Yemen Emergency Electricity Access Project

Abstract*

The development objective of the Emergency Electricity Access Project is to improve access to electricity in rural and peri-urban areas within the Republic of Yemen. The project has three components. 1) First component, Financing for off-grid solar. This component has two sub-component, (i) Providing basic electricity supply to households, United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) will engage eligible regulated, supervised Microfinance Institution... Show More

Development Objective

Improve access to electricity in rural and peri-urban areas within the Republic of Yemen.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P163777
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Katharine Baragona
Borrower 2
United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)

Country
Yemen, Republic of
Disclosure Date
April 9, 2018
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
April 13, 2018
Effective Date
May 15, 2018

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 50.00 million
Implementing Agency
United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
Region
Middle East and North Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2018

Commitment Amount
US$ 50.00 million
Environmental Category
B
Last Update Date
June 28, 2023
Closing Date
December 30, 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 - Environment and Natural Resource Management

FY17 - Climate change100%
- FY17 - Mitigation100%
FY17 - Energy100%
- FY17 - Access to Energy100%
- FY17 - Energy Policies & Reform100%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Jobs100%
- FY17 - Job Creation100%

FY17 - Social Development and Protection

FY17 - Fragility, Conflict and Violence100%
- FY17 - Post-conflict reconstruction100%

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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 February 28, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of February 28, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
May 13, 2024	IDA-D3010	Loan Disb	-226,846.06
Apr 13, 2018	IDA-D3010	Loan Commitment	50,000,000.00
Dec 30, 2021	IDA-D3010	Loan Disb	413,101.00
Jun 30, 2022	IDA-D3010	Loan Disb	1,021.91
Sep 29, 2021	IDA-D3010	Loan Disb	806,877.06
Jun 16, 2021	IDA-D3010	Loan Disb	2,479,771.80
Mar 24, 2021	IDA-D3010	Loan Disb	4,385,380.50
Apr 1, 2020	IDA-D3010	Loan Disb	3,955,664.80
Feb 11, 2020	IDA-D3010	Loan Disb	6,453,913.50
Sep 15, 2020	IDA-D3010	Loan Disb	3,876,784.80
Aug 21, 2018	IDA-D3010	Loan Disb	8,406,394.00
Apr 1, 2019	IDA-D3010	Loan Disb	9,711,110.00
Sep 30, 2019	IDA-D3010	Loan Disb	7,586,457.50

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Project Management	Satisfactory	2022-05-19
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2022-05-19
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2022-05-19
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2022-05-19
Procurement	Satisfactory	2022-05-19
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2022-05-19

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 06-27-2023
Outcomes	Substantial
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank Performance	Substantial
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 12-21-2023	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Satisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome		N/a
Bank Performance	Satisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance		N/a
Government Performance		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

People provided with new or improved electricity service Value 0.00 787987.00 670000.00
Date January 1, 2018 December 30, 2022 June 30, 2021
Comment
People provided with new or improved electricity service - Female Value 0.00 0.00 221100.00
Date January 1, 2018 July 18, 2018
Comment
People provided with access to electricity under the project by household connections (grid or off-grid). Value 0.00 117610.00 100000.00
Date January 1, 2018 December 30, 2022 June 30, 2021
Comment
People provided with access to electricity under the project by household connections (grid or off-grid) - Female Value 0.00 36157.00 15000.00
Date January 1, 2018 December 30, 2022 June 30, 2021
Comment
People served in critical facilities which were provided with new or improved electricity services Value 0.00 3231677.00 3000000.00
Date January 1, 2018 December 30, 2022 June 30, 2021
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Beneficiaries reached with financial services Value 0.00 4257.00 10000.00
Date January 1, 2018 December 30, 2022 June 30, 2021
Comment
of which: female borrowers Value 0.00 1870.00 2500.00
Date January 1, 2018 December 30, 2022 June 30, 2021
Comment
Number of previously unbanked adults reached with transaction accounts Value 0.00 2065.00 7500.00
Date January 1, 2018 December 30, 2022 June 30, 2021
Comment
of which: female borrowers Value 0.00 292.00 1500.00
Date January 1, 2018 December 30, 2022 June 30, 2021
Comment
Number of MFIs with active loan windows for solar Value 0.00 0.00 5.00
Date January 1, 2018 July 18, 2018
Comment
Health facilities with improved access to electricity Value 0.00 220.00 220.00
Date January 1, 2018 December 30, 2022 June 30, 2021
Comment
Schools with improved access to electricity Value 0.00 234.00 233.00
Date January 1, 2018 December 30, 2022 June 30, 2021
Comment
Drinking water wells and rural water user associations with improved access to electricity Value 0.00 40.00 40.00
Date January 1, 2018 December 30, 2022 June 30, 2021
Comment

Healthcare workers provided with portable solar power solutions. Includes healthcare facility staff supporting rapid response teamsand frontline workers at health facilities accepting COVID-19 cases.	Value	0.00	2247.00	2500.00
	Date	January 1, 2018	December 30, 2022	June 30, 2021
	Comment

Grievances registered related to delivery of project benefits that are actually addressed (%) Value 0.00 100.00 95.00
Date January 1, 2018 December 30, 2022
Comment
Qualitative assessment undertaken of how feedback from focus group discussions has impacted technical specifications of household solar products Value No Yes Yes
Date January 1, 2018 December 30, 2022
Comment
Number of focus groups on consumer electricity needs Value 0.00 13.00 12.00
Date January 1, 2018 December 30, 2022
Comment
of which, groups with majority female participation Value 0.00 6.00 6.00
Date January 1, 2018 December 30, 2022
Comment
Nurmber of Isolation Units Supplied with Solar Systems under CERC Value 0.00 23.00 23.00
Date April 13, 2021 December 30, 2022 June 30, 2021
Comment

of which: female borrowers	Value	0.00	1870.00	2500.00
	Date	January 1, 2018	December 30, 2022	June 30, 2021
	Comment

Grievances registered related to delivery of project benefits that are actually addressed (%)	Value	0.00	100.00	95.00
	Date	January 1, 2018	December 30, 2022
	Comment

Qualitative assessment undertaken of how feedback from focus group discussions has impacted technical specifications of household solar products	Value	No	Yes	Yes
	Date	January 1, 2018	December 30, 2022
	Comment