Emergency Power Rehabilitation Project

Development Objective

The project objective is to provide an improved and more reliable power supply to the people in Kabul. The outcome indicator is a 70% increase in grid-supplied power consumption by customers in Kabul.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P083908
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Richard Jeremy Spencer
Borrower 2
N/A

Country
Afghanistan
Disclosure Date
November 14, 2003
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
June 22, 2004
Effective Date
July 27, 2004

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 125.00 million
Implementing Agency
N/A
Region
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan
Fiscal Year 3
2004

Commitment Amount
US$ 125.00 million
Environmental Category
B
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
March 31, 2013

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 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Jobs22%
- FY17 - Job Creation22%

FY17 - Social Development and Protection

FY17 - Fragility, Conflict and Violence34%
- FY17 - Conflict Prevention17%
- FY17 - Post-conflict reconstruction17%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Rural Development22%
- FY17 - Rural Infrastructure and service delivery22%
FY17 - Urban Development22%
- FY17 - Urban Infrastructure and Service Delivery22%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
Foreign Multilateral Institutions (unidentified)	20.00
IDA Credit	105.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	105.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	105.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	20.00
Total Project Cost**	125.00

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$)
Dec 15, 2017	IDA-39330	Int Charges	19,157.27
Dec 15, 2017	IDA-39330	Int Charges	19,157.27
Dec 18, 2017	IDA-39330	Int Charges	4,439.88
Dec 18, 2017	IDA-39330	Int Charges	4,439.88
Dec 18, 2017	IDA-39330	Loan Repay	1,017,982.94
Dec 18, 2017	IDA-39330	Int Charges	358,839.00
Dec 18, 2017	IDA-39330	Int Charges	358,839.00
Jun 15, 2018	IDA-39330	Loan Repay	995,744.44
Jun 15, 2018	IDA-39330	Int Charges	63.53
Jun 15, 2018	IDA-39330	Int Charges	63.53
Jun 15, 2018	IDA-39330	Int Charges	354,521.60
Jun 15, 2018	IDA-39330	Int Charges	354,521.60
Jun 15, 2023	IDA-39330	Debt Relief Charges	18,572.99
Jun 15, 2023	IDA-39330	Int Charges	18,572.99
Jun 15, 2023	IDA-39330	Int Charges	18,572.99
Jun 15, 2024	IDA-39330	Loan Repay	949,240.44
Jun 15, 2024	IDA-39330	Int Charges	267,998.62
Jun 15, 2024	IDA-39330	Int Charges	267,998.62
Jun 22, 2004	IDA-39330	Loan Commitment	105,000,000.00
Jun 15, 2024	IDA-39330	Int Charges	7,626.90
Jun 15, 2024	IDA-39330	Int Charges	7,626.90
Jun 15, 2024	IDA-39330	Int Charges	867.24
Jun 15, 2024	IDA-39330	Int Charges	867.24
Jun 15, 2024	IDA-39330	Int Charges	826.41
Jun 15, 2024	IDA-39330	Int Charges	826.41
Jun 15, 2024	IDA-39330	Debt Relief Charges	18,466.76
Jun 15, 2024	IDA-39330	Int Charges	18,466.76
Jun 15, 2024	IDA-39330	Int Charges	18,466.76
Jun 14, 2022	IDA-39330	Int Charges	308,822.80
Dec 15, 2021	IDA-39330	Int Charges	9,982.72
Dec 15, 2021	IDA-39330	Debt Relief Principal	8,749.62
Dec 15, 2021	IDA-39330	Loan Repay	8,749.62
Dec 15, 2021	IDA-39330	Debt Relief Charges	9,982.72
Dec 15, 2021	IDA-39330	Int Charges	9,982.72
Dec 15, 2022	IDA-39330	Loan Repay	35,199.99
