IR-NORTHERN CITIES WATER SUPPLY & SANITATION PROJECT

Abstract*

The Northern Cities Water Supply and Sanitation Project will enhance the quality of life in the four northern cities of Rasht, Anzali, Sari and Babol, and will improve the operational efficiency and financial sustainability of the Water and Wastewater Companies (WWCs). The project consist of the following 10 components: component 1) will extend and improve Rasht's collection network. Component 2) will improve the service provision in Rasht through... Show More

Development Objective

The main project development objectives are to: a) Enhance the quality of life in the four northern cities of Rasht, Anzali, Sari and Babol by: i. improving the reliability of the water supply systems through rehabilitation and extension of the water supply networks; ii. improving the health and urban environmental conditions by providing wastewater collection services and treatment facilities; and iii. contributing to the environmental protection of the natural resources of the provinces (especially the Anzali Lagoon, an internationally recognized wetland). b) To improve the operational efficiency and financial sustainability of the Water and Wastewater Companies (WWCs).

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P076884
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Abdulhamid Azad
Borrower 2
N/A

Country
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Disclosure Date
December 7, 2004
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
May 26, 2005
Effective Date
October 25, 2005

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 343.50 million
Implementing Agency
N/A
Region
Middle East and North Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2005

Commitment Amount
US$ 224.00 million
Environmental Category
A
Last Update Date
January 15, 2013
Closing Date
December 31, 2010

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 Management24%
- FY17 - Air quality management8%
- FY17 - Soil Pollution8%
- FY17 - Water Pollution8%
FY17 - Water Resource Management13%
- FY17 - Water Institutions, Policies and Reform13%

FY17 - Human Development and Gender

FY17 - Health Systems and Policies13%
- FY17 - Adolescent Health3%
- FY17 - Child Health3%
- FY17 - Health Service Delivery7%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Urban Development49%
- FY17 - Services and Housing for the Poor25%
- FY17 - Urban Infrastructure and Service Delivery24%

Project Map

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
Borrower/Recipient	58.70
Local Sources of Borrowing Country	60.80
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	224.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	224.00
IDA Commitment	N/A
IBRD + IDA Commitment	224.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	343.50

