THREE CITIES SANITATION PROJECT

Abstract*

The Three Cities Sanitation Project for Vietnam aims to a) sustain improvements to public health, and b) increase economic development by reducing the incidence of flooding, upgrading the urban environment, and developing more efficient and financially sustainable sanitation and drainage companies in Da Nang, Haiphong, and Quang Ninh Province. The project complements an ongoing IDA (International Development Association)-assisted water supply project... Show More

Development Objective

(a) sustained improvements to public health, and (b) increased economic development, by reducing the incidence of flooding; upgrading the urban environment; and developing more efficient and financially sustainable sanitation and drainage companies (SDCOs) in Danang, Haiphong and Quang Ninh Province (Halong City and Cam Pha).

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P051553
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Hung Duy Le
Borrower 2
N/A

Country
Viet Nam
Disclosure Date
February 12, 1998
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
May 18, 1999
Effective Date
January 31, 2000

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 119.50 million
Implementing Agency
N/A
Region
East Asia and Pacific
Fiscal Year 3
1999

Commitment Amount
US$ 99.24 million
Environmental Category
A
Last Update Date
January 15, 2013
Closing Date
June 30, 2008

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 - Environment and Natural Resource Management

FY17 - Environmental Health and Pollution Management21%
- FY17 - Air quality management7%
- FY17 - Soil Pollution7%
- FY17 - Water Pollution7%
FY17 - Environmental policies and institutions23%

FY17 - Public Sector Management

FY17 - Public Administration11%
- FY17 - Administrative and Civil Service Reform3%
- FY17 - Municipal Institution Building8%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Urban Development44%
- FY17 - Municipal Finance22%
- FY17 - Urban Infrastructure and Service Delivery22%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
US: Agency for International Development (USAID)	1.24
DENMARK, Govt. of	11.70
FINLAND, Govt. of (Except for Min. for Foreign Affairs)	5.80
IDA Credit	80.50

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	80.50
IBRD + IDA Commitment	80.50

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	18.74
Total Project Cost**	119.50

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$)
Oct 1, 2016	IDA-32110	Int Charges	233,526.77
Oct 1, 2016	IDA-32110	Int Charges	233,526.77
Oct 1, 2016	IDA-32110	Int Charges	21,424.20
Oct 1, 2016	IDA-32110	Int Charges	21,424.20
Oct 1, 2016	IDA-32110	Loan Repay	724,112.40
Apr 1, 2016	IDA-32110	Int Charges	3,895.13
Apr 1, 2016	IDA-32110	Int Charges	3,895.13
Apr 1, 2016	IDA-32110	Int Charges	216,867.94
Apr 1, 2016	IDA-32110	Int Charges	216,867.94
Apr 1, 2016	IDA-32110	Loan Repay	731,022.50
Oct 1, 2015	IDA-32110	Int Charges	235,857.25
Oct 1, 2015	IDA-32110	Int Charges	235,857.25
Oct 1, 2015	IDA-32110	Loan Repay	705,661.70
Oct 1, 2015	IDA-32110	Loan Repay	20,785.19
Apr 1, 2015	IDA-32110	Loan Repay	33,820.73
Apr 1, 2015	IDA-32110	Int Charges	238,894.06
Apr 1, 2015	IDA-32110	Int Charges	238,894.06
Apr 1, 2015	IDA-32110	Loan Repay	681,965.30
Apr 1, 2014	IDA-32110	Int Charges	265,743.94
Apr 1, 2014	IDA-32110	Int Charges	265,743.94
Apr 1, 2014	IDA-32110	Loan Repay	801,633.06
Apr 1, 2014	IDA-32110	Int Charges	18,499.86
Apr 1, 2014	IDA-32110	Int Charges	18,499.86
Oct 1, 2013	IDA-32110	Int Charges	256,667.88
Oct 1, 2013	IDA-32110	Int Charges	256,667.88
Oct 1, 2013	IDA-32110	Loan Repay	29,603.37
Oct 1, 2013	IDA-32110	Loan Repay	767,692.70
Oct 1, 2014	IDA-32110	Int Charges	259,596.55
Oct 1, 2014	IDA-32110	Int Charges	259,596.55
Oct 1, 2014	IDA-32110	Int Charges	7,497.49
Oct 1, 2014	IDA-32110	Int Charges	7,497.49
Oct 1, 2014	IDA-32110	Loan Repay	769,173.25
May 18, 1999	IDA-32110	Loan Commitment	80,500,000.00
Apr 1, 2024	IDA-32110	Loan Repay	2,692,763.20
Apr 1, 2024	IDA-32110	Int Charges	133,905.53
Apr 1, 2024	IDA-32110	Int Charges	133,905.53
Oct 1, 2023	IDA-32110	Loan Repay	2,714,891.00
Oct 1, 2023	IDA-32110	Int Charges	143,258.12
Oct 1, 2023	IDA-32110	Int Charges	143,258.12
Oct 1, 2023	IDA-32110	Loan Repay	13,830.43
Apr 1, 2024	IDA-32110	Loan Repay	54,011.50
Oct 1, 2022	IDA-32110	Loan Repay	2,617,079.20
Oct 1, 2022	IDA-32110	Int Charges	159,353.34
Oct 1, 2022	IDA-32110	Int Charges	159,353.34
Oct 1, 2022	IDA-32110	Loan Repay	38,805.96
Apr 1, 2023	IDA-32110	Int Charges	157,021.77
Apr 1, 2023	IDA-32110	Int Charges	157,021.77
Apr 1, 2023	IDA-32110	Loan Repay	2,692,796.80
Apr 1, 2023	IDA-32110	Loan Repay	98,696.57
Apr 1, 2022	IDA-32110	Int Charges	182,607.95
Apr 1, 2022	IDA-32110	Int Charges	182,607.95
Apr 1, 2022	IDA-32110	Loan Repay	37,857.34
Apr 1, 2022	IDA-32110	Loan Repay	2,826,576.00
Oct 1, 2021	IDA-32110	Loan Repay	25,615.22
Oct 1, 2021	IDA-32110	Loan Repay	2,903,768.80
Oct 1, 2021	IDA-32110	Int Charges	197,733.77
Oct 1, 2021	IDA-32110	Int Charges	197,733.77
Apr 1, 2021	IDA-32110	Loan Repay	3,022.78
Apr 1, 2021	IDA-32110	Loan Repay	1,466,794.80
Apr 1, 2021	IDA-32110	Int Charges	203,937.52
Apr 1, 2021	IDA-32110	Int Charges	203,937.52
Oct 1, 2020	IDA-32110	Int Charges	208,547.44
Oct 1, 2020	IDA-32110	Int Charges	208,547.44
Oct 1, 2020	IDA-32110	Loan Repay	13,129.81
Oct 1, 2020	IDA-32110	Loan Repay	1,450,358.60
Apr 1, 2020	IDA-32110	Loan Repay	1,408,123.10
Apr 1, 2020	IDA-32110	Int Charges	207,266.30
Apr 1, 2020	IDA-32110	Int Charges	207,266.30
Apr 1, 2020	IDA-32110	Loan Repay	9,080.15
Oct 1, 2019	IDA-32110	Loan Repay	1,406,200.80
Oct 1, 2019	IDA-32110	Loan Repay	6,966.45
Oct 1, 2019	IDA-32110	Int Charges	211,975.39
Oct 1, 2019	IDA-32110	Int Charges	211,975.39
Apr 1, 2019	IDA-32110	Loan Repay	4,965.15
Apr 1, 2019	IDA-32110	Loan Repay	715,173.44
Apr 1, 2019	IDA-32110	Int Charges	218,742.56
Apr 1, 2019	IDA-32110	Int Charges	218,742.56
Oct 1, 2018	IDA-32110	Loan Repay	1,108.84
Oct 1, 2018	IDA-32110	Loan Repay	722,988.00
Oct 1, 2018	IDA-32110	Int Charges	222,660.30
Oct 1, 2018	IDA-32110	Int Charges	222,660.30
Apr 1, 2018	IDA-32110	Loan Repay	752,350.00
Apr 1, 2018	IDA-32110	Int Charges	31.24
Apr 1, 2018	IDA-32110	Int Charges	31.24
Apr 1, 2018	IDA-32110	Int Charges	234,753.77
Apr 1, 2018	IDA-32110	Int Charges	234,753.77
Apr 1, 2018	IDA-32110	Loan Repay	1,877.33
Oct 3, 2017	IDA-32110	Int Charges	230,275.88
Oct 3, 2017	IDA-32110	Int Charges	230,275.88
Oct 1, 2017	IDA-32110	Loan Repay	4,200.60
Oct 3, 2017	IDA-32110	Loan Repay	726,844.56
Apr 1, 2017	IDA-32110	Loan Repay	785.62
Apr 1, 2017	IDA-32110	Loan Repay	703,115.25
Apr 1, 2017	IDA-32110	Int Charges	224,368.88
Apr 1, 2017	IDA-32110	Int Charges	224,368.88

