Shanxi Coal Bed Methane Development and Utilization

Abstract*

The objective of the Shanxi Coal Bed Methane Development and Utilization Project is to increase the production and utilization of Coal Bed Methane (CBM) and Coal Mine Methane (CMM) to replace coal as a fuel for thermal use and to reduce Green House Gas (GHGs) and local air pollutants associated with coal combustion in China. Project has two components: (a) Investment Component, to finance the exploration and development of CBM wells and construction... Show More

Development Objective

The revised PDO of the project is to increase production of coal bed methane to reduce GHGs associated with coal combustion in the project area.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P100968
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Ximing Peng
Borrower 2
People's Republic of China

Country
China
Disclosure Date
November 21, 2007
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
May 19, 2009
Effective Date
September 18, 2009

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 204.30 million
Implementing Agency
Shanxi Coal Bed Methane Company Ltd. (SCBMC)
Region
East Asia and Pacific
Fiscal Year 3
2009

Commitment Amount
US$ 80.00 million
Environmental Category
A
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
June 30, 2017

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
July 16, 2019

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 change70%
- FY17 - Mitigation70%
FY17 - Environmental Health and Pollution Management30%
- FY17 - Air quality management10%
- FY17 - Soil Pollution10%
- FY17 - Water Pollution10%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
Borrower/Recipient	47.30
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	80.00
Local Sources of Borrowing Country	77.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	80.00
IDA Commitment	N/A
IBRD + IDA Commitment	80.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	204.30

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$)
Sep 15, 2014	IBRD-77050	Loan Repay	529,029.90
Sep 2, 2014	IBRD-77050	Loan Disb	1,296,104.60
Mar 15, 2015	IBRD-77050	Int Charges	60,084.37
Mar 15, 2015	IBRD-77050	Loan Repay	724,301.75
Mar 15, 2015	IBRD-77050	Int Charges	187.21
May 19, 2009	IBRD-77050	Loan Commitment	80,000,000.00
Sep 15, 2022	IBRD-77050	Int Charges	352,495.22
Sep 15, 2022	IBRD-77050	Loan Repay	2,918,596.50
Mar 15, 2023	IBRD-77050	Int Charges	54,771.08
Mar 15, 2023	IBRD-77050	Int Charges	1,047,191.90
Mar 15, 2023	IBRD-77050	Loan Repay	2,984,976.50
Sep 15, 2023	IBRD-77050	Int Charges	17,225.81
Sep 15, 2023	IBRD-77050	Int Charges	1,143,104.50
Sep 15, 2023	IBRD-77050	Loan Repay	3,063,104.00
Mar 15, 2024	IBRD-77050	Int Charges	21,608.74
Mar 15, 2024	IBRD-77050	Int Charges	1,186,789.90
Mar 15, 2024	IBRD-77050	Loan Repay	3,140,783.80
Mar 15, 2021	IBRD-77050	Int Charges	164,279.75
Mar 15, 2021	IBRD-77050	Loan Repay	2,702,889.50
Sep 15, 2020	IBRD-77050	Loan Repay	2,640,762.20
Sep 15, 2020	IBRD-77050	Int Charges	307,461.40
Sep 15, 2021	IBRD-77050	Loan Repay	2,772,135.00
Sep 15, 2021	IBRD-77050	Int Charges	139,801.60
Mar 15, 2022	IBRD-77050	Int Charges	122,742.58
Mar 15, 2022	IBRD-77050	Loan Repay	2,840,469.00
Sep 15, 2018	IBRD-77050	Int Charges	901,611.40
Sep 15, 2018	IBRD-77050	Loan Repay	2,390,675.20
Mar 15, 2019	IBRD-77050	Loan Repay	2,454,148.20
Mar 15, 2019	IBRD-77050	Int Charges	953,125.25
Mar 15, 2020	IBRD-77050	Int Charges	728,115.80
Mar 15, 2020	IBRD-77050	Loan Repay	2,572,275.80
Sep 15, 2019	IBRD-77050	Loan Repay	2,514,048.00
Sep 15, 2019	IBRD-77050	Int Charges	975,740.00
Jun 16, 2016	IBRD-77050	Loan Disb	7,868,047.50
Jun 14, 2017	IBRD-77050	Loan Disb	3,583,703.50
May 26, 2017	IBRD-77050	Loan Disb	7,535,851.00
Feb 22, 2017	IBRD-77050	Loan Disb	4,541,506.00
Mar 15, 2017	IBRD-77050	Int Charges	420,285.97
Mar 15, 2017	IBRD-77050	Loan Repay	1,678,058.20
Sep 15, 2017	IBRD-77050	Int Charges	7,000.24
Sep 15, 2017	IBRD-77050	Int Charges	587,150.80
Sep 15, 2017	IBRD-77050	Loan Repay	2,272,547.80
Mar 15, 2018	IBRD-77050	Int Charges	612,464.06
Mar 15, 2018	IBRD-77050	Loan Repay	2,330,341.00
Apr 24, 2015	IBRD-77050	Loan Disb	642,845.60
Jun 24, 2015	IBRD-77050	Loan Disb	4,603,004.00
Jun 29, 2015	IBRD-77050	Loan Disb	621,392.10
Jan 20, 2016	IBRD-77050	Loan Disb	5,469,435.50
Sep 24, 2015	IBRD-77050	Loan Disb	4,301,962.00
Sep 15, 2015	IBRD-77050	Int Charges	87,715.08
Sep 15, 2015	IBRD-77050	Loan Repay	891,389.56
Dec 21, 2015	IBRD-77050	Loan Disb	41,968.77
Mar 18, 2016	IBRD-77050	Loan Disb	7,727,679.50
Mar 15, 2016	IBRD-77050	Loan Repay	1,028,498.60
Mar 15, 2016	IBRD-77050	Int Charges	134,727.38
Sep 15, 2016	IBRD-77050	Int Charges	302,447.78
Sep 15, 2016	IBRD-77050	Loan Repay	1,638,711.40
Sep 15, 2016	IBRD-77050	Int Charges	5,765.69
Feb 9, 2017	IBRD-77050	Loan Disb	2,271,674.00
Nov 12, 2014	IBRD-77050	Loan Disb	4,850,320.00
Sep 15, 2013	IBRD-77050	Int Charges	48,220.49
Sep 3, 2013	IBRD-77050	Loan Disb	1,382,768.40
Jan 8, 2015	IBRD-77050	Loan Disb	1,441,441.20
Jan 7, 2014	IBRD-77050	Loan Disb	187,760.64
Mar 15, 2014	IBRD-77050	Int Charges	230.46
Mar 15, 2014	IBRD-77050	Int Charges	51,469.35
May 13, 2014	IBRD-77050	Loan Disb	335,925.90
Sep 15, 2014	IBRD-77050	Int Charges	47,217.16

