Burundi - Emergency Energy Project from IDA CRW

Development Objective

The project's development objective (PDO) is to improve the capacity and reliability of electricity generation, transmission, and distribution.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P122217
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Miarintsoa Rakotondramanana
Borrower 2
N/A

Country
Burundi
Disclosure Date
August 19, 2010
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
September 30, 2010
Effective Date
February 23, 2011

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 15.40 million
Implementing Agency
N/A
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2011

Commitment Amount
US$ 15.40 million
Environmental Category
B
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
January 31, 2014

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
November 15, 2023

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 - Jobs30%
- FY17 - Job Creation30%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Rural Development40%
- FY17 - Rural Infrastructure and service delivery40%
FY17 - Urban Development30%
- FY17 - Urban Infrastructure and Service Delivery30%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Grant	15.40

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	15.40
IBRD + IDA Commitment	15.40

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	15.40

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$)
Mar 5, 2014	IDA-H6170	Loan Disb	108,102.22
Sep 30, 2010	IDA-H6170	Loan Commitment	15,400,000.00
May 19, 2014	IDA-H6170	Loan Disb	-40,217.28
May 30, 2014	IDA-H6170	Loan Disb	164,093.44
May 31, 2014	IDA-H6170	Loan Cancel	58,262.38
Sep 10, 2013	IDA-H6170	Loan Disb	1,092,313.40
Nov 27, 2013	IDA-H6170	Loan Disb	283,415.22
Feb 3, 2014	IDA-H6170	Loan Disb	851,604.94
Jan 24, 2014	IDA-H6170	Loan Disb	1,446,361.90
Oct 15, 2013	IDA-H6170	Loan Disb	26,963.01
Sep 25, 2013	IDA-H6170	Loan Disb	599,986.60
Feb 21, 2014	IDA-H6170	Loan Disb	1,005,180.60
Jan 9, 2014	IDA-H6170	Loan Disb	70,242.97
Jan 3, 2014	IDA-H6170	Loan Disb	722,203.30
Jan 29, 2014	IDA-H6170	Loan Cancel	292,499.30

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Counterpart Funding	Satisfactory	2014-02-11
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Satisfactory	2014-02-11
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2014-02-11
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2014-02-11
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2014-02-11
Procurement	Moderately Satisfactory	2014-02-11
Project Management	Satisfactory	2014-02-11

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 08-28-2014
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: 10-30-2015	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome	Significant	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	Substantial	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Average unplanned interruptions frequency in Bujumbura	Value	51.00	44.00	30.00
	Date	December 31, 2009	December 31, 2013	January 31, 2014
	Comment	data quality is verified through annual performance contract audits	The end target has not been met. In addition, 20 interruptions due to the problem of the Bukavu-Goma transmission line in DRCwhich supplies Burundi were recorded by REGIDESO but have not been included here.

Increased electricity generation from the Bujumbura thermal power plant	Value	6.00	23.40	25.00
	Date	December 31, 2010	December 31, 2013	January 31, 2014
	Comment		The 5MW thermal plant was installed in July 2013 and commissioned on August, 18 2013. The total thermal generation hassignificantly increased compared to the situation in March 2013 (2.17GWh) and in October 2013 (14.6GWh). The end target will bereached by the closing date.

Direct project beneficiaries Value 270000.00 456552.00 318000.00
Date December 31, 2009 December 31, 2013 January 31, 2014
Comment 50% female 50% female 50% female
Female beneficiaries Value 50.00 50.00 50.00
Date December 31, 2009 December 31, 2013 January 31, 2014
Comment

Average interruption frequency per year in the project area	Value	51.00	44.00	30.00
	Date	December 31, 2009	December 31, 2013	January 31, 2014
	Comment	CSI Retrofit Dec. 2013	The end target has not been met. In addition, 20 interruptions due to the problem of the Bukavu-Goma transmission line in DRCwhich supplies Burundi were recorded by REGIDESO but have not been included here.

Customers served in the project area Value 55000.00 76188.00 75000.00
Date December 31, 2009 December 31, 2013 January 31, 2014
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Generation capacity of conventional generation constructed	Value	5.50	10.50	10.50
	Date	December 31, 2009	December 31, 2013	January 31, 2014
	Comment	baseline does not include short term emergency rental power units	The 5Mw thermal plant was commissioned in August 2013. The value includes both the newly installed 5Mw and the existing 5.5Mw inBujumbura

Generation capacity of renewable energy rehabilitated	Value	0.00	20.00	20.00
	Date	December 31, 2009	December 31, 2013	January 31, 2014
	Comment		The rehabilitation of the electromechanical equipment of the existing Rwegura and Nyemanga hydro plants which was financed underthe project was completed in July 2013

MV and HV-substations rehabilitated Value 0.00 1.00 1.00
Date December 31, 2009 December 31, 2013 January 31, 2014
Comment The rehabilitation works at the RN1 substation were completed in March 2013.

Pre-payment electricity meters installed by REGIDESO	Value	10000.00	45077.00	43000.00
	Date	December 31, 2009	December 31, 2013	January 31, 2014
	Comment		It includes both meters installed by REGIDESO under and outside the project as stated in the PAD. In fact, the end target includesmeters installed both by the project and REGIDESO itself. The objective has been met.

Electricity collection rate	Value	64.00	81.70	85.00
	Date	December 31, 2009	December 31, 2013	January 31, 2014
	Comment	calculated as billing revenues divided by amounts billed	REGIDESO has accumulated unpaid bills from earlier years that need to be written off. The actual value is an estimated one (thevalue of the year 2012). The exact value for the year 2013 will be known by March 2014. The rate is likely to be improved due tothe fully installation of prepaid meters.

Increased availability of power supply from the extended Bujumbura thermal power plant (hours/week)	Value	0.00	140.00	56.00
	Date	December 31, 2009	December 31, 2013	January 31, 2014
	Comment		The end target has been surpassed. The average running hours of the thermal plant is about 140hours/week

Generation Capacity of Conventional Generation constructed under the project	Value	0.00	5.00	5.00
	Date	December 31, 2009	December 31, 2013	January 31, 2014
	Comment	CSI Retrofit Dec. 2013	The plant was installed in July 2013. The end target has been met.

Direct project beneficiaries	Value	270000.00	456552.00	318000.00
	Date	December 31, 2009	December 31, 2013	January 31, 2014
	Comment	50% female	50% female	50% female

Female beneficiaries	Value	50.00	50.00	50.00
	Date	December 31, 2009	December 31, 2013	January 31, 2014
	Comment

Customers served in the project area	Value	55000.00	76188.00	75000.00
	Date	December 31, 2009	December 31, 2013	January 31, 2014
	Comment

MV and HV-substations rehabilitated	Value	0.00	1.00	1.00
	Date	December 31, 2009	December 31, 2013	January 31, 2014
	Comment		The rehabilitation works at the RN1 substation were completed in March 2013.