Dec 15, 2022	IDA-39330	Debt Relief Principal	18,626.11
Dec 15, 2022	IDA-39330	Loan Repay	18,626.11
Dec 15, 2022	IDA-39330	Loan Repay	904,916.70
Dec 15, 2022	IDA-39330	Int Charges	3,525.32
Dec 15, 2022	IDA-39330	Int Charges	3,525.32
Dec 15, 2022	IDA-39330	Int Charges	250,409.38
Dec 15, 2022	IDA-39330	Int Charges	250,409.38
Dec 15, 2022	IDA-39330	Int Charges	254,618.88
Dec 15, 2022	IDA-39330	Int Charges	254,618.88
Dec 15, 2022	IDA-39330	Loan Repay	940,077.75
Dec 15, 2022	IDA-39330	Int Charges	3,544.24
Dec 15, 2022	IDA-39330	Int Charges	3,544.24
Nov 1, 2023	IDA-39330	Int Charges	31,931.00
Nov 1, 2023	IDA-39330	Int Charges	31,931.00
Nov 1, 2023	IDA-39330	Int Charges	50,752.93
Nov 1, 2023	IDA-39330	Int Charges	50,752.93
Nov 1, 2023	IDA-39330	Loan Repay	943,102.44
Nov 1, 2023	IDA-39330	Int Charges	293,540.62
Nov 1, 2023	IDA-39330	Int Charges	293,540.62
Dec 15, 2023	IDA-39330	Int Charges	268,748.30
Dec 15, 2023	IDA-39330	Int Charges	268,748.30
Dec 15, 2023	IDA-39330	Debt Relief Principal	18,519.88
Dec 15, 2023	IDA-39330	Loan Repay	18,519.88
Dec 15, 2023	IDA-39330	Loan Repay	947,412.70
Dec 15, 2023	IDA-39330	Int Charges	2,736.79
Dec 15, 2023	IDA-39330	Int Charges	2,736.79
Dec 15, 2019	IDA-39330	Loan Repay	6,938.26
Dec 15, 2020	IDA-39330	Loan Repay	1,031,022.44
Dec 15, 2020	IDA-39330	Int Charges	64.36
Dec 15, 2020	IDA-39330	Int Charges	64.36
Dec 15, 2020	IDA-39330	Int Charges	0.96
Dec 15, 2020	IDA-39330	Int Charges	0.96
Dec 15, 2020	IDA-39330	Debt Relief Charges	13,910.79
Dec 15, 2020	IDA-39330	Int Charges	13,910.79
Dec 15, 2020	IDA-39330	Int Charges	13,910.79
Dec 15, 2020	IDA-39330	Debt Relief Principal	4,927.78
Dec 15, 2020	IDA-39330	Loan Repay	4,927.78
Dec 15, 2020	IDA-39330	Int Charges	316,253.50
Dec 15, 2020	IDA-39330	Int Charges	316,253.50
Jun 15, 2021	IDA-39330	Debt Relief Charges	18,785.46
Jun 15, 2021	IDA-39330	Int Charges	18,785.46
Jun 15, 2018	IDA-39330	Loan Repay	1,700.72
Jun 15, 2018	IDA-39330	Debt Relief Principal	19,104.16
Jun 15, 2018	IDA-39330	Loan Repay	19,104.16
Jun 15, 2014	IDA-39330	Debt Relief Charges	3,185.28
Jun 15, 2014	IDA-39330	Int Charges	3,185.28
Jun 15, 2014	IDA-39330	Int Charges	3,185.28
Jun 15, 2014	IDA-39330	Int Charges	412,738.06
Jun 15, 2014	IDA-39330	Int Charges	412,738.06
Jun 15, 2015	IDA-39330	Loan Repay	613,605.40
Jun 15, 2015	IDA-39330	Int Charges	344,010.62
Jun 15, 2015	IDA-39330	Int Charges	344,010.62
Jun 15, 2015	IDA-39330	Loan Repay	22,733.78
Jun 15, 2015	IDA-39330	Debt Relief Principal	19,422.85
Jun 15, 2015	IDA-39330	Loan Repay	19,422.85
Jun 15, 2015	IDA-39330	Loan Repay	355,996.53
Dec 15, 2015	IDA-39330	Debt Relief Charges	19,369.73
Dec 15, 2015	IDA-39330	Int Charges	19,369.73
Dec 15, 2015	IDA-39330	Int Charges	19,369.73
Dec 16, 2015	IDA-39330	Loan Repay	1,000,066.10
Dec 16, 2015	IDA-39330	Int Charges	367,524.28
Dec 16, 2015	IDA-39330	Int Charges	367,524.28
Dec 16, 2015	IDA-39330	Int Charges	11,948.41
Dec 16, 2015	IDA-39330	Int Charges	11,948.41
Jun 15, 2016	IDA-39330	Loan Repay	29,899.79
Jun 15, 2016	IDA-39330	Debt Relief Principal	19,316.61
Jun 15, 2016	IDA-39330	Loan Repay	19,316.61
Jun 28, 2016	IDA-39330	Loan Repay	956,422.94
Jun 28, 2016	IDA-39330	Int Charges	20.94
Jun 28, 2016	IDA-39330	Int Charges	20.94
Jun 28, 2016	IDA-39330	Int Charges	365,663.47
Jun 28, 2016	IDA-39330	Int Charges	365,663.47
Dec 15, 2013	IDA-39330	Int Charges	757.31
Dec 15, 2013	IDA-39330	Int Charges	757.31
Dec 15, 2013	IDA-39330	Int Charges	407,635.78