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Counterpart Funding	Satisfactory	2017-06-22
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2017-06-22
Procurement	Satisfactory	2017-06-22
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2017-06-22
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2017-06-22
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Satisfactory	2017-06-22
Project Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2017-06-22
Overall Safeguards Rating	Satisfactory	2017-06-22

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 06-18-2018
Outcomes	Substantial
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank Performance	Substantial
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 12-14-2018	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome		N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance		N/a
Government Performance	Not Rated	N/a
Implementing Agency		N/a
Icr Quality	Substantial	N/a
M&e Quality	Substantial	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Volume of LNG Produced Annually Value 0.00 119000.00
Date April 20, 2009 December 31, 2017
Comment
Avoided GHGs Emission Annually Value 0.00 386750.00
Date December 1, 2009 December 31, 2017
Comment
Volume of CBM Produced Annually Value 0.00 60000000.00 20000000.00
Date April 20, 2009 December 31, 2017 December 31, 2017
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

SCBMC's Financial Sustainability - DSC Ratio Value 0.00 1.40 1.00
Date April 20, 2009 December 31, 2017 December 31, 2017
Comment
SCBMC's Financial Sustainability - Rate of Return on equity Value 0.00 9.00 11.59
Date April 20, 2009 December 31, 2017 December 31, 2017
Comment
SCBMC's Financial Sustainability - Ratio of current assets to current liabilities Value 0.00 1.10 0.70
Date April 20, 2009 December 31, 2017 December 31, 2017
Comment
Numbers of wells drilled in total Value 0.00 126.00
Date April 20, 2009 December 31, 2017
Comment
The number of staff-week trained for SCBMC Value 0.00 2150.00
Date April 20, 2009 December 31, 2017
Comment

Volume of LNG Produced Annually	Value	0.00	119000.00
	Date	April 20, 2009	December 31, 2017
	Comment

Avoided GHGs Emission Annually	Value	0.00	386750.00
	Date	December 1, 2009	December 31, 2017
	Comment

Volume of CBM Produced Annually	Value	0.00	60000000.00	20000000.00
	Date	April 20, 2009	December 31, 2017	December 31, 2017
	Comment

Numbers of wells drilled in total	Value	0.00	126.00
	Date	April 20, 2009	December 31, 2017
	Comment