eBenin Project

Abstract*

The objectives of the eBenin Project for Benin are to: (i) improve access to lower cost and better quality Information and Communication Technology (ICT) services, and (ii) enable the development of e-applications, in the Recipient's territory. There three components to the project. The first component of the project is creating an enabling environment for improved access to ICT services. The project will not support direct investment in infrastructure... Show More

Development Objective

The objectives of the Project are to (i) improve access to lower cost and better quality ICT services, and (ii) enable the development of e-applications, in the Recipient's territory.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P113370
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Isabelle Ngoc Dung Huynh
Borrower 2
Ministere de la Communication et des TIC,Ministère de la Communication et des TIC

Country
Benin
Disclosure Date
November 3, 2009
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
March 25, 2010
Effective Date
August 25, 2010

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 23.69 million
Implementing Agency
La Poste du Benin
Region
Western and Central Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2010

Commitment Amount
US$ 23.69 million
Environmental Category
C
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
June 30, 2015

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
January 24, 2024

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 - Finance

FY17 - Financial Infrastructure and Access5%
- FY17 - MSME Finance5%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Business Enabling Environment20%
- FY17 - Regulation and Competition Policy20%
FY17 - Enterprise Development5%
- FY17 - MSME Development5%
FY17 - Jobs10%
- FY17 - Job Creation10%
FY17 - Public Private Partnerships10%

FY17 - Public Sector Management

FY17 - Public Administration30%
- FY17 - Transparency, Accountability and Good Governance30%
FY17 - Rule of Law10%
- FY17 - Legal Institutions for a Market Economy10%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Rural Development10%
- FY17 - Rural Infrastructure and service delivery10%
FY17 - Urban Development10%
- FY17 - Urban Infrastructure and Service Delivery10%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	1.20
IDA Credit	22.49

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	1.20
IDA Commitment	22.49
IBRD + IDA Commitment	23.69

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	23.69

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$)
Feb 5, 2014	IDA-H5530	Loan Disb	47,442.95
Nov 21, 2013	IDA-H5530	Loan Disb	56,342.62
Dec 27, 2013	IDA-H5530	Loan Disb	439,800.00
Oct 24, 2013	IDA-H5530	Loan Disb	19,595.20
Oct 28, 2013	IDA-H5530	Loan Disb	175,825.66
Dec 23, 2013	IDA-H5530	Loan Disb	248,171.22
Jan 3, 2014	IDA-H5530	Loan Disb	148,465.92
Jan 3, 2014	IDA-H5530	Loan Disb	153,169.19
Dec 23, 2013	IDA-H5530	Loan Disb	13,345.90
Sep 26, 2013	IDA-H5530	Loan Disb	28,270.22
Apr 11, 2014	IDA-H5530	Loan Disb	241,126.80
Dec 17, 2014	IDA-H5530	Loan Disb	77,118.86
Jun 9, 2014	IDA-H5530	Loan Disb	34,030.65
Jun 9, 2014	IDA-H5530	Loan Disb	138,674.12
Feb 6, 2015	IDA-H5530	Loan Disb	60,534.58
Feb 6, 2015	IDA-H5530	Loan Disb	258,201.19
Jul 10, 2014	IDA-H5530	Loan Disb	29,161.99
Mar 24, 2015	IDA-H5530	Loan Disb	119,774.16
Sep 18, 2014	IDA-H5530	Loan Disb	439,800.00
Nov 21, 2014	IDA-H5530	Loan Disb	91,749.25
Jan 22, 2015	IDA-H5530	Loan Disb	188,699.33
Oct 9, 2014	IDA-H5530	Loan Disb	323,029.38
Oct 16, 2014	IDA-H5530	Loan Disb	268,836.88
Oct 30, 2014	IDA-H5530	Loan Disb	217,286.77
Dec 19, 2014	IDA-H5530	Loan Disb	29,713.29
Jul 18, 2013	IDA-H5530	Loan Disb	142,588.45
Dec 4, 2014	IDA-H5530	Loan Disb	113,583.64
Jul 29, 2013	IDA-H5530	Loan Disb	8,810.33
Dec 4, 2014	IDA-H5530	Loan Disb	219,267.98
Aug 28, 2013	IDA-H5530	Loan Disb	102,776.00
Aug 28, 2013	IDA-H5530	Loan Disb	36,871.77
Jul 19, 2013	IDA-H5530	Loan Disb	203,676.95
Feb 5, 2014	IDA-H5530	Loan Disb	329,891.28
Mar 25, 2010	IDA-H5530	Loan Commitment	15,000,000.00
Sep 20, 2013	IDA-H5530	Loan Disb	189,648.60
Dec 4, 2015	IDA-H5530	Loan Disb	-927.13
Dec 4, 2015	IDA-H5530	Loan Disb	-41,608.64
Sep 17, 2014	IDA-H5530	Loan Disb	178,144.23
Jul 23, 2014	IDA-H5530	Loan Disb	299,315.38
Sep 17, 2014	IDA-H5530	Loan Disb	49,078.36
May 4, 2015	IDA-H5530	Loan Disb	104,876.56
Apr 28, 2015	IDA-H5530	Loan Disb	243,937.31
Aug 6, 2015	IDA-H5530	Loan Disb	359,749.90
May 11, 2015	IDA-H5530	Loan Disb	125,266.31
Dec 4, 2015	IDA-H5530	Loan Cancel	163,805.72
Oct 22, 2015	IDA-H5530	Loan Disb	361,760.53
Mar 21, 2014	IDA-H5530	Loan Disb	34,648.33
Feb 18, 2014	IDA-H5530	Loan Disb	219,887.38
Dec 4, 2013	IDA-H5530	Loan Disb	137,734.14

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Project Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2015-06-15
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2015-06-15
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Satisfactory	2015-06-15
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2015-06-15
Procurement	Satisfactory	2015-06-15
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2015-06-15

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 04-22-2016
Outcomes	Moderately Satisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome	Modest
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Government Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Implementing Agency	Moderately Satisfactory

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 12-30-2016	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome	Substantial	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	Substantial	N/a
M&e Quality	Substantial	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Impact on Telecom sector of World Bank Technical Assistance (composite score: 1- low impact to 5-high impact) Value 1.00 4.00 4.00
Date August 23, 2010 March 16, 2015 June 30, 2015
Comment
Retail Price of Internet Services (per Mbit/s per Month, in US$) Value 325.00 50.00 80.00
Date August 23, 2010 March 16, 2015 June 30, 2015
Comment
Number of eGov services in pilot phase Value 0.00 0.00 3.00
Date August 23, 2010 March 16, 2015 June 30, 2015
Comment
Increase in percentage of ICT SMEs Value 18.00 99.00 30.00
Date August 23, 2010 March 16, 2015 June 30, 2015
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Satisfaction rate of regulated entities with the improved capacity of the regulator Value 0.00 66.70 75.00
Date August 23, 2010 March 16, 2015 June 30, 2015
Comment
Access to Telephone Services (fixed mainlines plus cellular phones per 100 people) Value 82.11 104.33 95.00
Date August 23, 2010 March 16, 2015 June 30, 2015
Comment
Access to Internet Services (number of subscribers per 100 people) Value 1.42 18.99 9.00
Date August 23, 2010 March 16, 2015 June 30, 2015
Comment
Access to broadband internet services Value 0.30 2.91 1.00
Date August 23, 2010 March 16, 2015 June 30, 2015
Comment
User perception of quality of public services targeted by the project Value 0.00 0.00 60.00
Date August 23, 2010 March 16, 2015 June 30, 2015
Comment
Number of Manpower Trained under the Project (number of people) Value 0.00 239.00 250.00
Date August 23, 2010 March 16, 2015 June 30, 2015
Comment
Percentage of applications financed through the matching grant that are available on the market Value 0.00 50.00 5.00
Date August 23, 2010 March 16, 2015 June 30, 2015
Comment

The difference (in %) between the proportion of start-ups helped by AGENTIC that remains in activity after two years, and those that did not benefit from AGENTIC support	Value	0.00	20.00	20.00
	Date	August 23, 2010	March 16, 2015	June 30, 2015
	Comment

Percentage of firms qualifying for innovation grants, that compete for the grant Value 0.00 61.55 30.00
Date August 23, 2010 March 16, 2015 June 30, 2015
Comment
Number of direct beneficiairies of subcomponent 2.2 (AGeNTIC) Value 0.00 774.00 1000.00
Date August 23, 2010 March 16, 2015 June 30, 2014
Comment
La Poste du Benin financial sustianability strengthened through an Management Information System Value 0.00 0.00 1.00
Date August 23, 2010 March 16, 2015 June 30, 2014
Comment

Impact on Telecom sector of World Bank Technical Assistance (composite score: 1- low impact to 5-high impact)	Value	1.00	4.00	4.00
	Date	August 23, 2010	March 16, 2015	June 30, 2015
	Comment

Retail Price of Internet Services (per Mbit/s per Month, in US$)	Value	325.00	50.00	80.00
	Date	August 23, 2010	March 16, 2015	June 30, 2015
	Comment

Number of eGov services in pilot phase	Value	0.00	0.00	3.00
	Date	August 23, 2010	March 16, 2015	June 30, 2015
	Comment

Increase in percentage of ICT SMEs	Value	18.00	99.00	30.00
	Date	August 23, 2010	March 16, 2015	June 30, 2015
	Comment

Access to Telephone Services (fixed mainlines plus cellular phones per 100 people)	Value	82.11	104.33	95.00
	Date	August 23, 2010	March 16, 2015	June 30, 2015
	Comment

Access to Internet Services (number of subscribers per 100 people)	Value	1.42	18.99	9.00
	Date	August 23, 2010	March 16, 2015	June 30, 2015
	Comment

Access to broadband internet services	Value	0.30	2.91	1.00
	Date	August 23, 2010	March 16, 2015	June 30, 2015
	Comment