West Africa Regional Communications Infrastructure Project - SOP3

Development Objective

The Development Objectives of this project are to contribute to increasing the geographical reach of broadband networks, and reducing costs of communication services in the territory of the Recipient, and between the Recipient and ECOWAS countries.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P155876
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Arthur Foch
Borrower 2
The Republic of Guinea Bissau

Country
Western and Central Africa
Disclosure Date
September 28, 2015
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
March 24, 2017
Effective Date
May 29, 2018

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 35.00 million
Implementing Agency
Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications
Region
Western and Central Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2017

Commitment Amount
US$ 35.00 million
Environmental Category
B
Last Update Date
April 2, 2024
Closing Date
November 30, 2022

Consultant Services required
TBD
Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED

Notes
1. Total project cost includes funding from World Bank and non-bank sources in US$ millions. Active and Closed projects show current commitments. Proposed (pipeline) and dropped projects show the forecast amount. The commitment amount for projects in the pipeline is indicative and may be modified during the project preparation.
2. Borrower refers to the Borrower of a Loan or Recipient of a Grant.
3. ”Fiscal Year” is the fiscal year in which the project was approved (or dropped if the status is dropped). The World Bank's fiscal year is from July 1 - June 30. For example, a fiscal year of 1996 corresponds to July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1996.

Sectors

Themes

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Business Enabling Environment6%
- FY17 - Investment and Business Climate6%
FY17 - ICT99%
- FY17 - ICT Policies9%
- FY17 - ICT Solutions94%
FY17 - Public Private Partnerships95%
FY17 - Regional Integration94%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Credit	35.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	35.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	35.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	35.00

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of March 31, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Jun 15, 2019	IDA-59970	Int Charges	108,311.46
Sep 9, 2019	IDA-59970	Loan Disb	131,171.60
Jan 17, 2024	IDA-59970	Loan Repay	412,132.66
Jan 17, 2024	IDA-59970	Int Charges	88.74
Jan 17, 2024	IDA-59970	Int Charges	88.74
Jan 17, 2024	IDA-59970	Int Charges	121,948.11
Jan 17, 2024	IDA-59970	Int Charges	121,948.11
Jan 8, 2024	IDA-59970	Int Charges	1,184.03
Jan 8, 2024	IDA-59970	Int Charges	1,184.03
Jan 8, 2024	IDA-59970	Loan Repay	124,833.52
Jun 15, 2024	IDA-59970	Loan Repay	11,709.27
Jun 15, 2024	IDA-59970	Int Charges	72,166.96
Jun 15, 2024	IDA-59970	Int Charges	72,166.96
Jun 15, 2024	IDA-59970	Loan Repay	519,456.30
Jun 15, 2024	IDA-59970	Int Charges	46,582.44
Jun 15, 2024	IDA-59970	Int Charges	46,582.44
Jun 15, 2024	IDA-59970	Int Charges	331.03
Jun 15, 2024	IDA-59970	Int Charges	331.03
Mar 24, 2017	IDA-59970	Loan Commitment	35,000,000.00
Jul 20, 2022	IDA-59970	Loan Disb	169,697.81
Feb 8, 2022	IDA-59970	Int Charges	114,616.00
Feb 8, 2022	IDA-59970	Int Charges	114,616.00
Dec 15, 2021	IDA-59970	Int Charges	56.14
Dec 15, 2021	IDA-59970	Int Charges	56.14
Nov 22, 2022	IDA-59970	Loan Disb	2,446,758.00
Nov 4, 2022	IDA-59970	Loan Disb	153,360.95
Dec 15, 2022	IDA-59970	Int Charges	955.35
Dec 15, 2022	IDA-59970	Int Charges	955.35
Dec 15, 2022	IDA-59970	Int Charges	115,320.34
Oct 21, 2019	IDA-59970	Loan Disb	36,009.37
Mar 18, 2020	IDA-59970	Loan Disb	81,529.14
Dec 15, 2019	IDA-59970	Int Charges	14,686.15
Dec 15, 2019	IDA-59970	Int Charges	66.16
Dec 15, 2019	IDA-59970	Int Charges	66.16
Dec 15, 2019	IDA-59970	Int Charges	95,129.78
Dec 15, 2019	IDA-59970	Int Charges	95,129.78
Dec 15, 2019	IDA-59970	Int Charges	14,686.15
Jun 15, 2020	IDA-59970	Int Charges	109,623.61
Jun 15, 2020	IDA-59970	Int Charges	109,623.61
Jun 16, 2020	IDA-59970	Loan Disb	42,895.44
Jun 15, 2020	IDA-59970	Int Charges	385.83
Jun 15, 2020	IDA-59970	Int Charges	385.83
Jul 1, 2020	IDA-59970	Loan Disb	116,623.56
Dec 15, 2020	IDA-59970	Int Charges	956.00
Dec 15, 2020	IDA-59970	Int Charges	956.00
Oct 16, 2020	IDA-59970	Loan Disb	-4,191.01
Dec 29, 2020	IDA-59970	Int Charges	31,434.97
Dec 29, 2020	IDA-59970	Int Charges	31,434.97
Dec 15, 2020	IDA-59970	Int Charges	82,539.55
Jul 26, 2018	IDA-59970	Loan Disb	23,000,000.00
May 29, 2018	IDA-59970	Loan Disb	6,040,391.50
Dec 15, 2018	IDA-59970	Int Charges	88,218.78
Dec 15, 2018	IDA-59970	Int Charges	88,218.78
Feb 6, 2019	IDA-59970	Loan Disb	50,830.58
Feb 15, 2019	IDA-59970	Loan Disb	332,596.70
Mar 11, 2019	IDA-59970	Loan Disb	48,855.99
Apr 29, 2019	IDA-59970	Loan Disb	46,172.25
Mar 22, 2019	IDA-59970	Loan Disb	75,746.96
Dec 15, 2022	IDA-59970	Int Charges	115,320.34
Mar 14, 2023	IDA-59970	Loan Disb	-24,950.47
Jun 15, 2023	IDA-59970	Loan Repay	4,027.90
Jun 23, 2023	IDA-59970	Loan Repay	533,498.70
Jun 23, 2023	IDA-59970	Int Charges	123,066.51
Jun 23, 2023	IDA-59970	Int Charges	123,066.51
Dec 15, 2020	IDA-59970	Int Charges	82,539.55
Dec 15, 2020	IDA-59970	Int Charges	548.42
Dec 15, 2020	IDA-59970	Int Charges	548.42
Jun 15, 2021	IDA-59970	Int Charges	1,612.52
Jun 15, 2021	IDA-59970	Int Charges	10,131.60
Jun 15, 2021	IDA-59970	Int Charges	10,131.60
Feb 4, 2021	IDA-59970	Loan Disb	146,760.73
Feb 4, 2021	IDA-59970	Loan Disb	90,443.84
Jul 13, 2021	IDA-59970	Loan Disb	114,474.06
Jun 15, 2021	IDA-59970	Int Charges	102,700.48
Jun 15, 2021	IDA-59970	Int Charges	102,700.48
Jun 15, 2021	IDA-59970	Int Charges	2,322.03
Jun 15, 2021	IDA-59970	Int Charges	2,322.03
Jun 15, 2021	IDA-59970	Int Charges	1,612.52
Apr 23, 2021	IDA-59970	Loan Disb	516,710.10
Sep 13, 2021	IDA-59970	Loan Disb	76,282.61
Nov 5, 2021	IDA-59970	Loan Disb	264,207.47
Oct 22, 2021	IDA-59970	Loan Disb	166,503.39
Apr 20, 2022	IDA-59970	Loan Disb	248,907.80
Mar 18, 2022	IDA-59970	Loan Disb	143,037.50
Jun 15, 2022	IDA-59970	Int Charges	1,646.70
Jun 15, 2022	IDA-59970	Int Charges	1,646.70
Jun 15, 2022	IDA-59970	Int Charges	111,702.91
Jun 15, 2022	IDA-59970	Int Charges	111,702.91
Nov 29, 2021	IDA-59970	Loan Disb	105,313.03
Jun 28, 2019	IDA-59970	Loan Disb	106,247.13
Jun 15, 2019	IDA-59970	Int Charges	1,223.43
Jun 15, 2019	IDA-59970	Int Charges	1,223.43
Jun 15, 2019	IDA-59970	Int Charges	108,311.46