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$)
Sep 19, 2013	IBRD-47830	Loan Repay	6,569,194.00
Sep 2, 2013	IBRD-47830	Loan Repay	1,413,785.50
Sep 2, 2013	IBRD-47830	Loan Repay	6,679,390.00
Sep 2, 2013	IBRD-47830	Int Charges	39,063.06
Sep 2, 2013	IBRD-47830	Int Charges	742,030.80
Sep 2, 2013	IBRD-47830	Int Charges	7,742.48
Feb 15, 2014	IBRD-47830	Loan Repay	298,220.56
Feb 15, 2014	IBRD-47830	Loan Repay	1,788,666.40
Mar 31, 2014	IBRD-47830	Loan Repay	6,006,289.00
Mar 31, 2014	IBRD-47830	Int Charges	10,283.04
Mar 31, 2014	IBRD-47830	Int Charges	677,399.40
Sep 27, 2013	IBRD-47830	Loan Repay	150,845.39
Aug 15, 2014	IBRD-47830	Loan Repay	8,091,785.00
Aug 15, 2014	IBRD-47830	Loan Repay	1,390.73
Aug 15, 2015	IBRD-47830	Int Charges	427,130.16
Aug 15, 2015	IBRD-47830	Loan Repay	8,093,175.50
Feb 15, 2015	IBRD-47830	Loan Repay	8,093,175.50
Feb 15, 2015	IBRD-47830	Int Charges	4,776.02
Feb 15, 2015	IBRD-47830	Int Charges	405,456.06
Aug 15, 2014	IBRD-47830	Int Charges	6,166.45
Aug 15, 2014	IBRD-47830	Int Charges	576,140.56
Apr 5, 2016	IBRD-47830	Int Charges	497,883.60
Apr 5, 2016	IBRD-47830	Loan Repay	3,767,492.50
Apr 5, 2016	IBRD-47830	Loan Repay	4,325,683.00
Oct 3, 2016	IBRD-47830	Loan Repay	4,619,717.00
Aug 15, 2016	IBRD-47830	Int Charges	25,171.07
Aug 15, 2016	IBRD-47830	Int Charges	16,523.57
Aug 15, 2016	IBRD-47830	Int Charges	781,637.44
Aug 15, 2016	IBRD-47830	Loan Repay	2,091,734.90
Aug 30, 2016	IBRD-47830	Loan Repay	1,381,724.00
Mar 21, 2017	IBRD-47830	Loan Repay	175,258.19
Mar 21, 2017	IBRD-47830	Int Charges	12,216.57
Mar 21, 2017	IBRD-47830	Int Charges	666,765.50
Mar 21, 2017	IBRD-47830	Int Charges	241,099.42
Mar 21, 2017	IBRD-47830	Loan Repay	780,466.50
Mar 31, 2017	IBRD-47830	Loan Repay	6,627,387.50
Mar 21, 2017	IBRD-47830	Loan Repay	510,063.44
Aug 15, 2017	IBRD-47830	Int Charges	19,158.68
Aug 15, 2017	IBRD-47830	Int Charges	903,794.90
Aug 15, 2017	IBRD-47830	Loan Repay	789,318.80
Aug 15, 2017	IBRD-47830	Loan Repay	7,303,857.00
Aug 15, 2018	IBRD-47830	Int Charges	918,765.06
Aug 15, 2018	IBRD-47830	Loan Repay	1,881,199.10
Feb 15, 2018	IBRD-47830	Loan Repay	2,565,425.80
Feb 15, 2018	IBRD-47830	Loan Repay	1,441,437.10
Feb 15, 2018	IBRD-47830	Int Charges	806,386.60
Feb 15, 2018	IBRD-47830	Loan Repay	4,086,313.00
Oct 11, 2018	IBRD-47830	Loan Repay	311,976.66
Oct 11, 2018	IBRD-47830	Loan Repay	311,976.66
Oct 11, 2018	IBRD-47830	Loan Repay	-311,976.66
Aug 21, 2018	IBRD-47830	Loan Repay	5,900,000.00
Feb 15, 2020	IBRD-47830	Int Charges	20,475.74
Feb 15, 2020	IBRD-47830	Int Charges	1,429.78
Jul 18, 2019	IBRD-47830	Int Charges	580,698.10
Jul 18, 2019	IBRD-47830	Loan Repay	4,392,832.00
Jul 18, 2019	IBRD-47830	Int Charges	57,820.99
Jul 18, 2019	IBRD-47830	Int Charges	4,486.85
Jul 18, 2019	IBRD-47830	Int Charges	416,301.66
Jul 18, 2019	IBRD-47830	Loan Repay	3,700,343.80
Aug 15, 2020	IBRD-47830	Loan Repay	463,416.10
Aug 15, 2020	IBRD-47830	Int Charges	14,203.52
Aug 15, 2020	IBRD-47830	Int Charges	496,697.30
Aug 15, 2020	IBRD-47830	Loan Repay	2,315,735.00
Aug 15, 2020	IBRD-47830	Loan Repay	321,708.88
Aug 15, 2020	IBRD-47830	Loan Repay	67,109.19
Aug 15, 2020	IBRD-47830	Loan Repay	4,481,029.00
Aug 15, 2020	IBRD-47830	Loan Repay	94,333.54
Aug 15, 2020	IBRD-47830	Loan Repay	349,844.22
Sep 17, 2019	IBRD-47830	Int Charges	119,698.07
Sep 17, 2019	IBRD-47830	Int Charges	990,618.44
Sep 17, 2019	IBRD-47830	Loan Repay	8,093,175.50
Mar 12, 2020	IBRD-47830	Int Charges	683,087.44
Mar 12, 2020	IBRD-47830	Loan Repay	5,547,789.50
Mar 12, 2020	IBRD-47830	Loan Repay	2,545,386.20
Dec 13, 2022	IBRD-47830	Loan Repay	7,568,532.50
Aug 15, 2022	IBRD-47830	Int Charges	16,926.62
Aug 15, 2022	IBRD-47830	Int Charges	53,166.29
Aug 15, 2022	IBRD-47830	Loan Repay	489,964.56
Feb 15, 2022	IBRD-47830	Int Charges	224.57
Apr 26, 2022	IBRD-47830	Int Charges	15,893.40
Apr 26, 2022	IBRD-47830	Int Charges	76,774.30
Apr 26, 2022	IBRD-47830	Loan Repay	8,093,175.50
Dec 3, 2021	IBRD-47830	Loan Repay	1,545,065.50
Oct 22, 2021	IBRD-47830	Int Charges	18,535.62
Oct 22, 2021	IBRD-47830	Int Charges	118,240.78
Oct 22, 2021	IBRD-47830	Loan Repay	6,548,110.00
May 11, 2021	IBRD-47830	Int Charges	143,473.03
May 11, 2021	IBRD-47830	Loan Repay	8,093,175.50
May 26, 2005	IBRD-47830	Loan Commitment	224,000,000.00
Feb 15, 2023	IBRD-47830	Int Charges	13,013.46
Feb 15, 2023	IBRD-47830	Int Charges	108,280.10
Sep 2, 2013	IBRD-47830	Loan Repay	1,131,777.90
Sep 2, 2013	IBRD-47830	Loan Repay	241,358.20
Sep 2, 2013	IBRD-47830	Int Charges	1,017,363.94

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2011-06-15
Counterpart Funding	Satisfactory	2011-06-15
Project Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2011-06-15
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Satisfactory	2011-06-15
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2011-06-15
Procurement	Satisfactory	2011-06-15
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2011-06-15

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 04-25-2012
Outcomes	Moderately 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: 06-27-2013	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	Satisfactory	N/a
M&e Quality	Modest	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Working ratio Value Guilan: 1.15; Mazandaran: 0.97 Guilan: 2.15; Mazandaran: 1.6 0.75 for both provinces
Date June 30, 2004 December 15, 2010 June 30, 2010
Comment

Incidence of water borne diseases	Value	Study to be carried out in all cities to determine	Consultants have submitted their final report on b	Reduction on incidence of water borne diseases.
	Date	March 21, 2005	December 15, 2010	June 30, 2010
	Comment		A follow-up study is required once the project is completed

Unaccounted-for water	Value	Mazandaran: 31% Guilan: 35%	Guilan (Rasht = 31%, Anzali = 21.5%); Mazandaran:	Mazandaran: 27% Guilan: 27%
	Date	March 21, 2005	December 15, 2010	June 30, 2010
	Comment		A better assessment is required - the utility iin Mazandaran is undertaking a major study on UFW (funded by the loan).

Water Quality of receiving bodies	Value	Study to be carried out in all cities to determine		Improvement in water quality of receiving bodies.
	Date	March 21, 2005	May 5, 2010	June 30, 2010
	Comment		Monitoring of water quality data is ongoing

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Number of wastewater connections (% of population coverage)	Value	Zero for all cities	Works to connect households to wastewater services	Rasht: +70,000 (40%); Anzali: +27,000 (65%); Sari:
	Date	April 15, 2005	December 15, 2010	June 30, 2010
	Comment		Connections are not finalized - awaiting the completion of the treatment plants and pumping stations.

Increase in number of water house connections (% of population coverage)	Value	Rasht: 85,680 (>90%); Anzali: 18,100 (>90%); Sari:	Works to connect households to water services is u	Rasht: +28,950 (100%); Anzali: +7,690 (100%); Sari
	Date	April 15, 2005	December 15, 2010	June 30, 2010
	Comment

Km of water pipes rehabilitated Value Zero Rehabilitation works are underway. So far, Guila Rasht: 440 km; Anzali: 95 km; Sari: 50 km; Babol:
Date April 15, 2005 December 15, 2010 June 30, 2010
Comment
% of wastewater treated Value Zero for all cities Contracts for treatment plants have been awarded a Rasht: 45%, Anzali: 65%; Sari: 35%, Babol: 45%
Date April 15, 2005 May 5, 2010 June 30, 2010
Comment

Working ratio	Value	Guilan: 1.15; Mazandaran: 0.97	Guilan: 2.15; Mazandaran: 1.6	0.75 for both provinces
	Date	June 30, 2004	December 15, 2010	June 30, 2010
	Comment

Km of water pipes rehabilitated	Value	Zero	Rehabilitation works are underway. So far, Guila	Rasht: 440 km; Anzali: 95 km; Sari: 50 km; Babol:
	Date	April 15, 2005	December 15, 2010	June 30, 2010
	Comment

% of wastewater treated	Value	Zero for all cities	Contracts for treatment plants have been awarded a	Rasht: 45%, Anzali: 65%; Sari: 35%, Babol: 45%
	Date	April 15, 2005	May 5, 2010	June 30, 2010
	Comment