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DRC Urban Water Supply Project

Abstract*

The objective of the Urban Water Supply Project for the Democratic Republic of Congo is to increase access to water in selected urban areas and increase the efficiency of REGIDESO (State Water Utility Company - DRC). There are two components to the project. The first component of the project will improve and expand water supply services in major urban centers. This component will be carried out through investment and rehabilitation programs specific...

* The project abstract is drawn from the PAD, SAR or PGD and may not accurately reflect the project's current nature

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Development Objective

The revised PDO is to increase access to sustainable water services in selected urban areas, and to improve the operational performances and viability of the Project Implementing Entity.

Key Details

Project Details

  • P091092

  • Closed

  • Rebecca Gilsdorf , Patrick Ndolo

  • Ministry of Finance

  • Congo, Democratic Republic of

  • March 6, 2006

  • (as of board presentation)

    December 18, 2008

  • June 13, 2008

  • US$ 190.00 million

  • REGIDESO,Democratic Republic of Congo, Represented by the Ministry of Finance,COPIREP

  • Eastern And Southern Africa

  • 2009

  • US$ 190.00 million

  • B

  • June 20, 2024

  • June 30, 2021

  • BANK APPROVED

  • Notes

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

No data available.
Financier Commitments
IDA Grant 190.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment N/A
IDA Commitment 190.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment 190.00
Lending Instrument
Grant Amount N/A
Total Project Cost** 190.00

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

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Financier Approval Date Closing Date Principal Disbursed Repayments Interest, Charges & Fees

