Multisectoral Water and Electricity Infrastructure Project

Abstract*

The Multi-Sectoral Water and Electricity Infrastructure Project for Burundi development objective is to: (i) increase access to water supply services in peri-urban areas of Bujumbura; (ii) increase reliability and quality of electricity services; (iii) increase water supply quality and reliability in Bujumbura; and (iv) strengthen State Company responsible for Urban Water and Electricity Services (REGIDESO's) financial sustainability. The project... Show More

Development Objective

The proposed project development objective (PDO) is to: (a) increase access to water supply services in peri-urban areas of Bujumbura; (b) increase the reliability and quality of electricity services; (c) increase the quality and reliability of water supply services, with primary focus on Bujumbura; and (d) strengthen REGIDESO financial sustainability.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P097974
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Deo-Marcel Niyungeko
Borrower 2
N/A

Country
Burundi
Disclosure Date
December 5, 2006
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
May 13, 2008
Effective Date
September 23, 2008

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 50.00 million
Implementing Agency
N/A
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2008

Commitment Amount
US$ 50.00 million
Environmental Category
B
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
June 30, 2013

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
November 26, 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 - Environment and Natural Resource Management

FY17 - Climate change17%
- FY17 - Mitigation17%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Business Enabling Environment17%
- FY17 - Regulation and Competition Policy17%
FY17 - Jobs11%
- FY17 - Job Creation11%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Rural Development11%
- FY17 - Rural Infrastructure and service delivery11%
FY17 - Urban Development44%
- FY17 - Services and Housing for the Poor33%
- FY17 - Urban Infrastructure and Service Delivery11%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Grant	50.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	50.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	50.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	50.00

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 7, 2013	IDA-H3700	Loan Disb	40,416.82
Nov 14, 2013	IDA-H3700	Loan Disb	71,518.61
May 13, 2008	IDA-H3700	Loan Commitment	50,000,000.00
Nov 20, 2013	IDA-H3700	Loan Disb	200,166.02
Nov 4, 2013	IDA-H3700	Loan Disb	121,147.09
Nov 7, 2013	IDA-H3700	Loan Disb	152,541.06
Nov 7, 2013	IDA-H3700	Loan Disb	375,271.34
Nov 20, 2013	IDA-H3700	Loan Cancel	25,868.98
Oct 25, 2013	IDA-H3700	Loan Disb	-26,995.59

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Counterpart Funding	Satisfactory	2013-06-29
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2013-06-29
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Satisfactory	2013-06-29
Overall Safeguards Rating	Satisfactory	2013-06-29
Procurement	Satisfactory	2013-06-29
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2013-06-29
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2013-06-29
Overall Safeguards Rating	Satisfactory	2013-06-29
Project Management	Satisfactory	2013-06-29

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 01-31-2014
Outcomes
Risk to Development Outcome	Substantial
Bank Performance
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 11-03-2014	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 Satisfactory	N/a
Government Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Implementing Agency	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Icr Quality	Satisfactory	N/a
M&e Quality	Substantial	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Operating cost coverage ratio in utilities targeted by the project Value 0.00 101.00 100.00
Date April 7, 2008 June 12, 2013 June 30, 2013
Comment Baseline data N/A

Number of people in urban areas provided with access to Improved Water Sources under the project	Value	19250.00	136890.00	134200.00
	Date	April 7, 2008	June 12, 2013	June 30, 2013
	Comment	Water distribution network works is being extended towards the northern periphery and will be completed by December 2012	Currently 126 public standpipes out of a target of 130 are operational and are managed by private operators with a managementcontract signed between REGIDESO and the operator. In addition, REGIDESO is finalizing the process of contracting out themanagement of additional 12 public standposts and is connecting additional 700 private households in the project area by June 30,2013.

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Improved community water points constructed or rehabilitated under the project	Value	35.00	138.00	130.00
	Date	April 7, 2008	June 12, 2013	June 30, 2013
	Comment		Additional 58 public standpipes have been built by the project and others were rehabilitated.	Includes 45 rehabilitated standposts and 85 constructed

Number of water utilities that the project is supporting	Value	0.00	1.00	1.00
	Date	April 7, 2008	June 12, 2013	June 30, 2013
	Comment		REGIDESO is national water and electricity utility operating in urban centers in Burundi.

Water pipes installed Value 0.00 57.09 30.00
Date April 7, 2008 June 12, 2013 June 30, 2013
Comment The works have been completed and commissioned.
Water production capacity (m3/day) Value 66000.00 96000.00 96000.00
Date April 7, 2008 June 12, 2013 June 30, 2013
Comment The works have been completed and commissioned.