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Overall Safeguards Rating	Satisfactory	2009-04-23
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Satisfactory	2009-04-23
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2009-04-23
Counterpart Funding	Satisfactory	2009-04-23
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2009-04-23
Procurement	Satisfactory	2009-04-23
Project Management	Satisfactory	2009-04-23
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2009-04-23

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 06-25-2009
Outcomes	Substantial
Risk to Development Outcome	Modest
Bank Performance	Substantial
Borrower Performance	Substantial
Government Performance	Substantial
Implementing Agency	Substantial

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 04-25-2012	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT: 04-14-2010
Outcome Rating	Moderately Satisfactory	Moderately Satisfactory
Risk To Development Outcome	Significant	Significant
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	Moderately Satisfactory
Government Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	Moderately Satisfactory
Implementing Agency	Not Rated	Moderately Satisfactory
Icr Quality	Not Rated	Satisfactory
M&e Quality	Modest	Modest

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Developing more efficient and financially sustainable utility companies. Cost recovery of operating, maintenance and depreciation of movable assests	Value	Year 1999 Actual. Haiphong: 0%; Halong: 37%; Cam P	Year 2007 Actual: Haiphong: 75%; Danang: 76% Halon	Year 2008 Planned Haiphong: 100%; Halong: 100%; C
	Date	December 31, 1999	December 31, 2008	June 30, 2008
	Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT: Annual weight of waste collected in tonnes	Value	Year 1999: Danang: 100,000 T p.a.; Halong: 25,00	Year 2007 Actual Danang: 180,145T/p.a; Halong: 12	Planned by the project end (Year 2008). Danang:
	Date	December 31, 1999	December 31, 2008	June 30, 2008
	Comment

SANITATION SUB-LOANS: new or improved septic tanks and toilet facilities	Value	Year 1999. Danang: 0; Haiphong: 0; Quang Ninh:	For 2005 Actual: Cumulative figures: Danang: 13,05	Planned by the project end (Year 2008). Cumulativ
	Date	December 31, 1999	December 31, 2008	June 30, 2008
	Comment

PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION IN URBAN SANITATION SERVICES: (for solid waste the % by weight and for septic tank emptying the volumeof sludge)	Value	Year 2000. Danang SW: 12% & volume of sludge=25%;	Year 2006 Actual Danang SW=0% & volume of sludge=	Planned by the project end (Year 2008). Danang SW
	Date	December 31, 1999	December 31, 2008	June 30, 2008
	Comment