Detailed Financial Activity as of January 31, 2025

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Period Financier Transaction Type Amount (US$)
Jul 12, 2019 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 581,985.56
Apr 18, 2019 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 5,593,372.50
Jul 1, 2019 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 265,308.78
Jun 25, 2019 IDA-H4350 Loan Disb -471,685.53
Apr 30, 2021 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 1,714,558.20
May 20, 2021 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 507,333.50
May 20, 2021 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 617,097.80
Jun 1, 2021 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 1,655,304.20
Apr 21, 2021 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 2,236,979.20
Jun 28, 2021 IDA-D1020 Loan Cancel 42,143,700.00
May 20, 2021 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 696,255.60
Jun 9, 2021 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 885,142.00
Jun 9, 2021 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 576,434.75
Oct 25, 2021 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 310,396.22
Jun 14, 2022 IDA-D1020 Loan Cancel 5,359,592.00
Mar 27, 2022 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 10,430.00
Aug 12, 2020 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 6,983,873.50
Mar 17, 2021 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 722,220.70
Dec 29, 2020 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 684,666.56
Mar 8, 2021 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 344,012.44
Jan 13, 2021 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 498,490.38
Mar 27, 2022 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb -10,430.00
Dec 2, 2021 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb -1,430,000.00
Jan 11, 2022 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb -10,164.99
Jan 19, 2022 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb -889,477.10
Jan 12, 2022 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb -3,062,104.80
Jun 16, 2021 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 4,008,339.50
Feb 25, 2016 IDA-D1020 Loan Commitment 166,000,000.00
Dec 18, 2008 IDA-H4350 Loan Commitment 190,000,000.00
Jun 17, 2019 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 2,544,230.50
May 23, 2018 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 5,121,844.50
May 8, 2018 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 2,515,378.00
Jun 28, 2018 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 3,409,278.20
Dec 12, 2018 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 2,152,443.00
Mar 23, 2020 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 851,459.25
Feb 21, 2020 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 340,053.38
Feb 18, 2020 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 511,512.72
Feb 18, 2020 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 496,724.72
Dec 27, 2019 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 5,941,580.00
Jan 2, 2020 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 1,182,218.80
Jan 30, 2020 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 531,533.06
Jan 7, 2020 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb -1,182,198.80
Feb 5, 2020 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 450,823.25
Feb 26, 2020 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 791,344.00
Dec 19, 2019 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 531,533.06
Jun 7, 2019 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 1,866,481.60
Jun 17, 2019 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 1,902,901.20
Jun 14, 2019 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 492,716.30
Jun 14, 2019 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 3,079,576.80
May 28, 2019 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 316,012.88
Oct 1, 2019 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 819,495.60
Aug 16, 2019 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 2,792,503.80
Nov 25, 2019 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 268,174.94
Sep 12, 2019 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 1,090,812.40
Aug 26, 2019 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 294,255.30
Oct 15, 2018 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 1,563,706.10
Jan 24, 2019 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 4,525,829.00
Dec 9, 2020 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 695,579.80
Dec 9, 2020 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 408,291.03
Nov 30, 2020 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 778,910.70
Apr 22, 2020 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 810,885.70
May 13, 2020 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 1,298,312.20
Jan 13, 2020 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb -531,513.06
May 14, 2020 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 252,605.30
Apr 10, 2020 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 469,913.25
Jun 3, 2020 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 377,702.72
May 26, 2020 IDA-H4350 Loan Cancel 721,304.75
Jun 24, 2020 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 1,195,292.20
Jun 24, 2020 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 664,758.94
Jul 9, 2020 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 643,978.80
Jul 9, 2020 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 683,097.90
Jul 20, 2020 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 607,691.00
May 26, 2020 IDA-H4350 Loan Disb -258,693.02
Sep 8, 2020 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 838,238.30
Oct 26, 2020 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 495,550.40
Oct 1, 2020 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 647,957.10
Oct 8, 2019 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 282,452.20
Jul 30, 2019 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 393,582.47
Oct 18, 2019 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 390,974.72
Sep 20, 2019 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 332,241.90
Jul 22, 2019 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 1,053,771.10
Jul 18, 2019 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 598,690.30
Nov 12, 2019 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 719,419.06
Oct 15, 2019 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 1,175,544.20
Nov 12, 2019 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 711,518.20
Dec 10, 2019 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 353,117.03
Dec 10, 2019 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 339,644.78
Mar 27, 2020 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 533,037.90
Feb 3, 2020 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 1,182,218.80
Dec 27, 2019 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 415,675.00
Mar 30, 2020 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 567,199.10
Jun 16, 2021 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 292,156.84
Apr 2, 2021 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 1,003,947.80
Jul 9, 2013 IDA-H4350 Loan Disb 2,807,773.50
Jan 22, 2014 IDA-H4350 Loan Disb 3,711,391.80
Dec 2, 2013 IDA-H4350 Loan Disb 5,842,642.50
Mar 12, 2014 IDA-H4350 Loan Disb 2,950,637.80
Mar 27, 2014 IDA-H4350 Loan Disb 5,694,421.00
May 27, 2014 IDA-H4350 Loan Disb 4,623,078.00
Nov 4, 2013 IDA-H4350 Loan Disb 1,633,180.50
Dec 19, 2013 IDA-H4350 Loan Disb 6,038,162.50
Sep 24, 2013 IDA-H4350 Loan Disb 275,016.97
Dec 12, 2013 IDA-H4350 Loan Disb 3,735,591.00
Sep 20, 2013 IDA-H4350 Loan Disb 397,496.44
Nov 13, 2014 IDA-H4350 Loan Disb 6,036,158.00
Jan 15, 2015 IDA-H4350 Loan Disb 6,000,000.00
Jul 23, 2013 IDA-H4350 Loan Disb 1,909,202.60
Oct 28, 2015 IDA-H4350 Loan Disb 1,194,607.80
Oct 28, 2015 IDA-H4350 Loan Disb 798,818.00
Nov 2, 2015 IDA-H4350 Loan Disb 589,120.25
Sep 18, 2015 IDA-H4350 Loan Disb 2,559,050.50
Dec 16, 2015 IDA-H4350 Loan Disb 1,243,371.40
Feb 19, 2015 IDA-H4350 Loan Disb 1,333,440.20
Jul 28, 2014 IDA-H4350 Loan Disb 551,711.00
Feb 3, 2015 IDA-H4350 Loan Disb 633,258.75
Aug 29, 2014 IDA-H4350 Loan Disb 404,466.00
Mar 17, 2015 IDA-H4350 Loan Disb 3,021,188.20
Sep 2, 2014 IDA-H4350 Loan Disb 3,727,446.20
Jun 16, 2015 IDA-H4350 Loan Disb 2,215,714.50
Jun 9, 2015 IDA-H4350 Loan Disb 1,126,196.50
Jun 17, 2015 IDA-H4350 Loan Disb 2,168,206.50
Jun 27, 2014 IDA-H4350 Loan Disb 8,861,504.00
Jun 18, 2014 IDA-H4350 Loan Disb 7,041,180.00
Jul 8, 2014 IDA-H4350 Loan Disb 446,216.10
Jun 16, 2014 IDA-H4350 Loan Disb 2,435,802.00
Sep 25, 2014 IDA-H4350 Loan Disb 553,606.50
Sep 12, 2014 IDA-H4350 Loan Disb 498,273.10
Jul 1, 2016 IDA-H4350 Loan Disb 192,590.90
Jun 14, 2016 IDA-H4350 Loan Disb 2,053,808.90
Dec 30, 2015 IDA-H4350 Loan Disb 3,700,000.00
Dec 16, 2015 IDA-H4350 Loan Disb 1,258,267.20
Sep 28, 2015 IDA-H4350 Loan Disb 1,804,532.20
Nov 6, 2015 IDA-H4350 Loan Disb 1,874,128.00
Dec 22, 2015 IDA-H4350 Loan Disb 640,421.60
Nov 9, 2015 IDA-H4350 Loan Disb 559,945.50
Dec 22, 2015 IDA-H4350 Loan Disb 3,136,492.50
Apr 27, 2016 IDA-H4350 Loan Disb 2,379,075.50
Jun 25, 2015 IDA-H4350 Loan Disb 1,805,158.60
Jun 15, 2015 IDA-H4350 Loan Disb 2,389,638.20
May 13, 2015 IDA-H4350 Loan Disb 3,826,304.50
Jun 23, 2015 IDA-H4350 Loan Disb 764,903.56
Mar 14, 2018 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 2,493,951.50
Apr 17, 2018 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 1,932,249.00
Apr 24, 2017 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 536,274.70
Jun 21, 2017 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 1,662,499.00
Dec 13, 2016 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 14,500,000.00
Feb 11, 2019 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 291,751.50
Nov 8, 2018 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 3,307,251.20
Oct 29, 2018 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 841,995.56
May 7, 2019 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 2,542,504.80
Jul 1, 2019 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 1,108,839.50
Jul 1, 2019 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 285,000.00
Mar 12, 2019 IDA-D1020 Loan Disb 1,228,937.80

