CN-Second Guangdong Pearl River Delta Urban Environment Project

Abstract*

The development objective is to reduce water pollution in the Pearl River system originating from Foshan and Jiangmen municipalities through a package of key initiatives, including wastewater treatment and sludge disposal, water quality monitoring, sediment removal from waterways, and flood protection and river embankment improvements. There are 5 Foshan components and 2 Jiangmen components. The Foshan components are: (a) Wastewater Management. Expansion... Show More

Development Objective

The development objective of the Project is to reduce water pollution in the Pearl River water system originating from Foshan and Jiangmen Municipalities through a package of key initiatives, including wastewater treatment and sludge disposal, water quality monitoring, sediment removal from waterways, and flood protection and river embankment improvement.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P081776
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Sing Cho
Borrower 2
N/A

Country
China
Disclosure Date
October 26, 2005
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
March 21, 2007
Effective Date
June 27, 2007

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 221.29 million
Implementing Agency
N/A
Region
East Asia and Pacific
Fiscal Year 3
2007

Commitment Amount
US$ 96.00 million
Environmental Category
A
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
December 31, 2013

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
June 24, 2014

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 - Environmental policies and institutions17%
FY17 - Water Resource Management17%
- FY17 - Water Institutions, Policies and Reform17%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Urban Development33%
- FY17 - Urban Infrastructure and Service Delivery33%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
Borrower/Recipient	125.29
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	96.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	96.00
IDA Commitment	N/A
IBRD + IDA Commitment	96.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	221.29

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

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of April 30, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Nov 15, 2014	IBRD-48560	Int Charges	11.16
Nov 15, 2014	IBRD-48560	Int Charges	16.91
Nov 15, 2019	IBRD-48560	Loan Repay	2,182,469.80
May 15, 2019	IBRD-48560	Int Charges	769,225.20
May 15, 2019	IBRD-48560	Loan Repay	2,118,279.50
Nov 15, 2018	IBRD-48560	Int Charges	729,084.75
Nov 15, 2018	IBRD-48560	Loan Repay	2,061,221.50
May 15, 2018	IBRD-48560	Int Charges	519,008.72
May 15, 2018	IBRD-48560	Loan Repay	2,000,597.40
May 15, 2022	IBRD-48560	Int Charges	121,133.03
May 15, 2022	IBRD-48560	Loan Repay	2,517,685.80
Nov 15, 2021	IBRD-48560	Int Charges	125,450.83
Nov 15, 2021	IBRD-48560	Loan Repay	2,446,363.20
Nov 15, 2020	IBRD-48560	Int Charges	232,765.17
Nov 15, 2020	IBRD-48560	Loan Repay	2,310,850.50
May 15, 2021	IBRD-48560	Int Charges	137,469.50
May 15, 2021	IBRD-48560	Loan Repay	2,378,606.80
May 15, 2020	IBRD-48560	Int Charges	503,608.03
May 15, 2020	IBRD-48560	Loan Repay	2,246,660.20
Mar 21, 2007	IBRD-48560	Loan Commitment	96,000,000.00
May 15, 2024	IBRD-48560	Int Charges	4,800.52
May 15, 2024	IBRD-48560	Int Charges	685,909.00
May 15, 2024	IBRD-48560	Loan Repay	2,824,372.80
Nov 15, 2023	IBRD-48560	Int Charges	16,183.45
Nov 15, 2023	IBRD-48560	Int Charges	730,262.25
Nov 15, 2023	IBRD-48560	Loan Repay	2,745,918.00
May 15, 2023	IBRD-48560	Int Charges	41,523.33
May 15, 2023	IBRD-48560	Int Charges	669,844.10
May 15, 2023	IBRD-48560	Loan Repay	2,667,463.20
Nov 15, 2022	IBRD-48560	Int Charges	439,814.44
Nov 15, 2022	IBRD-48560	Loan Repay	2,592,574.50
Nov 15, 2014	IBRD-48560	Int Charges	184,392.27
Nov 15, 2014	IBRD-48560	Int Charges	-1,546.02
Nov 15, 2014	IBRD-48560	Int Charges	1,030.68
Nov 15, 2014	IBRD-48560	Int Charges	515.34
May 15, 2015	IBRD-48560	Int Charges	189,334.70
May 15, 2015	IBRD-48560	Loan Repay	1,683,212.00
May 15, 2014	IBRD-48560	Int Charges	33,585.78
May 15, 2014	IBRD-48560	Int Charges	195,090.40
May 15, 2014	IBRD-48560	Loan Repay	2,230,000.00
May 12, 2014	IBRD-48560	Loan Disb	543,243.44
May 12, 2014	IBRD-48560	Loan Cancel	25,079,870.00
Nov 15, 2013	IBRD-48560	Int Charges	44,655.66
Nov 15, 2013	IBRD-48560	Int Charges	196,079.42
Nov 15, 2013	IBRD-48560	Loan Repay	2,165,000.00
Dec 2, 2013	IBRD-48560	Loan Disb	668,871.20
Dec 17, 2013	IBRD-48560	Loan Disb	8,000,000.00
Nov 15, 2014	IBRD-48560	Loan Repay	1,636,852.40
Nov 15, 2017	IBRD-48560	Int Charges	497,858.25
Nov 15, 2017	IBRD-48560	Loan Repay	1,943,539.40
May 15, 2017	IBRD-48560	Int Charges	448,205.44
May 15, 2017	IBRD-48560	Loan Repay	1,890,047.40
Nov 15, 2016	IBRD-48560	Int Charges	360,508.94
Nov 15, 2016	IBRD-48560	Loan Repay	1,836,555.50
May 15, 2016	IBRD-48560	Int Charges	272,406.53
May 15, 2016	IBRD-48560	Loan Repay	1,783,063.60
Nov 15, 2015	IBRD-48560	Int Charges	220,341.02
Nov 15, 2015	IBRD-48560	Loan Repay	1,733,137.90
Nov 15, 2019	IBRD-48560	Int Charges	687,756.00

