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Energy Service Improvement Project

Abstract*

The development objective of the Energy Service Improvement Project for Benin is to improve power utility operational performance; expand electricity access in targeted areas; and promote community-based management of forest resources. The project comprises of four components. The first component, improvement of SBEE’s commercial performance will help SBEE reduce commercial losses and adopt a customer-oriented perspective. The second component, distribution...

* The project abstract is drawn from the PAD, SAR or PGD and may not accurately reflect the project's current nature

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Development Objective

The project development objective is to improve SBEE’s operational performance; expand electricity access in targeted areas; and promote community-based management of forest resources.

Key Details

Project Details

  • P161015

  • Closed

  • Justin Beleoken Sanguen , Lucine Lominy, Saliou Aitcheou

  • Government of the Republic of Benin

  • Benin

  • May 21, 2017

  • (as of board presentation)

    June 23, 2017

  • February 12, 2018

  • US$ 61.00 million

  • Ministry of Energy, Water and Mines

  • Western and Central Africa

  • 2017

  • US$ 60.00 million

  • B

  • Not Applicable

  • December 31, 2023

  • Yes

  • BANK APPROVED

  • February 13, 2024

  • Notes

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

No data available.
Financier Commitments
IDA Credit 60.00
Borrower/Recipient 1.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment N/A
IDA Commitment 60.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment 60.00
Lending Instrument
Grant Amount N/A
Total Project Cost** 61.00

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of June 30, 2025

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Financier Approval Date Closing Date Principal Disbursed Repayments Interest, Charges & Fees

Detailed Financial Activity as of June 30, 2025

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Period Financier Transaction Type Amount (US$)
Dec 6, 2019 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 834,129.10
Dec 27, 2019 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 1,048,774.60
Feb 12, 2018 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 168,405.75
Feb 12, 2018 IDA-61050 Fee Charges 168,405.75
Sep 17, 2018 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 46,709.88
Jan 24, 2019 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 7,634.41
Aug 15, 2018 IDA-61050 Int Charges 11,977.14
Dec 12, 2018 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 44,258.39
May 16, 2018 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 1,438,021.10
Aug 15, 2018 IDA-61050 Int Charges 142,379.55
Oct 22, 2018 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 28,414.86
Dec 19, 2018 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 297,841.53
Feb 15, 2019 IDA-61050 Int Charges 75,803.63
Feb 15, 2019 IDA-61050 Int Charges 22,966.73
Dec 19, 2018 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 141,553.67
Mar 1, 2019 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 864,616.75
Jun 28, 2022 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 916,826.90
Jan 14, 2022 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 1,031,797.75
Jan 13, 2021 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 237,289.55
Dec 14, 2020 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 352,585.80
Feb 15, 2021 IDA-61050 Int Charges 4,659.68
Feb 15, 2021 IDA-61050 Int Charges 50,270.99
Feb 15, 2021 IDA-61050 Int Charges 379,042.16
Feb 22, 2021 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 137,906.17
Mar 23, 2021 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 248,939.89
Apr 21, 2021 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 89,583.29
Jul 21, 2021 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 385,221.30
Apr 12, 2021 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 455,702.53
May 26, 2021 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 202,937.89
Jun 17, 2021 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 1,273,315.10
Jun 17, 2021 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 292,718.38
Sep 21, 2021 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 1,068,003.40
Feb 19, 2020 IDA-61050 Int Charges 235.50
Mar 19, 2020 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 476,597.00
Mar 19, 2020 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 207,640.90
Nov 18, 2019 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 1,770,912.10
Aug 15, 2019 IDA-61050 Int Charges 1,745.82
Aug 15, 2019 IDA-61050 Int Charges 71,877.58
Oct 9, 2019 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 514,407.88
Aug 15, 2019 IDA-61050 Int Charges 45,947.63
Sep 13, 2019 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 2,948,404.80
Dec 27, 2019 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 459,140.38
Nov 10, 2022 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 194,813.05
Apr 28, 2023 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 529,635.50
Apr 25, 2023 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 733,379.70
Apr 3, 2023 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 767,478.75
Jan 23, 2023 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 765,003.10
Feb 17, 2023 IDA-61050 Int Charges 525,982.90
Mar 14, 2023 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 496,097.03
Mar 14, 2023 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 1,388,659.80
Feb 24, 2023 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 194,884.30
Aug 15, 2021 IDA-61050 Int Charges 528.89
Aug 15, 2021 IDA-61050 Int Charges 45,314.02
Aug 15, 2021 IDA-61050 Int Charges 390,939.25
Aug 16, 2021 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 225,466.10
Oct 19, 2021 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 444,774.88
Nov 29, 2021 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 401,290.88
Apr 26, 2022 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 552,544.10
Jun 14, 2022 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 340,069.88
Mar 16, 2022 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 674,187.50
May 24, 2022 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 433,414.56
Jul 12, 2022 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 92,233.24
Jun 23, 2022 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 243,020.33
Feb 15, 2022 IDA-61050 Int Charges 6,877.58
Feb 15, 2022 IDA-61050 Int Charges 39,314.42
Feb 15, 2022 IDA-61050 Int Charges 430,532.90
Dec 15, 2021 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 498,485.25
Feb 18, 2020 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 1,176,434.80
Feb 18, 2020 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 729,105.50
Mar 19, 2020 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 1,309,700.40
Dec 31, 2019 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 1,286,798.90
Feb 18, 2020 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 124,615.08
Dec 31, 2019 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 426,384.28
Jan 15, 2020 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 708,545.70
Jan 15, 2020 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 616,523.44
Jan 15, 2020 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 102,615.55
Feb 19, 2020 IDA-61050 Int Charges 62,649.45
Feb 19, 2020 IDA-61050 Int Charges 121,033.73
Dec 16, 2019 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 223,678.72
Apr 24, 2020 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 103,410.72
May 12, 2020 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 1,071,719.20
Jun 17, 2020 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 853,197.56
Jun 17, 2020 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 95,159.18
May 19, 2020 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 313,775.62
Oct 13, 2020 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 179,126.90
Aug 17, 2020 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 99,688.87
Aug 18, 2020 IDA-61050 Int Charges 53,530.39
Aug 18, 2020 IDA-61050 Int Charges 312,354.44
Aug 26, 2020 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 311,757.56
Aug 18, 2020 IDA-61050 Int Charges 15,777.01
Sep 18, 2020 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 1,198,060.00
Jul 15, 2020 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 162,358.42
Nov 17, 2020 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 198,718.55
Sep 11, 2020 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 76,113.21
May 14, 2019 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 285,047.88
Mar 19, 2019 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 80,890.62
Feb 28, 2019 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 18,845.07
Jun 13, 2019 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 144,443.06
Sep 17, 2019 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 82,346.08
Apr 16, 2019 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 169,473.12
Oct 17, 2019 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 855,319.60
Nov 15, 2019 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 73,937.77
Oct 10, 2019 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 172,511.77
Aug 13, 2019 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 112,281.11
Jul 18, 2019 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 117,416.05
Jun 23, 2017 IDA-61050 Loan Commitment 60,000,000.00
Dec 22, 2023 IDA-61050 Loan Cancel 7,951,951.00
Oct 10, 2023 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 572,887.70
Nov 16, 2023 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 473,170.34
Oct 13, 2023 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 1,196,002.50
Dec 28, 2023 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 731,121.80
Dec 14, 2023 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 514,816.30
Aug 19, 2024 IDA-61050 Int Charges 749,475.50
Aug 15, 2024 IDA-61050 Int Charges 1.29
Aug 15, 2024 IDA-61050 Int Charges 532.16
Feb 16, 2024 IDA-61050 Int Charges 706,159.90
Feb 16, 2024 IDA-61050 Int Charges 2,996.18
Feb 16, 2024 IDA-61050 Int Charges 9,181.36
Feb 17, 2023 IDA-61050 Int Charges 4,278.58
Feb 17, 2023 IDA-61050 Int Charges 26,829.24
Sep 15, 2023 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 299,931.78
Aug 16, 2023 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 813,481.00
Aug 22, 2023 IDA-61050 Int Charges 1,822.82
Aug 22, 2023 IDA-61050 Int Charges 19,939.31
Aug 22, 2023 IDA-61050 Int Charges 618,626.10
Jul 21, 2023 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 108,946.77
Sep 26, 2023 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 505,774.78
Jun 8, 2023 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 1,004,790.30
May 17, 2023 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 855,271.56
May 17, 2023 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 639,643.20
Jun 23, 2023 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 755,849.80
May 23, 2023 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 119,727.92
Aug 15, 2022 IDA-61050 Int Charges 11,157.54
Jan 12, 2022 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 710,938.10
Aug 15, 2022 IDA-61050 Int Charges 28,707.62
Aug 15, 2022 IDA-61050 Int Charges 463,890.94
Aug 31, 2022 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 191,243.34
Dec 17, 2021 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 633,941.94
Dec 17, 2021 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 860,104.75
Feb 25, 2022 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 469,271.50
Dec 28, 2022 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 176,335.56
Nov 21, 2022 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 149,270.77
Sep 21, 2022 IDA-61050 Loan Disb 679,504.25

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name Review Date
Project Management Satisfactory 2023-06-30
Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory 2023-06-30
Procurement Satisfactory 2023-06-30
Financial Management Satisfactory 2023-06-30
Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory 2023-06-30
Counterpart Funding Satisfactory 2023-06-30
Monitoring and Evaluation Satisfactory 2023-06-30

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATORIMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 08-29-2024
OutcomesSatisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank PerformanceSatisfactory
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATORICR REVIEW: 02-18-2025PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome RatingSatisfactory N/a
Risk To Development OutcomeN/a
Bank PerformanceSatisfactoryN/a
Borrower PerformanceN/a
Government PerformanceN/a
Implementing AgencyN/a
Icr QualitySubstantialN/a
M&e QualitySubstantialN/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • Increased revenues from targeted high-consuming customers (%)Value0.000.0010.00
    DateMarch 6, 2017June 23, 2023December 31, 2023
    Comment
  • Hectares of forest covered by community-based forest management plans (number)Value0.00300000.00300000.00
    DateJune 23, 2017June 23, 2023December 31, 2023
    Comment
  • People provided with new or improved electricity service (number) (Corporate Results Indicator)Value0.00263172.00125000.00
    DateMarch 6, 2017June 23, 2023December 31, 2023
    Comment
  • Reduction of losses (%)Value24.0024.9021.00
    DateMarch 6, 2017June 23, 2023December 31, 2023
    Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • Management Improvement Plan (MIP) developed and approved and implementedValueNo MIPMIP developed and implementedMIP developed and implemented
    DateMarch 6, 2017June 23, 2023December 31, 2023
    Comment
  • Average duration of power outages per year in HV/MV substations rehabilitated by the project (hours)Value2h31mn25s0% reduction50% of reduction is targeted
    DateMarch 6, 2017June 23, 2023December 31, 2023
    Comment
  • Implementation of a revenue protection program (RPP)ValueNo RPFThe contract implementation is ongoingRPP is implemented
    DateMarch 6, 2017June 23, 2023December 31, 2023
    Comment
  • Households provided with improved electricity connectionValue0.0022091.0015000.00
    DateMarch 6, 2017June 23, 2023December 31, 2023
    Comment
  • New forest management plans developed in the municipalities of Djougou, N'Dali and PèrèrèValueNoYesYes
    DateMarch 6, 2017June 23, 2023December 31, 2023
    Comment
  • Support to income generating activitiesValueNo support1400 bee hives constructed. 140 beekeepers trained8 honey production centers; 8 water boreholes; 800
    DateMarch 6, 2017June 23, 2023December 31, 2023
    Comment
  • Institutional strengthening study conducted and capacity building plan implementedValueA former outdated study is availableThe activity was put on holdCapacity building plan is fully implemented
    DateMarch 6, 2017June 23, 2023December 31, 2023
    Comment
  • Investment prospectus for acces scale up developedValueNo investment prospectusThe National Electrification Strategy has been appDonors conference on investment prospectus done
    DateMarch 6, 2017June 23, 2023December 31, 2023
    Comment
  • Call Center installed and running at SBEEValueNo Call CenterThe installation of the call center is completedSBEE possesses and runs a call center
    DateMarch 6, 2017June 23, 2023December 31, 2023
    Comment
  • Increased revenues from beneficiaries of income generating activities funded by the projectValue0.000.0030.00
    DateMarch 6, 2017June 23, 2023December 31, 2023
    Comment
  • HV/MV stations rehabilitated by the projectValue0.000.003.00
    DateMarch 6, 2017June 23, 2023December 31, 2023
    Comment
  • Staff trained through the projectValue0.00331.00100.00
    DateMarch 6, 2017June 23, 2023December 31, 2023
    Comment
  • Prepaid meters installed in targeted project areasValue0.0069086.0050000.00
    DateMarch 6, 2017June 23, 2023December 31, 2023
    Comment
  • SBEE customer satisfaction survey conducted and report by SBEE on how to address customers’ feedbackValueNo SurveyNo SurveyCustomer satisfaction survey conducted at project
    DateDecember 19, 2022June 23, 2023December 31, 2023
    Comment
  • Average annual voltage supplied to households in rehabilitated areasValue180.00180.00210.00
    DateMarch 6, 2017June 23, 2023December 31, 2023
    Comment
  • Female-headed households provided with new or improved electricity connectionValue0.0017.8510.00
    DateMarch 6, 2017June 23, 2023December 31, 2023
    Comment
  • MV/LV sub-stations installed in the project areasValue0.000.0060.00
    DateMarch 6, 2017June 23, 2023December 31, 2023
    Comment
  • People provided with access to electricity services under the project by household connections (grid or off-grid).Value0.0046995.0010000.00
    DateMarch 6, 2017June 23, 2023December 31, 2023
    Comment