Non-revenue water at REGIDESO	Value	46.00	28.00	20.00
	Date	April 7, 2008	June 12, 2013	June 30, 2013
	Comment	Measured as (Volume produced minus Volume billed)/Volume produced	A non-revenue water program has been successfully implemented by the project (the target of 20% was optimistic to be achieved infive years).

Average number of unconnected persons per water standpost in selected project areas	Value	2946.00	843.00	877.00
	Date	April 7, 2008	June 12, 2013	June 30, 2013
	Comment		At this trend, the target will be achieved by June 30, 2013.

Collection efficiency of REGIDESO	Value	82.00	827.00	95.00
	Date	April 7, 2008	June 12, 2013	June 30, 2013
	Comment		Government and municipal entities have once again accumulated payment arrears. REGIDESO is addressing this issue throughincreasingthe number of prepaid meters to 100% of its consumers.	Measured as billing revenues / amount billed

Strategic sector plans for electricity and water sectors prepared	Value	No	Yes	Yes
	Date	April 7, 2008	June 12, 2013	June 30, 2013
	Comment		Strategic sector plans for electricity and water sectors prepared by others.

Electricity generation per year from additional sources	Value	0.00	5.60	11.00
	Date	April 7, 2008	June 12, 2013	June 30, 2013
	Comment	Electricity generation varies greatly from year-to-year depending on rainfall (hydropower) - about 140-190 GWH/Year	During the first semester of 2013, 5.6 Gwh produced by the existing thermal plant of 5.5 MW. The GoB signed a power purchaseagreement with INTERPETROL for additional thermal generation (10 MW diesel plant which started on May 1, 2013). Furthermore, withthe IDA support, REGIDESO has just acquired another 5 MW thermal plant which will start operating by July 1, 2013. The expectedproduction by other sources is expected to jump from 11 GWh to 22GWh by December 30, 2013.

Electricity technical and non technical electricity losses per year Value 24.40 18.82 18.00
Date December 31, 2007 June 12, 2013 June 30, 2013
Comment

Substations rehabilitated (HV and MV)	Value	0.00	22.00	20.00
	Date	April 7, 2008	June 12, 2013	June 30, 2013
	Comment	The rehabilitation works of electricity transmission and distribution networks is going on and will be completed by December 2012.There the system might attain better performances	22 substations have been rehabilitated (HV and MV).

Pre-paid electricity meters installed	Value	5100.00	33562.00	40000.00
	Date	April 7, 2008	June 12, 2013	June 30, 2013
	Comment		There has been a delay in the supply and installation of additional 15,000 prepaid meters. This delay has been now addressed andmeters will be installed by June 30, 2013 making figures to 50,532 by June 2013. Furthermore, REGIDESO has launched another tenderanother batch of 36,000 prepaid meter to increase prepaid coverage from the current 50 % to 100% by June 30, 2014.	Includes non IDA funded meters as well

CFLs distributed to REGIDESO customers Value 0.00 200000.00 200000.00
Date April 7, 2008 June 12, 2013 June 30, 2013
Comment CFLs replace same quantity of Incandescent light bulbs

Unplanned power interruptions (measured as minutes of unplanned MV interruptions per quarter)	Value	3,100	703	800
	Date	April 7, 2008	June 12, 2013	June 30, 2013
	Comment	The rehabilitation works of electricity transmission and distribution networks is going on and will be completed by December 2012.	The number of unplanned power interruptions has been reduced by recent network rehabilitation works.

Piped household water connections benefiting from rehabilitation works under the project Value 0.00 43000.00 10000.00
Date April 7, 2008 June 12, 2013 June 30, 2013
Comment

Water pipes installed	Value	0.00	57.09	30.00
	Date	April 7, 2008	June 12, 2013	June 30, 2013
	Comment		The works have been completed and commissioned.

Water production capacity (m3/day)	Value	66000.00	96000.00	96000.00
	Date	April 7, 2008	June 12, 2013	June 30, 2013
	Comment		The works have been completed and commissioned.

Electricity technical and non technical electricity losses per year	Value	24.40	18.82	18.00
	Date	December 31, 2007	June 12, 2013	June 30, 2013
	Comment

CFLs distributed to REGIDESO customers	Value	0.00	200000.00	200000.00
	Date	April 7, 2008	June 12, 2013	June 30, 2013
	Comment		CFLs replace same quantity of Incandescent light bulbs