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name Review Date
Project Management Moderately Satisfactory 2021-02-03
Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory 2021-02-03
Financial Management Moderately Satisfactory 2021-02-03
Monitoring and Evaluation Moderately Satisfactory 2021-02-03
Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory 2021-02-03
Procurement Moderately Satisfactory 2021-02-03

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATORIMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 02-28-2022
Outcomes
Risk to Development OutcomeSubstantial
Bank Performance
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATORICR REVIEW: PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome RatingModerately Unsatisfactory N/a
Risk To Development OutcomeN/a
Bank PerformanceModerately UnsatisfactoryN/a
Borrower PerformanceN/a
Government PerformanceNot RatedN/a
Implementing AgencyN/a
Icr QualitySubstantialN/a
M&e QualityModestN/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • Number of people in urban areas provided with access to Improved Water Sources under the projectValue0.003071430.002600000.00
    DateApril 25, 2014June 30, 2021February 3, 2016
    Comment
  • Operating cost coverage ratio in utilities targeted by the projectValue88.0042.22104.00
    DateNovember 18, 2008June 30, 2021March 31, 2013
    Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • Secondary and tertiary water networks constructedValue0.001236.001100.00
    DateNovember 18, 2008June 30, 2021December 21, 2018
    Comment
  • Citizen engagement satisfactory complaints resolution by REGIDESOValue26.0083.470.00
    DateJanuary 29, 2016June 30, 2021
    Comment
  • Water production capacity installed under the projectValue0.0085920.0069000.00
    DateNovember 28, 2008June 30, 2021December 21, 2018
    Comment
  • Citizen engagement: Surveyed beneficiaries who know at least two of their responsibilities regarding their access to waterValue0.0098.000.00
    DateJanuary 29, 2016June 30, 2021
    Comment
  • Improved community water points constructed or rehabilitated under the projectValue0.00455.00450.00
    DateNovember 18, 2008July 30, 2020February 3, 2016
    Comment
  • Number of water utilities that the project is supportingValue1.001.000.00
    DateNovember 18, 2008June 30, 2021
    Comment
  • New piped household water connections that are resulting from the project interventionValue0.0088811.0073500.00
    DateNovember 18, 2008June 30, 2021December 21, 2018
    Comment
  • Services contract is bid, signed and under implementationValueNoYes
    DateNovember 18, 2008June 30, 2021
    Comment
  • Piped household water connections that are benefiting from rehabilitation works undertaken by the projectValue0.00153490.000.00
    DateNovember 18, 2008June 30, 2021
    Comment
  • Number of other water service providers that the project is supportingValue0.000.000.00
    DateNovember 18, 2008June 30, 2021
    Comment
  • Direct project beneficiariesValue0.003071430.002600000.00
    DateNovember 18, 2008June 30, 2021February 3, 2016
    Comment
  • Preparation of water sanitation strategies and programmValue0.0012.004.00
    DateNovember 18, 2008June 30, 2021February 3, 2016
    Comment
  • Female beneficiariesValue0.00946815.000.00
    DateNovember 18, 2008April 30, 2018
    Comment
  • Availability rate of production plantsValue87.6094.600.00
    DateNovember 18, 2008June 30, 2021
    Comment
  • Non-revenue waterValue45.0045.7233.00
    DateNovember 18, 2008June 30, 2021March 31, 2013
    Comment
  • Rate of inactive connections per cityValue36.0030.950.00
    DateApril 25, 2014June 30, 2021
    Comment
  • Metering distribution rateValue33.0070.7490.00
    DateApril 25, 2014June 30, 2021February 3, 2016
    Comment
  • Bill collection rate from private connectionsValue73.0068.7197.00
    DateApril 25, 2014June 30, 2021February 3, 2016
    Comment
  • Number of staff/1000 active connections (after severance plan)Value17.708.1110.20
    DateApril 25, 2014June 30, 2021March 31, 2013
    Comment
  • Rate of labor costs versus operational costsValue40.0036.0028.00
    DateApril 25, 2014June 30, 2021March 31, 2013
    Comment
  • Submission of previous years' audit reports to clients by May 15 of following year (yes/no)ValueNAyesyes
    DateNovember 18, 2008June 30, 2021November 18, 2013
    Comment
  • Proportion of volumes owed by "Instances Officielles" in total volumes owedValue21.0034.960.00
    DateApril 25, 2014April 13, 2020
    Comment
  • Proportion of bills owed by "Instances Officielles" in total billingValue42.0035.930.00
    DateNovember 18, 2008June 30, 2021
    Comment