Dec 15, 2013	IDA-39330	Int Charges	407,635.78
Nov 25, 2013	IDA-39330	Loan Disb	-119,965.00
Nov 25, 2013	IDA-39330	Loan Disb	-129,965.00
Nov 25, 2013	IDA-39330	Loan Disb	-154,252.44
Dec 2, 2013	IDA-39330	Loan Disb	143,696.70
Dec 2, 2013	IDA-39330	Loan Disb	112,906.69
Sep 25, 2013	IDA-39330	Loan Disb	3,000,000.00
Jan 2, 2014	IDA-39330	Loan Disb	-28,754.18
Dec 15, 2013	IDA-39330	Int Charges	5,311.63
Dec 15, 2013	IDA-39330	Int Charges	5,311.63
Jan 17, 2014	IDA-39330	Loan Cancel	548,925.90
Dec 15, 2013	IDA-39330	Debt Relief Charges	5,311.63
Dec 15, 2014	IDA-39330	Int Charges	394,805.72
Dec 15, 2014	IDA-39330	Int Charges	394,805.72
Dec 15, 2014	IDA-39330	Loan Repay	1,031,025.75
Jun 15, 2014	IDA-39330	Int Charges	2,126.35
Dec 15, 2014	IDA-39330	Loan Repay	2,313.57
Dec 15, 2014	IDA-39330	Debt Relief Principal	19,475.97
Dec 15, 2014	IDA-39330	Loan Repay	19,475.97
Jun 15, 2014	IDA-39330	Debt Relief Charges	2,126.35
Jun 15, 2014	IDA-39330	Int Charges	2,126.35
Jun 15, 2021	IDA-39330	Int Charges	18,785.46
Jun 15, 2021	IDA-39330	Int Charges	6,845.82
Jun 15, 2021	IDA-39330	Int Charges	6,845.82
Jun 15, 2021	IDA-39330	Int Charges	327,970.97
Jun 15, 2021	IDA-39330	Int Charges	327,970.97
Jun 15, 2021	IDA-39330	Loan Repay	1,036,807.56
Jun 15, 2022	IDA-39330	Debt Relief Principal	18,679.22
Jun 15, 2022	IDA-39330	Loan Repay	18,679.22
Jun 14, 2022	IDA-39330	Loan Repay	949,262.30
Jun 14, 2022	IDA-39330	Int Charges	308,822.80
Dec 20, 2018	IDA-39330	Int Charges	345,271.34
Dec 15, 2018	IDA-39330	Debt Relief Principal	19,051.04
Dec 15, 2018	IDA-39330	Loan Repay	19,051.04
Dec 15, 2018	IDA-39330	Loan Repay	42,143.16
Jun 15, 2019	IDA-39330	Loan Repay	8,862.36
Jun 15, 2019	IDA-39330	Debt Relief Principal	18,997.92
Jun 15, 2019	IDA-39330	Loan Repay	18,997.92
Jun 15, 2019	IDA-39330	Loan Repay	968,719.00
Jun 15, 2019	IDA-39330	Int Charges	97.43
Jun 15, 2019	IDA-39330	Int Charges	97.43
Jun 15, 2019	IDA-39330	Int Charges	340,082.70
Jun 15, 2019	IDA-39330	Int Charges	340,082.70
Dec 20, 2018	IDA-39330	Loan Repay	939,140.56
Dec 20, 2018	IDA-39330	Int Charges	345,271.34
Jun 15, 2020	IDA-39330	Debt Relief Charges	12,829.10
Jun 15, 2020	IDA-39330	Int Charges	12,829.10
Jun 15, 2020	IDA-39330	Int Charges	12,829.10
Jun 15, 2020	IDA-39330	Debt Relief Principal	6,062.59
Jun 15, 2020	IDA-39330	Loan Repay	6,062.59
Jun 18, 2020	IDA-39330	Int Charges	318,546.84
Jun 18, 2020	IDA-39330	Int Charges	318,546.84
Jun 18, 2020	IDA-39330	Loan Repay	988,394.06
Dec 15, 2019	IDA-39330	Loan Repay	971,243.70
Dec 15, 2019	IDA-39330	Int Charges	323,657.10
Dec 15, 2019	IDA-39330	Int Charges	323,657.10
Dec 15, 2019	IDA-39330	Debt Relief Principal	18,944.81
Dec 15, 2019	IDA-39330	Loan Repay	18,944.81
Dec 15, 2016	IDA-39330	Loan Repay	9,552.64
Dec 15, 2016	IDA-39330	Int Charges	347,473.78
Dec 15, 2016	IDA-39330	Int Charges	347,473.78
Dec 15, 2016	IDA-39330	Loan Repay	936,388.80
Dec 15, 2016	IDA-39330	Int Charges	248.70
Dec 15, 2016	IDA-39330	Int Charges	248.70
Dec 15, 2016	IDA-39330	Debt Relief Principal	19,263.50
Dec 15, 2016	IDA-39330	Loan Repay	19,263.50
Jun 15, 2017	IDA-39330	Debt Relief Principal	19,210.40
Jun 15, 2017	IDA-39330	Loan Repay	19,210.40
Jun 15, 2017	IDA-39330	Loan Repay	38,081.16
Jun 15, 2017	IDA-39330	Int Charges	331,672.75
Jun 15, 2017	IDA-39330	Int Charges	331,672.75
Jun 15, 2017	IDA-39330	Loan Repay	938,473.60
Dec 15, 2017	IDA-39330	Debt Relief Charges	19,157.27

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Project Management	Satisfactory	2013-03-25
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Satisfactory	2013-03-25
Overall Safeguards Rating	Moderately Satisfactory	2013-03-25
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Satisfactory	2013-03-25
Procurement	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2013-03-25
Counterpart Funding	Unsatisfactory	2013-03-25
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2013-03-25
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2013-03-25
Overall Safeguards Rating	Moderately Satisfactory	2013-03-25

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 09-29-2013
Outcomes	Moderately Satisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome	High
Bank Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory
Borrower Performance	Unsatisfactory
Government Performance	Unsatisfactory
Implementing Agency	Moderately Unsatisfactory

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 10-06-2014	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome	High	N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Government Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Implementing Agency	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Icr Quality	Satisfactory	N/a
M&e Quality	Negligible	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

70% increase in grid-supplied power consumption by customer in Kabul ( Fiscal year basis)	Value	284,000 MWH	Actual achievement in SY 1389 1,237,000 MWh	482,000 MWH
	Date	June 30, 2004	March 22, 2011	March 31, 2013
	Comment		Target Met as of the end of SY 1389 (March 2011)

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

100 MW of hydropower capacity rehabilitated	Value	0	69MW	100 MW
	Date	June 30, 2004	February 28, 2013	December 31, 2013
	Comment		Three generation units rehabilitated (currently generating 23MW each)	Rehabilitation of the fourth and final unit will be completed under a follow up project.

11 km of 110 kV line constructed to connect Chimtallah 220 kV substation with Kabul network and 2 nos. 110 KV substations upgradedin Kabul City.	Value	0	Construction complete	77.6km
	Date	November 30, 2006	December 20, 2011	March 31, 2013
	Comment		Lines and substations in service except from North to East substations, but not operationally accepted or handed over to DABS	Contract amended to allow completion of the remaining section of the line

MV backbone distibution system in Kabul is upgraded	Value	0		Construction completed
	Date	November 30, 2006	February 28, 2012	March 31, 2013
	Comment		Some tasks remain to be completed and the system tested and accepted

DABM is corporatized as a commercial entity	Value	0	DABS came into existence in September 2009	DABM is coporatized according to commercial operat
	Date	June 30, 2004	October 1, 2009	September 30, 2012
	Comment		Target met