IR-Ahwaz & Shiraz Water Supply and Sanitation Project

Abstract*

The main objectives of the Ahwaz and Shiraz Water Supply and Sanitation Project for Iran are to: a) enhance the quality o f life in the proposed cities, Ahwaz and Shiraz, particularly in poor areas by: (i) improving access to satisfactory water supply and significantly increasing coverage o f sanitation services; and (ii) improving environmental, hygiene and health conditions, as well as promoting reuse of treated effluents; b) strengthen and develop... Show More

Development Objective

The main objectives are to: (a),,enhance the quality of life in the proposed cities, Ahwaz and Shiraz, particularly in poor areas by: (i) improving access to satisfactory water supply and significantly increasing coverage of sanitation services; and (ii) improving environmental, hygiene and health conditions, as well as promoting reuse of treated effluents; (b),,strengthen and develop the capacity of Ahwaz and Shiraz Water and Wastewater Companies (WWCs), and assist the latter in improving their efficiency, sustainability and financial autonomy; and (c),,initiate sector reforms, particularly with respect to institutional arrangements, the regulatory framework, demand management, as well as prepare a sanitation strategy.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P071191
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Bekele Debele Negewo
Borrower 2
N/A

Country
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Disclosure Date
May 27, 2003
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
May 25, 2004
Effective Date
November 17, 2004

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 469.82 million
Implementing Agency
N/A
Region
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan
Fiscal Year 3
2004

Commitment Amount
US$ 279.00 million
Environmental Category
A
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
September 30, 2009

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
January 15, 2013

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 Management33%
- FY17 - Air quality management11%
- FY17 - Soil Pollution11%
- FY17 - Water Pollution11%

FY17 - Human Development and Gender

FY17 - Health Systems and Policies17%
- FY17 - Adolescent Health4%
- FY17 - Child Health4%
- FY17 - Health Service Delivery9%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Urban Development50%
- FY17 - Services and Housing for the Poor33%
- FY17 - Urban Infrastructure and Service Delivery17%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
Borrower/Recipient	132.72
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	279.00
Local Sources of Borrowing Country	58.10

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	279.00
IDA Commitment	N/A
IBRD + IDA Commitment	279.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	469.82

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

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of July 31, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Feb 10, 2014	IBRD-47380	Int Charges	-616,287.60
Feb 10, 2014	IBRD-47380	Loan Repay	-8,415,415.00
Feb 10, 2014	IBRD-47380	Loan Repay	-213,915.11
Feb 10, 2014	IBRD-47380	Int Charges	616,287.60
Feb 10, 2014	IBRD-47380	Loan Repay	8,415,415.00
Feb 10, 2014	IBRD-47380	Loan Repay	213,915.11
Feb 10, 2014	IBRD-47380	Int Charges	192,538.34
Feb 10, 2014	IBRD-47380	Int Charges	449,637.28
Feb 10, 2014	IBRD-47380	Loan Repay	8,603,442.00
Feb 10, 2014	IBRD-47380	Int Charges	21,376.77
Jan 15, 2015	IBRD-47380	Int Charges	404,648.47
Jan 15, 2015	IBRD-47380	Loan Repay	8,629,330.00
Jul 15, 2014	IBRD-47380	Loan Repay	25,887.99
Jul 15, 2014	IBRD-47380	Int Charges	5,297.46
Jul 15, 2014	IBRD-47380	Int Charges	553,176.06
Jul 15, 2014	IBRD-47380	Loan Repay	8,624,033.00
Jul 15, 2014	IBRD-47380	Loan Repay	5,297.00
Jul 15, 2015	IBRD-47380	Int Charges	383,535.40
Jul 15, 2015	IBRD-47380	Loan Repay	8,629,330.00
Mar 12, 2020	IBRD-47380	Loan Repay	4,277,161.50
Mar 12, 2020	IBRD-47380	Int Charges	47,216.82
Mar 12, 2020	IBRD-47380	Int Charges	518,680.28
Mar 12, 2020	IBRD-47380	Loan Repay	4,352,169.00
Jul 15, 2020	IBRD-47380	Int Charges	35,387.44
Jul 15, 2020	IBRD-47380	Int Charges	338,974.47
Jul 15, 2020	IBRD-47380	Loan Repay	8,629,330.00
Jul 15, 2021	IBRD-47380	Int Charges	25,775.15
Jul 15, 2021	IBRD-47380	Int Charges	42,022.44
Jul 15, 2021	IBRD-47380	Loan Repay	1,073,835.20
May 11, 2021	IBRD-47380	Loan Repay	7,934,273.00
May 11, 2021	IBRD-47380	Loan Repay	428,933.50
Jan 15, 2021	IBRD-47380	Int Charges	80,286.31
Jan 15, 2021	IBRD-47380	Loan Repay	2,668.74
Mar 4, 2021	IBRD-47380	Loan Repay	179,775.20
Mar 4, 2021	IBRD-47380	Loan Repay	49,058.04
Mar 4, 2021	IBRD-47380	Loan Repay	34,621.85
Oct 22, 2021	IBRD-47380	Loan Repay	7,555,495.00
Jan 15, 2022	IBRD-47380	Int Charges	19,115.40
May 25, 2004	IBRD-47380	Loan Commitment	279,000,000.00
Apr 5, 2016	IBRD-47380	Loan Repay	5,410,650.50
Apr 5, 2016	IBRD-47380	Loan Repay	3,218,680.20
Apr 5, 2016	IBRD-47380	Int Charges	423,412.50
Jan 15, 2017	IBRD-47380	Int Charges	719.11
Aug 3, 2016	IBRD-47380	Loan Repay	214,473.92
Aug 3, 2016	IBRD-47380	Loan Repay	6,996,760.50
Aug 3, 2016	IBRD-47380	Int Charges	28,541.51
Aug 3, 2016	IBRD-47380	Int Charges	705,433.40
Aug 3, 2016	IBRD-47380	Loan Repay	1,291,740.10
Aug 3, 2016	IBRD-47380	Loan Repay	126,355.94
Mar 21, 2017	IBRD-47380	Int Charges	7,423.62
Mar 21, 2017	IBRD-47380	Int Charges	709,930.25
Mar 21, 2017	IBRD-47380	Loan Repay	8,629,330.00
Jul 15, 2017	IBRD-47380	Int Charges	31,317.28
Jul 15, 2017	IBRD-47380	Int Charges	784,859.20
Jul 15, 2017	IBRD-47380	Loan Repay	8,629,330.00
Jul 20, 2018	IBRD-47380	Int Charges	707,631.44
Jul 20, 2018	IBRD-47380	Loan Repay	8,629,330.00
Jan 15, 2018	IBRD-47380	Int Charges	703,002.80
Jan 15, 2018	IBRD-47380	Loan Repay	6,783,635.00
Jan 15, 2018	IBRD-47380	Loan Repay	213,505.94
Jan 15, 2018	IBRD-47380	Loan Repay	1,632,189.40
Sep 17, 2019	IBRD-47380	Int Charges	677,197.25
Sep 17, 2019	IBRD-47380	Loan Repay	8,629,330.00
Jul 18, 2019	IBRD-47380	Int Charges	3,583.57
Jul 18, 2019	IBRD-47380	Int Charges	835,477.40
Jul 18, 2019	IBRD-47380	Loan Repay	8,629,330.00
Aug 28, 2019	IBRD-47380	Int Charges	102,155.03
Aug 28, 2019	IBRD-47380	Int Charges	14,677.31
Aug 28, 2019	IBRD-47380	Int Charges	39,358.53
Aug 28, 2019	IBRD-47380	Int Charges	103,757.19
Sep 2, 2013	IBRD-47380	Loan Repay	8,629,330.00
Sep 2, 2013	IBRD-47380	Int Charges	18,478.70
Sep 2, 2013	IBRD-47380	Int Charges	24,907.65
Sep 2, 2013	IBRD-47380	Int Charges	179,031.27
Sep 2, 2013	IBRD-47380	Int Charges	558,536.80
Sep 2, 2013	IBRD-47380	Loan Repay	697,419.70
Sep 2, 2013	IBRD-47380	Loan Repay	3,734,887.50
Sep 2, 2013	IBRD-47380	Loan Repay	4,197,023.50
Sep 2, 2013	IBRD-47380	Int Charges	17,536.71
Sep 2, 2013	IBRD-47380	Int Charges	436,986.62
Sep 2, 2013	IBRD-47380	Int Charges	547,447.40
Feb 10, 2014	IBRD-47380	Int Charges	21,376.77
Feb 10, 2014	IBRD-47380	Int Charges	-21,376.77

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Counterpart Funding	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2009-09-10
Financial Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2009-09-10
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Satisfactory	2009-09-10
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Unsatisfactory	2009-09-10
Procurement	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2009-09-10
Project Management	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2009-09-10
Overall Safeguards Rating	Moderately Satisfactory	2009-09-10
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Unsatisfactory	2009-09-10

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 04-06-2010
Outcomes	Unsatisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome	Substantial
Bank Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory
Borrower Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Government Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Implementing Agency	Moderately Satisfactory

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 09-22-2010	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Unsatisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome	Significant	N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Government Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Implementing Agency	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Icr Quality	Not Rated	N/a
M&e Quality	Modest	N/a

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