Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AFCC2/RI-Central African Backbone SOP5 (P132821) AFCC2/RI-Central African Backbone SOP5 (P132821) AFRICA | Africa | Transport & ICT Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2015 | Seq No: 6 | ARCHIVED on 17-Nov-2017 | ISR30104 | Implementing Agencies: Democratic Republic of Congo, SOCOF - Société Congolaise de Fibre Optique Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date:16-Jul-2014 Effectiveness Date:22-Jan-2015 Planned Mid Term Review Date:15-Jan-2018 Actual Mid-Term Review Date:-- Original Closing Date:31-Dec-2019 Revised Closing Date:31-Dec-2019 Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The development objective of the proposed project is to contribute to increase the geographical reach and usage of regional broadband infrastructure and to reduce the price of services so that more people in the DRC can access information and communication technology (ICT) services. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No PHRPDODEL Components Name Component A - Emergence of an Inclusive Digital Economy:(Cost $13.20 M) Component B - Construction, Management and Commercialization of the CAB5 Infrastructure through a PPP Scheme:(Cost $71.60 M) Component C - Enabling Environment and Regulatory Effectiveness:(Cost $7.30 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO  Moderately Satisfactory  Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP)  Moderately Satisfactory  Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating  Substantial  Substantial 11/17/2017 Page 1 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AFCC2/RI-Central African Backbone SOP5 (P132821) Implementation Status and Key Decisions After 30 months of implementation (effectiveness = January 2015) the project has met only one of the three disbursement conditions: the signature of the cooperation agreement between SOCOF and the Government. Although the most important disbursement condition (for the construction of the infrastructure) is not yet met, the Project team finalized all the necessary actions for the recruitment of the vendor which will build the fiber optic infrastructure between Moanda and Kinshasa. On Sept. 7, 2017 the bank gave its no-objection on the completion of the bidding process and selection of consortium THAIHAN FIBER OPTICS-SeAH Networks Co Ltd for an amount equivalent to 14,875,675 USD. Regarding the Disbursement Conditions, a "revised" version of the ICT Legal Framework was submitted to the Parliament on April 2017. Although not officially informed, the Bank team noticed that this version contained provisions (articles 5-82, 15, 17, 81, 82, 100 et 102) not aligned with best international practices (granting exclusivity ownership, management and commercialization of telecom infrastructure to the public operator). The Bank team was also informed that the Infrastructure Commission at the Parliament was in charge of revising the legal framework before submission for adoption to the plenary session of the Parliament. The fulfillment of all disbursement conditions remains the project's top priority, and the Bank team wishes to stress that the adoption of an acceptable legal and regulatory framework would trigger the construction phase of the network and immediately boost the disbursement rate above 30%. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance  --  Substantial  Substantial Macroeconomic  --  Substantial  Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies  --  Substantial  High Technical Design of Project or Program  --  Substantial  Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability  --  High  High Fiduciary  --  High  High Environment and Social  --  Substantial  Substantial Stakeholders  --  Substantial  Substantial Other  --  Substantial  Substantial Overall  --  Substantial  Substantial Results Project Development Objective Indicators PHINDPDOTBL  Impact on Telecom sector of World Bank Technical Assistance (composite score: 1- low impact to 5-high impact) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 11/17/2017 Page 2 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AFCC2/RI-Central African Backbone SOP5 (P132821) Value 0.00 1.00 2.00 4.00 Date 24-Feb-2014 01-Jun-2016 31-Oct-2017 14-Mar-2019 PHINDPDOTBL  Access to Internet Services (number of subscribers per 100 people) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 2.00 3.23 8.50 20.00 Date 24-Feb-2014 01-Jun-2016 31-Oct-2017 14-Mar-2019 PHINDPDOTBL  Retail Price of Internet Services (per Mbit/s per Month, in US$) (Amount(USD), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 200.00 Date 24-Feb-2014 01-Jun-2016 01-Jun-2016 14-Mar-2019 PHINDPDOTBL  Geographical reach of mobile services (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 25.00 35.38 49.10 50.00 Date 24-Feb-2014 01-Jun-2016 31-Oct-2017 14-Mar-2019 PHINDPDOTBL  Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Custom) 11/17/2017 Page 3 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AFCC2/RI-Central African Backbone SOP5 (P132821) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 5,000,000.00 Date 24-Feb-2014 01-Jun-2016 31-Oct-2017 14-Mar-2019 PHINDPDOTBL  Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 2,500,000.00 Overall Comments Intermediate Results Indicators PHINDIRITBL  Length of Fiber Optic Network Built (km) (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 600.00 600.00 600.00 3,400.00 Date 24-Feb-2014 01-Jun-2016 01-Jun-2016 14-Mar-2019 PHINDIRITBL  Private Capital Mobilized (Amount(USD), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 20,000,000.00 Date 24-Feb-2014 01-Jun-2016 01-Jun-2016 14-Mar-2019 11/17/2017 Page 4 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AFCC2/RI-Central African Backbone SOP5 (P132821) PHINDIRITBL  Number of Manpower Trained under the Project (number of people) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 Date 24-Feb-2014 01-Jun-2016 01-Jun-2016 14-Mar-2019 PHINDIRITBL  Impact on IT/ITES Sector of World Bank Technical Assistance (composite score: 1 # low impact to 5 # high impact) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.00 Date 24-Feb-2014 01-Jun-2016 01-Jun-2016 14-Mar-2019 PHINDIRITBL  Number of MoUs reached between DRC and neighboring countries to implement of a regional interconnection Regime (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.00 Date 24-Feb-2014 01-Jun-2016 01-Jun-2016 14-Mar-2019 Overall Comments Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed P132821 IDA-H9810 Effective USD 92.10 92.10 0.00 9.95 74.33 11% Key Dates (by loan) 11/17/2017 Page 5 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AFCC2/RI-Central African Backbone SOP5 (P132821) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P132821 IDA-H9810 Effective 16-Jul-2014 25-Jul-2014 22-Jan-2015 31-Dec-2019 31-Dec-2019 Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 11/17/2017 Page 6 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy