Northern Gaza Emergency Sewage Treatment (NGEST) Project

Development Objective

The project objectives are to: (i) mitigate the immediate gathering health and environmental safety threats to the communities surrounding the effluent lake at BLWTP; and (ii) Provide a satisfactory long-term solution to the treatment of wastewater for the Northern Government in Gaza.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P074595
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Jean-Martin Brault , Adnan Ghosheh
Borrower 2
Palestinian Leberation Organization

Country
West Bank and Gaza
Disclosure Date
April 1, 2004
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
September 7, 2004
Effective Date
November 17, 2004

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 74.39 million
Implementing Agency
Palestinian Water Authority
Region
Middle East and North Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2005

Commitment Amount
US$ 73.89 million
Environmental Category
A
Last Update Date
November 14, 2022
Closing Date
June 30, 2018

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED

Associated Projects
P146065
P117446
P091314

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 Management51%
- FY17 - Air quality management17%
- FY17 - Soil Pollution17%
- FY17 - Water Pollution17%
FY17 - Water Resource Management25%
- FY17 - Water Institutions, Policies and Reform25%

FY17 - Human Development and Gender

FY17 - Health Systems and Policies25%
- FY17 - Adolescent Health6%
- FY17 - Child Health6%
- FY17 - Health Service Delivery13%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
SWEDEN: Swedish Intl. Dev. Cooperation Agency (SIDA)	6.86
EC: European Investment Bank	5.40
FRANCE: French Agency for Development	21.60
EC: European Commission	7.94
BELGIUM: MOFA-Directorate-General for Int. Coop.(DGIC)	5.29
Special Financing	26.80
Borrower/Recipient	0.50

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

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

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	73.89
Total Project Cost**	74.39

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of February 28, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of February 28, 2025

No data available.

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Counterpart Funding	Satisfactory	2018-06-29
Project Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2018-06-29
Procurement	Moderately Satisfactory	2018-06-29
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2018-06-29
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Satisfactory	2018-06-29
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2018-06-29
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Satisfactory	2018-06-29

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 12-20-2018
Outcomes	Moderately Satisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 04-26-2019	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome		N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance		N/a
Government Performance	Not Rated	N/a
Implementing Agency		N/a
Icr Quality	Substantial	N/a
M&e Quality	Modest	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Effluent lake is drained and no longer a threat to the surrounding communities at Beit-Lahia WWTP Value No Yes Yes
Date October 29, 2004 December 31, 2017 November 7, 2018
Comment

Wastewater collected and treated in accordance with Palestinian environmental standards suitable for groundwater infiltration and reuse (M3/day)	Value	0.00	25000.00	33000.00
	Date	March 17, 2014	December 31, 2017	November 7, 2018
	Comment

Less than 5% increase in salinity and nitrate levels at monitoring wells within project site compared to before commissioning the plant	Value	No	Yes	Yes
	Date	March 17, 2014	December 31, 2017	November 7, 2018
	Comment

Establishment of O&M plan, including gradual increases of O&M financing and cost recovery for the NGEST WWTP Value No Yes Yes
Date March 17, 2014 December 31, 2017 November 7, 2018
Comment
CMWU manages plant so that effluent standards are met at all times Value No Yes Yes
Date March 17, 2014 December 31, 2017 November 7, 2018
Comment
Direct project beneficiaries Value 200000.00 350000.00 368978.00
Date March 17, 2014 December 31, 2017 November 7, 2018
Comment
Female beneficiaries Value 50.00 50.00 50.00
Date March 17, 2014 December 31, 2017 November 7, 2018
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

EIA, EMP and supplementary ESIA and remedial works studies are completed and their implementation is monitored Value Yes Yes Yes
Date October 29, 2004 December 31, 2017 November 8, 2018
Comment
North Gaza WWTP with a capacity of 35,000 cubic meters per days is constructed and operational Value No Yes Yes
Date October 29, 2004 December 31, 2017 October 18, 2018
Comment
Effluent recovery wells constructed and functional Value No Yes Yes
Date October 29, 2004 December 31, 2017 November 8, 2018
Comment
Volume(mass) of BOD pollution load removed by treatment plant under the project Value 1000.00 7000.00 2600.00
Date October 29, 2004 December 31, 2017 November 8, 2018
Comment
One and a half million M3 of effluent drained from the lake to the proposed NGWTP site Value No Yes Yes
Date September 29, 2004 December 31, 2017 November 8, 2018
Comment
Wastewater pipeline installed (8 km), terminal pump station and infiltration basins are constructed Value No Yes Yes
Date September 30, 2010 December 31, 2017 November 8, 2018
Comment
Operation and maintenance of the infiltration basins are adequately supervised Value No Yes Yes
Date March 17, 2014 December 31, 2017 November 8, 2018
Comment
The NGWWTP is operated and maintained according to industry standards Value No Yes Yes
Date March 17, 2014 December 31, 2017 November 8, 2018
Comment
Effluent lake partially cleaned and leveled Value No Yes No
Date March 17, 2014 December 31, 2017 November 8, 2018
Comment
Identified packages are tendered and completed satisfactorily in accordance with the project plan Value Yes Yes Yes
Date December 31, 2013 December 31, 2017 November 8, 2018
Comment
A construction manager to supervise the NGWWTP civil works is hired and adequately supervises the work Value No Yes Yes
Date March 17, 2014 December 31, 2017 November 8, 2018
Comment
EA, EMP and supplementary ESIA implementation are adequately supervised Value Yes Yes Yes
Date March 17, 2014 December 31, 2017 November 8, 2018
Comment

Direct project beneficiaries	Value	200000.00	350000.00	368978.00
	Date	March 17, 2014	December 31, 2017	November 7, 2018
	Comment

Female beneficiaries	Value	50.00	50.00	50.00
	Date	March 17, 2014	December 31, 2017	November 7, 2018
	Comment

Volume(mass) of BOD pollution load removed by treatment plant under the project	Value	1000.00	7000.00	2600.00
	Date	October 29, 2004	December 31, 2017	November 8, 2018
	Comment