The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report DRC - Goma Airport Safety Improvement Project (P153085) DRC - Goma Airport Safety Improvement Project (P153085) AFRICA EAST | Congo, Democratic Republic of | Transport Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2015 | Seq No: 11 | ARCHIVED on 28-Jun-2021 | ISR47233 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Transport, Régie des Voies Aériennes (RVA), Democratic Republic of Congo, represented by the Ministry of Finance Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 13-Mar-2015 Effectiveness Date: 30-Sep-2015 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 19-Nov-2018 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 19-Nov-2018 Original Closing Date: 31-Dec-2020 Revised Closing Date: 30-Sep-2021 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective is to improve the safety, security, and operations of Goma International Airport. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Component A: Airport Infrastructure Investments:(Cost $40.00 M) Component B: Capacity Building and Project Implementation Support:(Cost $6.00 M) Contingencies:(Cost $6.00 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions The Nyiragongo volcano near Goma erupted on May 22, 2021. As of May 31, 2021, the eruption resulted in 32 fatalities, 40 adults missing, and about 415,700 persons evacuated including the PIU staff and their dependents. Goma airport was closed until June 5, 2021. Airport operations have resumed on June 6, and PIU staff has returned to their duty station on June 7. Activities financed by the project in Goma were suspended from May 22 to June 6 and are returning to normal now. Although part of the road network in and near Goma was damaged by the lava from the volcanic eruption and by the subsequent earthquakes, Goma airport and the infrastructure financed by the project do not have any noticeable damage. The infrastructure financed by the project had been designed in line with the seismic risks of the area. In the context of the eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano, erroneous information has circulated in national and international media mentioning that the project’s engagement with the Goma Volcano Observatory (OVG – Observatoire Volcanologique de Goma) ended in October 2020 because of a corruption allegation. However, the technical assistance to OVG was closed as planned in October 2020 following a 4 months extension of the 6/28/2021 Page 1 of 5 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report DRC - Goma Airport Safety Improvement Project (P153085) regular closing date due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The misuse of funds and embezzlement allegations at OVG – which could not be corroborated by the World Bank during an earlier INT review – were not linked to the technical assistance closing. The volcanic eruption appears to have accelerated considerations on the future support of OVG by the Government, with the Government having committed to finance the operational costs of OVG in the future. The project is planned to close on September 30, 2021 and the PIU has been asked to start the closing due diligence. All contractors, consultants, and service providers which have an on-going contract have been individually notified of the upcoming project closing. While important parts of the project have been fully achieved including the runway rehabilitation, the new airport tarmac, and the initial phase of airport fencing, three aspects of the work remain to be completed. First, the construction of the new control tower is by now achieved to 61% but will unlikely be completed at the project closing date. Second, a rainwater collector from the airport to Lake Kivu that was added to the project after project start is at 93% completion. And, third, the final phase of airport fencing is at 77% completion. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance High Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic Substantial Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies Substantial Substantial Substantial Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and High Substantial Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Substantial Substantial Substantial Stakeholders Moderate Substantial Substantial Other -- -- -- Overall High Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes to improve the safety, security, and operations of Goma International Airport. IN01007865 ►Conformity of the improved infrastructure at Goma international airport with aeronautical regulations. (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 31-Dec-2014 13-Jan-2021 13-Jan-2021 30-Sep-2021 IN01007871 6/28/2021 Page 2 of 5 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report DRC - Goma Airport Safety Improvement Project (P153085) ►Capacity of the runway infrastructure at Goma International Airport to accommodate the original design aircraft (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 31-Dec-2014 13-Jan-2021 13-Jan-2021 30-Sep-2021 IN01007872 ►Goma International Airport Passengers (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 140,000.00 277,730.00 179,778.00 200,000.00 Date 31-Dec-2014 31-Dec-2019 31-Dec-2020 31-Dec-2020 IN01007873 ►Annual revenues of Goma International Airport (Amount(USD), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 2,500,000.00 4,868,491.00 40,022,914.18 4,500,000.00 Date 31-Dec-2014 31-Dec-2019 31-Dec-2020 31-Dec-2020 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component A: Airport Infrastructure Investments IN01007875 ►Goma International Airport Runway reconstruction physical progress (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 Date 31-Dec-2014 04-Nov-2020 04-Nov-2020 31-Dec-2017 IN01007876 ►Goma International Airport infrastructure improvement physical progress (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 60.00 92.00 100.00 Date 31-Dec-2014 04-Nov-2020 15-Jun-2021 30-Sep-2021 IN01007877 ►Length of urbain drainage constructed (Meter(m), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 990.00 1,152.00 1,243.00 6/28/2021 Page 3 of 5 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report DRC - Goma Airport Safety Improvement Project (P153085) Date 07-Oct-2016 04-Nov-2020 15-Jun-2021 30-Sep-2021 Component B: Capacity Building and Project Implementation Support IN01007874 ►Preparedness and contingency plan to mitigate the impacts of the risk of volcanic activities (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 31-Dec-2014 31-Dec-2019 31-Dec-2019 31-Dec-2017 Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P153085 IDA-D0420 Effective USD 52.00 52.00 0.00 48.33 2.84 94% P153085 TF-A1623 Closed USD 1.80 1.78 0.02 1.78 0.00 100% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P153085 IDA-D0420 Effective 13-Mar-2015 02-Apr-2015 30-Sep-2015 31-Dec-2020 30-Sep-2021 P153085 TF-A1623 Closed 01-Dec-2015 18-Mar-2016 18-Mar-2016 06-Jun-2020 30-Oct-2020 Cumulative Disbursements 6/28/2021 Page 4 of 5 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report DRC - Goma Airport Safety Improvement Project (P153085) PBC Disbursement Achievement Disbursed amount in Disbursement % PBC ID PBC Type Description Coc PBC Amount Status Coc for PBC Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 04-Jun-2020 ,Level 2 Approved on 17-Dec-2020 ,Level Approved on 23-Dec-2020 Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 6/28/2021 Page 5 of 5