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Satisfactory	2013-12-14
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Satisfactory	2013-12-14
Procurement	Moderately Satisfactory	2013-12-14
Counterpart Funding	Satisfactory	2013-12-14
Project Management	Satisfactory	2013-12-14
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2013-12-14
Financial Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2013-12-14

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 06-25-2014
Outcomes	Moderately Satisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome	Modest
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Government Performance	Substantial
Implementing Agency	Moderately Satisfactory

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 02-09-2015	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome	Moderate	N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	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

Reductions in pollution discharges entering the PRD river network from Foshan	Value	COD 8,175 t/y; NH4-N 1,643	COD 3,974 tons (2010-2013) NH4-N 683 tons (2010-2	COD 2,500 t/yNH4-N 150 t/y
	Date	December 31, 2005	October 31, 2013	December 31, 2013
	Comment		Pollution load reduction load collected cumulatively WWTP operated since April 2010 till October 2013, ave annual COD removal is990 t/y, and NH4-N is 170 t/y.

Reductions in pollution discharges entering the PRD river network from Jiangmen	Value	COD 16,425 t/y; NH4-N 1,643 t/y.	COD 7,268 tonsNH4-N 134 tons	COD 14,235 t/yNH4-N 1,095 t/y
	Date	December 31, 2005	October 31, 2013	December 31, 2013
	Comment

Evidence of improvement in effectiveness in operations, management and finances of wastewater utility services under the project	Value	No evidence of improvement	Jiangmen: 0.47; Foshan: 0.61	Jiangmen: 0.556; Foshan: 0.8885
	Date	December 31, 2005	October 31, 2013	December 31, 2013
	Comment	(i) Unit Cash Operating Cost; Unit RMB/m3	No updated data from Jiangmen

Compliance rate for key indicators (COD, BOD, N and P) with river quality standards at measurement stations in Foshan	Value	Foshan: COD 37 mg/l, BOD 6.3mg/l, NH4-N 4.22mg/l,	COD 21.6 mg/l, BOD 3.2 mg/l, NH4-N 1.42 mg/l, TP 0	COD 40 mg/l, BOD 10.0mg/l, NH4-N 2.0mg/l, TP 0.4mg
	Date	December 31, 2005	October 31, 2013	December 31, 2013
	Comment

Compliance rate for key indicators (COD, BOD, N and P) with river quality standards at measurement stations in Jiangmen	Value	Jiangmen: COD 35 mg/l, BOD 9.5mg/l, NH4-N 1.8mg/l,	COD 30 mg/l; BOD 6.0mg/l; NH4-N 1.5mg/l; TP 0.30mg	COD 30 mg/l, BOD 6.0mg/l, NH4-N 1.5mg/l, TP 0.30mg
	Date	December 31, 2005	March 31, 2013	December 31, 2013
	Comment

Volume(mass) of BOD pollution load removed by treatment plant under the project Value 0.00 2395.00 2430.00
Date May 31, 2013 December 31, 2013
Comment

Evidence of improvement in effectiveness: (ii) wastewater volume treated per employee	Value		Jiangmen: 1.90; Foshan: 2.45	Jiangmen: 1.9045; Foshan: 1.27
	Date	May 30, 2007	October 31, 2013	December 31, 2013
	Comment	Unit ‘000 m3/day/person	No updated data from Jiangmen

Evidence of improvement in effectiveness: (iii) Consumption of electricity per unit	Value		Jiangmen: 0.23; Foshan: 0.15	Jiangmen: 0.2318; Foshan: 0.151
	Date	May 30, 2007	October 31, 2013	December 31, 2013
	Comment	Unit Kwh/m3	No updated data from Jiangmen

Evidence of improvement in effectiveness: (iv) Cost recovery ratio Value Jiangmen: 0.5; Foshan: 1.1 Jiangmen: 0.7; Foshan: 1.12
Date May 30, 2012 October 31, 2013 December 31, 2013
Comment Unit Number
Evidence of improvement in effectiveness: (v) Debt service ratio Value Jiangmen: 0.7; Foshan: 0.7 Jiangmen: 0.4; Foshan: 2.33
Date May 30, 2012 October 31, 2013 December 31, 2013
Comment Unit Number
Volume (mass) of BOD pollution loads removed - Jiangmen Value 0.00 2123.00 1954.00
Date October 31, 2013 December 31, 2013
Comment From Aug 2012 to Aug 2013
Volume (mass) of BOD pollution loads removed - Foshan Value 0.00 733.00 476.00
Date May 30, 2007 October 31, 2013 December 31, 2013
Comment BOD removal since April 2010 to Oct 2013 is 1952 tons.

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Foshan Component:Evidence of satisfactory completion of works, as planned	Value	Not yet started	Substantially completed with minor works for compl	Full completion, as planned
	Date	May 30, 2007	October 31, 2013	December 31, 2013
	Comment		Construction of sludge treatment works was on track for completion in Dec 2013, all bidding of MIS were completed and is expectedto be complete in April 2014

Foshan Component: Increased % of wastewater collected and treated before discharge Value 50% 88% 80%
Date May 30, 2007 October 31, 2013 December 31, 2013
Comment

Foshan Component:Increase in % of actual wastewater tariff to recommended cost recovery tariff	Value	28%	65%	80%
	Date	May 30, 2007	March 31, 2013	December 31, 2013
	Comment		Foshan just approve the 2-stage tariff adjustment plan to be implement in 2013-2014, aim at 100% cost recovery.

Jiangmen Component:Evidence of satisfactory completion of works, as planned	Value	Not yet started	Full completion, as planned	Full completion, as planned
	Date	May 30, 2007	October 31, 2013	December 31, 2013
	Comment

Jiangmen Component:Increased % of wastewater collected and treated before discharge	Value	22%	87%	70%
	Date	May 30, 2007	October 31, 2013	December 31, 2013
	Comment		The total wastewater treated from Aug 2012 to Aug 2013 is 63.63 million m3, 174,300 m3/day or 87% of total capacity (200,000 m3/day)

Jiangmen Component:Increase in % of actual wastewater tariff to recommended cost recovery tariff	Value	35%	47%	80%
	Date	May 30, 2007	October 31, 2013	December 31, 2013
	Comment		WW tariff is RMB 0.8/m3 as compared to the projection in PAD set at RMB 1.7/m3, 2013

Evidence of satisfactory completion: Expansion of Wenchangsha WWTP	Value	50,000 m3/day	WWTP completed to 200,000 m3/day capacity	200,000 m3/day (additional 150,000 m3/day capacity
	Date		October 31, 2013	December 31, 2013
	Comment

Evidence of satisfaction: construction of interceptor sewers Value 22km constructed 22km constructed
Date May 30, 2012 October 31, 2013 December 31, 2013
Comment

Volume(mass) of BOD pollution load removed by treatment plant under the project	Value	0.00	2395.00	2430.00
	Date		May 31, 2013	December 31, 2013
	Comment

Evidence of improvement in effectiveness: (iv) Cost recovery ratio	Value		Jiangmen: 0.5; Foshan: 1.1	Jiangmen: 0.7; Foshan: 1.12
	Date	May 30, 2012	October 31, 2013	December 31, 2013
	Comment	Unit Number

Evidence of improvement in effectiveness: (v) Debt service ratio	Value		Jiangmen: 0.7; Foshan: 0.7	Jiangmen: 0.4; Foshan: 2.33
	Date	May 30, 2012	October 31, 2013	December 31, 2013
	Comment	Unit Number

Evidence of satisfaction: construction of interceptor sewers	Value		22km constructed	22km constructed
	Date	May 30, 2012	October 31, 2013	December 31, 2013
	Comment