Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AFCC2/RI-Central African Backbone - APL3 - Republic of Congo (P122398) AFCC2/RI-Central African Backbone - APL3 - Republic of Congo (P122398) AFRICA | Africa | Transport & ICT Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Adaptable Program Loan | FY 2011 | Seq No: 10 | ARCHIVED on 26-Jun-2016 | ISR24299 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications in Charge of ICT Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date:25-May-2011 Effectiveness Date:19-Dec-2011 Planned Mid Term Review Date:31-Mar-2014 Actual Mid-Term Review Date:27-Oct-2014 Original Closing Date:31-Dec-2016 Revised Closing Date:31-Dec-2016 Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The development objective of the proposed project is consistent with the PDO for the CAB Program: to contribute to increase geographical reach and usage of regional broadband network services and reduce their prices, in the Republic of Congo. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No PHRPDODEL Components Name Component 1: Enabling environment at the regional and national levels:(Cost $3.55 M) Component 2: Connectivity:(Cost $9.00 M) Component 3: Promotion of ICT sector:(Cost $1.00 M) Component 4: project Management:(Cost $1.00 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO  Moderately Satisfactory  Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP)  Moderately Satisfactory  Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating  Moderate  Moderate 6/26/2016 Page 1 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AFCC2/RI-Central African Backbone - APL3 - Republic of Congo (P122398) Implementation Status and Key Decisions The project implementation is satisfactory. As of June 15, 2016 the disbursement rate is 83 percent and it expected to reach 100 percent by December 31, 2016. The new project management team has been pro active and dynamic and the good management has impulsed a positive momentum within the PCU. As a result the civil works and fiber optic laying are progressing stasifactorily and on scheduled time. The civil works, including the tests of the optic fibers will be completed by August 31, 2016. In terms of Safeguards, the environmental and social specialist submitted his report in April. The safegaurds-related studies have been implemented. More specifically, (i) the MoU signed between the DGE and the CAB project has been executed, and the DGE visited the site: the constructor created several rural access roads along the site, and these roads are appreciated by the local population and could be seen as a positive collateral of the project. The payment of compensations for the local communities, estimated around 3 million F CFA, has been satisfactorily implemented. The M&E report attached to this ISR shows that 6 out of 8 DO indicators have already exceeded their final targets. One cannot be measured until the infrastructure is completed. And the indicator pertaining retail costs shows significant progress but has not reached its objective yet. The PIU proposed to add a new series of relevant indicators to better capture the development of backbone infrastructure in Congo. The creation of the SPN remains an important milestone for the successful implementation of the project. Therefore, the team recommends that the new Government, and the Ministry of Telecom in particular, gives the effective operationalization of the SPN a priority, as the establishment of the company needs to be completed before the end of the civil works. 6/26/2016 Page 2 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AFCC2/RI-Central African Backbone - APL3 - Republic of Congo (P122398) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance  --  Substantial  Substantial Macroeconomic  --  Moderate  Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies  --  Low  Low Technical Design of Project or Program  --  Moderate  Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability  --  Low  Low Fiduciary  --  Low  Low Environment and Social  --  Low  Low Stakeholders  --  Low  Low Other  --  --  -- Overall  --  Moderate  Moderate 6/26/2016 Page 3 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AFCC2/RI-Central African Backbone - APL3 - Republic of Congo (P122398) Results Project Development Objective Indicators PHINDPDOTBL  Volume of international traffic- International internet bandwidth (bits per second person) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 51.00 2760.00 2760.00 500.00 Date 31-Dec-2009 07-Nov-2015 16-Jun-2016 30-Jun-2016 PHINDPDOTBL  Access to Internet Services (number of subscribers per 100 people) (Number, Core) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 6.10 26.00 26.00 15.00 Date 31-Dec-2010 07-Nov-2015 16-Jun-2016 30-Jun-2016 PHINDPDOTBL  Average monthly price of wholesale international E1 capacity link from capital city to Europe (Amount(USD), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 3200.00 1592.00 1592.00 800.00 Date 31-Dec-2010 07-Nov-2015 16-Jun-2016 30-Jun-2016 PHINDPDOTBL  Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Core) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 50000.00 1167838.00 1167838.00 800000.00 Date 31-Dec-2010 07-Nov-2015 16-Jun-2016 30-Jun-2016 PHINDPDOTBL  Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Core Supplement) 6/26/2016 Page 4 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AFCC2/RI-Central African Backbone - APL3 - Republic of Congo (P122398) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 50.00 23.00 23.00 50.00 Overall Comments Intermediate Results Indicators PHINDIRITBL  Average cost of mobile call (three minutes, local, peak) (Amount(USD), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.50 0.32 0.32 0.10 Date -- 07-Nov-2015 16-Jun-2016 30-Jun-2016 PHINDIRITBL  Retail price of internet service (per 256kbit/s per month, in USD) (Amount(USD), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 300.00 98.00 98.00 80.00 Date -- 07-Nov-2015 16-Jun-2016 30-Jun-2016 PHINDIRITBL  Coverage of mobile network (percentage of population covered) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 89.00 93.00 93.00 95.00 Date 31-Dec-2009 07-Nov-2015 16-Jun-2016 30-Jun-2016 6/26/2016 Page 5 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AFCC2/RI-Central African Backbone - APL3 - Republic of Congo (P122398) PHINDIRITBL  Number of operators and service providers buying capacity from the regional infrastructure deployed (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.00 Date -- 07-Nov-2015 16-Jun-2016 30-Jun-2016 PHINDIRITBL  Number of localities with broadband internet access (128kbps) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 4.00 8.00 8.00 10.00 Date 15-Apr-2011 07-Nov-2015 16-Jun-2016 30-Jun-2016 PHINDIRITBL  Length of Fiber Optic Network Built (km) (Kilometers, Core) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 212.00 212.00 520.00 Date 02-Feb-2015 02-Feb-2015 16-Jun-2016 30-Jun-2016 PHINDIRITBL  Number of urban zones connected to the national backbone (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value -- -- -- -- Date -- -- -- -- Overall Comments Data on Financial Performance 6/26/2016 Page 6 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AFCC2/RI-Central African Backbone - APL3 - Republic of Congo (P122398) Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed P122398 IDA-49740 Effective XDR 9.40 9.40 0.00 7.81 1.59 83% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P122398 IDA-49740 Effective 25-May-2011 15-Jul-2011 19-Dec-2011 31-Dec-2016 31-Dec-2016 Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 17-Mar-2015 Related Project(s) P160292-Central African Backbone SOP3 Republic of Congo Additional Financing 6/26/2016 Page 7 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AFCC2/RI-Central African Backbone - APL3 - Republic of Congo (P122398) 6/26/2016 Page 8 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy