P4: Pacific Regional Connectivity Program: Phase 3B, FJ Connectivity Project

Abstract*

The objectives of the Pacific Regional Connectivity Program Project for Fiji are to reduce the cost and increase the availability of internet services in the Northern Division of the Borrower’s territory. There are three components to the project, the first component being Submarine Cable System. This component comprising the following elements: design, supply and installation of a submarine optical fiber cable to connect Vanua Levu to the main SSCC... Show More

Development Objective

The objectives of the Project are to reduce the cost and increase the availability of internet services in the Northern Division ofthe Borrower’s territory.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P159297
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Natasha Beschorner , Peter Silarszky
Borrower 2
Republic of Fiji

Country
Fiji
Disclosure Date
May 1, 2016
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
November 30, 2016
Effective Date
January 12, 2017

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 6.36 million
Implementing Agency
Ministry of Communications
Region
East Asia and Pacific
Fiscal Year 3
2017

Commitment Amount
US$ 5.95 million
Environmental Category
B
Last Update Date
April 4, 2023
Closing Date
December 16, 2021

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 - ICT100%
- FY17 - ICT Policies10%
- FY17 - ICT Solutions97%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Disaster Risk Management100%
- FY17 - Disaster Preparedness100%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	5.95

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	5.95
IDA Commitment	N/A
IBRD + IDA Commitment	5.95

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	6.36

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$)
Jan 15, 2019	IBRD-86660	Int Charges	64,823.32
Jul 15, 2019	IBRD-86660	Int Charges	2,080.99
Jul 15, 2019	IBRD-86660	Int Charges	76,453.34
Jul 31, 2019	IBRD-86660	Loan Disb	52,867.32
Jan 15, 2024	IBRD-86660	Int Charges	156,212.31
Jan 15, 2024	IBRD-86660	Loan Repay	218,003.94
Jul 15, 2024	IBRD-86660	Int Charges	150,020.20
Jul 15, 2024	IBRD-86660	Loan Repay	218,003.94
Nov 30, 2016	IBRD-86660	Loan Commitment	5,950,000.00
Jul 15, 2024	IBRD-86660	Int Charges	1,025.68
Jan 15, 2024	IBRD-86660	Int Charges	2,139.82
Jan 15, 2023	IBRD-86660	Int Charges	6,178.91
Jan 15, 2023	IBRD-86660	Int Charges	107,991.78
Jan 15, 2023	IBRD-86660	Loan Repay	218,003.94
Jul 15, 2023	IBRD-86660	Int Charges	6,872.91
Jul 15, 2023	IBRD-86660	Int Charges	137,547.36
Jul 15, 2023	IBRD-86660	Loan Repay	218,003.94
Nov 30, 2021	IBRD-86660	Loan Disb	510,696.00
Dec 2, 2021	IBRD-86660	Loan Disb	246,200.94
Dec 6, 2021	IBRD-86660	Loan Disb	531,092.75
Jul 15, 2022	IBRD-86660	Int Charges	977.77
Jul 15, 2022	IBRD-86660	Int Charges	210.51
Jul 15, 2022	IBRD-86660	Int Charges	31,183.22
Jul 15, 2022	IBRD-86660	Loan Repay	218,003.94
Jul 15, 2022	IBRD-86660	Int Charges	380.59
Apr 16, 2022	IBRD-86660	Loan Cancel	337,741.30
Jan 15, 2022	IBRD-86660	Int Charges	19,449.58
Jan 15, 2022	IBRD-86660	Loan Repay	166,484.34
Jan 15, 2022	IBRD-86660	Int Charges	1,668.27
Jan 15, 2020	IBRD-86660	Int Charges	2,054.24
Jan 15, 2020	IBRD-86660	Int Charges	64,027.12
Jul 15, 2020	IBRD-86660	Int Charges	2,021.07
Jul 15, 2020	IBRD-86660	Int Charges	55,747.02
Jan 15, 2021	IBRD-86660	Int Charges	2,043.71
Jan 15, 2021	IBRD-86660	Int Charges	22,985.89
Jul 15, 2021	IBRD-86660	Int Charges	2,015.45
Jul 15, 2021	IBRD-86660	Int Charges	21,089.23
Jan 12, 2017	IBRD-86660	Loan Disb	14,875.00
Jan 12, 2017	IBRD-86660	Fee Charges	14,875.00
Jul 15, 2017	IBRD-86660	Int Charges	6,078.56
Jul 15, 2017	IBRD-86660	Int Charges	149.71
Jun 2, 2017	IBRD-86660	Loan Disb	203,128.95
Mar 9, 2018	IBRD-86660	Loan Disb	1,411,946.60
Mar 9, 2018	IBRD-86660	Loan Disb	479,385.80
Feb 23, 2018	IBRD-86660	Loan Disb	873,989.06
Jan 15, 2018	IBRD-86660	Int Charges	7,223.88
Jan 15, 2018	IBRD-86660	Int Charges	2,351.04
Jan 15, 2018	IBRD-86660	Int Charges	59.83
Jan 15, 2018	IBRD-86660	Int Charges	418.14
Aug 28, 2018	IBRD-86660	Loan Disb	1,092,802.90
Aug 28, 2018	IBRD-86660	Loan Disb	195,273.30
Jul 15, 2018	IBRD-86660	Int Charges	4,597.90
Jul 15, 2018	IBRD-86660	Int Charges	28,621.26
Jan 15, 2019	IBRD-86660	Int Charges	2,503.67

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Procurement	Moderately Satisfactory	2022-05-10
Project Management	Satisfactory	2022-05-10
Counterpart Funding	Satisfactory	2022-05-10
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2022-05-10
Financial Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2022-05-10
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Satisfactory	2022-05-10
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2022-05-10
Overall Safeguards Rating	Satisfactory	2022-05-10

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 10-17-2022
Outcomes	Substantial
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 03-31-2023	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Satisfactory	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	Substantial	N/a
M&e Quality	Substantial	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Access to Internet Services (number of subscribers per 100 people) Value 55.00 80.00 65.00
Date September 30, 2016 December 16, 2021
Comment
Wholesale Internet bandwidth price at point of interconnection US$/Mbps/month Value 110.00 75.00 95.00
Date September 30, 2016 December 16, 2021
Comment
Retail price of internet services (residential, base plan US$/GB) Value 0.60 0.30 0.45
Date September 30, 2016 December 16, 2021
Comment
Available internet bandwidth for the Northern Division (Gbps) Value 1.5 10.00 3.0
Date September 30, 2016 December 16, 2021
Comment
Regulatory framework supports open access and nondiscriminatory pricing Value No Yes Yes
Date September 30, 2016 December 16, 2021
Comment
Direct project beneficiaries Value 0.00 130000.00 0.00
Date September 30, 2016 December 16, 2021
Comment
Female beneficiaries Value 50.00 0.00 0.00
Date September 30, 2016 October 13, 2017
Comment
People provided with access to the Internet Value 0.00 6.00 0.00
Date May 18, 2022 December 31, 2021
Comment
People provided with access to the Internet - Female Value 0.00 3.00 0.00
Date May 18, 2021 December 31, 2021
Comment
Remote Locations having Emergency Communications Capability Value 0.00 8.00 0.00
Date May 18, 2021 December 31, 2021
Comment
Number of new community access sites created Value 0.00 12.00 0.00
Date May 18, 2021 December 31, 2021
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Length of Fiber Optic Network Built (km) Value 0.00 95.00 0.00
Date September 30, 2016 May 25, 2021
Comment
Regulatory framework provides for open access to domestic optical fibre networks Value No Yes
Date September 30, 2016 May 25, 2021
Comment
Cost-based interconnection rates for Savusavu cable, under nondiscriminatory pricing regime Value No Yes
Date September 30, 2016 May 25, 2021
Comment

Access to Internet Services (number of subscribers per 100 people)	Value	55.00	80.00	65.00
	Date	September 30, 2016	December 16, 2021
	Comment

Wholesale Internet bandwidth price at point of interconnection US$/Mbps/month	Value	110.00	75.00	95.00
	Date	September 30, 2016	December 16, 2021
	Comment

Retail price of internet services (residential, base plan US$/GB)	Value	0.60	0.30	0.45
	Date	September 30, 2016	December 16, 2021
	Comment

Available internet bandwidth for the Northern Division (Gbps)	Value	1.5	10.00	3.0
	Date	September 30, 2016	December 16, 2021
	Comment

Direct project beneficiaries	Value	0.00	130000.00	0.00
	Date	September 30, 2016	December 16, 2021
	Comment

Female beneficiaries	Value	50.00	0.00	0.00
	Date	September 30, 2016	October 13, 2017
	Comment

Remote Locations having Emergency Communications Capability	Value	0.00	8.00	0.00
	Date	May 18, 2021	December 31, 2021
	Comment

Number of new community access sites created	Value	0.00	12.00	0.00
	Date	May 18, 2021	December 31, 2021
	Comment

Regulatory framework provides for open access to domestic optical fibre networks	Value	No	Yes
	Date	September 30, 2016	May 25, 2021
	Comment

Cost-based interconnection rates for Savusavu cable, under nondiscriminatory pricing regime	Value	No	Yes
	Date	September 30, 2016	May 25, 2021
	Comment