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Procurement	Moderately Satisfactory	2022-12-10
Project Management	Satisfactory	2022-12-10
Overall Safeguards Rating	Satisfactory	2022-12-10
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2022-12-10
Financial Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2022-12-10
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2022-12-10
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2022-12-10
Overall Safeguards Rating	Satisfactory	2022-12-10

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 05-30-2023
Outcomes	Moderately Unsatisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 10-09-2023	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome		N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance		N/a
Government Performance		N/a
Implementing Agency		N/a
Icr Quality	High	N/a
M&e Quality	Modest	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Volume of international traffic: international communications (Internet, Telecoms and Data) per person Kbits per second per person Value 3.7 12.90 6.3
Date December 31, 2016 November 30, 2022
Comment
Access to Internet Services (number of subscribers per 100 people) Value 4.60 12.90 9.10
Date December 31, 2016 November 30, 2022
Comment
Average monthly price of international wholesale E1 capacity link from Bissau to Europe Value 4000.00 169.00 200.00
Date December 31, 2016 November 30, 2022
Comment
Direct project beneficiaries Value 1296222.00 1702619.00 1498332.00
Date December 31, 2016 November 30, 2022
Comment
Access to Telephone Services (fixed mainlines plus cellular phones per 100 people) Value 72.00 82.00 79.00
Date December 31, 2016 November 30, 2022
Comment
Female beneficiaries Value 51.00 51.00 51.00
Date December 31, 2016 June 26, 2018
Comment
Grievances registered related to delivery of project benefits that are actually addressed (%) Value 0.00 90.00 0.00
Date December 31, 2016 November 30, 2022
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Retail Price of Internet Services (per Mbit/s per Month, in US$) Value 736.00 206.00 429.00
Date December 31, 2016 November 30, 2022
Comment
Impact on Telecom sector of World Bank Technical Assistance (composite score: 1- low impact to 5-high impact) Value 0.00 3.00 2.00
Date December 31, 2016 November 30, 2022
Comment
number of operators and ISPs buying capacity from the infrastructure deployed Value 0.00 3.00 2.00
Date December 31, 2016 November 30, 2022
Comment
Number of cross border interconnection built Value 0.00 2.00 2.00
Date December 31, 2016 November 30, 2022
Comment

Volume of international traffic: international communications (Internet, Telecoms and Data) per person Kbits per second per person	Value	3.7	12.90	6.3
	Date	December 31, 2016	November 30, 2022
	Comment

Access to Internet Services (number of subscribers per 100 people)	Value	4.60	12.90	9.10
	Date	December 31, 2016	November 30, 2022
	Comment

Average monthly price of international wholesale E1 capacity link from Bissau to Europe	Value	4000.00	169.00	200.00
	Date	December 31, 2016	November 30, 2022
	Comment

Direct project beneficiaries	Value	1296222.00	1702619.00	1498332.00
	Date	December 31, 2016	November 30, 2022
	Comment

Access to Telephone Services (fixed mainlines plus cellular phones per 100 people)	Value	72.00	82.00	79.00
	Date	December 31, 2016	November 30, 2022
	Comment

Female beneficiaries	Value	51.00	51.00	51.00
	Date	December 31, 2016	June 26, 2018
	Comment

Grievances registered related to delivery of project benefits that are actually addressed (%)	Value	0.00	90.00	0.00
	Date	December 31, 2016	November 30, 2022
	Comment

Retail Price of Internet Services (per Mbit/s per Month, in US$)	Value	736.00	206.00	429.00
	Date	December 31, 2016	November 30, 2022
	Comment

Impact on Telecom sector of World Bank Technical Assistance (composite score: 1- low impact to 5-high impact)	Value	0.00	3.00	2.00
	Date	December 31, 2016	November 30, 2022
	Comment