Niger: Smart Villages for rural growth and digital inclusion

Abstract*

The Smart Villages for Rural Growth and Financial Inclusion Project for Niger aims to increase access to cellphone and broadband services in rural areas and to bring digital financial services to selected underserved areas. There are five components to the project, the first component being enabling environment. This component will support preparation of studies and reforms grouped in two clusters: telecoms and ICT sector and digital financial inclusion... Show More

Development Objective

The project aims to increase access to cellphone and broadband services in rural areas and to bring digital financial services to selected underserved areas.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P167543
Status
Active
Team Leader
Tounwende Sawadogo , Fatoumata Fadika
Borrower 2
Ministere des Finances

Country
Niger
Disclosure Date
January 20, 2019
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
July 8, 2020
Effective Date
October 21, 2020

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 100.00 million
Implementing Agency
Projet Villages Intelligents, Unite de Gestion du Projet,ANSI -- Agence Nationale pour la Société de l’Information / National Information Society Agency
Region
Western and Central Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2021

Commitment Amount
US$ 100.00 million
Environmental Category
B
Environmental and Social Risk
N/A
Closing Date
October 23, 2026

Consultant Services required
Yes
Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
February 12, 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 - Environment and Natural Resource Management

FY17 - Climate change12%
- FY17 - Adaptation1%
- FY17 - Mitigation11%

FY17 - Finance

FY17 - Financial Infrastructure and Access9%
- FY17 - Financial inclusion9%

FY17 - Human Development and Gender

FY17 - Gender33%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - ICT100%
- FY17 - ICT Policies9%
- FY17 - ICT Solutions100%
FY17 - Public Private Partnerships68%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Rural Development100%
- FY17 - Rural Infrastructure and service delivery100%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Grant	50.00
IDA Credit	50.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	100.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	100.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	100.00

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$)
Jun 30, 2022	IDA-66880	Loan Disb	444,011.90
Mar 22, 2022	IDA-66880	Loan Disb	989,678.10
Jun 15, 2022	IDA-66880	Int Charges	513.82
Jun 15, 2022	IDA-66880	Int Charges	16,166.05
Jun 15, 2022	IDA-66880	Int Charges	16,166.05
Nov 4, 2021	IDA-66880	Loan Disb	662,587.40
Jun 21, 2021	IDA-66880	Int Charges	12,268.65
Jun 21, 2021	IDA-66880	Int Charges	12,268.65
Jun 21, 2021	IDA-66880	Int Charges	1,665.56
Jun 21, 2021	IDA-66880	Int Charges	1,665.56
Jun 16, 2023	IDA-66880	Int Charges	1,954.23
Jun 16, 2023	IDA-66880	Int Charges	1,954.23
Mar 13, 2023	IDA-66880	Loan Disb	1,040,424.06
Jun 7, 2024	IDA-D6560	Loan Disb	3,485,072.20
Jun 18, 2024	IDA-D6560	Loan Disb	3,432,270.00
Jul 8, 2020	IDA-66880	Loan Commitment	50,000,000.00
Jul 8, 2020	IDA-D6560	Loan Commitment	50,000,000.00
Oct 5, 2022	IDA-D6560	Loan Disb	1,219,156.90
Oct 5, 2022	IDA-D6560	Loan Disb	2,164,688.20
Oct 5, 2022	IDA-D6560	Loan Disb	1,293,510.00
Sep 30, 2022	IDA-D6560	Loan Disb	2,044,631.40
Oct 4, 2022	IDA-D6560	Loan Disb	2,100,556.80
Apr 21, 2023	IDA-66880	Loan Disb	1,080,201.20
Dec 15, 2022	IDA-66880	Int Charges	175.68
Dec 15, 2022	IDA-66880	Int Charges	175.68
Dec 15, 2022	IDA-66880	Int Charges	21,752.88
Dec 15, 2022	IDA-66880	Int Charges	21,752.88
Jan 20, 2023	IDA-66880	Loan Disb	343,219.30
Nov 17, 2022	IDA-66880	Loan Disb	1,145,883.60
Oct 18, 2022	IDA-66880	Loan Disb	942,269.40
Sep 6, 2022	IDA-66880	Loan Disb	402,816.06
Dec 19, 2022	IDA-66880	Loan Disb	1,187,771.00
Dec 15, 2021	IDA-66880	Int Charges	12,915.22
Dec 15, 2021	IDA-66880	Int Charges	12,915.22
Jun 3, 2024	IDA-66880	Loan Disb	1,252,724.10
Apr 30, 2024	IDA-66880	Int Charges	1,188.96
Apr 30, 2024	IDA-66880	Int Charges	1,188.96
Apr 30, 2024	IDA-66880	Int Charges	49,402.05
Apr 30, 2024	IDA-66880	Int Charges	49,402.05
Jun 26, 2024	IDA-66880	Int Charges	50,063.33
Jun 26, 2024	IDA-66880	Int Charges	50,063.33
Jul 26, 2024	IDA-66880	Loan Disb	781,172.25
Jun 23, 2023	IDA-66880	Loan Disb	211,715.25
Jun 16, 2023	IDA-66880	Int Charges	39,376.37
Jun 16, 2023	IDA-66880	Int Charges	39,376.37
Jul 17, 2023	IDA-66880	Loan Disb	1,300,114.90
Jul 30, 2021	IDA-66880	Loan Disb	323,460.53
Mar 29, 2021	IDA-66880	Loan Disb	207,427.05
Nov 30, 2020	IDA-66880	Loan Disb	2,375,826.50
Oct 21, 2020	IDA-66880	Loan Disb	823,105.94
May 13, 2022	IDA-66880	Loan Disb	257,644.90
Jun 15, 2022	IDA-66880	Int Charges	513.82

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2025-02-11
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2025-02-11
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2025-02-11
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2025-02-11
Project Management	Satisfactory	2025-02-11
Procurement	Satisfactory	2025-02-11

COMPLETION RATINGS

No data available.

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

No data available.

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Percentage of the population covered with mobile broadband signal (3G and above) Value 65.29 76.62 90.00
Date August 1, 2019 November 30, 2023 December 31, 2025
Comment
Mobile broadband (3G and above) penetration rates (per 100 inhabitants) Value 5.30 34.95 25.00
Date December 31, 2018 November 30, 2023 December 31, 2025
Comment
Number of villages, previously with no mobile broadband coverage, served with mobile broadband under the project Value 0.00 364.00 2000.00
Date December 31, 2019 November 30, 2023 December 31, 2025
Comment
Mobile broadband (3G and above) estimated penetration rates for women (per 100 inhabitants) Value 4.59 19.30 25.00
Date August 1, 2019 November 30, 2023 December 31, 2025
Comment
Number of mobile money accounts ; Value 3041000.00 8193790.00 5000000.00
Date December 31, 2018 November 30, 2023 December 31, 2025
Comment
Number of registered mobile money accounts owned by women Value 456000.00 510000.00 0.00
Date
Comment

Number of people who have been enabled, under the project, to make and receive mobile financial payments for the first time (of which women, and of which in underserved areas)	Value	0.00	62364.00	240000.00
	Date	January 1, 2020	November 30, 2023	December 31, 2025
	Comment

Number of women who have been enabled, under the project, to make and receive mobile financial payments for the first time Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date
Comment
Number of people in underserved areas who have been enabled, under the project, to make and receive mobile financial payments for the first time Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Number of women trained for digital skills or knowledge under the project Value 0.00 137329.00 25000.00
Date August 1, 2019 November 30, 2023 December 31, 2025
Comment
Number of merchants provided with vouchers for POS Terminals Value 0.00 0.00 500.00
Date August 1, 2019 November 30, 2023 December 31, 2025
Comment
Number of agricultural producers and women using digital payments for their activity Value 0.00 0.00 50000.00
Date August 1, 2019 November 30, 2023 December 31, 2025
Comment

Number of agricultural producers for which data was collected in the digital platform (for e-KYC and credit scoring purposes)	Value	0.00	4278.00	50000.00
	Date	August 1, 2019	November 30, 2023	December 31, 2025
	Comment

Number of public officials or government employees trained under the project Value 0.00 64.00 50.00
Date August 1, 2019 November 30, 2023 December 31, 2025
Comment
Private sector investment raised through the project Value 0.00 7522666.00 25000000.00
Date August 1, 2019 November 30, 2023 December 31, 2025
Comment
Number of digital centers created under the project Value 0.00 113.00 150.00
Date August 1, 2019 November 30, 2023 December 31, 2025
Comment
Number of grievances received, of which percentage addressed within 30 days Value 0.00 20.00 100.00
Date June 30, 2020 November 30, 2023 October 30, 2026
Comment
Retail price of 1 GB per month of pre-paid mobile data, in US$ Value 3.44 0.80 1.20
Date August 1, 2019 November 30, 2023 December 31, 2025
Comment
Number of villages connected to telecommunications and broadband networks Value 0.00 364.00 2111.00
Date August 1, 2019 November 30, 2023 December 31, 2025
Comment
Percentage of grievances addressed with 30 days Value 0.00 100.00 0.00
Date
Comment
Number of villages provided with small power generation system Value 0.00 31.00 580.00
Date August 1, 2019 November 30, 2023 December 31, 2025
Comment
Number of people trained for digital skills or knowledge under the project Value 0.00 198021.00 50000.00
Date August 1, 2019 November 30, 2023 December 31, 2025
Comment
Retail price of 0.5 GB per month of pre-paid mobile data, in % of GNI per capita Value 11.45 8.20 8.00
Date
Comment

Percentage of the population covered with mobile broadband signal (3G and above)	Value	65.29	76.62	90.00
	Date	August 1, 2019	November 30, 2023	December 31, 2025
	Comment

Mobile broadband (3G and above) penetration rates (per 100 inhabitants)	Value	5.30	34.95	25.00
	Date	December 31, 2018	November 30, 2023	December 31, 2025
	Comment

Mobile broadband (3G and above) estimated penetration rates for women (per 100 inhabitants)	Value	4.59	19.30	25.00
	Date	August 1, 2019	November 30, 2023	December 31, 2025
	Comment

Number of mobile money accounts ;	Value	3041000.00	8193790.00	5000000.00
	Date	December 31, 2018	November 30, 2023	December 31, 2025
	Comment

Number of registered mobile money accounts owned by women	Value	456000.00	510000.00	0.00
	Date
	Comment

Retail price of 1 GB per month of pre-paid mobile data, in US$	Value	3.44	0.80	1.20
	Date	August 1, 2019	November 30, 2023	December 31, 2025
	Comment

Retail price of 0.5 GB per month of pre-paid mobile data, in % of GNI per capita	Value	11.45	8.20	8.00
	Date
	Comment

Niger: Smart Villages for rural growth and digital inclusion

Abstract*

Development Objective

Key Details

Project Details

Sectors

Themes

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Project Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

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

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS