Power determined on Vohitra River at Rogez, about 130. (Co-financing being explored.) (Bank) km east of _Tananarive. Total project • costs currently estimated at $80 million. BNM (Malagasy To be Development Finance Company. Timing contingent upon BNM Development Bank) determined evidencing need for external (Bank) financing. Ministry of Rural To be Irrigation/Rural Development - Content Timing of project processing Development determined of project to be defined in light of contingent upon review by • Ministry of (Bank/IDA) To be clarification of Government strategy in agricultural sector. Highways IV - Construction of Government of strategy in agricultural sector. Appraisal report being Public Works determined Arivonimamo-Analavory primary road prepared. (Bank/IDA) (71 km) and Tsiroanomandioy-Maintirano feeder road (370 km); technical assistance and training of Ministry • MALAWI of Public Works' personnel. Total cost estimated at $33 million. Ministry of 11.6 (R) Education II - Improvement of educa- Negotiations scheduled for Education (IDA) tional system and facilities in sup-- September 8. port of education plan . • Ministry of Agriculture To be determined (IDA) (R) Karonga Rural Development Program II - Extension of first project finan- ced by Credit 282-MAI. Provision of Appraisal Mission scheduled for October. agricultural inputs, extension services, marketing facilities, credit, the introduction of improved farming methods and new crops and development of • . infrastructure . Seep. 1 for footnotes • • "'• - 6- Member Country, and Amount Borrower or Implementing Agency MALAWI (Cont'd) l/ and Probable Lender l._/ Project ]_/ Stage of Processing and Action on Procurement!!_/ • Viphya Pulp To be Woodpulp Mill and Infrastructure - Project being prepared. Pre- and Paper determined Construction of 150,000 TPA long qualification of contractors (VIPCOR) (Bank) fiber pulpmill to exploit existing Viphya forest resources. Hill will be located at Chinteche, in the northern region. Infrastructure, for the civil works is expected to be undertaken before negotiations. (Co-financing being explored. ) • particularly roads and ports facili- ties, will also be required. Total project costs currently estimated at $330 million. Electricity supply Commission of Malawi (ESCOM) 10.0 (Bank) New generating facilities at Nkala Falls and related transmission lines. Total cost tentatively estimated at Feasibility report being com- pleted. (Co-financing being explored. ) • $60 million .(of which $42 million foreign exchange). MAURITIUS Central Water Authority To be determined (Bank/IDA) (R) Water Supply and Sewerage - Improve- ment and augmentation of three existing domestic water supply schemes (Port Timing of appraisal contingent upon Government's making appro- priate adjustments of water tar- • Louis, Mare aux Vacoas and the iffs. Further listing of pro- Districts), and two sewerage schemes ject wil 1 be discontinued for (Port Louis and Plain Wilhelms), to the time being. meet household and industrial demand. Development Bank of Mauritius To be determined (Bank) (R) Financing of specific development projects through loans to and invest- ments in enterprises in Mauritius. Negotiations scheduled for September 11. • Ministry of About Commercial Crops - Project to include Appraisal report being prepared. Agriculture 7.0 (IDA) additional extension staff for improve- ment of existing coffee production; construction of 150 additional manual pulping centers; planting of cinchona • trees; land rehabilitation for improved foodcrop production; construction and improvement of lake landing points; technical assistance. Total cost esti- mated at about $8 million. Ministry of Agriculture To be determined (IDA) Agricultural Development (livestock) - Rural development based on livestock and foodcrop production including Appraisal report being prepared. • roads, water supply, community and health centers and schools; lake fishing; extension services; eradication of tse-tse fly infestation. Total cost Rwandese Development Bank Up to 2.0 (N) estimated at about $15 million. Development Finance Company to assist the promotion of medium and small scale Appraisal scheduled for December. • (IDA) industries. Seep. 1 for footnotes. • • ... - 7 - Member Country, and Amount • Borrower or · Implementing Agency 1/ and Probable Lender 1/ Project 1/ Stage of Processing and Action on Procurement fi/ SOMALIA Ministry of 4.0 Agricultural development in the Appraisal report being prepared. Agriculture (IDA) North-West Region including land (Joint financing being sought.) • conservation, extension services, small-scale irrigation, water supply and preinvestment studies. Ministry of To be (R) Roads III - Improvement of the Hargeisa- Consultants preparing engineering Public Works det"ermined Borama highway (about 144 Jans) with a study. (Joint financing likely (IDA) spur to Tug Wajale {about 20 kms). to be r~quired), • Ministry of Public Works 5,2 (IDA) (R) Port of Mogadiscio - extension of breakwater and addition of one berth to the new port now under construction. Presentation to Executive Direc- tors scheduled for September. Drought 8.0 (R) Drought Rehabilitation. Resettlement of Report of follow-up mission Rehabilitation (IDA) nomads along Ju~a & Shebelli Rivers and under review. Co-financing of Commission rehabilitation of Rangelands. Total about $150 million agreed in estimated cost about $60 million. principle by the African Develop- • ment Fund, Kuwait Fund, Arab Fund for Economic and Several Develop- ment in Kuwait). To be To be Technical Assistance - Assistance in Further discussions with Govern- determined determined project preparation. ment planned for Fall of 1975. (IDA) • Civil Aviation Department To be determined (IDA) (R) Domestic Aviation - Improvement of airports and facilities in southern provincial capitals and at Port Appraisal report under prep- aration. (Co-financing being sought). Sudan. Roads and Bridges To be Highways II - Further development of Feasibility study underway. Corporation determined roads on lines indicated by pre- • Ministry of (IDA) To be paratory work under existing road project. Livestock I - Development of Preparation report sent to Agriculture determined livestock potential. Government. Further work on (IDA) irrigation component required. Industrial Bank 7.0 (R) Second credit to Industrial Bank Board consideration expected • of ~udan Mechanized Farming Corporation (IDA) To be determined of Sudan. Third credit to the Mechanized Farming Corporation. in October. Project under preparation by consultants. (IDA) Agricultural Production To be Pump Scheme Rehabilitation - Rehabi- Review of preliminary data Corporation and determined litation of existing pump schemes on underway. • Ministry of Irrigation Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Production To be determined the Blue and White Nile Rivers. Development of inland fisheries on the Nile. Identification report prepared by FAO and sent to Government. Corporation (IDA) • Seep, 1 for footnotes • • ... - 8 - Member Country, and Borrower or Implementing Agency 1/ Amount and Probable Lender 1/ Project 1/ Stage of Processing and Action on Procurement!!./ • SUDAN (Cont'd) National Planning To be (N) Technical Assistance for expanded level Appraisal planned for October, Commission Sudan Railways determined (IDA) To be (N) of project preparation work. Further development of railway system. (Cofinancing likelyJ Investment proposals under prep- • Corporation determined aration by Sudan Railways Cor- IDA poration and the Govermnent. SWAZILAND (SWAZILAND ELECTRICITY BOARD) To be determined (Bank) (R) Thermal Power - 200 MW thermal power power station fueled by Swazi coal to produce electricity for export to • Electricity Supply Commission in South Africa. Total project coat estimated to be more than $100 million. Ministry of Education To be determined (Bank) Education II. Project identification scheduled -within next few months. • Ministry of To be Rural development improving produc- Project preparation underway. Agriculture determined tion in 12 areas. (Bank) National Industrial Development Corporation (NIDC) To be (Bank) , determined (R) Development Finance Company - To assist promotion of medium-size industrial enterprises. Project identification underway. • TANZANIA Office of Prime 9.0 Rural Development II (Tabora) - Inte- Appraisal scheduled for October Minister (IDA) grated rural development project. 1975. Ministry of Agriculture and Cooper a·ti ves 10.0 (IDA) (R) Dairy Development I - Development of 18 dairy production unite and Ujamaa dairy farms and development of Credit signed August 15, 1975. • processing for domestic consumption. Ministry of Natural 8.0 Fisheries - Development of inland and Appraisal report under pre- Resources and Tourism (IDA) coastal fishing. paration. Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism 8.0 (IDA) (R) Forestry I - Development of the fores- try resources. Appraisal mission scheduled for mid September. • Ministry of Commerce 23.0 (R) Industry II - Development of an Appraisal scheduled for and .Industries (Bank) industrial estate at Korogoro. October 1975. National Development Corporation (NDC) • Seep, l for footnotes. • ... - 9 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and !mplementing Agency 1/ Len!!!__._ y ~ction on Procurement y • !_~~ANIA (Cont'd) Ministry of Water 7.0 Water Supply I - Water supply and Project being prepared by and Power (IDA) sewerage development in secondary Government with consultant's urban centers. assistance . • Ministry of Education 11.0 (IDA) (R) Education V. Training of management technicians and secondary school cur- riculum diversification. Appraisal report under preparat'ton. Procurement: Retroactive financ- ing to be recoounended for several training components of the pro- ject. • Tanzania Electric 34.0 Power Ill - Second stage of Kidatu Appraisal report under preparation. Supply Company (Bank) hydroelectric project. (Co-financing with SIDA and KfW (TANESCO) expected.) Procurement: Retroactive financing to be recoounended for engineering services. • Tanzania 15.0 (R) Second Bank Group operation for TIB. Negotiations scheduled for mid- Investment , (Bank) September. ·Bank (TIB) Tanzania 6.2 (R) Technical Assistance - Assistance in Report under preparation. Investment (IDA) 'project preparation, especially for Bank the industrial sector. Ministry of 20.0 Maize Development Project - To assist Appraisal mission returned and • Agriculture and Cooperatives (Bank/IDA) in expanding production of maize, the major staple of Tanzania. preparing its report. Procurement.: Retroactive financing to be recoounended for certain inputs for 1975. 'planting season and for technical assistance. • Ministry of Commerce and Industries, National Development Corporation (NDC) To be determined (Bank) Pulp and paper - Development of pulping plant and paper mill at Mifindi. Project being prepared by NDC and consultant. Office of Prime To be Rural Development - (Mwanza and Project being prepared by Minister determined Shinyanga) Government with the help of (IDA) · technical assistance being • supported under the Kigoma Rural Development Project. (Cr. 508TA) . ZAIRE Department of 8.0 Co.tton and food crops development Appraisal report being Agriculture (IDA) for .smallholders in Equateur region, prepared. FAC would finance • Total project cost is about $14 million. Technical Assistance. Seep. 1 for footnotes • • • .,. - io:.. Member Country, and Bort:ower or Implementing Agen£Y_ !/ Amount and Probable Lender ]/ Project 1./ Stage of Processing and Action on Procurement!!/ • ZAIRE (Cont'd) Office National About 8.0 Livestock II - Livestock development Government has submitted de L'Elevage SOFIDE (IDA) About in traditional herding sector and on small commercial and state ranches. Credit for agro-industries and feasibility study and appraisal is scheduled for mid-September. Project identification mission • 5.0 general agriculture. to be scheduled. UNDP/FAO (IDA) assisting SOFIDE in establishing agricultural lending operations. Water Authority (REGIDESO) About 17.0 (IDA) (R) Water supply in six regional urban centers. Total project cost about $65 million. Appraisal mission preparing its report. (Co-fin~ncing with ADB, UNDP and AFIEDIA expected.) • Procurement: A contract for detailed engineering of water systems for four Regional Centers has been awarded to IGIP of the Federal Republic of Germany.- • Department of 20.0 Education II - Technical education, Appraisal mission preparing its Education (IDA) focusing especially on agricultural report, education and rural teacher training. Total project cost for re-equipping or constructing 12 institutions is • about $48 million. Department of To be (R) Rehabilitation and extension of Bank consultants, currently in Agriculture determined existing oil palm plantations. the field, in order to advise on (IDA) the terms of reference for the Bureau pour Developpement de la Production Agricole. Feasibility studies to be executed by BDPA. Bureau of National Transportation (ONATRA) To be determined (IDA) Rehabilitation and expansion of Matadi and Kinshasa ports. Project being prepared 'by consultants. • Ministry of To be Extension of market gardening in the Pilot pro.1ect financed by FAC Agriculture determined environs of Kinshasa including land is underway and studies for (IDA) clearing, provision of equipment, expansion being prepared by farm inputs, credit and improvement consultants. of marketing facilities. • Development 15.0 To help finance newly formed develop- Appraisal report being considered. Bank of Zambia (Bank) ment finance company. Forest 15.0 Forest planting and wood processing. Awa-iting project preparation. Department Ministry of Rural Development (Bank) To be determined Provision and extension of water supply in towns and rural areas. Project identification underway. • (Bank) Seep. 1 for footnotes. • • ... - 11 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and • Implementing Agency 1/ Lender 1,/ Project J/ Action on Procurement!!./ ~ (Cont'd) Ministry of Power, To be Roads III. Project identification underway. Transport and Works determined {Bank) • Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation To be determined {Bank) {R) Kafue hydro-electric project (Stage Ill). Other alternatives being considered. Project preparation underway. Ministry of Local To be Urbanization II. Project preparation underway. Government and determined Housing (Bank) • Ministry of Rural Development; Ministry of Education To be determined (Bank) (N) Agricultural education project. Project preparation underway. • . I • ;ti! • • • Seep. l for footnotes • • • .~ - 12 - • Member Country, and Borrower or Implementing Agency 1/ Amount and Probable Lender 1,/ Stage of Processing and Project ;}_/ Action on Procurement i/ II. WESTERN AFRICA • CAMEROON Ministere 15.0 (R) Supplemental Loan - Second Highway Pro- Package of measures to cope with de 1' Equipement (IDA) ject. Participation together with Gov- overrun and terms of proposed ernment in expected cost overrun ten- loan/credit being discussed with tatively estimated at about $60 Government. • Office National des Ports 2.50 (Bank/IDA) million • Porte II - Dredging of channel, re- location and/or improvement of fishing Appraisal underway. Prequalifica- tion of contractors has commenced port, construction of new log handling and will be completed by October. facilities and additional berths at (Co-financing probably with FED, Douala. Total cost estimated at FAC, EIB, Caisse Centrale, AfDE $120 million. and French, Canadian, U.S. and • German Governments) • Procurement: Retroactive financing up to $1 million envisaged. Ministere des Mines 10.0 (R) Water II & Sewerage .I - Extension of Pinal sector report b·eing de l'Energie (Bank) water s·upply in urban centers; sewer- reviewed. • M:i.nistere de 14.0 age in Yaounde and Douala; storm drainage in Douala. F.ducation III - Creation or extension .Appraisal report being prepared. !'Education Nationale et (Bank) of rural, agricultural, and technical education and training facilities. Total cost may exceed $20 million. • Societe Nationale d'Electricite du Cameroun (SONEL) 15.0 (Bank) Hydroplant - Transmission and distribution lines. Awaiting feasibility studies on alternative hydro-plants. Sector report prepared. Ministere de 8.0 (N) SEMRY II project following irrigated Final technical and economic 1' Agriculture (Bank) rice development. studies in October, Full feas- ibility study in December. • Ministere de 1' Equipement 20.0 (Bank) (R) Roads III - Highway maintenance. Government's decision taken on consultant·' s technical proposal. Maintenance study scheduled to commence in October 1975, but may be changed due to delay in contract awarding. Ministere de 15.0 (R) Rural development of Plaine dee M'boe. Final version of feasibility • 1' Agriculture (Bank) study, based on Bank comments on the preliminary report, is ex- pected in October. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Ministere des 8.0 Bangui-Bossembele Road - Improvement Detailed engineering underway by Travaux Publics et des (IDA) of 156 Ian of road. consultants. Transports • Seep. 1 for footnotes • • . ·- -'-·-~~: •• - 13 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or .!!!!J>!ementing Agen.£1_ !/ and Probable Lender ____ 2/ Stage of Processing and Action on Procurement !_I • CHAD Ministere des Travaux 15.0 Third highway project - Construction Due to substantial cost overrun on Publics et de l'Amenage- (IDA) to all-weather standards of about second highway project, it is ment du Territoire 120 km of selected roads used for proposed that UNDP finance pre- • transporting fibre cotton from investment studies which will ginneriee to export outlets; road commence shortly. maintenance (second phase); ferry- boat rehabilitation program. Ministere des Travaux Up to 5.0 (R) Poldere - Irrigated development of Negotiations scheduled for Publics et de l'Amenage- (IDA) 1,200 ha of very fertile soils located September 8. (Co-financing with ment du Territoire in north eastern part of Lake Chad, for FAC, and ADF, and USAID). • production of cotton and wheat. Proj- ect cost estimated at $12 million and Procurement: Retroactive financ- foreign exchange component at $10.4 ing o f ~ o US$200,000 for pro- million. ject management services. To be 8.0 (R) Rural Project Fund - Financing through Consultants' studies financed by determined (IDA) a revolving fund 50 small pump irriga- FAC expected by September 1975. tion schemes; pilot livestock project Preappraisal mission tentatively • in Kanem-Lake Chad region; construction scheduled for November 1975. and rehabilitation of livestock wells and preparatory work on new projects. To be 6.0 Agricultural Education. Identification report being determined (IDA) prepared by Unesco/lDA. CONGO, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF THE Agence Trans- congolaise des 35.0 (Bank) (R) Railway II - Project covers ATC's 1974-78 investment plan. (total cost Appraisal report being prepared. A shortfall in funding will be • Communications (ATC) $249.6 million of which $158.4 million discussed at co-doners' meeting foreign exchange). Bank loan intended scheduled for late October/early for realignment of Holle-Dolisie November. section (110 km) of CFCO railway (,total cost $164.6 million of which $110.3 million foreign exchange) and' training. Project also includes financing of rail car bogies. Procurement: Retroactive financ- ing of up to $200,000 envisaged for equipment. Bids for civil works, valid until November 1975, • have been evaluated and a preli- minary contract for major civil works has been awarded. Ministere de· Transports et des Travaux Publics 20.0 (Bank) (R) Second Highway - Construction of Sibiti-Zanaga Loudima road, and road maintenance component. Project being prepared by Government and consultants; FED financed detailed engineering of the Sibiti-Loudima section under • way. Preparation mission visited Congo in August 1975. To be 8.0 (R) Assistance to educational Preappraisal mission ~cheduled Determined (Bank) planning; primary teacher forestry and management training. for late September. • Seep. 1 for footnotes. • • .~ - 14 - • Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency!/ Lender 1/ Project]./ Action on Procurement!!/ DAHOMEY Ministere de la 4,0 (R) Education - Rural youth and adult Credit approved by Executive • Fonction Publique et du Travail, et Ministere du Developpement Rural et de l'Action Cooperative (IDA) vocational training • Directors on June 19, 1975. Ministere du Developpe- 6.0 (R) Rural development - Agricultural Preliminary draft appraisal ment Rural et de (IDA) diversification in the Atakora, Borgou report prepared. Government !'Action Cooperative and Zou districts with emphasis on delegation recently visited • maize, sorghum and rice production • Cotton program financed by Zou-Borgou project (Cr. 307) will also be expanded. Washington for discussion of outstanding issues. A Bank mission should visit Dahomey early in 1976 to complete this project's field appraisal provided that these outstanding questions are satisfactorily resolved • • Ministere des Travaux. Publics, Transports, Pastes et Communications· 8.0 (IDA) Cotonou port expansion including construction of l or 2 additional berths, Pre-appraisal mission returned. Appraisal subject to receipt of additional data. Proposals for further studies under considera- tion. (Co-financing being consi- dered.) • Ministere des Travaux 8.0 (R) Highways III - Feeder roads; extension Consultants have finalized report Publics, Transports, (IDA) of maintenance program;. strengthening on feeder roads and maintenance Postes et of Godomey-Bohicon road. program. Preparation mission Communications scheduled for late September 1975. THE GAMBIA' To be determined 3.5 (R) Development of tourism infrastructure, Negotiations substantially com- (IDA) including extension of. access roads to pleted. (Co-financing with KfW • resort areas, water supply, electric power and beach facilities and construc- tion of hotel training facilities. Total project cost· e_stimated at $9. l and• AfDB being arranged.) Procurement: Bank considering retroactive financing for part of million. cost of consultants' services incurred since February 1, 1975 - up to about $200,000 or 2 per- cent of total project cost • • Ministry of Agriculture 4.0 (IDA) (R) Rural development, comprising develop- ment of irrigated and dryland farming, livestock, essential infrastructure FAO/IBRD Cooperation Program preparation mission report is being reviewed. and agricultural extension, marketing a~d credit. · GHANA • Ministry of Cocoa Affairs 14.0 (Bank) (R) Cocoa II - Follow-up of first cdcoa project consisting of planting of cocoa areas in Ashanti Region. Negotiations expected to start mid-October. Ministry of To be (R) Upper Region integrated agricultural/ Preappraisal report under prepara- Agriculture determined rural development project. tion and is expected to be· comple- (Estimated Bank by late September 1975, with ap- • 10.0/IDA $11.0) praisal schedules for October. ·See p, l for footnotes • • - 15 - Member Country, and Borrower or Implementing Agency!/ Amount and Probable Lender 1/ Project 11 Stage of Processing and· Action on Procurement!!_/ • GHANA (Cont'd) Electricity 10.0 (R) Expansion of high voltage distribu- Project documentation has been Corporation of (Bank) tion system. received, and appraisal tenta- Ghana (FCG) tively scheduled for November 1975 . • Volta River To be (R) Expansion of power generation Appraisal tentatively scheduled Authority determined facilities at Kpong. for November/December 1975. Ghana Highway 15.0 Highways II - Follow-up of ongoing Appraisal report being prepared. Authority/Bank (Bank) project. Includes assistance for for Housing and Construction 10.0 (IDA) road maintenance and improvement of a trunk road and strengthening of domestic construction industry. Procurement: Retroactive finan- cing for consultants' services (about $50,000) has been proposed. • (NATIONAL INVESTMENT 10.0 (R) To provide import financing require- Appraisal report in preparation. BANK) (Bank) ments for NIB. Negotiations expected late October. Ghana Sugar To be Expansion of sugar Feasibility study financed Estates (GHASEL) determined (Bank} production. under ongoing pro.1 ec t, comp let eel July 1975, under review. ••• Ministry of To be Assistance to small- Discussions under way on project Industries determined scale enterprises content. (IDA) Ministere des Tr av aux Puhl ice 14.0 (IDA) (R) Highways I - road maintenance consist- ing of technical assistance, equipment procurement, workshop construction and Loan Committee ·p~esentation ex- pected end October 1975. • preinvestment studies. · Procurement: Retroactive financing of $150,000, has been proposed for consultant services. To be. determined. 10.0 (IDA) Smatlholders rice development. Consultants, financed under the Daboya project, being hired. Studies expected by end 1976. • To be 5.0 Livestock development Consultants financed under t·he determined (IDA) Daboya project being hired. Studies- expected by end 1976. IVORY COAST Societe de Developpement · du Riz (SODERIZ) 10.0 (Bank) (R) Rice development in forest region between Gagnoa and· Daloa to include Preliminary draft of appraisal report prepared-. (Co-financing • terracing, irrigation works, extension by CCCE}. Further processing services and agricultural inputs. depends upon the outcome of a Total project cost about $18 million. field survey scheduled for mid- September. Procurement: Government request for retroactive financing of preparatory work on swamp • development during 75/76 season. Seep. l for Eootnotes. • • • - f6 - • Member Country, and Amount and Probable Stage of Processing and Borrower or _!!11.e_lementing Ag~n.£l'._ 1/ Lender 1/ Action on Procurement~/ _!.VORY COAST (Cont'd) Direction des 30.0 Urban Development - East-West express- Awaiting completion of final • Travaux Publics (Bank) way and port road and infrastructure for Banco residential area. preparation of some components of project and clarification of policy issues with Government before possible appraisal in late fall, Procurement: Study contract awarded t;-BCEOM and BNETD • under Ln, 837. Invitation for prequalification for construc- tion of East-West highway issued by Government. Societe .des Eaux de 10.0 - (R) Extension of existing and construc- 16 of about 30 draft feasibility la Cote d'Ivoire (Bank) tion of new water supply systems in studies for secondary centers secondary centers. reviewed; remainder expected by • 4· Regie Abidjan- 20.0 (R) Railroad - Improvement of Abidjan- October, 1975. Appraisal tenta- tively scheduled for November. Pre-appraisal mission report Niger (RAN) (Bank) Ouagadougou rail line from Bouake reviewed, RAN undertaking study to Tafire (175 km) and possibly to reduce original scope of provision of rolling stock. project expected to be completed before end 1975 • • Direction des Travaux Publics 43.0 (Bank) (R) Roads V - construction and realignment of Anyama-Agboville road and a section of Abidjan-Adzope roads. Pavement Credit approved by Executive Directors on August 25, 1975. strengthening o'f N'Douci-Yamoussoukro and N'Douci-Gagnoa roads and pre- investment studies, technical assistance, training and overseas fellowships. • Energie Electrique de Cote d'Ivoire (EECI) 15.0 (Bank) Total cost about $69 million . Hydroplant on Sassandra River - Trans- mission and distribution. Feasibility studies for hydro- plane to be completed by mid-1976. Societe d'Assistance 7.0 (R) Agricultural development program of Feasibility studies being Technique pour la (Bank) cocoa and food crop planting and reviewed by the Government. general agricultural development, • Modernisation Agricole de la Cote'd'Ivoire including settlement of lands in (SATHACI) Western region. CREDIT DE LA COTE 5.6 (R) DFC loan to provide line of credit for Loan approved by Executive Director d'IVOIRE (CCI) (Bank) small-scale enterprise development. on August 25, 1975. Banque Ivoirienne de 8.0 (R) DFC loan to provide line of credit Negotiations expected to be com- Developpement (Bank) for medium size Ivortan enterprises. pleted in September. • Industriel (BIOi) To be Determined 20.0 (Rank) (R) Oil Palm and Coconuts - First phase oil palm and coconut 'planta- Preliminary proposals received and being reviewed. (Possible co- tions with related industrial facili- financing by CCCE. EIB,) ties for South West. To be 15.0 Rubber II - Follow up of Grand Bereby T~e final review of the ongoing • Determined (Bank) project. Grand Bereby project (Ln. 938-IVC) is tentatively scheduled for November 1975. Seep. 1 for footnotes • • •• - 11 - Member Country, and Borrower or 1/ Amount and Probable /_ Stage of Processing and • Implementing Agency Lender J;/ Project'}_/ Action on Procurement!!_/ LIBERIA Ministry of Agriculture (Liberia Electricity 6.0 (IDA) 1.8 (R) (R) Agriculture - Integrated rural develop- ment in Lofa County. Power III - Technical assistance for Credit signed August 1, 1975. Loan signed August l, 1975. • Corporation) (Bank) management improvement and hydro studies. Ministries of To be (R) Education II - Community school pro- Since some components are not F.ducation, Labor and determined gram and related teacher training; ready for appraisal, project has • Agriculture (Estimated continued reinforcement of education been split into two phases. IDA 5.0) administration. Phase I is scheduled for Appraisal in November 1975. Public Works 27.5 (R) Highways III - Construction of UN Loan approved by Executive Ministry (Bank) Drive, and Mesurado bridge, .Totota- Directors on August 21 and signed Ganta road and 150 miles of feeder on August 28. To be 15.0 road; pre-investment studies and urban study of Monrovia, Forestry - Project likely to include Project preparation to· be carried • determined (Bank) financial assistance for developing out jointly by FAO/IBRD Cooper- forest-based industries and technical tive Program and by German Aid assistance for Government forest Fund tentatively scheduled for services. completion by late 1976, Ministry of Agriculture 10.0 (Bank) Rehabilitation of existing small and medium sized rubber plantations and clearing of old plantations as well Rubber survey completed, Con- sultants and RMWA discussed out- line of project preparation re- • as new plantings. port which is expected to be completed August 1975. Ministry of 6.0 Integrated agricultural development AHT study completed and being Agriculture (IDA) in Bong county, including road con- reviewed by Government, (USAID struction, swamp clearing, land use interested in providing financial planning extension services, train- assistance.) ing, marketing, credit and other essential social services. (National Port 5.0 Rehabilitation of Monrovia National Port Study by Authority) (Bank) port. consultants expected to be completed in 1976. (Liberian Bank for Development and 10. 0 (Bank) DFC loan to provide a line of credit for small and medium enterprise Follow-up of LBDI Loan (1055 LBR of Dec. 1974) • Investment development in industry, agricul- (LBDI) ture, forestry. MALI Ministere de 1' Agriculture 15.0 (IDA) (R) Three-year cotton and food crops de- velopment program - extension of ongoing FED financed project, includ- Appraisal tentatively scheduled for October. • ing inputs, equipment, technical assistance and feeder roads. Seep, l for footnotes, • • •• - 18 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable _.Stage of P-coceasing and Implementing~ :1_/ Lender Y Action on Procurement~{/ • MALI (Cont'd) Direction 10;0· Highway III - Continuation of feeder Appraisal report being prepared·, dee Travaux (IDA) road and highway maintenance programs. Publics Procurement: Retroactive finan- • cing f ~ a d improvement works carried out by Cove-cnment forces in 1?.75 will be ·recommended".· · Miniatere iie 8.0 Rice II - Construction and rehabili- Feasibility study carried out !'Agriculture (IDA) tation of poldera for rice cultivation by Government/IER/RHWA to be in the inland delta region of the Niger completed by December 1975. valley • • Miniatere de up to 8.0 Nouadhibou port expansion - ..: . Negotiations substantially com- l'Equipement (IDA) Including extension of fishing and pleted. Tender:s we.Te opened on commercial wharves and technical Juile .. 16; cost substantially higher assistance to increase port produc- than forecast, therefore presen-. tivity. Total project cost now esti- tation to Board d·elayed ·untii mid- mated at about $27 .5 million. • October to permit discussions with co-financiers (Kuwait Fund and CCCE) to_obtain supplementary.financing. Miniatere du Deveioppe- 4,0 Rural development in south eastern Feasibility study___ be.~n~ revi_ewe.d_. ment Rural (IDA) region - Project aims at incr.eaaed production of dry crops through strengt~ening of extension service, farmers credit, marketing organiza- .. • "tion and feeder roads, mainly by Guidimaka and Southern areas of 1st 2nd and· 3rd Reg"ions 4.0 (R) Gorgol Irrigation - First phase of Engineering study carried o·ut . (IUA) irrigation project in Gorgo! Valley by SCET consultants substantially to develop 3,500 ha of rice and completed, indicates productive other diversified crops costs. Issue currently being • NIGER discussed with Government • Miniatere dee 15 .o (R) Highways Ill - Constp,ction and Appraisal report being prepared. Travaux·Publics (IDA) .. maintenance of the Zinder-Nigerian bor- der road (113 km), the Haradi-Nigerian Procurement; Retroactive finan _border road 49 km) and supervision cing.for up to ,$60,.000 recommended • Ministere de l'Economie Rurale 10.0 (IDA) Rural development Integrated devel- opment of Haradi area including ex·· for preparation 'of bidding "documents Ffnal agreement. was. reached with Government on proje·c:t scope and tension services and provision of or.ganization. Appr'aisai report farm inputs under preparation. Procurement: Retroactive finan- • Office des Pastes 3 U (R) Telecommunications - Expansion of cing _for up to $300,000 :to be . recommended .. Appraisal tentatively scheduled et Telecommunications (IDA) inter·-urban and long distance _net- for .September 1975 work • Seep. 1 for footnotes • • •• - 19 - .. Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency 1/ Lender ];/ Action on Procurement.ii NIGER (Cont'd) • Hinistere de 8.0 Irrigation for rice production on 1,500 Mission preparing report. l'Economie Rurale (IDA) ha in Namarigoungou, ·· · NIGERIA Federal Ministry of Agriculture and 17.0 (Bank) Oil Palm I - Rehabilitation !l"d expan- sion of nucleus estates and ~mall Loan approved by Executive Directors on June 17, 1975. • Natural Resources holdings of oil palm in Western State. Total project cost is estimated at $34 million. Federal Minis try of 19.0 Oil Palm II - Rehabilitation and ex- Loan approved by Executive Agriculture and Natural Resources (B~k). pansion of small holdings of oil palm in East-Central State. Total project cost is estimated at $38 million. Directors on June 17, 1?75. • Federal Ministry of 29.5 Oil Palm lll - Rehabilitation and ex- Loan approved by Executive Agriculture and · (Bank) pansion of nucleus estates and small Directors on June 17, 1975. Natural Resources holdings of oil palm in mid-western State. Total project cost is estimated Federal Ministry of Agriculture and ;4.0 (Bank) (R) at $59 million. Rubber - Rehabilitation of rubber smallholdings in mid-Western State. Negotiations substantially Completed. -Presentation to • Natural Resources E~ecutive Directors expected in October 1975. Federal Ministry of 21.0 Agricultural Development (Gombe) - Ex- Loan approved by Executive Agriculture encl Natural Resources (Bank) pansion of cotton, groundnuts and food crops production in North East State. Total cost estimated at $42 million. Directors on December 19, 1974. • Federal Ministry of Up to Water Supply (Western Stats) - Package At Government's request further Finance 40.0 of new water schemes to townships in processing suspended. (Bank) rural areas and extensions to urban schemes. Federal Ministry of Finance 20.0 (Bank.) (R) Kaduna Water Supply extension of urban water supply system for Kaduna City. Appraisal report under pre- paration. • Federal Ministry u.o Katsina Emirates - Five regional water Further preparation dependent on of Finance (Bank.) supply schemes for towns and villages. Government reaction to Kaduna project. • Federal Ministry of 30.0 (R) Establis.,ment of small-scale indus- Negotiations tentatively sched- Industries (Bank.) trial centers. uled for November 1975. Federal Ministry of 40.0 (R) irrigation - Development of about Negotiations substantially Agriculture and (Bank.) 60,000 acres of land in the Kano completed. Presentation to Natural Resources River region. Executive Directors expected in October 1975. Extension of Lagos water supply Appraisal tentatively scheduled • Lagos State To be Minis try of Worktl determined syatem. for F'i77. (BSDk) Seep. 1 for footnotes. • • •• • - 20 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or • and Probable Stage of Processing and' I mplementil!IL~n~ !/ Lender __ '!:,/ Action on Procurement !!_I. SENEGAL Ministere du Developpe- About 3.0 (R) Livestock Development in Eastern Appraisal report being prepared. ment Rural (IDA) region will likely include watering (Possible co-financing by Kuwait points, pasture improvement, fire • Fund and Arab Bank for the breaks, well maintenance equipment. Economic Development of Africa - ABEDIA). Societe d~s Terres 2.0 (R) ·Terres Neuves II - Follow-up Credit approved July 8 and Neuves (StN) (IDA) project. Resettlement and studies s~gned on August 6·, 1~75 • . on integrated development in Eastern Senegal. • Ministere des 'fravaux Publics et des Transport11 About 14. 5 (Bank) Highways Ill - Second phase of.pave- ment strengthening program. Appraisal report being prepared • IJakarmarine Up to Ship repair - Dry docks and repai:r Studies financed by· Loa~ S-3 30.0 facilities for ships up to 500,000 dwt. being reviewed. (Bank) • Uelegation Generale du 'l'ourisme About 8.0 (Bank) (R) Tourism - Infrastructure facilities in the Petite Cote area. Studies financed by UNDP are being reviewed. Port Autonome 6.0 (R) Dakar Port - Extension of fishing Economic studies and revised de Uakar (PAD) (Bank) wharf and facilities. engineering·expected to be completed within the next 3 months. ( co-financing being · • ·sought) • Procurement: Retroactive fi'nan- cing up to $150,"000 being con- sidered. Ministere des 7.0 Highways IV - Construction and Appraisal report being prepared. 'fravaux Publics (·!lank) improvement of feeder roads. • et des .Transports Ministere du lleveloppe- ment Rural 10.0 (llank) (R) Uevelopment of irrigated and rainfed site cultivation in Casamance. Appraisal mission is scheduled for end September •• SIERRA LWNc Ministry of 16.0 Highways II - Highway maintenance, Highway maintenance program • l'ublic Wot"ks (Bank/rnA) construction of .urban section of Freetown-lfaterloo road and pre- investment studies; technical assist- ance, urban planning study. being prepared by con11ultancs·: Detailed engineering of Freetown- Waterloo road to be financed by UNDP. Consultant's proposal for detailed engineering has been received and under revi:ew •. Sierra Leone To be (R) Power III - Diesel generators, distri- Appraisal report preparation • Electricity Corporation (SLcC) determined (Bank) bution facilities for rehabilitation and extension of SLEC's system and studies for the Bwnbua hydro plant (about 30 mw). in abeyance pending clarifica- tion from Government on proposed investments in the sector. A reappraisal mission is tentatively scheduled for October. Procurement: Advanced procure- ment for about 60% of the pro- • ect and retroactive financing of about $0.~ million envisaged. See p. I for footnotes • • •• ·;,. 21 - .. . Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Implementing Agency 1/ Lende!.._ _ _ ~/ Stage of Processing and Action on Procurement !!J • SIERRA LEONE (Cont'd) To be Power (Hydro) IV-Development of Studies for project to be determined Bumbuna hydro plant on Seli river. financed as part of Power National Development (Bank) 10.0 (R) Co-financing by other external lenders may be required, Development Finance Company loan I II project, Pre-appraisal mission in the • uank (NOB) (liank) to provide a line of credit for field, small and medium enterprise development. TOGO (CIMENTS 1JE L 'AFRIQUE IJE To be determined (R) Cement mill - 1.2 million ton clinker capacity for regional supply, infra-· Additional geological drilling campaign - necessary to finalize • L'OUEST) (Bank) structure including rail-spur, road appraisal - is now substantially and port facilities. Total cost about completed. (Joint financing' $225 million of which project would with EIB, CCCE, AfDB and ABEDIA cost about $190 million. expected; FED and CIDA may finance part of infrastructure.) Regie dee Eaux 2.0 (IDA) Expansion of Lome water supply and sewerage systems. Awaiting Government decision on arrangements and financing for feasibility study. • Sorad Mari time 9.0 (R) Maritime Region integrated rural Appraisal mission scheduled for (IDA) development, October 1975. Minis tere dee Travaux Publics 11.0 (IDA) (R) Highways III - Reconstruction of Tabligbo-Anecho Road; improvement of Agou-Nua ja Road and railroads. Detailed engineering undexway, Preparation mission scheduled for October 1975. • UPPER VOLTA Ministere des 7.5 (R) Roads II - Program for improvement Credit signed on August 13, 1975, Travaux Publics (IDA) and maintenance of 3,000 km of feeder roads and tracks of which 2,000 km have been partially improved. Tech- nical assistance and procurement of equipment for a Rural Road Mainte- • nance Unit which is to be created within the Ministry of Public Works, Minis tere des 25.0 (R) Roads Ill~ improvement of about Detailed engineering completed Travaux Publics Ministere de (IOA) 10.0 (R) 180 km of trunk roads, Banfora- Bobo-Dioulasso-llounde. Rural Development Fund II - Continua- Appraisal scheduled for November 1975. Appraisal scheduled for October • l 'Agriculture ( IilA) tion of Rural Development Fund I 1975. (Credit 317) will concentrate efforts in four heavily populated O.R.D's (Organisme Regional de Developpement) - Kaya, Koudougou, · Yatenga and. Ouagadougou. Main components of project include tubewells, dug wells, bottom lands • and erosion control measures. Seep. 1 for footnotes. • • •• - 22 - • Member Country, and Amount • Borrower or Implementing Agency 1/ and Probable Lender ]J Project}/ Stage of Processing.and Acti~n on Procurement i/ III. EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC AUSTRALIA • Papua New Guinea Dept. of Transport To be (R) Highways II - Upgrading of existing Bids opened on July 8 were very determined road from Lae to the Highlands, Some high and were re.1ected by Govern- development studies also included ment, Project being reformu- in the project. lated by Government. • Dept. of Agriculture, Stock and Fisheries 12.0 (IDA) (R) Agricultural Development IV - Including planting of oil palm, rural and economic infrastructure, town development and extension services. nelays in negotiations between the Government and its prospec- tive partners (a· Japanese firm and enc) have deferred further processing of the project. enc expects to present the Popon- detta sub-project to its Board in fall, 1975 and it seems • likely tha't, from the Bank's side, this sub-project will be processed first and presented to the Executive Directors in first part calendar 1976. ,, } . • Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forests 10.0 (Bank) (R) Sugar Development Including bulk handling facilities, tram railway, extension of Sesqaqa resettlement project, and drainage. Total cost Appraisal report being prepared, is estimated at $25 million includ- ing foreign exchange cost of $12 million. Proposed loan amount may be increased to cover the full • Ministry of Communi- cations, Works and 15.0. (Bank) (R) foreign exchange cost • Hydropower project at Monasaw Falls first phase, with final estimated Preappraisal mission teneta- tively scheduled for October. Tourism capacity of 70-80 MW: project cost will be known when feasibility study is completed. INDONESIA • Ministry of Public Works and Power :Up to 100.0 (Bank) (R) Highways IV - Betterment of 1100 km of roads. Appraisal report being p~~pared, (Parallel financing possible), Procurement: Invitation to pre-qualify for part of the civil works contract has ·been published in accordance with • the Bank's guidelines. Retro- active financing of $1 million for consultant services and equipment procurement, and· limited pre-contracting for these purposes and for construction may be rec0Dm1ended • • Seep. 1 for footnotes . • .• 1 - 23 - • Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency!/ Lender ]j Pro.1ect '}_/ Action on Procurement'!!._/ INDONESIA (Cont'd) Ministry of 75.0 (R) Smallholder/Estates - Assistance to Pre-appraisal mission in Agriculture (Bank) smallholders through estates in field. Ministry of 21.5 Sumatra and assistance in improving estates management. Agricultural extension and research Approved by Executive Directors • Agriculture (Bank) assistance to upgrade Government's on May 13. agricultural research facilities and to improve extension services. Total . Procurement: Retroactive finan- cost of the project is about $46.6 cing of consulting services • million and the foreign exchange cost approved. about $22 million. Mapping Agency 11.0 National Resources Survey and Mapping Appraisal report being consid- of Government (Bank) Project~ Technical assistance and ered. (Possible parallel equipment to assist in the surveying financing by CIDA}. and initial production of consistent base maps for Indonesia for economic, financial and technical planning and project preparation and implementation. Total project cost is $41.2 million of which $28.7 million is in foreign ex- change. • Ministries of Interior Up to Transmigration I - Rural infra- Appraisal report being prepared. and Transmigration 55.0 structure and institutional support (Bank) for a transmigration project in Procurement: Retroactiv~ South Sumatra. financing for consultant ser- • vices and start-up equipment may be reconunended. Ministry of Health 15.0 (R) Nutrition II - Assistance for Govern- Appraisal mission in field. (Bank) Assistance for Government's on-going initial nutrition program. Ministry of Education 32.0 (R) Education IV - Support to strengthen Appraisal report heing prepared • • and Culture (Bank) Government's administrative capability and to improve technical/vocational education to meet specific manpower Procurement: Retroactive finan- shortages. Total projected cost, cing of consultant services may excluding technical assistance, is be recommended. estimated at $57 million of which $32 million is in foreign exchange. Hini1try of Public Works and Power 80.0 (Bank) Irrigation VII - Tertiary development; access roads and drainage; prelilllinary works for Pemali-Comal and Glapan, Preappraisal report being prepared. • Sedadi storage dams, and development of Segara Anakan settlement area. Ministry of 85.0 (R) Sugar Industry Rehabilitation II - Pre-appraisal mission in field. Agriculture Bank Rakyat (Bank) 50.0 construction and rehabilitation of sugar factories. Rural Credit I - Credit program Project preparation underway, • Indonesia (Bank) to be undertaken by Bank Rakyat including intensive review of for smallholder agriculture; and training in accounting and production, marketing and distri- other management procedures. bution improvements. Seep. 1 for footnotes. • • •• - 24 - • Member Country, and Borrower or Implementing Agency!/ Amount and Probable Lender .!/ Project 1./ Stage·of Processing. and Action on Procurement!/ INDONESIA (Cont'd) Ministry of 60.0 (R) Marine Transport II - Assistance for Appraisal report being • Communications (Bank) inter-island shipping. Total. project cost is $200 million of which $194 million will be in foreign exchange, prepared. (parallel financing possible). Procurement: Retroactive financing of consultant ser- vices may be recommended. Private Development 15.0 (R) PDFCI II - Additional assistance Appraisal report being • Finance Company of Indonesia (PDFCI) Ministry of (Bank) 20.0 (R) to PDFCI to continue financing Indonesian business expansion. Small Industries I - Assistance for considered • Preappratsal report being Industry (Bank) ·development of small industries in prepared. East and Central Java, and West Sumatra. • PLN (National Electricity Authority) 100.0 (Bank) Power V - Expansion of Muara Karang generation plant with a 200 MW unit and additional transmission and distribution facilities in Jakarta. Project preparation underway • National Urban 50.0 Urban Development II - Further Kampong Project preparation underway. Development (Bank) improvement in Jakarta, and sites and Corporation services and Kampung improvement in • Ministry of Agriculture 15.0 (Bank) Sura Baya • Education ·v - Assistance for regional agricultural facilities. Project preparation underway. Ministry of 35.0 Ports I - Assistance for-Tanjung .Priok Project preparation underway. Communications (Bank) port. • Ministry of Public To be Irrigation VIII - Madiun rehabilitation Project preparation underway • Works and Power determined and ._the Ja tigede Dam, '(Bank) · Development Finance Up to :SSpindo III - Assistance for industrial Project preparation underway. Company (BAPINDO) 50.0 development projects, (Bank) 80.0 • PLN (National Power VI-· Additional assistance to PLN Project preparation underway. Electricity Authority)_ (Bank) to expand its generation and ~ransmission facilities .• Ministry of Public To be Water Suppl.y II - Assistance for water Project preparation underway. Works and Power determined supply systems in second group of (Bank) seven cities, Ministry of 35.0 · (R) . Natio!lal Agricultural Extension - Appr~isal mission is in field. • Agriculture P , T.. Nil{!(EL (Bank) 50.0 Improvement of provincial rural extension services. Pacific Nickel - Assistance for_,nickel Project preparation underway. (Bank) mini~g project. (Joint or parallel financing possible.) • Seep. I for footnotes • • l -- -, •• - ·25 - Member Country, and Borrower or Implementing Agency 1./ Amount and Probable Lender Y Project '1/ Stage of Processing and Action on Procurement!!../ • INDONESIA {Cont'd) Pusri To be determined (Bank) (R) Fertilizer III - Construction of Pusri IV fertilizer plant. Project will be appraised mid-September. (Joint or parallel financing possible.) • Procurement: Contracts for engineering services are being finalized and some contracts for equipment having long de- livery time are being negotia- ted. Additional calls • for tender are underway. All procurement is being conducted in accordance with Bank. Guide- lines. Retroactive Financing of some equipment and consul- tant services may ~e • recommended. National Family Planning 20.0 (N) Population II - Assistance to Govern- Project preparation underway. Co-ordinating Board (Bank) men~s on-going population program. Ministry of .1s. 3 (R) Second Integrated Dairy Development Negotiations scheduled to Agriculture (Bank) (Livestock II) - Expansion of present begin September 15, Korea Port To be dairy development program at a total estimated cost of $24.7 million. Port Development II - Improvement Awaiting completion of feasi- • Authority (proposed) determined of major ports. bility study. (Bank) Ministry of 90.0 Highway III - Construction and paving Appraisal report being Construction (Bank) of road lengths selected on the basis of studies financed under the first highway project. prepared, • Ministry of To be Okseo Area Development - To develop Awaiting completion of feasi- Agriculture determined about 50,000 ha in the lower Geum river bility study. and Fishery (Bank) basin and part of the adjacent Mangyong and Dongjin basins. Ministry of Agriculture a11d Fishery To be determined (Bank) (R) Watershed Development - Integrated area _ development consisting of irrigation, erosion control, and pasture, forestry, Additional preparation required; follow-up appraisal mission scheduled for November. • fishery and community development in two watershed areas. National Agricultural To be Agriculture Credit II - To finance a Project preparation underway. Cooperative Federation (NACF) (MEDIUM INDUS'l'RY BANK determined (Bank) 30.0 portion of the NACF'a farm credit pro- gram. Small and Medium Industry - To finance Appraisal report being • (HlB)) (Bank) a portion of MIB's foreign excha~ge considered. requirements for 1976-77 operations. Ministry of Agriculture To be (R) Rural Infrastructure Project - To Appraisal report being • and Fishery and determined finance a number of sub-projects in prepared. Ministry of Construction (Bank) support of the Sae Maeul (new community) movement, including rural water supply, rural electrification, fuelvood planta- tions, rural road construction and maintenance, minor irrigation, and upland reclamation projects. Seep. l for footnotes. • •• - 26 - • Member Country, and Borrower or Amount and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency!/ Lender y Pro1ect ]_/ Act:i.o~·on Procurement!!._/ ~ (Cont'd) • Ministry of Construction To be determined (Bank) Urban Development - Upgrading of low income group housing in Seoul, Project preparation underway. Ministry of To be Education IV - Upgrading of secondary Project preparation underway. Education determined schools, teachers training, vocational (Bank) training institutes, and health and • management education • Korea Development To be KDB II -.To finance a portion of KDB'e Timing of project depends on Bank (KDB). determ:i.ned foreign exchange requirements, KDB's rate of commitment of (Bank) previous loan. Ministry of Agriculture To be Yong San Gang II - To expand the area Completion of feasibil'ity and.'Piehery determined developed in the first phase project study expected in late 1975. (Bank) (LN 795/CR 283 KO) and provide flood • To be (R) control through construction of an estuary sea-dike. Program II - To finance selected Appraisal scheduled for determined industrial imports. September/October. (Bank) MALAYSIA • Kuala Lumpur Municipal Government 22.0 · (Bank) Kuala Lumpur Sewerage (Stage I), - Additions to and improvement of . sewerage system within the Federal Appraisal report being prepared. Procurement: Consultant's con- territary. The project would extend tracts for detailed design and sewerage service to an.additional management are expected to be 200,000 people. Total cost estimated signed before the -proposed loan at $64 million. is'approved. Retroactive finan- • Public Works 50,0 (R) cing of about $30,000 may be proposed. Highways JII - Construction and improve- Preappraisal mission arrives Department (PWD) (Bank) ment of two roads totalling about 130 in the field September 22. miles in east and west Sabah'; 50 miles of Federal'Route I to the north and south of Ipoh;, provision for feasibility • studies and detailed engineering for future road projects plus possible assistance in highway maintenance. Ministry of Public 22.0 (R) Urban Transport and Traffic Dispersal Appraisal report being prepared. Works, Kuala Lumpur (Bank) II - Improvement of public transport in Municipal Government, Kuala 'Lumpur metropolitan area, includ- Procurement: Retroactive Urban Development ing procurement of traffic control financing of up to $1.2 million • Authority equipment, construction of ·a buaway and dispersal facilities from Federal Highways t and II, improvement of street intersections and provision of to be recommended. bus priority lanes. 16.0 (R) North Kelantan - Rural development pro- Project being prepared. (Bank) ject, assisting smallholder farmers • by providing production inputs and infrastructure development particularly for irrigation and feeder roads. Seep. l for footnotes, • •• - 27 - Member Country, and Borrower or Implementing Agency!/ Amount and Probable Lender ~./ Project 1/ _Stage of Processing and Action on Procurement!!_/ • MALAYSIA (Cont'd) Ministry of Education 35.0 (R) Education IV - Project will include Project preparation mission (National Electricity (Bank) 30.0 rural primary schools, adult education, industrial skill training. Power VII - Final stage extension of scheduled for October. Negotiations expected to • Board (NEB)) (Bank) Part Therlllll Power Station (360 mw); begin October 20. 132 kv transmission line from Majadee Switching Station to Kota Ttnggi; extension of 11 kv distribu- tion system to two rural areas; and consulting services for a rural elec- trificatio~ study. Total cost is estimated at $166 million. • (Sabah Ports To be Sabah Ports II - Expansion and improve- Project to be prepared by Authority) determined ment of port facilities. Government and consultants, (Bank) To be determined (Bank) Kuching Sewerage (Sarawak) - Expansion and improvement of sewerage system. Project to be prepared by Government and consultants. • Ministry of To be Agricultural Extension/Seed M~lti- Project to be prepared by Agriculture determined plication - Strengthening of extension ·Government with assistance (Bank) services and facilities for seed mul- from FAO/IBRD Cooperative tiplication. Program, To be determined (Bank) Urban development - Sites and services and public transport for Kwantan. Project to be prepared by Government and con·sultants. • Rubber Industry To be (N) Assisting rubber smallholders, land Project to be prepared by Smallholder Development determined consolidation, crop rehabilitation and RISDA and other Government Authority (RISDA) (Bank) replanting. departments and Agencies. PHILIPPINES National I~rigat~n 42.0 (~) Irrigation IV - Phase I of Magat River Loan signed August 7. • Administration (Bank) multi-purpose irrigation and power in Cagayan Valley, consisting of rehabil- itation of existing irrigation systems and construction of new irrigation facilities for a total area of 75,000 ha. Project cost ts estimated to be $84 million, of which $29 million will be foreign exchange. • Department of Public 75.0 (R) Highways III - Rehabilitation of about UNDP financed feasibility Highways (DPH) (Bank) 520 km, of national highways; improve- studies, covering about ment of about 200 km of feeder roads in 1,000 km and for which Bank Luzon, Vizayas and Mindanao; financing is Executing Agency, completed. of maintenance equipment and technical Final report being prepared. assistance to the DPH. Total project Detailed engineering now under- cost is estimated to be $137 million, way. Pre-appraisal scheduled with foreign exchange costs of $75 for October, 1975. million. Seep. 1 for footnotes. • • •• - 28 - • Member Country, and Borrower or Implementing Agency·!/ Amount and Probable Lender ~/ Stage of Processing and Action on Procurement!!,/ Project]./ PHILIPPINES (Cont'd) • Department of 1 Public Highways (DPH) 80.0 (Bank) Highways IV - Major improvements of about 600 km of national highways and improvements of about 200 km of feeder roads in Vizayas and Mindanao. UNDP financed feasibility studies, covering about 1,000 km and for which Bank is Executing Agency, completed. Final report being prepared. 'National Housing Authority To be (R) Urbanization I - Assistance to Govern- Appraisal report being prepared. (Bank) ment to finance rehabilitation of • Tondo Foreshore area In Manila with housing, community and health facili- ties, streets, water supply, sewerage and drainage, and related technical assistance. Total project cost is estimated to be $47 millions of which $18 million will be foreign exchange coats • • uevelopment Bank of the ~hilippines (DBP) 40.0 (Bank) Fish marketing and distribution, small- holder fishponds, credit for marine and inland fisheries and for grain handling Appraisal mission in field. facilities. Development Bank of 20.0 Livestock II - Continuation of Appraisal report being prepared. :., the Philippines (DBP) (Bank) development of beef cattle, pig and • Developmen~ Bank of 30.0 (R) poultry farms by smallholders through sub-loans made by DBP. Inter-island Shipping - To assist in Project preparation underway. the Philippines (DBP) (Bank) financing loans to private shipping Preappraisal sche~uled for companies for acquisition of new and October 1975. used ships, and major repairs and conversions of existing ships • • Department of Education 21.0 (Bank) (R) Education III - Development, print- ing and distribution of about 25 mil- lion textbooks for primary and second- ary schools; teacher training includ- Appraisal report being prepared. Procurement: Retroactive financing not exceeding ing equipment 14 teacher training $500,000 for the engineering centers and 34 development high study and the mass media schools for testing textbooks; manage- pre-investment study may be • ment information system; an engineering reco11D11ended, study for textbook distribution system; a mass media pre-investment study. Total cost is estimated at $41 million with a foreign exchange coat of $21 million. National Irrigation 45.0 (R) Rural Development II (Chico irrigation) Appraisal scheduied for Administration (NIA) (Bank) - Conztruction of diversion dam on October. • Chico river; gravity irrigation-of approximately 25,000 ha. of presently rainfed irrigation land suffering from insufficient rainfall; improvement of 58 Ian of provincial road; feasibility study of 130 Jan of national highway for inclusion in the proposed fourth highway project; monitoring procedures • of all Bank-assisted irrigation pro- jects in the Philippines. Seep. I for footnotes • • •• 29 - Member Country, and Borrower or Implementing Agencx 1/ Amount and Probable Lender ~/ Project 1/ .Stage of Processing and Action on Procurement'!._/ • PHILIPPINES (Cont'd) Department of Education 20.0 (Bank) (R) Education IV - Assistance for rural, non-formal education, farmer and ex- tension training and for formal agri- cultural training and research, Project preparation underway and appraisal tentatively scheduled for November. • Department of 6.0 (R) Forestry I - Assistance to Government Government reviewing project Natural Resources (Bank) to finance soft and hard wood planta- p~eparation report. tions along agricultural fringes, water-shed and gullies in Upper Pampanga (Luzon) and Bukidnon area (Mindanao) • • National Power 80.0 (R) Power VII - Hydroelectric project and The proposed Chico II project Corporation (Bank) associated transmission. has been indefinitely post- poned, A possible alternative is Kalayaan Pumped Storage project which is now being discussed with the Government • • Development Bank About Development Finance Company DBP II - Appraisal report being of the Philippines 60.0 To assist in financing medium and prepared. (DBP) (Bank) long term loans for industry by finan- cing costs of imported capital · equipment. 30.0 Fertilizer Plant - To produce atmnonia/ Government has engaged con- • (Bank) urea with capacity of about 900 - 1000 sultants to complete prepara- tons of ammonia P.D,, and about tion of the project. (Joint 1500-1700 tons of urea P,D, Total and/or parallel .financing cost about $200 million, including possibilities being explored.) about $120 million in foreign exchange. Central Bank of the 30.0 Agriculture Credit IV - Provision of Central Bank is preparing the Philippines (Bank) medium and long term credit by the project, • Rural Banks and Savings and Loan Associations to farmers and rural entrepreneurs to finance investment in farm mechanization and related facilities and equipment, coastal and inland fisheries, small scale livestock development and cottage- Department of Tourism (DOT) 20.0 (Dank) scale agro-industries. Development of the Looc Hacienda in Luzon as a tourism estate and identi- Feasibility study by consul- tants underway. • fication of other sites near Zamboanga and Legaspi for tourism development. National Irrigation 50.0 Jalaur Multipurpose - Multipurpose Government preparing the proj- Administration (NIA) National Irrigation (Bank) 30.0 irrigation, agriculture, and power development in Pansy Island, Nisaya. Irrigation V (NISI I) - Upgrading of ect with assistance of consultsnts. Government preparing the proj- • Administration (NIA) (Dank) National Irrigation Systems to be ect with assistance of selected under the National Irrigation consultants. Systems.Improvement study financed under Tarlac irrigation project (Loan 1080-PH). • Seep. l for footnotes, • • - 30 - • Member Country, and Borrower or Implementing Agency!/ Amount and Probable Lender l:l' Project}_/ Stage of Processing and Action on Procurement!!/ PHILIPPINES (Cont'd) Development Bank 30.0 (R) Small Industry II - To provide funds Government is preparing the • of the Philippines (Bank) for relending to small industry and to provide technical assistance to improve its services to small industry. project • 15.'0 Rehabilitation and development of Project preparation underway. (Bank) small coconut farms. Department of· 15.0 (R) Rural Development III {Land settlement) Project preparation underway. • Agrarian Reform (DAR)· (Bank) -Project - To upgrade existing settle- ments through provision of improved infrastructure and agricultural services. SINGAPORE Ministry of To be Mass Transit - Rail based mass transit Detailed feasibility study • Communications - THAILAND determined (Bank) systems • underway,· . Miniatry of 4.6 (R) Northeast Livestock Development - Negotiation scheduled to_ start Agriculture (Bank) Development of common grazing lands early October. mixed farming; livestock station expan- • sion; dairies; vaccine production; Procurement1 Retroactive finan- technical assistance. Total project cing up to $25,000 may be recom- cost estimated· at $10.8 million. mended-, Ministries of 21.0 (R) Northeast Rural Development - Negotiations_ scheduled to Interior and {Bank) Infrastructure investment in the start early October; ..; Agriculture and northeast provinces ·of Thailand; Provincial Electri- including village access roads, water • city Authority supply, rural electrification, and agricultural research for upland crops and related extension services. Ministry of 12.0 (R) Education IV - Project expected to Negotiations postponed at re- Education (Bank) include assistance for regional adult quest of Government; mission education centers, and rural diversified in field to appraise modifi- secondary schools. cations to project requested by Government, • (INDUSTRIAL ESTATES AUTHORITY OF THAILAND) 10.0 (Bank) {R) Industrial Estates I - Construction of a 160 ha industrial estate at Minburi near· Bangchan and technical Government invited to negotiate; difficulties acquiring land have delayed the start of nego- assistance. Total project cost about tiations, and may require $17. 5 million. reappraisal. Ministry of Up to Irrigation VIII - This project is the Feasibility- study being made • Agriculture 45.0 (Bank) result of the merger of the Chao Phys II and Mae Klong irrigation projects. Total project cost will depend on project scope yet to be determined. by Government and consultants financed under Cr. 379. Ministry of Up to Forestry Development I - Rehabilita- Identification mission report Agriculture 15.0 tion of forest lands and industrial under consideration, Prepara- {Bank) plantations. tion arrangements discussed • Seep. I for footnotes • with Government in late July • • •• - 31 - Member Colnltry, and Borrower or Implementing Agency j/ Amount and Probable Lender ];/ Project ]/ Stage of Processing and Action on Procurement !!_I • THAILAND (Cont'd) Ministry of Agriculture (TELEPHONE ORGANIZATION 50.0 (Bank) 26.0 (R) Smallholder rubber replanting program. Telecommunications II - Phase II of Appraisal report being prepared. Appraisal report being prepared. • OF THAILAND (TOT)) (Bank) TOT's 1972-79 investment program includ- ing installation of cable, subscriber · Procurement·: Equipment facilities, trunk switching equipment valued at $9.03 million to and procurement of vehicles. Total. be procured from original Ministry of project cost $102 million of which $53.2 mil:lion is foreign exchange. suppliers for reasons of economy, compatibility and standardization. • Up to (R) Population I - Project will be a Sector mission report being Public Health 10.0 health and population project with a discussed with Government. (Bank) possible nutrition component. • (TOURISM ORGANIZATION Up to (R) Tourism I - Probably tourism infra- Government considering OF THAILAND) 25.0 structure. recommendations of sector report, (Bank) Bangkok Metropolis 20.0 (R) Bangkok Urban Development - New com- UNDP considering financing of and National {Bank) munity development and alum upgrading; feasibility study. Housing Authority traffic improvement measures including strengthening Office of Metropolitan Planning and Traffic Operations. Ministry of Agriculture Up to 15.0 (Bank) Agricultural Research and Extension - A project designed to strengthen and expand these services on a national Project preparation underway. • basis, applying the experience acquired under Credits 379-TH end 461-TH. (INDUSTRIAL FINANCE lip to DFC III - To finance part of IFCT's Project preparation underway. CORPORATION OF THAILAND) (PROVINCIAL ELECTRICITY 25.0 (Bank) Up to foreign exchange requirements for FY78 and FY7.9 operations. Rural Electrification - To finance Project preparation underway. • AUTHORITY) 30.0 part of PEA's rural electrification (Bank) program. Ministry of Up to Highways VI - To finance about 1000 km Project preparation underway. Communication 60.0 (Bank). of roads, principally provincial roads, but possibly including sections of national highways. Project would also include purchase of highway maintenance • equipment. (INDUSTRIAL ESTATES To be (R) Industrial Estates II - To finance an Preparation delayed until more AUTHORITY OF THAILAND) determined industrial estates project in a site progress made on Industrial to be determined. Estates I. • Seep. 1 for footnotes, • • - 32 - • Member Country, and Borrower or J.! Amount and Probable Stage of Processing ancf Implementing Agency Lender l:_/ Project ]./ Action on Procurement !!./ IV. SOUTH AS IA • BANGLADESH Bangladesh Small- Work by UNDP-financed consultant 5.0 Small-scale industry II - to provide Industries Corporation (IDA) additional foreign exchange for small- on reorganization of BSIC cur- (BSIC) scale industry projects through BSIC, rently in progress. Appraisal technical assistance to BSIC • date to be determined. • To be determined 15,0 (IDA) (R) Transport Unidentified - Probably will include: modernization of inland -ter facilities, procurement of new vessels, technical assistance for Bangladesh Transport Survey com- pleted and under review by IDA and Government, Identification mission scheduled in October, inland water transport agencies and to strengthen overall sector planning, as well as possibly some other invest- ments in the transport sector • • Water Development Board, Agriculture Development 25,0 (IDA) (R) Muhuri I irrigation development of. about 67,000 acres through provision of a regulator and a major cross dam Negotiation substantial completed. Determination of final credit amount will take place after Corporation, Integrated and similar facilities in Muhuri river receipt of bids on main gated Rural Development Program valleys together with supporting regulator expected in spring 1976. and Ministry of Agriculture. agricultural inputs and services. Procurement: Retroactive finan- • cing to be recommended for up to $2 million of expenditures after November 1, 1975. Water Development 22.0 (R) Karnafuli Irrigation - Irrigation Negotiations substantially com- Board, Agriculture (IDA) development of about 40,000 acres pleted. Presentation to Executive Development in the Halda and Ichamati valleys Directors awaits, inter alia, Corporation, Integrated through provision of regulators approval of project by National • Rural Development Program and Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Forests, Fisheries and on major tributaries to the perennial Balda and Ichamati rivers, channel improvements, low-lift pump devel- opment, and agricultural inputs and Economic Coumittee • Livestock, supporting services and a fisheries development program for the Karnafuli-Muhuri and Chandpur project areas. Credit amount includes • Ministry of Rural 16.0 (R) repayment of engineering credit S-14BD. Rural development I - Applying to Appraisal report being prepared. Development and (IDA) "concentration areas" of high Ministry of priority for development (7 thanas in Agriculture the Bogra and Mymensingh districts), project would include rural works, • irrigation equipment, training, storage and credit. It supports the expansion.of the Integrated Rural Development Program. Chittagong Water and 10.0 (R) Chittagong Water II - Surface water Arrangements for project prepara- Sewerage Authority (IDA) treatment plant and extension of net- tion will be discussed with works. Government following receipt from the Government of a program • to make water authority finan- cially viable. Seep; 1 for footnotes • • - 33 - -. Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency BANGLADESH (Cont'd) 1/ Lender II Project ].I Action on Procurement !!_I • Dacca Water and 15.0 (R) Dacca water II - Extension of water Arrangements for project prepara- Sewerage Authority (IDA) and sewerage system. A preliminary tion will be discussed with study indicated that the water supply Government following receipt component of the second project would from the Government of a program consist primarily of additional ground- water abstraction and distribution facilities. However, further testing is required. for making the Water Authority financially viable. • Ministry of Food 15.0 (R) Foodgrain Storage II - To strengthen To be deleted from Monthly Opera- (IDA) inland storage system for distribution tional Summary. This project not and domestic procurement. currently in Lending Program, but Ministry of Forest, Up to (R) Fisheries I - Possibly including reha- may be considered for reinstatement later. To be deleted from monthly Opera- • Fisheries and 15.0 bilitation of ponds and lakes in the tional SuDDDary. This project Livestock (IDA) Western region, plus hatchery facili- not currently in Lending Program, ties and other supporting infra- but may be considered for rein- structure. statement later. Bangladesh Shilpa Bank To be determined (IDA) Bangladesh Shilpa Bank I - To provide finance for loans to finance invest- ments by small & medium sized indus- trial firms. Appraisal report being prepared. • National Collllllittee on 13.0 (R) Rural Training - Includes (a) Negotiations substantially com- Rural Training and (IDA) facilities and equipment for agricul- pleted. Presentation to Executive • Ministry of Agriculture ture extension training institutes, a Directors awaits, inter alia, regional academy of rural development, approval of project by National and cooperative training institutes; Economic Committee. (b) experimental facilities to try new modes of extension in trial areas: (c) in-service training for present exten- sion staff; and (d) technical assistance. Planning 100.0 (R) Imports Credit IV - Provision of Negotiations in progress. Commission To be (IDA) To be (R) foreign ·exchange for procurement of items for industry. Fertilizer marketing and distribution. Government is inviting several • determined determined consultant firms to submit proposals. Bangladesh Agricuiture Up to (R) Minimum Package Project - to support A sector review report including Inputs Corporation and Bangladesh Rice Research Institute 20.0 (IDA) input distribution, extension and research on rainfed production of rice, wheat and jute. Replaces former "Ra-infed HYV Rice" project. project identification is being prepared. Project preparation is expected to be done by Govern- ment with the help of IBRD/FAO. • Planning 75.0 (R) Imports Credit V - Provision of foreign Timing dependent on utilization CoDDDission (IDA) exchange for procurement of items for of previous imports credits. industry. Bangladesh Shipping Corporation, Chittagong Port Trust 4.6 (IDA) (R) Supplementary Credit - Inland Water Transp~rt Project - Credit 424-BD contains an allocation of $1.4 million Board consideration scheduled for September/ • and Eastern Refineries for restoration of the damaged off- Ltd. shore oil terminal. Later investiga- tions, however, indicated the terminal could not be economically repaired, Provision of two lighterage tankers being proposed for supplementary financing. Previously conceived in- stallation of a tanker forebody deter- • mined not feasible after review by mission. Seep. 1 for footnotes. • • - 34 - - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or - and Probable Stage of Processing -and • Implementing Agency!/ BANGLADESH (Cont'd) Lender ~/ Project ]./ Action on Procurement!!._/ Bangladesh Up to Shallow Tubewells - Installation of Preparation mission preparing Agriculture Development 20.0 about 10,000 1/2 cusec wells to irri- report. Corporation (IDA) gate a total of about 150,000 acres of land in the Northwest Region • • Bangladesh Water Development Board To be determined (IDA) (R) Drainage ,and Flood Control I - .Construction of minor flood embankments and improvement of Identification report being reviewed. natural drainage and construction of sluices in less deeply flooded areas nationwide. • BURMA Minerals Development Corporation (or Up to 15.0 (R) M~ning - Rehabilitation and expansion of tin/mining facilities including UNDP feasibility study being prepared, Appraisal tentatively Myanma Tin Tungsten (IDA) beneficiation. planned for October/November Corporation) 1975. Ministry of 7.5 Livestock I - Livestock, dairy and Appraisal report being prepared. • Agriculture (IDA) pasture development, supply of breeding stock,- dairy processing facilities, vaccine production, veterinary and extension services, research and technical assistance. Ministry of About (R) Nyaunggyat Dam Irrigation - Construct- Project preparation underway Agric~lture 25.0 tion of a major dam, rehabilitation of by. consultants and ·FAO/IBRD · • (IDA) existing irrigation system on 80,000 acres and construction of new irriga- tion system on 50,000 acres in upper llurma. Cooperative Program, (Given large size of project, co-financing wi 11 be required), Ministry of 25.0 (R) Lower Burma Paddy I - Rehabilitation Preparation underway by Govern- Agriculture (IDA) of abandoned land by means of re- ment and IDA. Appraisal sched- construction and rehabilitation of uled for October/November. • minor flood embankments and improving drainage and reclamation, provision of pumps, introduction of highyielding varieties of paddy, provision of agricultural inputs and strengthening _ of supporting services. Minis_try of Up to Forestry II - Rehabilitation and Consultants, to undertake Agriculture 25.0 improvement of timber extraction feasibility studies, • & Forests Government of Burma (IDA)· 5.0 (IDA) (R) operations. Ports. II - Stabilization of navi- .gational channels for Rangoon Port, being selected. World Bank comments on consultants draft final report sent in August. other_ por,t improvements including equipment and training of local staff. • Ministry of Mines To be Determined (IDA) Fertilizer Industry - Manufactu- ring of urea fertilizer To be identified under UNDP financed study. INDIA 70.0 (R) Command Area Development - Orissa - Appraisal scheduled for' (IDA) First phase collDllSnd area development February 1976. • in various irrigation systems through- out Orissa. See P, I for footnotes • • _35 Member CoWltry, and- Amount llorrower or and Probable- "'Stage of Processing and· Implementing Agency 1.1 Lender ll _!.ction on Procurement '!_/ INDIA (Cont'd) • 15.0 (R) Integrated Cotton Development Negotiations scheduled for (IDA) - Development and supply of certified early October. cotton seeds, provision of plant protection and extension services, research in cotton production, rehabili- tation of ginneries and establishment of oil crushing mills in two selected areas of Maharashtra and Haryana States·. • Estimated project cost $30 million, including $11 million in foreign exchange. Industrial 40.0 (R) IDBI/SFC II Development Finance • Appraisal report being prepared. Development (IDA) continuation of support for medium Bank of India and small-scale industry by chanellinB (IDIJI) funds through IDBI to State Financial Corporations (SFCs).. _. Industrial Development 50.0 (N) Development Finance Company - support Appraisal report being prepared. Bank of India (IDBI) (IDA) for medium sized public sector com- panies. Post and Telegraph Department 80.0 (IDA) Telecommunications VI - Continuation of Telecommunications V to support P & T's investment program under the Appraisal tentatively scheduled for October 1975. • Fifth Plan includinp, local and long distance exchange facilities. State -of Andhra 55.0 (R) First phase of command area development Appraisal report being prepared. Pradesh State Electricity (IDA) 150.0 for various irrigation schemes in Andhra Pradesh. Power Transmission IV - To finance Appraisal report being prepared. • Boards (IDA) part of investment program for power transmission in selected states. State of Uttar 40.0 (R) Water supply and sewerage for selected Approved by Board on August 19. Pradesh (IDA) urban and rural areas of Uttar Pradesh. Estimated project coat $75 million in- cluding Sil million in foreign ex- change. ·• lnct preparation underway. and Madras Metropolitan (IDA) urhan services including water sunply llevelopment Authority and sewerage, transportation, and sites and ·services. State of West llengal 50.0 Calcutta Urban Developr.1ent ll - Con- Prolcct preparation underway. and Calcutta Metropoli- (IIJA) struction of water supply, sewerar,e, tan Development transport facilities and other urban Authority (CM11A) infrastructure as identified in the -CMllA program. 50.0 Seeds and Research - Production of Project under preparation by high yielding varieties of seeds, GOT/TDA. Report tentatively • (IDA) particularly of seeds for foorl scheduled for August 1975. grain production. 5.0 (R) Forestry - Technical Assistance Credit Appraisal report being prepared. (IDA) to provide for utilization of existing natural forestry resources and re- plantinr, with pine and possibly eucalyptus • • Agricultural Refinance Corporation 100.0 (IDA) Agricultural Refinance Corporation (ARC) Credit II - Financinr, of a portion of ARC's lending program Appraisal tentatively scheduled for Fall 1976, but dependent upon progress of ARC I. for on-farm investment. Seep. l for footnotes • • - 37 - • .. Member Country, and Anount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency INDIA (Cont'd) JI Lender_ _ _ j._/ Project 1_/ Action on P r o c ~ !!__/ • 40.0 Marine Fisheries II - Development of .Project preparation underway. (IDA) harbors and processing facilities in selected states; provision of credit for small scale fishermen. NEPAL Ministry of Public 12.0 (R) Highways II (Feeder Roads) - Con- In process of selecting • Works and Transpor.t (IDA) struction of road connecting Tulsipur engineering consultants for in the Hills and the Terai and ad.1oin- project preparation. ing feeder roads, highway maintenance equipment, and training, construction Procurement: Retroactive finan- of additional ropeways and suspension bridges in Hills end technical assist- ance. Project may slso include agri- cultural development elements. cing of detailed engineering may be proposed, • Ministry of Food, Up to Rural Development - Livestock, irri- Appraisal report being prepared. Agriculture and 10.0 gation, erosion control and rural in- Irrigation (IDA) frastructure facilities. ·Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Irrigation 9.0 (IDA) (R) Irrigation II - Groundwater pro_ject for the irrigation of 15,000 ha near Bairawa in Lumbini Zone. Feasibility study being prepared by consultants. Appraisal mission tentatively • scheduled for November. Ministry of Water 22.0 (R) Kulikhani Hydroelectric Power - Con- Appraisal report being prepared. and Power (IDA) struction of dam on Kulikhani River (Co-financing arrangements with about 30 km southwest of Kathmandu and a two-unit (30 MW each) turbo- genera ting power station. Japan, !NOP and the Kuwait Fund being reviewed,) • AgriculturRl 7.0 Agricultural Credit through Nepal Agri- Feasibility study bein~ prepared Development Bank (IDA) cultural Development Bank (ADBN) - to by AOBN, with possible assistance finance minor irrigation schemes. of either FAO/CP or UNllP financed consultants. Ministry of Food, 5.0 (R) Cereal Seeds - Integrated pro_ject Project document ior feasibilitv Agriculture and (IOA) including adaptive research, study and terms of reference Irrigation multiplication, storage, processing being prepared. and credit. PAKISTAN (PlClC) 30.0 Development Finance Companv IX. neferred one year as PICTC has • (R) (Bank) requested financial assistance from the AOB. 20.0 Education III - Includes assistance Appraisal report being prepared. ( IllA) for agricultural training, teacher training, and non-formal educatinn. 25.0 Ports V - Construction of additional Pre-appraisal tentatively sche- (Bank) capacity to handle growth in water- dule,! for November 1975, depending •· borne commerce. on implementation of current projects and Government plans for developinp, Port Qasim. 10.0 Livestock. Project being prepared with ( ll>A) ass I stance of FA0/1 mm Cooperative Program preparation mission. Appraisal tentatively • scheduled for October. _ _ _ _ 4 _ _ _ _ _ __ See p. I for footnotes. • • - 38 - • Member Country, and Borrower or Amount and Probable Stage of Processing and · lmple111enting Agency 1/ Lender Jj Project 1/ Action on Procurement!/ PAKISTAN (Cont'd) • Pakistan Railway (PR) 35.0 (Bank) Railways X - Assistance in financing portion of PR's fifth five-year plan. Timing of appraisal will depend on suitable agreement between PR and the Bank on operational improvements and PR.' s proposed investment program. 20.0 (~) Lahore Water Supply and Sewerage II - Appraisal report ,being • (IDA) Water supply works ·comprising tube- wells, chlorination plant, main grid and distribution pipelines; sewerage and drainage works including pumping prepared, Followup appraisal mission in field. stations. Industrial Devel- 20.0 IDBP 11 - For onlending to various Timing of appraisal will depend opment Bank of (IDA) manufacturing industries. upon utilization of a loan from • Pakistan (lDBP) ADR expected this fiscal year . 20.0 (R) Highway 111 - Improvement of GOP considering proposals from (IDA) various roads in Pakistan. engineering consultants for project preparation. Agricultural 20.0 ADBP IV - To continue to finance Further lending dependent on Development Bank (IDA) onlending to farmers under tubewell measures to improve financial of Pakistan (ADBP) • development and farm mechanization position of ADRP. program. 24.0 (R) Seeds - production, processing, storage Negotiations scheduled for (IDA) and distribution of certified seeds. September. Water and Power 45.0 Project will include 500 KV Lyallpur- Appraisal report under Development Authority (nank) Multan-Guddu transmission line and consideration. (WAPDA) associated s.ubs'tation. Total project • Water and Power 10.0 (R) cost will be approximately $103million. Khairpur II - Irrigation/drainage Procurement: Retroactive finan- ting proposed for consultants. Appraisal report under Development Authority (IDA) project; will include enlargement consideration. (WAPDA) of canals in an existing irrigation system and construction of tile drainage • • Rural Development Wing of Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Provincial 15.0 (IDA) (R) Rural llevelopment I - Project may in- clude general support for integrated rural development program and special- Government preparing application for IDA financing. Preparation mission tentatively scheduled Governments ized agricultural production programs for Octoher. in Azad Kashmir. Karachi Municipal Corp. s.o (R) Urbanization I - Project will in- UNDP supporting pre-investment • (KMC) and Government of Sind (IDA) volve upgrading 3-square-mile Lyari District of Karachi with population of about 500,000; will include water supply, sewerage and solid waste dis- studies with Rank as Executing Agency. Appraisal scheduled' for Obtober. posal components, road improvements and community services . • Seep. 1 for footnotes • • • • 1 ... .·.--· ·.,-. - 39 Member Country, and Amount • Borrower or and Probable Star.e of Processing and Implementing Agency J_/ Lender - - - · J._/ Project }_/ !\CtiO.!!..._Pn P r o c ~ y PAKISTAN (Cont'd) Water and Power Development "Authority 8.0 (IDA) (R) Tarhela Development Fund - Special contribution for repairs and addi- Credit signed August 15, 1975~ • (WAPDA) tional remedial works. (FAUJI-AGRICO 50.0 (R) Fertilizer plant in Punjab Province Pre-appraisal misston visited FERTILIZER CO.) (Bank) with capacity of 1725 tons of urea Pakistan in August. 35.0 (IDA) (R) per day. Program Credit in support of agri- cultural and/or export industry GOP has been requested to prepare revised program. • development. 15.0 Forestry - Pro_Ject may include GOP considerini project (IDA) extraction of Himalayan pine and proposals prepared by recent SRI LANKA encouragement of primary forestry industries in depressed hill areas. FAO/IIIRD identification 'mission. • Ministry of Irrigation, To be (R)_ Irrigation Rehabilitation I/Mahaweli- Appraisal report under Power and Highways, and (IDA) Ganga Irrigation II (Phase I) - Reha- preparation. Project to be Mahaweli Development bilitation of existing irrigation split into· two projects, (1) Board systems in the Mahaweli Ganga ares. (about 30,000 acres) - and Phase I of Stage II of Mahaweli Ganga Irrigation Scheme (additional ·26,000 acres). Irrigation Modernization I, and (ii) Mahaweli Ganga Development Project II (Phase I). • Ministry of 20.0 Agriculture Development Project - Pro- Appraisal report under Agriculture (IDA) vision of foreign exchange for essen- preparation. tial imports designed to increase· ·· Ministry of Agriculture Up to 10.0 agricultural production. Agricultural Credit. Identification mission scheduled for Fall. • (IDA) Ministry of Up to Drainage and Land Reclamation Project preparation mission Irrigation, Power 10.0 II - Construction of flood scheduled for Fall. • and Highways (IDA) embankments and reclamation of about 15,000 acres of marsh land along Southwestern coast. Ministry of lip to Tea Oiversiftcat ion - Project beinR prepared Agriculture 15.0 Development of marginal tea by the Government with (IDA) lands in the mid-country. FAO/IRRD Cooperative Program assistance. • Seep. 1 for footnotes. • • • - 40 - • Member Country., and· Borrower or Implement.ing Agency !/ Amount and Probable Lender y P.roject '}_/ 'Stage of Processing and Action on Procurement !!J V, EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA • Afghan Electricity 8,0 Power - Generation facilities (gas UNDP agreed to finance pre- Authority (IDA) turbines) paration of tender documents; however, formal agreement st:Hl to be fina:Uzed, Appraisal report is being prepa_red , • Ministry of Agriculture 15.• 0 (IDA) (R) Livestock II. - Rural development facilities and services for improve- ment of animal health. and production Consultants are 1n·· th~ field to complete the feasibHity studies for this project, techniques in Western provinces, and rural development components to be identified, • Ministry of 5,0 Education - To he identified in context Government reviewing its sector Education· '(IDA) of reviewing I.BRD/Unesco Cooperative policies before further discU:s- Program sector report and Government ''s sions with the Bank to take sector policies. place sometime during the Farl. Industrial 4 .O' Industrial Development Bank II - Con- Processing schedule depends Development (IDA) tinuat_ion of financing the foreign upon progress of IDBA I Bank exchange needs of. the Industrial project. Development Bank of Afghanistan (IDRA), • Afghan Civil Aviation and .Tourism 6,0 (IDA)· Airport - Construction of ·a new airport at Logar near KabuL Total project costs Draft feasibili'ty report being reviewed.by Government, Authority about $28 million, foreign exchange $19.5 million, Road Construction 9,0 (K) Upgrading. of about 120 km, ~onsultants to be employed • and Ma iittenance Department (IDA) of gravel roads to bitumen standard·s, Total project costs about $14 million. tor the prep!',ration ot ieasihflity study, Ministries of To be Establishment of a national Project scope being determined Agriculture and determined grain s.torage and marketing system by Government, of Planning (IDA) For participation in a fruit and vegetable expor.t project, • ALGF.RIA ·(SOCIF.TE NATIONALE About (Rj· Construction of new cement plant at Appraisal report beinr, DES MATERIAUX DE 45,0 Saida, supporting civil works and revi-ewed, CONSTRUCTION) (Bank) transport equipment, and technical assistance, Procurement: Turnkey contract ·for cement -plant has been • Ministry ·of Higher F.ducation, Ministry About 45 .• 0 '(R) Education II - Construction and equipment of institute of technolor,y aw8rded, Appraisal report under pre- paration, of Industry (Bank) at Tlemcen; technical assistance. Banque Algerienne 40,0 Industrial financing, Loan approved by Executive de Developpement (Bank) Directors on- June .26. • Seep, 1 for footnotes, • • 41 Member Country, and Borrower or Implementing Agency)_/ Amount and Probable Lender Y .Project }../ .Stage of Processing and .Action on Procurement~/ • ALGERIA (Cont'd) Ministry of Agriculture 8.0 Technical assistance (rural develop- Loan approved by Executive & Agrarian Reform (Bank) ment) for development of steppe, mountain region, extension services, agricultural credit, Directors on June 26. • (SONELGAZ) To be Power project - elements not yet Project preparation underway, determined determined, Appraisal tentatively scheduled (Bank) for October 1975. (Ranque Nationale D'Algerie) ' To he determined (Bank) (R) Agricultural Credit project - Project preparation elements not yet determined, Awaiting Government decision on project. • Ministry of To be Construction of Port of Jijel Identification in April 1975. Public Works determined Awaiting Government submission (Bank) of preparation documents. Ministry of Public Works To be determined (Bank) (R) Highways II - Probably road construction and studies. Feasibility studies underway. • ---- BAHRAIN Ministry of To be Development of Bahrain's water supply Detailed design of water Development and determined and sewerage system. distribution network completed; Engineering Services (Bank) draft feasibility studies on sewerage system by consultants under UNDP/WHO sponsorship was reviewed in May and is being • finalized, Appraisal scheduled for Septemhcr, CYPRliS (CYPRUS DF.VF.LnPMF.NT BANK (C.DR)) :;,o (Bank) (k) Development Finance Company II. Project likely to i;'e changed, Reappraisal required, • Ministry of 10,0 (R) Roads II - Upgrading of Nicosia- Detailed engineering by Communications (Bank) Limassol road, .' consul tan ts, financed under and Works ongoing project, started in July 1975. (ELECTRICITY AUTHORITY OF CYPRUS) 15,0 (Bank) (R) Power V - Rehahilitation and expansion of distrihution system, and completion of village electrification program, Project being revised, Reappraisal required. • EGYP!.., ARAR REPUBLIC OF Ministry of To be (R) Fruit and Vegetable Production - Preappraisal mission's findings Agriculture determined Components to include (1) potato cold being reviewed; appraisal (Bank) stores, (ii) citrus packing stations, liii1 export tacilities for tresh vegetahles, (iv) vegetable seed production, and (v) technical assis- scheduled for October, • tance to the Agricultural Credit Hank, Seep. 1 for footnotes. • • • - 42 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and • Implementing Agency y Lender EGYPT 1 ARAB REPUBLIC OF' (Cont'd) y Project'}./ Action on Procurement!/ General Organization To be Possibly for exploitation and process- Project to be identified, for Industrialization determined ing of rock phosphate, Studies required have been (IDA) initiated by Government and are in progress, • General Organiza- tion for Spinning and Weaving To be determined Bank) (R) Textile Rehabilitation - Phase I of rehabilitation and modernization of textile production facilities in the 8ector survey by consultants in progress, Additional feasibility data now being prepared on project, Kah El Dawar and El Heida mills, Preappraisal mission scheduled for uc.tober, Alexandria Port 40,U (R) Improvement and modernization of Appraisal report is. being prepared, • Authority Ministry of (Bank) To be (R) existing port facilities at Alexandria Port, Education project to be determined, Report ot identification mission Education determined which visited Egypt March/April now being reviewed, Preparation mission scheduled for October/Novembe'. November on the basis of discussions • Ministry of Irrigation/ To· be (R) Weed Control - Supply of equipment with Government on the scope of a possible project, Pr~ject preparation report now under Egyptian Public determined and chemicals for control of weeds review by FAO/IBRD Cooperative Authority for in. irrigation and drainage canals Program. Drainage throughout the country to improve efficiency of irrigation and drainage. • Ministry of Irrigation/ Egyptian Public Authority for Drainage To be determined . . (R) .. Nile ·Delta ·Drainage ·- provision of pumping stations, rehabilitation of main drains and provision of tile and open drainage for up to 1 million Project under preparation by Government. acres in the Nile Delta and Upper Egypt, with soil improvement treatment where necessary as a follow-on to the ongoing Nile Delta drainage project, • Ministry of Irrigation/ Egyptian Public Authority for Drainage To be determined (Hank) (N) Upper ~gypt Drainage lI - Provision of drainage in a further 300,000 feddans through installation of pump stations Detailed feasibility study now in preparation for review in October/ November, tile drains, and rehabilitation of main drains as a follow-on to the current Upper [gypt drainage project, • Ministry of Industry/ General Organization for Iron and Steel To be determined (Rank) (N) \.!ire Rod Mill - for production of reinforcing rods for construction requirements, Project preparation now in progress, Ministry of Industry/ To be ·Agricultural and Industrial Imports - Project being prepared by Ministry of Agriculture determined Financing of ·.recur.rent imports to Government,· Appraisal scheduled enable improved utilization of for September, capacity in agricultural and induRtrial • GREECE sectors, Land Reclamation 40,0 (R) East Vermion Irrigation - Irrigation Approved by· Executive Directors Service of Ministry (Rank) in north central Greece for about August 1\1, of Agriculture 24,000 ha, • Ministry of Public Works 30,0 (Bank) Construction of selected road segments plus highway maintenance and technical assistance for transport planning. Further preparation being done by Government. Seep, 1 for footnotes, • -·43 - . Member Country, and Amount Borrower or Implementing Agency)_/ GREECE _(Cont'd) and Probable Lender '1:_/ Project"}/ Stage of Processing and ~ction on Procurement!!._/ • Sewerage Board of To be Urhan Sewerage Development - Main Project preparation underway, Thessaloniki and determined interceptors and treatment facilities assisted by WHO. Volos (Bank) for second and fourth largest cities Agricuitural Bank To be in Greece, and related technical assistance, Agricultural Cred~t/Evros Regional Project preparation under • of Greece determined Development. · discussion, (Bank) IRAN Ministry of Education To be determined (Bank) Education II - Project elements not yet determined. Draft report of education mission to assist Iranian Education Task Force was discussed with Government • in July, Pending agreement on a technical cooperation program a mission will be scheduled for October to prepare the project Tehran Regional Water Board so.o (Bank) LAR River Multipurpose - Expansion of domestic and industrial water supply details. Awaiting Government reactions on outstanding issues raised • for Tehran and irrigation supplies to · during negotiations. Mazimderan region north east of Tehran .• Also 'includes engineering studies, Procurement: Awards for the a national training program for water two main construction contracts supply and feasibility studies for a11:riculture. Total estima"ted pro.1ect cost $400 million, including $210 million in foreign e:icpenditures. have been made. • Ministry of To be Agriculture and Livestock - Project to Appraisal report is under Agriculture determined stimulate production of mutton, preparation. (Bank) covering on-farm items and including • processing works in Kermanshah. Ministry of To be Small Farm Consoliclation·r'ror,ram - Appraisal report is under Cooperatives and determinecl Mainly aimed at establishing farm cor- preparation, Rural Affairs (Bank) porations and development of small rural industries scheme, concentrating in the West Azerbaijan and Fars regions. Agricultural To be (R) Rural .Cooperative Pr9ject - To provide Appraisal report is under Cooperative Bank determined (Bank) agricultural credit ·to medium and small size 'farms through a supervised creclit program. preparation. • Ministry of Housing To he llrhan D·evelopment Outside of Tehrcm - An urhan sector review report and City Planning determined To assi'st in developing a new town in i's being prepared. (Bank) the Ban,ier Shahpur area near the Gulf where considerable growth has taken Plan and Budget To be place and more is planned for the future. Nutrition I - Initiating a first Discussions on this project • Organization determined program aimed at improving nutritional will be based on findings of (Bank) resources for the country based on a the nutrition study due to be nutrition preparation study now under- completed by April 1976. way as part of the Bank's first population project in Iran, • Seep, 1 for footnotes, • ... - 44 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency 1/ Y • Lender Project ]./ Action on Procurement!!_/ IRELAND (INDUSTRIAL CREDIT 30.0 (R) Development Finance Company II - Loan approved by Executive COMPANY) (Ban1t) Industrial Credit to support regional Directors on August 19, industrial development with emphasis on small and medium scale industries • • JORDAN Indus trial Development 5,0 (R) Medium Scale Industry. Appraisal to be determined Bank (IDA) following Government's proposal for a package of incentives including revision of effective interest rate to industry • • (JORDAN PHOSPHATE MINING COMPANY) Ministry of To be determined (Bank) (R) Expansion of phosphate rock mining operations; possibly expansion of railway, road and.port facilities Appraisal date to be determined in light of progress of prepara- ·tion studies. Transportation and related to ·mining development. Public Works (JORDAN FERTILIZER To be Phosphate Fertilizer (MAP, TSP, OAP). Project preparation being • INDUSTRIES) determined (Bank) carried out in conjunction with IFC invesbnent in Company. Appraisal tentatively scheduled for January 1976. (OFFICE NATIONAL About South-Beqaa Irrigation - Sprinkler Negotiations completed. Legisla- • 00 LITANI) 45,0 (Bank) irrigation scheme for 23,000 hectares in upper Litani Valley. in Central Lebanon. Total project cost estimated at $120 million including $61 million tion related to project before Parliament. in foreign exchange. Conseil Executif 35.0 (R) Highways· II - Construction of high Project being prepared, Pre- des Grands Projets (Bank) priority. ,highway section to be .appraisal mission scheduled • Ministry of 17,5 (R) identified in studies to be carried out under first highway loan. Education - Construction of 120 primary for October, Negotiations underway. Education (Bank) and secondary schools - vocational and technical assistance training. MOROCCO ---- • Ministry of Tourism 15,0 determined (Bank) (R) Tourism Infrastructure - Bay of Agadir. Appraisal report being prepared. Ministry of To be Urbanization - Casablanca sites and Project preparation by Govern~ Urbanization and determined services project. ment unden.>ay, Housing (Bank) • Offices Regionaux de Mise en Valeur Agricole des Doukkalas (ORHVAD) et du Tadla (ORMVAT) 25.0 (Bank) (R) Doukkala/Beni Amir Irrigation - Reha- bilitation of Beni Amir and extension of Doukkala perimeters. Appraisal report being prepared. (Co-financing contemplated with Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, and USAID,) Maghreb Cement 40.0 (R) Cement plant near Oujda - under joint Appraisal underway. (Co- Company (CIMA) (Bank) ownership with Algeria, financing contemplated with Arab Fund for Economic and • Social Development.) Procurement: Advance contra·cung and some retroactive financing envisaged for civil works and some mechanical equipment, See p, 1 for footnotes • • 45'- •• Member Country, and Amount Borrower .or and Probable .Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency)_/ Lender Y Project 1/ Action on Procurement!!_/ Housing and Hotel Development Bank 20.0 (Bank) (R) CIH III - Hotef financing. Appraisal scheduled for mid-October. • (CIH) Ministries of Higher 30.0 Education III, General education Appraisal report being prepared. Education and of Primary (Bank) mostly in rural areas, teacher train- and Secondary Education Water Supply Office To be ing, vocational and teclmical training and non-formal education. Water Supply II. Project being prepared by • (ONEP) determined Government and consultants. (Bank) (AGRICULTURAL CREDIT To be Third agricultural credit project. Project preparation underway. BANK - CNCA) Ministries of Public determined (Bank) To be Multipurpose dam and associated works Project preparation underway. • Works and of Agriculture, determined at Sidi Cheho on Own-er-Rlia river, Government is-~ee~ing supplemen- Electricity and Water (Bank) for power generation, irrigation, tary external sources of finance. Supply Offices (ONE industrial and potable water supply. and ONEP) Procurement: · Advance contracting OMAN and some retroactive financing for dam construction envisaged. • Ministry of To be Education 11 Project to be identified and. Education determined prepared with the assistance (Bank) of the team currently being • financed under first project. Ministry of To be Irrigation I Identification of project Agriculture determined depends on results of ground (Bank) water study being carried out by several consultants. Ministry of To be Technical Assis.tance 11 Scope and size.depends on llevelopment determined results of first project To be determined (Bank) To be determined (R) Rural roads currently underway. Project identification and pre-appraisal mission scheduled • (Bank) for Fall 1975. PORTUGAL ·Ministry of Industry and Technology To be determined (Bank) (N) Sec tor loan for power. Appraisal scheduled for September 1975. • ROMANIA (AGRICULTURE llANK 60.0 (R) Flood Recovery Project - Rehabilitation Negotiations expected in September. ANO INVESTMENT BANK) (Bank) of extensive damage to agriculture, industry, and flood protection, • irrigation and drainage works caused by July 1975 floods. Equipment for a flood warning and data gathering system. Total cost estimated at $293 million with a foreign exchange componerit estimated to be $47 million, See p. 1 for footnotes. • • • - 46 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and y • Imple~e_!!!:_fE.i Agency )_/ ROMANIA (Cont'd) Lender Project'}_/ Action on Procurement!!__/ (INVES1MENT 40.0 (R) Riul Mare Retezat - 349 HW hydro- Appraisal report is under BANK) (Bank) electric power plant, dam and river preparation, diversions. Total cost estimated at • $205 million with foreign exchange costs of $50 million. (AGRHlJLTURE 40.0 (R) Rasova-Vederosa Irrigation - 65,000 ha Appraisal report is being BANK) (Bank) irrigation scheme and related farm prepared. development for production of livec,':ock, maize, wheat, sunflower, vegetables and other crops. Processing components also under consideration. Total cost • tentatively estimated at $128.5 million, including $35 million in foreign exchange. (INVESTMENT To be Pulp and Paper - Integrated pulp and Project scope under discussion. BANK) determined paper production facility; total cost (Bank) estimated at about $290 million with foreign exchange costs of about $115 • (AGRICULTURE . BANK) To be determined million • Agriculture Credit II - Project scope to be determined, Project scope under discussion . (Bank) Investment To be (R) Expansion and modernization of the Appraisal tentativelv scheduled Bank determined Brasov Bearings plant, Total cost for October/November· 1975a'· • (Bank) estimated at $140 million with foreign exchange cos ts of S90 mi Ilion . Investment To be (R) Expansion of Bucharest Heavy Machinery Pre-appraisal mission Bank determined Plant, Total project costs $240 tentatively scheduled for (Bank) ~illion, foreign exchange $135 million. October/November 1975. (INVESTME,NT To be Danube-Black.Sea Caria! - 62.km canal Preparation report being BANK) determined linking Cernavoda on the Danube with prepared by Government, • (AGRI CULTU Ri\L: BANK) To ·be det'ernined Constanta, Romania's principal seaport. Ialomita Irrigation - 130,000 ha irrigation scheme and related drainage, Preparation report being prepared by ,.overnment. flood protection works and farm development, SPAIN • Ministries of Industry and Agriculture 25.0 (Bank) (R) Industrial and agricultural research - possible components being studied. Feasibility reports prepared by Government being reviewed by Rank. _SYRIA Ministry of the To be First stage of drainage and reclamation Consultants pave been appointed Euphrates determined (up to 55,000 ha) in a salt-affected for feasibility study (55,000 ha) • Syria (FIGEII) (Bank) 20.0 (R) area amounting to about 200,000 ha in the lower Euphrates Valley. Source development and construction of and water master plan for whole area (200,000 hn). Appraisal report being prepared. transmission line and storage reser- (Co-financing expected from bi lateral voirs for Damascus water supply. sources,) Advance contracting in ·progress (tunnel and assorted works) • • Procurement: Retroactive financ- ing of major water supply works costing up to about $10 million expected to be reco!!lllended. · See p, 1 for footnotes, • - 47 - • Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency SYRIA (Cont'd) !I Lender y Project ]_/ Action on Procurement!!__/ • Ministry of 20.0 Establishment of a feed reserve. Appraisal report being Agriculture (Bank) Development in llortheas t Jezerah. prepared. Provision of veterinary services. Ministry of Communications 20.0 (Bank) (R) Expansion of local and long distance telecommunication facilities forming part of the 1976-78 development Appraisal mission scheduled for October/November, • program of the Syrian telecommunications establishment. Ministry of To be (R) Establishment of hotel training Project preparation mission in Tourism determined schools; restoration of cultural sites; field. TUNISIA (Bank) technical assistance. • Ministry of Public 28.2 (R) Highways II - Highway improvement and Appraisal report being prepared. > • Works (Bank) construction, and technical assistance. (BANQUE NATIONALE To be Agricultural Credit II - Expansion of Project being prepared by DE TUNISII) determined (Bank) farm mechanization and livestock financing under Agricultural Credit I, small farmer credit, date palm development and selected agro- agricultural credit bank (BNT) with assistance of Government and FAO/IBRD Cooperative Program. • industrial projects. Implementing Agency To be Water Master Plan (Northern Tunisia) - Feasibility study for develop- to be determined determined First stage works possibly including ment of neu irrigated perimeters (Bank) Sidi Salem dam and Cap Bon canal. in preparation. (Co-financing expected.) -Procurement: Prequalification • of contractors for Sidi Salem dam underway. Implementing Agency To be (R) Rural Development in two Governorates Project prepared by Government to ·be determined determined (Bank) in Central Tunisia. agencies and consultants with assistance of FAO/IRRD Coopera- tive Program. Project request under consideration. Pre- • appraisal mission preparing report. To he determined To bi, Sites and Services. Identification and preparation determined studies being undertaken by • (Bank) Tunis nistrict and consultants under Tunis District Urban Planning and Public Transport Pro.1cct. Minis try of 8.9 (R) Education Ill - Primary schools, pre- Loan signed on AuguRt 13, 1975. National (Bank) vocational workshops, non-formal post Education primary school training centers, • teacher training and technical assist- tance. Total project cost is estimated at $27.6 million of which about $8.~ million in foreign exchange. lmplementing Agency To be Fisheries I I. Studies unden,rny. to be determined determined (Bank) • See p. I for footnotes. • • - 48 - Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and • Implementing Agency!/ 1UNISIA (Cont'd) Lender Y Project '}j ·Action on Procurement~/ Implementing To be Textile production. Government preparing proposals Agency to be determined for restructuring of industry. determined (Bank) • Implementing Agency to be determined To be determined (Bank) Industrial Estates. Project timing and components under consideration by Government, (BANQUE DE DEVELOPPE- 20.0 Sixth loan to Development Finance Negotiations substantially com- MENT ECONOMIQUE DE (Bank) Company. pleted. TUNISIE) (BDET, ex SNI) • TURKEY Agricultural Bank 55.0 (R) Agricultural Credit - Medium and long Appraisal report being prepared. of Turkey (ABT) (Bank) term credit for agro industry, livestock, small farmer credit, and ferry boats. To be determined 40.0 Sewerage system for Istanbul. Preparation underway. Appraisal • (Bank) tentatively scheduled for Fall 1975 subject to progress on institutional framework. Ministry of 20.0 Lives tock III. P'roject preparation being Agriculture (Bank) completed with FAO assistance under ongoing livestock project. Appraisal scheduled for • September 1975, Ministry of 30.0 (R) Tourism - Integrated development in Preparation report being-prepared Tourism (Bank) Antalya Province. with assistance of UNDP, Consultants selected, Appraisal scheduled for November 1975. State Hydraulic To be Karakaya hydro power dam on Euphrates Project design report and pre- Works (DSI) or State determined River, qualification received. Awaiting • Electric! ty Authority (TEK)· State Electricity (Bank) 56.0 (R) Development of power sub-stations and agreement with Government on l:ey aspects of proposed project. Negotiations substantially Authority (TEK) (Bank) transmission system. completed. Issues conditional to Board presentation outstanding. To be determined 40.0 (R) Balikesir Forest Industries - Plant Appraisal scheduled for October/ • To be (Bank) 20.0 for 100,000 t/year newsprint and 120,000 ml/year sawn wood, Istanbul Urban Transport - Traf fie November • Project under preparation. determined (Bank) engineering and control and bus operations. Turkish State 60.0 Railways II - Finance for the seconrl Pro.1ect under preparation. • Railways (Bank) stage of the Turkish State Railways' 7-year rehabilitation and modern- ization program. Industrial 60.0 (R) Development finance for private Project to be· prepared. Development (!lank) sector industrial projects in less Bank (TSKB) developed regions. • State Investment Rank (DYB) To be determined (Bank) DYB II - Development finanC'.e for public sector industrial projects. Project to be prepared, See p. 1 for footnotes • • - 49 • Member Country, and Amount Borrower or Implementing Agency]_/ and Probable Lender '±_/ Project '}j , Stage of Processing and Action on Procurement!!_/ • YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC Ministry of 8.0 (R) Education II - The construction and Appraisal report being prepared. Education (IDA) equipping of: basic training centers, vocational training centers, primary teacher training institutes and materials production center. Technical assistance would also be provided, • Project total cos.t tentatively estimated at about $12,5 million. Ministry of 8.0 Ports - Provision of new port facili- Work on the feasibility study, • Transport (IDA) ties and/or upgrading of existing by consultants, started in port facilities, based on recolll!lenda- April 1975. tions of feasibility study. Ministry of 5,0 (R) Agricultural Credit/Industrial Unit - A preappraisal mission .. is in the Agriculture (IDA) flour mills, grain storage, bakeries, field. agricultural credit, and a possible livestock component. Sanaa Sewerage To be determined (IDA) (N) Sewerage - Sewer collection systems, house connections, pumping stations, sewage treatment and consulting services. Feasibility report being prepared. • YEMEN I PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF Ministry of 3.0 (R) Agriculture - Wadi Hadhrarnaut, Appraisal report being reviewed, • Agriculture (IDA) increasing crop production through (Commitments for cofinancing being improved irrigation, provision of sought,.) fertilizer and extension services. Total project cost is estimated at $ 7. 7 million, Yemen Ports and 3.2 (R) Aden Port RehabilitRtion - Supply of Credit was approved by the Executive Shipping Corporation (IDA) port equipment and technical assistance Directors on August 21, 1975, (Arab • to enable port to service increased Fund loan of $13.6 million equivalent traffic after re-opening of Suez to co-finance project was signed on Canal, Project cost is estimated at August 14, 1975.) $17 .6 million. (SARAJEVO WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE ENTERPRISE) 45,0 (Bank) (R) Expansion and improvement of Witter supply and sewerage facilities to provide necessary services and to reduce water pollution in Saravejo. Negotiations substantially completed. Presentation to Executive Directors scheduled late October 1975. • Estimated total cost $91. 3 million, with foreign exchange component of Procurement: Retroactive financing of $35,2. (Formerly a component of up to $750,000 to be reconmended Sarajevo pollution control project.) for engineering studies, (SARAJEVO GAS 38.0 (R) Installation of natural gas trans- Negotiittions substantially completed . • TRANSMISSION AND (llank) mission and distribution facilities Presentation to Executive Directors DISTRIBUTION ENTERPRISE to provide clean heating fuel to scheduled lnte October 1975, AND NAFTAGAS GAS UNIT) reduce air pollution in Sarajevo. Estimated total cost $77,6 million, Procurement: Retroactive financing with foreign exchange component of up to $300,000 to be recommended $41.0 million (formerly a component for engineering services. ... ---------------------- of Sarajevo Pollution Control Project), • See p, 1 for footnotes. • • • - 50 - • Member Country, and Borrower or Implementing Agency!/ Amount and Probable Lender Y Project '}./ Stage-of Processing and Action on Procurement !!J YUGOSLAVIA (Cont'd) (JUGOSLAVENSKI 49.0 (R) Oil pipeline totalling about 730 Ian Negotiations substantially. • NAFI'OVOD) (Bank) running from Omisalj Bay on Krk Island near Rijeka through Sisak, Bosanski Brod and Novi Sad to Pancevo, with a branch line from near Sisak to the completed. Presentation to Executive Directors scheduled for late October 1975. Hungarian border, a marine terminal Procurement: Retroactive on Krk Island (initial capacity of financing up to $500,000 to be about 20 million tons), four inland reconmended for foreign consul- terminals and seven pumping stations. tants' services.' • Total cost is estimated at $400 million •with foreign exchange component of approximately $216 million. (Republic of Serbia About (R) Morava River Regulation - First phase Government agreement obtained on Water Fund) 25.0 of multi-purpose program for water project components. Decision on (Bank) supply, sewerage, flood control, irri- borrower and financial projections gation, pollution control, and water- and plans are being finalized. shed management. Project would include Follow-up mission scheduled to visit • a dam, water supply, wastewater treat- ment,, pilot irrigation area and studies for basin development. Estimated project cost $55.2 million with Serbia in September and completion of appraisal expected in October 1975. foreign exchange component of about $13. 5 million. (ENTERPRISE About Metohija Multipurpose - First phase of Feasibility studies being • CONCERNED) 35.0 (Bank) basin development program, including irrigation, domestic and industrial water supply, and development of rural infrastructure. Estimated project prepared. cost about $220 million. (COMMUNITY OF To be Railways V - Financing of priority Project to be identified YUGOSLAV RAILWAYS) determined investments of the Yugoslav RailwayA. during implementation of (Bank) Railways IV project. (JUGEL) To be Power Transmission II - Stage two of Awaiting revised preparation determined 380 kV nationwide power transmission report from sponsor. (Bank) grid begun under Power Transmission 1 (I.Dan 836-YU). • ( LOCAL BANKS) To be determined (Bank) Industrial Credit 11 - To provide foreign exchange for small and medium scale industry in the four least developed regions of Yugoslavia. Project being prepared by prospective borrowers. To be determined To be Highways VIII - Construction of Feasibility studies being determined highway sections in one or more prepared by Republic and (Bank) Republics and Provinces. Provincial road organizations • • (STOPANSKA BANKA, SKOPJF.) To be determined (Bank) Macedonia Irrigation - IrrigAtion works and access roads. Project components being identified. Seep. 1 for footnotes . • • ' • - 51 - • Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency!/ Lender y Project'}_/ ~ction on Procurement!!./ YUGOSLAVIA (Cont'd) To be determined To be Rijeka Port Project - elements not Mission to identify project • determined yet determined. elements will be scheduled (Bank) shortly. (VOJVODJANSKA 50.0 Agricultural Credit II - To assist Preparation mission scheduled BANKA) (Bank) finance investments in dairy farms, for March 1976. sheep rearing, cattle fattening, vegetables and fruit production, irrigation, drainage, land development, cold storage, grain drying and milk collection facilities throughout Yugoslavia • • • •. I • • • • • • • •• - 52 - Member Country, and Amount • Borrower or Implementing Agency.!/ and Probable Lender '!:./ Project Y Stage of Processing and Action on Procurement !!J VI·, LATIN AMERICA AND CARIRBEAN • ARGENTINA Vialidad Nacional 100.0 (Bank) (R) Roads IV - Improvement of 12 road sections, about 1,100 km throughout Project under review. the country, construction of 72 Ian of expressway and provision of various consulting services. • Up to 50.0 (Bank) Livestock II - Credit for livestock development and mixed agriculture. .Project preparation underway. (SERVICIOS ELECTRICOS 115.0 (R) Power - Expansion of transmission and .Project being reviewed. DEL GRAN BUENOS AIRES (Bank) distribution system, calling for pro- S.A.) curement of cables, transformers, meters, etc., and tor civil works on • substations and network. Total cost es·timated at $542 million of which $146 million in foreign exchange. To be Grain Storage - Project scope not yet Government preparing s~udies. determined defined. · (Bank) 100.0 Yacyreta-Apipe Hydropower. Project being prepared. • BAHAMAS (Bank) Up to (R) Barging of water, reservoir, wells, Appraisal report being prepared. 9.0 leak detection and transmission and (Bank) distribution facilities; sewerage rehabilitation· and env.ironment pro- • tection •. Total cost estimated st $35.4 mill~on of which $24.3 million in foreign exchange. BARBADOS To be Tourism - Project scope not yet Preparation of feasibility determined finalized. Could include cluster study to begin shortly. • (Bank) Up to (R) of small hotels sharing connnon facilities and services. Sugar Rehabilitation - Equipment for Alternative sources of financing 6.0 improved efficiency of sugarcane are being considered by the (Bank) production and milling; research Government. Further reporting and extension. · will be discontinued. • BOLIVIA Banco In~ustrial, S.A. 10.0 (Bank) .Mining Credit II - Credit program for medium miners. Project preparation underway . Empresa Nacional To be (R) ENDE IV Power - National interconnec- Appraisal scheduled for end de Electricidad determined tion and generation expansion. September. (ENDE) (Bank) • Banco Minero and Servicio Geologico de Bolivia To be determined (Bank) (R) Mining Credit III - Credit program for small miners and mining exploration fund. Preappraisal mission report being prepared. Seep. l for footnotes . • •• - '53 - • Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage· of Processing and Implementing Agency)_/ Lender 1,/ Project '}} Action on Procurement!!._/ BOLIVIA (Cont'd) Ministry of Agriculture To be Rural Development - Productivity Appraisal report being and Corporacion Regional determined increase on small farms on the Alti- prepared, para Desarrollo de la Paz (CORDEPAZ) Ministry of Urbanism (Bank) To be (R) plano. Water supply, sewerage facilities and Identification/preappraisal • and Housing and the determined environmental protection. mission scheduled for end Housing Bank (Bank) September. Ministry of To be Education - Improvement of basic Unesco/IBRD Cooperative Program Education Ministry of Agriculture determined (Bank) To be education delivery system. (R) ,Agro-industry - Development of inte- identification mission report being prepared. Identification mission • - Regional Development determined grated production and processing report being prepared. Corporations (Bank) projects. · Ministry of Agriculture To be Forestry - Development of timber FAO/IBRD Cooperative Program - Center for the Develop- ment of Forestry Ministry of determined (Bank) To be (R) resources in the Santa ·Cruz region. Airports - Improvements at remote identification mission scheduled for early 1976. Preparation mission report • Transportation and determined facilities and air navigation aids. being prepared. Communications (Bank) BRAZIL (Banco Nae ional Do Desenvolvimento Economico 85.0 , (Bank) (R) Development Finance Companies - finan- ing of State Development Banks for relending to small and medium-scale Appraisal report being prepared. • industries. Estimated overall invest- ments under the program amount to approximately $650 million of which $250 million in foreign exchange. (COMPANIA DE DESENVOLVI- MENTO DO VALE DE SAO FRANCISCO) (CODEVASF) 23.0 (Bank) (il) Sao Francisco Valley Development - Construction of polders and installa- tion of irrigation and drainage pumping Loan signed on August 4. • systems to protect 32,000 hectares of flood plain land from the adverse effects of the changes in the flow of the Sao Francisco River caused by the building upstream of hydroelectric power facilities at Sobradinho and Paulo Afonso. Total cost estimated at $56.5 million of which $19.2 million • in foreign exchange. (FERROVIA PAULISTA 75.0 (R) Railways III - Rehabilitation and Board presentation scheduled for S.A.) (Bank) modernization of Sao Paulo State end Septermber. Railway Company. This project covers two ·years of a five-year plan and has a total cost of about $762 million of which about $367 million in foreign exchange. Procurement: Retroactive financing (up to $800,000 for t~chnical assistance will be recommended. • Seep. 1 for footnotes. • • • - 54 - Member Country, and Amount • Borrower or Implementing Agency!/ and Probable Lender Y Project lf Stage of Processing and· Action on Procurement!!./ BRAZIL (Cont'd) Up to Nutrition - Support for development Appraisal report being prepared. 20.0 of national food and nutrition • (Bank) program, including rural extension, health services, food fortification, technical assistance and training. Total project cost estimated at $62 million of which about $20 million in foreign exchange. (EMPRESA BRASILEIRA To be (R) Agricultural research for the Appraisal report bei~g prepared. • DE PESQUISA AGROPECUARIA) (BANCO NACIONAL DA determined (Bank) To be (R) Northeast, Cerrados and Amazon regions. Water Supply and· Sewerage Ill - Project preparation underway. HABITACA,O) .determined Second phase of water and sewerage Appraisal mission scheduled (Ba'nk) program for State of Minas Gerais. for 0c tober. (BANCO NACIONAL To be Water Supply and Sewerage IV - Project preparation underway. • DA HABITACAO) determined Sao Paulo water pollution control (!lank) and water distribution II. (BANCO NACIONAL DA Up to Development of site and services Government site and services HABITACAO) 60.0 projects in cities (to be identi- policy being formu~ated. (Bank) fied). Up to Agricu!tural Development of lower Pro.1ect preparation underway. 30.0 Sao Francisco Valley - second phase. • (!lank) To be determined (R>'. Agricultural Settlement in Mato Grosso. ·FAO/IIIRD Cooperative Program preparation mission scheduled (Bank) for October. Up to Integrated Rural Development. in Appraisal report being prepared. 12.0 State of Rio Grande do Norte to • (Bank) consist mainly of additional credit for perennial cotton produc- tion; expansion and strengthening of rural extension services, production field tests, training and improved heal th services. Total project cost estimated at $30 million of which about $3.7 million • (COMPANHIA SIDERURGICA NACIONAL - CSN) 95.0 (Bank) (R) in foreign exchange . Second CSN Steel Project - Third stage expansion of flat steel Loan signed on August 4. capacity from 2.4 million to 4.4 million tons of raw steel. Total project cost estimated at $1.9 billion of which $838 million in • (COMPANHIA SIDERURGICA PAULI STA) 60.0 (Bank) (R) foreign exchange . Second Cosips Steel Project - Third stage expansion of flat steel capacity Loan signed on August 4. from 2.3 million to 3.5 million tons of raw steel. Total project cost estimated st $785 million of which $360 million in foreign exchange . • Seep. 1 for footnotes • • •• - 55 -· Member Country, and Amount Stage of Processing and Borrower or Implementing Agency!/ and Probable Lender 1/ Project]! Action on Procurement!!./ • BRAZIL (Cont'd) Banco ·Nacional Do Up to (R) Secondary and Feeder Roads - Construe- Appraisal report being prepared. Desenvolvimento 55.0 tion and improvement of roads primarily Economico (Bank) to assist agricultural development. Total project cost estimated at $237 million of which about $65 million in foreign exchange. • Centrais Eletricas 40.0 (R) Northeast Power Distribution - Expan- Appraisal scheduled for October. Brasileiras S.A. (Bank) sion and upgrading of power distribu- ( ELECTROB RAS) tion network and inc~ease in household connections for lower and middle income households in urban areas of Northeast Brazil. • Up to (R) Mendes Junior Steel Project - New non- Project preparation underway. 70.0 flat steel mill to be located near (Bank) Juiz da Fora in Minas Gerais State. First stage capacity of 1.2 million tons per annum. Total project cost estimated at $1.1 billion of which $450 million i_n foreign exchange. • (To be determined)" Up to (R) Integrated Rural Development II - Project preparation mission 20.0 Development program for the Northeast scheduled for October. (Bank) state of Paraiba. (BANCXJ CENTRAL DO BRASIL) Up to 85.0 .. (Bank) Agricultural Export Industries II - Credit for construction and improve- ment of agricultural processing industries in Central and South of Appraisal report being prepared. • Brazil. (To be Up to (R) Minas Gerals Rural Development-agri- Appraisal mission scheduled for determined) 40.0 cultural development program mainly October. • (Bank) in Zona da Mata region of the State of Minas Gerais. Cia de Electricidade To be (R) COPEL Foz de Areia/Distribution - Appraisal mission scheduled for de Parana (COPEL) determined 1.1 million kw (2.2 final) hydro·· September/October. (Possible (Bank) electric station on Iguacu River financing also by IDB and bi- and expansion of COPEL's distribu- lateral agencies.) tion network, To be determined To be determined (Bank) Education III - Primary schools in the North and Northeast States, especially in rural areas. Project preparation underway. • To be To be Fertilizer I - Construction of new Project preparation underway. determined determined plant to produce about 1,200 tons (Bank) per day (tpd) of ammonia and about 1,500 tpd of urea. (To be determined) Up to 30.0 Integrated Rural Development II - Development program for Northeast State of Ceara. Identification mission scheduled for September. • (Bank) Departamento Nacional To be (R) Highway VI - Primarily rehabilitation Identification miss ion scheduled de Estradas de determined and maintenance of trunk highways and for November. Rodagem (Bank) bridges. Seep 1 for footnotes. • • . • · - 56 - • Member Country, and Borrower or Amount and Probable Stage of Processing and· Implementing Agency ..!/ Lender ~/ Project 1/ f.ction on Procurement!!_/ ~ (Cont'd) • Centaris Eletricas Brasileiras S.A. (ELETROBRAS) 35.0 (Bank) (~) CEPEL Electric Power Research Center - Installation of comprehensive research center includins study and Project preparation underway. '. testing of extra long distance high voltage transmission. Total cost estimated at $100 million of which $35 million in foreign exchange • • Amazonas Mineracoes s:A. (AMZA) , Up to 100.0 (Bank) (N) Carajas Iron Ore Mining Project - Mine, rail and port facilities for export of 50 million tons per Feasibility study being reviewed. .year of high grade-iron ore by 1986. Total project cost· estimated at $2.• 6 billion of which $800 million in .foreign exchange • • CARIBBEAN REGION (CARIBBEAN DEVEL9PMEN~ 20.0 (R) Credit for relending in CDB member Appraisal report being prepared. BANK) CDB)) (Bank) countries for development projects. Borrower to be To be Regional cement project in Barbados Under preliminary consideration. , determined determined ·.a!}d Guyana. • (Bank) CENTRAL AMERICA (CENTRAL AMERICAN BANK 11. 0 Line of credit to -finance industrial Consideration of project FOR ECONOMIC INTEGRA- (Bank) and tourism projects. suspended pending further investi- TION (CABE!)) gation of alternative solution to provision of member country . guarantees for Bank loan to CABEI • • CHILE Corporacion del 30.0 (R) Copper Mining - Subprojects in large Project content being revised. Cobre (CODELCO) (Bank) and medium mining industries aimed et Negotiations expected in res.olving urgent production bottle- November . .necks. Project. would also include technical assistance component. Procurement: Retroactive • financing tip to $3 million for equipment may be re- commended·. To be 20.0 (R) Agricultural Credit - Medium-term Appraisal mission scheduled for determined (Bank) credit for fruit, vineyards, and late September. livestock. • (EMPRESA NACIONAL DE ELECTRICIDAD, S.A. (ENDESA)) 30.0 (Bank) (R) Power Rehabilitation - Expansion of transmission and distribution network and installation of interim gerter~tion capacity to bridge gaps in delayed Awaiting -revaluation of rate base prior to fu~ther ~recessing of loan Procurement: Up to $3 million investment program. Total project direct purchase of equipment cost estimated at about $95 mill_ion being recommended on basis of of which $30 million in_ foreign standard-izetion considerations. exchange. Retroactive financing of up to • $500,000 may be recommended • Seep, l for footnotes • • •• - 57 - Member Country, and Borrower or Amount and Probable Stage of Processing and • Implementing Agency JI Lender ]J Project }./ Action on Procurement!!._/ COLOMBIA Hinisterio de Obras Publicas 50.0 (Bank)· (R) Highways VII - Rehabilitation of trunk highways and bridges; maintenance equipment and spares and technical · Preappraisal mission in the field, • assistance for planning. To be Cerro Hatoso Nickel Development - Joint Project being revised. determined venture of Colombian and American Extensive further studies (Bank) companies to process about 50 million pounds of nickel per year. Total cost about $300 million. needed. • (Corporacion Nacional 15.0 (R) Cartagena/Baru Tourism - Provision of Appraisal mission scheduled de Turismo) (Bank) infrastructure: improvement of for late September. Cartagena airport; access roads; recreational facilities; restoration Bogota District Government To be determined of historic part of Cartagena. Bogota Urban Development and Trans- port - Road improvement, sites and Project being revised. Suhstantial delays expected. • (Bank) services and other infrastructure. Banco de la To be (R) Development Finance Companies VI - Appraisal report being prepared. Republica determined Industrial financing through private (INSTI'nJTO (Bank) 21.0 (R) development banks. Cordoba Agricultural Development - Procurement: Retroactive financing of $5 million under consideration. Loan scheduled to ·be signed on • COLOMBIANO DE LA (Bank) Completion of irrigation and drainage Septermber 12. REFORHA AGRARIA) works; on-farm development; credit; creation of extension services: improvement of education, health and other community services; civil works; equipment, consultants. Total project cost estimated at $35,7 million of which $16.9 million in foreign exchange. • Up to Rural Development - Facilities for Project being prepared. 70.0 integrated development at locations (Bank) to be selected. (INTERCONEXION ELECTRICA S.A. (ISA) (AND 20.0 (Bank) (R) Electrical interconnection between North Atlantic Coast and Central systems. Decision to appraise dependent on further progress in resolu- tion of institutional problems. • CORPORACION ELECTRICA DE LA COSTA ATLANTICA (CORELCA)) (INTERCONEXION ELECTRICA, S.A. (ISA)) 80.0 (Bank) Power Generation Plan.t - Ssn Carlos hydroelectric plant and transmission lines. Decision to appraise dependent on further progress in resolu- tion of institutional problems. • BANCO DE LA REPUBLICA 64.0 (R) Agricultural Credit - Supervised agri- Appraisal report being (Bank) cultural credit to small and medium prepared. farmers and livestock producers; agro- industry credit. Total project cost estimated at $160 million of which $55 million in foreign exchange. • Seep. l for footnotes. • • - 58 - • Member ColDltry, and Borrower or Implementing Agency lf Amount and Probable Lender l,/ ·Project ]/ -Stage of Processing and Actionon Procurement ·y COLOMBIA (Cont'd) (EMPRESA DE ACUEDUCTO To be Regulation of the Bogota River along Project being prepared. • Y ALCANTARILLADO DE determined a 40 km section •. BOGOTA) (Bank) To be Fisheries - Environmental protection Project being prepared. determined and assistance to fishermen in the (Bank) Cienaga Grande de Santa Marta. To be Forestry - Exploitation of· resources Project being. prepared. determined • including possibility of investment (Bank) in pulp and paper production. Ferrocarriles 35.0 (R) Railways VII - Rehab:1:litation- and, Preappraisal mission scheduled Nacionales de (Bank) modernization of the Colombian for October. Colombia National Railways. To be Urbanization of Cartagena - Improve- Project being prepared. determined ment of Southeastern part of city. • (Bank) To be determined Nutrition and Family Welfare - Pro.1ect content not yet determined. Project being prepared. (Bank) · . ~·· F.mpresas Municipales To be Urban Sanitation. Project being prepared. de Cali (m-lCALI) determined • (Bank) To be determined. Community development and slum improvement in several smaller cities. Project being prepared. (Bank) (INSTITUTO NACIONAL To be Rural Water Supply - Water supply Project being prepared. DE FOMENTO MUNICIPAL) determined for small cities and rural areas. • (INSFOPAL)) (TELECOM) (Bank) To be determined: _(R) Telecommunications IV - Consolida- tion, expansion and improvement of P.reappraisal mission scheduled for September. (Bank) local services and expansion of long distance services. COSTA RICA • (INSTITUTO COSTARRI- CENSE DE ELECTRICIDAD) To be determined (Bank) Power Aluminum I - Boruca Hydro- electric project to provide power for an aluminum smelter. Feasibility study being reviewed. Further preparation dependent on outcome of preliminary negotiations between Government and company which would ·cons-truct smelter. • Ministerio de 39.0 (R) San Jose Highway - Construction of Appraisal report being considered. Obras Publicas (Bank) San Jose-Rio Sucio-Siquirres and Rio (Co-financing with the external Sucio-Puerto Viejo roads. Total lending institutions being project cost estimated at $71.4 million considered). of which $49 millio~ in foreign exchange. • See p. 1 for footnotes . • • - 59 Member Country, and llorrower or . Implementing Agency 1/ Amount and Probable Lender '!:/ -· Project )/ Stage of Processing and Action on Procurement!!._/ • DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Secretaria de Obras 14.5 Road rehabilitation, maintenance and Government reviewing project. Publicas y Comuni- (Bank) studies for future· projects, Total caciones estimated project cost $22, 5 million~ of which $14.5 million in foreign exchange. Procurement: Retroactive finan- cing up to $450,000 being con- sidered for final engineering • ·of up to 230 kms, of road and ·technical assistance for project preparation. Borrower intends, wtth Bank's agreement, to call ·for bids on 67 kms. of highways prior to Board consideration; award would be made subject to and after Board approval. • Secretaria de 5.0 Population - Project to include rural Government reviewing project. Salud Publics y (Bank) clinics and training of para-medical Asisten.cia Social personnel for maternal/child health • care and family planning. Total cost estimated at $8.2 million of which $3 million in foreign exchange, (CONSEJO ESTATAL To be - Expansion of sugar production involving· Feasibility study underway. DEL AZUCAR) determined improvement in agricultural productivity (Bank) and modernization of transportation and industrial equipment. ECUADOR (CAYAPAS) 15.0 (Bank) Mechanical Forest 'Industry - Project not yet completely defined but various Awaiting sponsors' decision on alternative to be chosen and • alternatives of exploitation of the completion date for surveys and forestry resources under study, in- tests required prior to decision cluding sawrnilling, manufacture of to invest. corrugating medium ancl linerboard: Ministerio de Trabajo y B'ienestar Social 4.0 (Bank) (R) Vocational Training - Vocational train- ing centers. · Total project cost estimated at $7. 9 million of which $4 Loan scheduled to be on September 3. • million in foreign exchange, Comision de Valores - Up to (R) Development Finance Companies III - Industrial sector review mission Corporacion Financiera 15.0 Industrial relending including a scheduled for September. Nacio.nal, Corporacion Ecuatoriana de Desarrollo Port Authority of (Bank) 17. 0 component for agro-industries. Guayaquil Port II~ Expansion of Appraisal report being • Guayaquil (Bank) Guayaquil port to provide facilities reviewed. (Co-financing being for general, container and bulk considered.) traffic. Total project cost esti- mated at $77 million of which $41 :1inisterio de Agricultura Up to 3.0 (R) million in foreign exchange. Seed Production I - Development of seed multiplication schemes and Appraisal report being prepared. • (Bank) improvement of extension services. • Seep. l for footnotes. • - 60 - Member Country, and Amount 1 Borrower or and Probable Stage of Pro'cessing and Implementing Agency!/ Lender y Project 1/ Action on Procurement!!_/ ECUADOR (Cont'd) Ministerio de Up to (R) Highways III - Construction of about Appraisal report being reviewed. ubras PuD11cas 18.0 110 km of main highways; and tech- (Bank) nical assistance·for highway mainte- Procurement: Retroactive nance, preparation of highway projects, financing (up to $400,000) highway planning, transport planning being considered for the and coordination at the sectoral next urgent elements of tech- level and for domestic civil works nical assistance. industry; also technical assistance for an integrated rural development • study. Total project cost estimated at $41 million of which $18 million in foreign exchange. Instituto Ecuato- 9.0 (R) Rural ·Development I - Project elements Appraisal mission scheduled riano de Recursos (Bank) not yet determined but likely to in- for September. Hidraulicos clude irrigation, credit and technical assistance, feeder roads and infra- structure • • EL 'SALVADOR Comision Ejecutiva To be Power VII - Hydroelectric power gen- Feasibility study being prepared. Hidroelectrica Del determined erating and transmission facilities. Rio Lempa (CEL) (Bank) Administracion Nacional To be Telecommunications III - Expansion Feasibility study being prepared. • ·de Telecomunicaciones (ANTEL} GUATEMALA determined (Bank) program. Project content not yet determined. · (INSTITIJTO NACIONAL Up to (R) Power III - Power generating and Preapprsisal mission in the field. DE ELECTRIFICACION) 35.0 transmission facilities, (Bank) • To be determined To be determined (Bank) Agricultural Credit-Project content not yet determined. FAO/CP preparation mission scheduled for November/December. Hinisterio de Obras To be Roads II - Project content not yet Awaiting Government proposals. Publicas y Comunicaciones determined determined. (Bank) • }iinisterio de Obras Publicas y Comunicaciones Up to 15.0 (Bank) Education II - Construction of educa- tional institutions for formal and non-formal education and training Appraisal report being prepared. activities. Total project cost estimated at $23 million of which $11 million in foreign exchange. • GUYANA (GUYANA MARINE FOOD, LTD.) Up to 8.0 Fisheries - Fish processing plant and distribution facilities. Feasibility study being prep_ared. (Bank) (FOREST DEVELOPMENT Up to (R) Forestry - Access road in upper Completion of appraisal CORPORATION) 10.0 Demerara River area and processing awaiting agreement with • (Bank) plant for ·exploitation of mixed commercial firm on management tropical hardwood forests in and marketing. central Guyana. Hinistry of Up to Water Supply and Sewerage-Expansion Feasibility study being Works and Housing 10.0 and improvement of water supply and prepared by consultants. (Bank) sewerage systems of Georgetown, New Amsterdam and other communities • • See p. l .for footnotes. - 61 - • Member Country, and Amount Borrower or and Probable Stage of Processing and Implementing Agency l/ Lender Y Project'}__/ Action on Procurement!!_/ HAITI (ELECTRICITE 14.0 (R) Power I - Additional generating Feasibility study by consultants D' HAITI) (IDA) capacity; expansion and improvement· expected mid-October. Bank will of distribution system for Port-an-. Prince. Government has agreed to undertake a national survey of water resources to maximize uses of hydro act ae Executing Agency for UNDP financed study of energy sector expansion subsequent to the project. Proposals from consul- • power potential, to study potential tants have been requested. CIDA ueee of Haiti's lignite deposits. will finance survey of the hydro and to formulate long~term plane for energy resources part of the the power sector. overall study, Procurement: •Retroactive finan- cing (up to $200,000) may be • recoi:nmended for consulting services. Ministere de !'Agri- 8.0 (R) Rural nevelopment I - In Northern Information on financial and legal culture, des Reseourcee (IDA) Plains to include rehabilitation of arrangements of exist'ing suga_r Naturelles et du irrigation works, credit to farmers, company to be sent by Government Developpement Rural construction of feeder roads, village water and power systems, and health and training facilities. by end of September. • Minietere de !'Education 5.5 {R) Education I - Rural primary schools; Appraisal report being Nationale; Minietere de {IDA) adult literacy programs, training of .. prepared. !'Agriculture, dee adolescent school drop-outs and teacher· Reesourcee Naturelles training. Total project cost estimated • et du Developpement Rural; at about $6.5 million of which about Ministere dee Affaires ~3.2 million in foreign exchange, Sociales Ministere des Travaux 10.0 Highways V Identification mission scheduled Publics, des Transports (IDA) for December. et Communications {TPTC) HONDURAS 7,0 {IDA) Integrated Rural Development with irrigation component·in Comayagua Valley. Project being prepared by Government with FAQ assistance. • · Ministerio de Up to (R) Highway VII - Construction of .Talanga- Feasibility studies for feeder Comunicaciones, 30.0 Juticalpa road and improvement of · roads and maintenance program Obras Publicas y (Bank) feeder roads and purchase of mainte- being prepared. Detailed engi- Traneporte nance equipment, neering study for Talanga-Juticalp~ road completed. (Fl-lPRESA NACIOl~AL OE Up to Power Vil - El Cajon hydro power dev- Feasibility report being updated. ENERGIA ELECTRICA) 75.0 elopment with related interconnection, (Joint financing from IDB, CABEl (Bank) transmission and distribution and other lenders likely.) facilities. (Et-lPRESA NACIONAL PORTUARIA) Up to 10.0 (Dank) (R) Ports Ill - Development of a new port at Puerto Castilla to handle wood and agricultural products exports: improve- ment of other national port facilities. Project preparation in progress. • Banco Central Up to (R) Livestock Ill - Continuation of Project preparation in progress. 9,0 credit program to finance livestock (IDA) development. Seep. l for footnotes. • • • - 62 -- • Member Country; and Borrower or Amount and Probable Stage ·of .Process'ing and Implementing Agency J./ Lender '];/ Project '}_/ Action on Procurement!!./ HONDURAS (Cont'd) • Up to 30.0 (Bank)· {R) Industry I - Development of pulp and paper and other forestry industries in the Olancho region. Study of investment ·alternatives being reviewed. JAMAICA Ministry of To ·be Education III - Project content not Awaiting Government definition • Education. determined- (Bank) yet determined,, of scope of project and progress in execution of second education project, Borrower To be Sugar Rehabilitation - Factory rehabil- Appraisal awaiting completion of to be determined determined itation; irrigation, drainage and field project' preparation. (Parallel (Bank) equipment for improved cane production. financing' with Commonwealth Development Corporation may be • (WATER COMMISSION OF KINGSTON) To be determined Water Supply II - Kingston. arranged.) Study, recommending next water supply source for development, (Bank)· will begin later in 1975. Ministry of Health Up to (R). · Population H and Nutrition - Scope of Appraisal scheduled for end 4.0 Project not yet finalized but may October. • (Bank) include rural· health facilities, midwife training·school, packaging and distri- bution of weaning foods information and communication' systems, family planning equipment and supplies, and research and evaluation studies, 'I -. : ! ~ '' ' Ministry of 10.0 Rural Development I - Scope of project Project being prepared by • Agriculture (Bank) not yet finalized but may include Government with FAO/IBRD assistance to· small farmers through assistance·. land .settlement and related infra- structure works. (JAMAICA PUBLIC Up to Power II - Transmission and distribu- Project preparation underway. SERVICE COMPANY) 15.0 ti6n facilities. (Bank) • Jamaica Development Rank (JOB) Up to 10.0 (Bank) (R) Agricultural Credit III - Scope of project not yet defined but may include assistance to JOB to finance on-farm improvements for coconut, Preappraisal mission scheduled for October; citrus and livestock, and for agro- industries . • Secretaria de Obras Publicas '\ To be determined (Bank) Highways VIII - Construction and im- provement of highway network. Project under preparation. (PRODUCTOS FORESTALES To be Forest Industries in State of Durango Revised feasibility study being DE MEXICO (PROFORMEX)) determined - Establishment of sawmills, plywood prepared by Government. (Bank) factories, liner board plant and infra- • structure such as forestry roads, water supply. Seep. 1 for footnotes • • • 63 - Member Country, and Borrower or Implementing Agency!/ Amount and Probable Lender y Project }/ Stage of Processing and Action on Procurement·~ • ~ (Cont'd) Ferrocarriles 100.0 (R) Railways Ill - Rehabilitation and Appraisal report being prepared • • Nacionales de (Bank) modernization. Total project coat Mexico estimated at $675 ~illion of which about $282 million in foreign exchange. (BANCO DE MEXICO) 125.0 (R) Livestock/Agricultural Credit V - Will Appraisal report being prepared. (Bank) continue the program developed under Credit IV, but with greater emphasis on low-income farmers. Total project • cost estimated at $400'million of which about $125 million in foreign exchange. (COMISION FEDERAL To be. (R) Power XI I. Government review of investment DE ELECTRICIDAD) determined program and financing plan is (Dank) expected to be completed by September/October. Timing of • appraisal will depend on results of review. Secretaria de 40.0 (R) Ports II - Expansion and modernization Appraisal report being prepared. Marina (Bank) of major ports. Civil works and equipment for handling containers and bulk minerals st Veracruz and Tampico, consulting services and training. Total project cost estimated at $94 million of which over $45 million would be foreign exchange. • Secretaria de To be Irrigation VIII - Flood control ~n-the Revised feasibility studies Recurses Hidraulicos determined Papaloapan Basin (Cerro de Oro). expected in September. (Bank) To be determined To be (R) Tourism II - Development of new Selection of sites and preparatio~ determined tourist centers in Bajo California. of feasibility study underway. (Bank) Project preparation mission report under review. (BANCO DE MEXICO) 50.0 (R) FONEI II - Continuing program to pro- Interest rate issue being (Bank) vide long-term financing for equipment reviewed with the Government. of mainly export-oriented industries. Secretaria de Recurses Hidraulicos 50.0 (Bank) (R) Medium-size Cities Water Supply - Water supply and sewerage infra- structure to be provided for about Appraisal report being prepared. • 12 cities throughout Mexico; training programs and technical studies. Total project cost estimated at $89 million of which $35 million in Comiaion de Aguas del Valle de Mexico To be determined foreign exchange. .Mexico City Water Supply II. Feasibility studies underway to determine water demand in the • (Bank) future and facilities needed for its satisfaction. Seep. l for footnotes. • • - 64 - • Member Country, and Borrower or Implementing A~ency !/ Amount and Probable Lender Y Project '}_/ Stage of Processing' and ·-Action· on Procurement f!.f -., MEXICO (Cont'd) Secretaria de To be Irrigation IX. - Irrigation - · Project being pr.epared by · Recurses Hidraulicos determined Rehabilitation in the Balsas Basin. Government. Feasibility report • Secretaria de Obras Publicas (Bank) To be determined (R) Agricultural and Technical Education - Basic agricultural secondary expected in October • Project scope being reconsidered by Government. (Rank) schools and agricultural teacher training. To be Tropical Agricultural Research and Feasibility studies being pre- • (SIDERURGICA determined (Bank) To be Development. Las Truchas 'Steel 'Ii - Expansion of pared. Awaiting Government's r~ply tO Bank IS J:'eC~!DDIE!ndatiOnS, ,J•' Awaiting revised feasibility LAZARO CARDENAS determined Las Truchas steel 'plant to produce studies. LAS TRUCHAS S.A.) (Bank) flat rolled produc~s. NICARAGUA • Up to 12.0 (Bank) (R) Education II - Construction of secon- dary schools; vocational and teacher training. Appraisal mission in the field, Empresa Nacional To be (R) Power IX - Transmission and distri- · Feasibility study being prepared, de ·Luz y Fuerza determined· bution facilities. Preappraisal schedul'ed for· (Bank) mid-September. • PANAMA (INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS Up to Power ·rv - Civfl works and equ :I pment Awaiting ITIHE's revised Master HIDRAULICOS Y 40.0 for La Fortuna hydroelectric power Plan and interim investment ELECTRlFICACTO~ (IRHE))· (Bank) plant. 1>.rogram. ( BA'.'-ICO NACION AL To be (R) Livestock Il - Credit line for improve- · Feasibility study on iivestock • DE PANAMA) ( RhNCO NACJONAI. determined (Bank) 5.0 (R) ment ·and expansion of livestock. Fisheries II~ .Credit line for replace- potential of Atlantic Coast area scheduled to s'tart in October, Government reviewing fishing DE PANAHA) (Bank) ment of i:>bsol'ete shri1'1p trawlers and sector policies. Preparation other fishing ve~se1s. dependent on credit demand. Borrower to To be Rural Developme~t I - Settlement Identification/preparation mission report submitted to • be determined determined Scheme in llayan'o/Darien Area. (Bank) Government for comment. (INSTITUTO DE AGUAS To be (R) Water Supply I - Expansion of Preappraisal mission scheduled Y ALChNTARILLADOS determined Colon's water supply system. for September 8, ,(IDMN)) (Bank) PARAGUAY • To be determined (Bank) (R) Agro-Industry Development - Credit pror,ram for processing industries. Project preparation mission in the field, Uficina Nacional 4.0 (R) Pre-investment - Financing of the - Credit approved by Executi~e' de Proyectos y (IDA) Government's pre-investment program Directors on August 21. Banco Central for 1975-79. Total project cost -estimated at $5. 7 million of which $4 • million in foreign exchange . Seep. I for footnotes • • 65 Member Country, and Borrower or Implementing Agency!/· Amount and Probable Lender '!:/ Project '}_/ . Stage of Processing and Action on Procurement!!../ • PARAGUAY (Cont'd) Ministerio de Obras 7.0 Domestic Airports - Improvement of Government preparing invitations Puhlicas (Bank) small domestic airports including to consultants for proposals for paving and lighting of runways, provision of navigational aids and communications equipment. feasibility and design studies. • Ministerio de 4.0 (R) Education II - Vocational and rural Planning assistance mission Educacion y Culto (Bank) primary schools. in the field. 4.0 (IDA) Various Government 13,0 (R) Agriculture III - Rural development Identification mission in the field . • and Public Institutions (Bank) program in land settlement areas including provisions of credit and infrastructure in existing colonies. Ministerio de To be Highway Maintenance II. Project preparation underway. Obras Publicas determined . PERU (Bank) • (EI-IPRESAS 36.0 (R) Power distribution for the Lima metro- Appraisal report being prepared. ELECTRICAS (Bank) politan area, including transmission, ASOCIADAS) subtransmission, distribution, auxil- Procurement: Retroactive fi- iary services and support facilities, .nancing for $1.2 million to be • technical assistance and training for recommended. power sector. Total project cost estimated at $165 million of which $39 million in foreign exchange. (CORPORACION Up to Development Finance Company. Appraisal report being prepared. FINANCIERA DE 30.0 UESARROLI.O (COFI_DE)) (Bank) (CENTROMTN-PERU) 40.0 (Bank) (R) Expansion program for minin~ and refining of non-ferrous metals and water treatment plant. Total project cost estimated at about $120 million Appraisal report being prepared. (Co-financing from IDB being considered,) • of which about $58 million in foreign exchange. Ministerio de 20.0 (R) Irrigation Rehabil ita tion-Desaliniza- FAO/IRRD Cooperative Program Agricultura (Bank) t ion and drainage of about 20,000 ha in five valleys along the coast. mission to complete feasibility study by November. Appraisal mission scheduled for December. • Ministerio de To be (R) Ports VI - Expansion of ocean ports. Pro.Ject scope and composition Transportes y determined will be defined by Government Comunicaciones (Rank) after ongoing coastal transport survey is completed. Preappraisal Corporacion Peruana de Aviacion Civil To he determined (P.) Aviation I - Upr,radinr, of domestic airports. mission scheduled for October. Terms of reference for feasibil- ity studies under discussion. • (CORPAC) (Bank) • Seep, l for footnotes. • ... • · - 66 - • Member Country, and Borrower or Implementing Agency_!/ Amount and Probable · Lender y Project 'lJ Stage· of Processing and · Action on Procurement !!} PERU (Cont'd) Ministerio de 76.5 (R) Lima-Amazon Transport Corridor - Documents in preparation, Transportes y (Bank) Includes construction of Stage II of • Comunicaciones Huanuco - La Oroyou and reconstruc- tion of Aguaytia-Neehuya road sections of_ the Trans-And.ean corridor, feeder roads and maintenance equipment, Procurement·: Retroactive f inan,- cing up to $1.7.million,for, studies and construction being recommended. expansion of river port of Iquitos, construction of river ports at Pucallpa and Yurimaguas, and assistance for project preparation. Total projec·t • 20.0 (N) cost estimated at $138.4 million of which $69,4 million in foreign exchange, Sites and services - Provision of basic Appraisal mission scheduled. for (Bank) · services (water ·su.pply, sewerage, roads ·November. and elec·tricity) for slum areas around Lima an'd Arequipa·, !fevelop industrial sites, provide supervised credit and • TRINIDAD AND TORACO related i:ec.hnical a·ssistance . (PORT AUTHORITY OF 11.0 (R) Port-of-Spain Port Improvement - Con- Consideration of project in Abeyance TRINIDAD AND· TOBAGO) (Bank) struction of c~ntainer terminal and at Government req~es.t •. Project may road, provision· of· container .cargo 'be revised. handling·; and· hydr'ologic survey • equipment and technical assistance. Procurement·: Retroactive finan- Total project cost estimated at cing of up to $600,000 for final about $37 million of which $24 mil- engineering and design studies lion in foreign exchange. may be recormnended. Borrower proceeding with prequalification and tendering. Ministry of Agricul- 5.0 (R) Rural Development I - Rural development/ Government likely to obtain • ture, Lands and (Rank) land settlement in Tobago and the alternative sources of financing. Fisheries southwestern and northeastern parts Reporting will be discontinued. of Trinidad, including rural road connnunity and health facilities, and. agricultural credit services. Total project cost estimated at $15 million., Ministry of Works 7.0 Highway II - Engineering and construc- Appraisal report being (Bank) tion of priority sections of Port of prepared . • Spain-Arima connection; road mainte- nance program and technical assistance. Total project cost estimated at about $27 million of which $14 million. in Procurement: Retroactive finan- cing of up to $400,000 for final engineering studies may be foreign exchange. recommended, Ministry of Education To be Education III - Continued assistance Project scope and composition and Culture determined in implementing plan for educational will be defined by Government • Hinistry of Agri- (Bank) To be development (1968-83). Rural Development II - Credit for rural after school mapping and manpower surveys arc completed. Awaiting outcome of study on culture, I.ands and determined development/land settlement probably in subdivision of the hilly Caroni- Fisheries (Bank) eastern and southern Caroni lands. owned lands for occupation by small-scale cane farmers, being financed under the Bank's • for footnotes. Caroni project loan (888-TR), Seep • • ... - 67 - • Member Country, and Borrower or Implementing Agency l/ Amount and Probalµe Lender 'l:./ Project~/ Stage of Processing and Action on Procurement!!_/ • URUGUAY Hinisterio de 17 .o (R) Livestock Development V - Credit to Negotiations completed. Board Agriculture y Pesce - (Bank) ranchers and farmers for improvement presentation expected end September . • Comision Honoraria de of livestock production; technical Plan Agropecuario services. Total project cost estimaterl at $32.7 million of which $17 million in foreign exchange. (ADMINISTRACION To be Power V - Generation and related Awaiting revised cost estimates NACIONAL DE USINAS determined transmission and distribution and Government decision on Y TRANSHISSIONES ELECTRICAS (UTE) (Bank) facilities. expansion program, including proposed financing plan. (Parallel financing probable.) • Central Bank 35.0 Industrial Development and Export Appraisal report being prepared. (Bank) Expansion - Loan to finance the rehabilitation and expansion of plant capacity and incremental • working capital requirements of selected export enterprises· related teclmical assistance. VENEZUELA Hinisterio de To be Education I - Basic and secondary Appraisal report being reviewed. Educacion determined education and post secondary technical • (Bank) education. • • • • • • - 68 - VII. NEW PROJECTS ADDED IN THIS ISSUE Amount • and Probable Member Country Lender Project Stage of Processf2!.& EASTERN AFRICA BURUNDI • To be determined Rural education project to support primary education reform. Project to provide about 60 Centres de Forma- ,tion Polyvalente, technical and Preparation mission scheduled for November. financial assistance for training in practical subjects of about 150 teach- ers, manpower survey and a planning study for .secondary and: technical • '~ education, technical assistance • ·,·, ,JI. Up to Development. Finance Company, to assist Appraisal scheduled for December. •'. 2.0 the promotion.,of medium and small scale ~! (IDA) i ndus t ri ea:. • SUDAN To be determined Technical Assistance for expanded level Appraisal planned for October. of project prepara'tion work. · ' (Co-financing likely.) (IDA) ·i •• :· To be Further development of° railway system. Investment proposals under pre- determined paration by Sudan Railways Cor- • ZAMBIA'' 1 IDA i>oration and the Government. To be Agricultural Education Project. Project pre,paration. underwav. determined (Bank) • WESTER"· AFRICA R.O SPIRY II project following irrigated Final technical and economic (Rank) rice development. studies in October. Pull feasi- bUity study in Decenber'. • EAST .ASl:A ANIJ PACIFIC 20.0 Population II - Assistance to Govern- Project preparation unden4ay. • (Bank) ments on-going population program • • "• ' - 69 - Amount and Probable • Member Country Lender Project-· Stage of Processing MALAYSIA To be determined (Bank) Assisting rubber smallholders, land consolidation, crop rehabilitation end replanting. Project to be prepared by RISDA and other Government departments and Agencies. • SOUTII ASIA 50.0 Development Finance Company - support Appraisal report being prepared. • (IDA) .for medium sized public sector com- panies •.. EGYPT I ARAB REPUBLIC OF EUROPE I MIDOLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA • To be Upper Egypt Drainage II - Provision of Detailed feasibility study now in determined drainage in ·a further 300,000 feddans preparation for review in October/ (Bank) through instal'lation of pump stations November. tile drains, and rehabilitation of main drains as a follow-on to the current Upper Egypt drainage project. • To be Wire Rod Mill - for production of ,Project preparation now in progress. dctennined reinforcing rods for construction re