WS: Pacific Regional Connectivity Program: Phase 3 - Samoa

Abstract*

The development objective of the Third Phase of the Pacific Regional Connectivity Program Project for Samoa is to reduce the cost and increase the availability of internet services in Samoa. The project comprises of three components. The first component, Samoa-Fiji cable consists of following three sub-components: (i) submarine cable system; (ii) landing stations and ancillary equipment; and (iii) additional Costs. The second component, information... Show More

Development Objective

The Project Development Objectives are: (a) to reduce the cost and increase the availability of internet services; and (b) to facilitate the development of initial foundations for digital government, including digital identification.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P128904
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Fawah Akwo , Siou Kuek
Borrower 2
Independent State of Samoa

Country
Samoa
Disclosure Date
December 8, 2014
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
June 19, 2015
Effective Date
September 4, 2015

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 49.94 million
Implementing Agency
Samoa Submarine Cable Company,Samoa Bureau of Statistics,Ministry of Finance,Office Of The Regulator
Region
East Asia and Pacific
Fiscal Year 3
2015

Commitment Amount
US$ 36.00 million
Environmental Category
B
Last Update Date
September 30, 2023
Closing Date
December 31, 2022

Consultant Services required
TBD
Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED

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 - Business Enabling Environment10%
- FY17 - Regulation and Competition Policy10%
FY17 - Jobs30%
- FY17 - Job Creation30%
FY17 - Public Private Partnerships10%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Rural Development30%
- FY17 - Rural Infrastructure and service delivery30%
FY17 - Urban Development30%
- FY17 - Urban Infrastructure and Service Delivery30%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
Pacific Regional Infrastructure Facility Trust Fund	1.50
Borrower/Recipient	5.76
Local Sources of Borrowing Country	8.18
IDA Grant	16.00
Asian Development Bank	18.50

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	16.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	16.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	20.00
Total Project Cost**	49.94

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

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Dec 15, 2016	IDA-D0630	Loan Disb	936,834.06
Jun 19, 2020	IDA-D0630	Loan Disb	19,389.14
Sep 19, 2019	IDA-D0630	Loan Disb	115,570.07
May 6, 2019	IDA-D0630	Loan Disb	446,185.94
Dec 22, 2017	IDA-D0630	Loan Disb	241,660.94
Sep 4, 2018	IDA-D0630	Loan Disb	1,113,337.00
Jul 20, 2018	IDA-D0630	Loan Disb	249,102.19
Dec 12, 2018	IDA-D0630	Loan Disb	15,093.83
May 21, 2018	IDA-D0630	Loan Disb	931,546.70
Feb 20, 2018	IDA-D0630	Loan Disb	589,509.44
Dec 22, 2017	IDA-D0630	Loan Disb	342,272.84
May 15, 2017	IDA-D0630	Loan Disb	353,474.38
Jun 23, 2017	IDA-D0630	Loan Disb	666,156.00
Sep 20, 2017	IDA-D0630	Loan Disb	150,371.50
Sep 20, 2017	IDA-D0630	Loan Disb	4,305,031.00
Dec 6, 2016	IDA-D0630	Loan Disb	276,656.84
Jun 23, 2017	IDA-D0630	Loan Disb	288,242.00
May 15, 2024	IDA-D0630	Loan Disb	-36,696.63
Jun 19, 2015	IDA-D0630	Loan Commitment	16,000,000.00
May 15, 2024	IDA-D0630	Loan Cancel	1,293,382.50
Feb 10, 2022	IDA-D0630	Loan Disb	78,049.87
Sep 23, 2022	IDA-D0630	Loan Cancel	2,311,747.20
Nov 4, 2022	IDA-D0630	Loan Disb	204,673.48
Dec 22, 2020	IDA-D0630	Loan Disb	242,871.72
Jul 26, 2021	IDA-D0630	Loan Disb	243,233.27
Dec 3, 2019	IDA-D0630	Loan Disb	83,765.35
Mar 3, 2020	IDA-D0630	Loan Disb	14,308.44
Feb 12, 2016	IDA-D0630	Loan Disb	500,000.00

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2023-04-30
Overall Safeguards Rating	Satisfactory	2023-04-30
Financial Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2023-04-30
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Satisfactory	2023-04-30
Procurement	Moderately Satisfactory	2023-04-30
Project Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2023-04-30
Counterpart Funding	Satisfactory	2023-04-30
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2023-04-30

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 09-28-2023
Outcomes	Moderately Satisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank Performance	Substantial
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 02-20-2024	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		N/a
Implementing Agency		N/a
Icr Quality	Substantial	N/a
M&e Quality	Modest	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Available International Bandwidth (mbps). Value 250.00 14000.00 0.00
Date June 19, 2015 December 22, 2022
Comment
Beneficiaries that feel project investment reflected their needs - male. Value 0.00 65000.00 0.00
Date June 19, 2015 December 22, 2022
Comment
Wholesale Internet Bandwith Price ($/Mbps/month) Value 1500.00 107.00 0.00
Date June 19, 2015 June 30, 2022
Comment
Beneficiaries that feel project inv. reflected their needs - female. Value 0.00 65000.00 0.00
Date June 19, 2015 December 22, 2022
Comment
Direct Project beneficiaries. Value 0.00 110500.00 0.00
Date June 19, 2015 December 22, 2022
Comment
Grievances registered related to delivery of project benefits addressed. Value 0.00 100.00 0.00
Date June 19, 2015 December 22, 2022
Comment
Access to Internet Services (number of subscribers per 100 people) Value 27.00 55.00 29.00
Date June 19, 2015 December 22, 2022
Comment
Impact on Telecom sector of World Bank TA to OOTR (composite score: 1- low impact to 5-high impact) Value 1.00 5.00 2.00
Date June 19, 2015 December 22, 2022
Comment
Project beneficiaries (female) Value 0.00 58000.00 0.00
Date June 19, 2015 June 30, 2022
Comment
Retail price of internet services (lowest published price 2Gb data volume) Value 43.00 0.58 5.00
Date June 19, 2015 December 22, 2022 December 31, 2022
Comment
Retail price of internet services-business (lowest published price 50Gb data volume) Value 630.00 15.40 30.00
Date June 19, 2015 December 22, 2022 December 31, 2022
Comment
NDID institutionalized Value No Yes
Date August 30, 2019 December 22, 2022
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Length of Fiber Optic Network Built (km) Value 0.00 1300.00 0.00
Date June 19, 2015 June 19, 2023
Comment
Private Capital Mobilized Value 0.00 8097426.00 2500000.00
Date June 19, 2015 December 22, 2022
Comment
National installed data capacity Value 0.00 9500.00 0.00
Date June 19, 2015 December 22, 2022
Comment
Government digital platform implementation options assessment completed Value No Yes No
Date June 1, 2019 December 22, 2022 December 31, 2019
Comment
NDID implementation strategy developed Value No Yes
Date June 1, 2019 December 22, 2022
Comment
Available (lit optical and contracted satellite) International Bandwidth (mbps) Value 250.00 20000.00 0.00
Date June 19, 2015 December 22, 2022
Comment
NDID awareness campaign and public consultations launched Value No Yes Yes
Date June 1, 2019 December 22, 2022 June 30, 2020
Comment
Community/CSO feedback considered in NDID bill Value No Yes
Date August 30, 2019 December 22, 2022
Comment
Monthly volume of data downloaded--all service providers (Terabytes) Value 650.00 16000.00 950.00
Date April 30, 2019 December 22, 2022 June 30, 2021
Comment
Monthly peak data rate (speed of data download from Tui Samoa cable to all service providers in Samoa) (Mbps) Value 4.00 10800.00 6.00
Date April 30, 2019 December 22, 2022 June 30, 2021
Comment

Available International Bandwidth (mbps).	Value	250.00	14000.00	0.00
	Date	June 19, 2015	December 22, 2022
	Comment

Wholesale Internet Bandwith Price ($/Mbps/month)	Value	1500.00	107.00	0.00
	Date	June 19, 2015	June 30, 2022
	Comment

Direct Project beneficiaries.	Value	0.00	110500.00	0.00
	Date	June 19, 2015	December 22, 2022
	Comment

Access to Internet Services (number of subscribers per 100 people)	Value	27.00	55.00	29.00
	Date	June 19, 2015	December 22, 2022
	Comment

Impact on Telecom sector of World Bank TA to OOTR (composite score: 1- low impact to 5-high impact)	Value	1.00	5.00	2.00
	Date	June 19, 2015	December 22, 2022
	Comment

Project beneficiaries (female)	Value	0.00	58000.00	0.00
	Date	June 19, 2015	June 30, 2022
	Comment

Retail price of internet services (lowest published price 2Gb data volume)	Value	43.00	0.58	5.00
	Date	June 19, 2015	December 22, 2022	December 31, 2022
	Comment

Retail price of internet services-business (lowest published price 50Gb data volume)	Value	630.00	15.40	30.00
	Date	June 19, 2015	December 22, 2022	December 31, 2022
	Comment

NDID institutionalized	Value	No	Yes
	Date	August 30, 2019	December 22, 2022
	Comment

Private Capital Mobilized	Value	0.00	8097426.00	2500000.00
	Date	June 19, 2015	December 22, 2022
	Comment

Monthly peak data rate (speed of data download from Tui Samoa cable to all service providers in Samoa) (Mbps)	Value	4.00	10800.00	6.00
	Date	April 30, 2019	December 22, 2022	June 30, 2021
	Comment

National installed data capacity	Value	0.00	9500.00	0.00
	Date	June 19, 2015	December 22, 2022
	Comment

NDID implementation strategy developed	Value	No	Yes
	Date	June 1, 2019	December 22, 2022
	Comment

Monthly volume of data downloaded--all service providers (Terabytes)	Value	650.00	16000.00	950.00
	Date	April 30, 2019	December 22, 2022	June 30, 2021
	Comment