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Sao Tome and Principe Transport Sector Development and Coastal Protection Project

Abstract*

The development objective of the Transport Sector Development and Coastal Protection Project for Sao Tome and Principe is to improve connectivity, sustainability, safety, and climate resilience of selected roads. The project comprises of four components. The first component, road sector institutional strengthening will consolidate the road sector institutional set up and improve road asset management practices with a focus on climate resilience and... Show More

Development Objective

The proposed PDOs is to improve connectivity, sustainability, safety and climate resilience of selected roads.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P161842
Status
Active
Team Leader
Juan Miguel Velasquez , Mustapha Benmaamar
Borrower 2
Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe,Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe

Country
Sao Tome and Principe
Disclosure Date
June 20, 2018
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
March 22, 2019
Effective Date
July 8, 2019

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 29.00 million
Implementing Agency
AFAP (Agência Fiduciária de Administração de Projectos),AFAP (Agência Fiduciária de Administração de Projectos),INAE (Instituto Nacional de Estradas),INAE (Instituto Nacional de Estradas)
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2019

Commitment Amount
US$ 29.00 million
Environmental Category
B
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
June 30, 2027

Consultant Services required
Yes
Last Stage Reached
Bank Approved
Last Update Date
June 5, 2024

Associated Projects
P508575

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 - Environment and Natural Resource Management

FY17 - Climate change96%
- FY17 - Adaptation73%
- FY17 - Mitigation23%
FY17 - Renewable Natural Resources Asset Management19%
- FY17 - Coastal Zone Management19%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Disaster Risk Management100%
- FY17 - Disaster Risk Reduction100%
FY17 - Road Safety100%
FY17 - Urban Development100%
- FY17 - Public Transport100%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Grant	29.00
IDA Grant	29.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	29.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	29.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	29.00

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

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of October 31, 2025

No data available.

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2025-05-15
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2025-05-15
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Satisfactory	2025-05-15
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Satisfactory	2025-05-15
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2025-05-15
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2025-05-15
Procurement	Moderately Satisfactory	2025-05-15
Procurement	Moderately Satisfactory	2025-05-15
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Satisfactory	2025-05-15
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Satisfactory	2025-05-15
Project Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2025-05-15
Project Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2025-05-15

COMPLETION RATINGS

No data available.

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

No data available.

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Average travel time to go from São Tome to Guadalupe by car Value 19.00 17.00 17.00
Date January 1, 2019 June 27, 2023 December 29, 2023
Comment
Average travel time to go from São Tome to Guadalupe by car Value 19.00 17.00 17.00
Date January 1, 2019 June 27, 2023 December 29, 2023
Comment
Length of roads made resilient to climate and disaster risk Value 13.30 0.00 13.30
Date June 27, 2023 May 9, 2019 December 29, 2023
Comment
Length of roads made resilient to climate and disaster risk Value 13.30 0.00 13.30
Date June 27, 2023 May 9, 2019 December 29, 2023
Comment

Percentage of road accident black spots corrected based on the number of small-scale road safety interventions on the road network	Value	0.00	0.00	50.00
	Date	January 1, 2019	May 9, 2019	December 29, 2023
	Comment

Percentage of road accident black spots corrected based on the number of small-scale road safety interventions on the road network	Value	0.00	0.00	50.00
	Date	January 1, 2019	May 9, 2019	December 29, 2023
	Comment

Reduction in vehicle operating cost on the project road section for cars per km Value 0.33 0.33 0.29
Date January 1, 2019 May 9, 2019 December 29, 2023
Comment
Reduction in vehicle operating cost on the project road section for cars per km Value 0.33 0.33 0.29
Date January 1, 2019 May 9, 2019 December 29, 2023
Comment
Road asset management system developed and implemented to inform the annual road maintenance program Value No No Yes
Date January 1, 2019 May 9, 2019 December 29, 2023
Comment
Road asset management system developed and implemented to inform the annual road maintenance program Value No No Yes
Date January 1, 2019 May 9, 2019 December 29, 2023
Comment
Vehicle operating cost on the project road section for trucks per km Value 0.90 0.90 0.76
Date January 1, 2019 May 9, 2019 December 29, 2023
Comment
Vehicle operating cost on the project road section for trucks per km Value 0.90 0.90 0.76
Date January 1, 2019 May 9, 2019 December 29, 2023
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Adequate equipment used for traffic surveys and road asset inventory conditions Value No No Yes
Date January 1, 2019 May 9, 2019 December 29, 2023
Comment
Adequate equipment used for traffic surveys and road asset inventory conditions Value No No Yes
Date January 1, 2019 May 9, 2019 December 29, 2023
Comment
Climate resilience design guidance manual prepared and piloted Value No No Yes
Date July 25, 2019 May 9, 2019 December 31, 2023
Comment
Climate resilience design guidance manual prepared and piloted Value No No Yes
Date July 25, 2019 May 9, 2019 December 31, 2023
Comment
Climate vulnerability assessment developed and used to inform maintenance and future investment strategies Value No Yes Yes
Date January 1, 2019 December 31, 2023 December 29, 2023
Comment
Climate vulnerability assessment developed and used to inform maintenance and future investment strategies Value No Yes Yes
Date January 1, 2019 December 31, 2023 December 29, 2023
Comment
Grievances responded an/or resolved within the stipulated service standards Value 0.00 0.00 100.00
Date January 1, 2019 May 9, 2019 December 29, 2023
Comment
Grievances responded an/or resolved within the stipulated service standards Value 0.00 0.00 100.00
Date January 1, 2019 May 9, 2019 December 29, 2023
Comment

Length of road with drainage condition improved (with construction of new channel or new and upgraded drainage outfall channels)	Value	13.30	13.30	13.30
	Date	June 27, 2023	December 29, 2023	December 29, 2023
	Comment

Length of road with drainage condition improved (with construction of new channel or new and upgraded drainage outfall channels)	Value	13.30	13.30	13.30
	Date	June 27, 2023	December 29, 2023	December 29, 2023
	Comment

Number of maintenance community groups trained to use innovative techniques (including using eco-system based appraoches) for road maintenance and stabilization and coastal protection	Value	0.00	0.00	30.00
	Date	January 1, 2019	May 9, 2019	December 29, 2023
	Comment

Number of maintenance community groups trained to use innovative techniques (including using eco-system based appraoches) for road maintenance and stabilization and coastal protection	Value	0.00	0.00	30.00
	Date	January 1, 2019	May 9, 2019	December 29, 2023
	Comment

Number of small scale interventions piloted to increase resilience of the road network Value 0.00 0.00 10.00
Date January 1, 2019 May 9, 2019 December 29, 2023
Comment
Number of small scale interventions piloted to increase resilience of the road network Value 0.00 0.00 10.00
Date January 1, 2019 May 9, 2019 December 29, 2023
Comment
People with enhanced access to transportation services Value 0.00 98800.00 98800.00
Date December 1, 2019 September 26, 2023 June 30, 2024
Comment
People with enhanced access to transportation services Value 0.00 98800.00 98800.00
Date December 1, 2019 September 26, 2023 June 30, 2024
Comment
People with enhanced access to transportation services - Roads/Highways Value 0.00 98800.00 98800.00
Date December 1, 2019 September 26, 2023 June 30, 2024
Comment
People with enhanced access to transportation services - Roads/Highways Value 0.00 98800.00 98800.00
Date December 1, 2019 September 26, 2023 June 30, 2024
Comment
Percentage of women among the members of GIMEs being trained (including on time and project management) to provide better job opportunities Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date
Comment
Percentage of women among the members of GIMEs being trained (including on time and project management) to provide better job opportunities Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date
Comment
Road Safety Strategy prepared, and start of implementation of its action plan Value No No Yes
Date January 1, 2019 May 9, 2019 December 29, 2023
Comment
Road Safety Strategy prepared, and start of implementation of its action plan Value No No Yes
Date January 1, 2019 May 9, 2019 December 29, 2023
Comment
Roads rehabilitated - non-rural Value 0.00 0.00 7.05
Date January 1, 2019 December 29, 2023
Comment
Roads rehabilitated - non-rural Value 0.00 0.00 7.05
Date January 1, 2019 December 29, 2023
Comment
Roads rehabilitated - rural Value 0.00 0.00 6.25
Date January 1, 2019 December 29, 2023
Comment
Roads rehabilitated - rural Value 0.00 0.00 6.25
Date January 1, 2019 December 29, 2023
Comment
Roads rehablitated Value 0.00 13.30 13.30
Date January 1, 2019 December 29, 2023 December 29, 2023
Comment
Roads rehablitated Value 0.00 13.30 13.30
Date January 1, 2019 December 29, 2023 December 29, 2023
Comment
Share of GIME management positions held by women (Managers, Brigade Leader and Treasurers) Value 16.00 16.00 32.00
Date May 21, 2019 May 21, 2019 June 30, 2024
Comment
Share of GIME management positions held by women (Managers, Brigade Leader and Treasurers) Value 16.00 16.00 32.00
Date May 21, 2019 May 21, 2019 June 30, 2024
Comment
Total length of sidewalks built or rehabilitated Value 0.00 12.00 14.40
Date January 1, 2019 June 27, 2023 December 29, 2023
Comment
Total length of sidewalks built or rehabilitated Value 0.00 12.00 14.40
Date January 1, 2019 June 27, 2023 December 29, 2023
Comment
Updated road asset management system in place and implemented to prepare road maintenance programs Value No No Yes
Date January 1, 2019 May 9, 2019 December 29, 2023
Comment
Updated road asset management system in place and implemented to prepare road maintenance programs Value No No Yes
Date January 1, 2019 May 9, 2019 December 29, 2023
Comment

Average travel time to go from São Tome to Guadalupe by car	Value	19.00	17.00	17.00
	Date	January 1, 2019	June 27, 2023	December 29, 2023
	Comment

Reduction in vehicle operating cost on the project road section for cars per km	Value	0.33	0.33	0.29
	Date	January 1, 2019	May 9, 2019	December 29, 2023
	Comment

Vehicle operating cost on the project road section for trucks per km	Value	0.90	0.90	0.76
	Date	January 1, 2019	May 9, 2019	December 29, 2023
	Comment

Roads rehabilitated - non-rural	Value	0.00	0.00	7.05
	Date	January 1, 2019		December 29, 2023
	Comment

Roads rehabilitated - rural	Value	0.00	0.00	6.25
	Date	January 1, 2019		December 29, 2023
	Comment

Roads rehablitated	Value	0.00	13.30	13.30
	Date	January 1, 2019	December 29, 2023	December 29, 2023
	Comment

Share of GIME management positions held by women (Managers, Brigade Leader and Treasurers)	Value	16.00	16.00	32.00
	Date	May 21, 2019	May 21, 2019	June 30, 2024
	Comment

Sao Tome and Principe Transport Sector Development and Coastal Protection Project

Abstract*

Development Objective

Key Details

Project Details

Sectors

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Project Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

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

Detailed Financial Activity as of October 31, 2025

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS