Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AFCC2/RI-Central African Backbone - APL3 - Republic of Congo (P122398) AFCC2/RI-Central African Backbone - APL3 - Republic of Congo (P122398) AFRICA | Africa | Transport & ICT Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Adaptable Program Loan | FY 2011 | Seq No: 11 | ARCHIVED on 20-Jan-2017 | ISR26739 | Implementing Agencies: Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date:25-May-2011 Effectiveness Date:19-Dec-2011 Planned Mid Term Review Date:31-Mar-2014 Actual Mid-Term Review Date:27-Oct-2014 Original Closing Date:31-Dec-2016 Revised Closing Date:29-Jun-2018 Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The development objective of the proposed project is consistent with the PDO for the CAB Program: to contribute to increase geographical reach and usage of regional broadband network services and reduce their prices, in the Republic of Congo. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No PHRPDODEL Components Name Component 1: Enabling environment at the regional and national levels:(Cost $3.55 M) Component 2: Connectivity:(Cost $9.00 M) Component 3: Promotion of ICT sector:(Cost $1.00 M) Component 4: project Management:(Cost $1.00 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO  Moderately Satisfactory  Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP)  Satisfactory  Satisfactory 1/20/2017 Page 1 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AFCC2/RI-Central African Backbone - APL3 - Republic of Congo (P122398) Overall Risk Rating  Moderate  Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions The project implementation is satisfactory. As of January 1, 2017 the disbursement rate is 94 percent and it expected to reach 100 percent by June 28, 2018. The project management team has been pro active and dynamic and the good management has impulsed a positive momentum within the PCU. As a result the civil works, including the tests of the optic fibers have already been completed. In terms of Safeguards, the safeguards-related studies have been implemented. Payment of compensations for local communities, has been satisfactorily implemented. The PAR has been updated and has been submitted for safeguards clearance. A social audit is currently been conducted and will be finalized by February 15, 2017. An environmental audit will be conducted once the active equipments has been installed. The M&E report attached to this ISR shows that 6 out of 8 DO indicators have already exceeded their final targets. One cannot be measured until the infrastructure is operational. And the indicator pertaining retail costs shows significant progress but has not reached its objective yet. The PIU proposed to add a new series of relevant indicators to better capture the development of backbone infrastructure in Congo. The creation of the SPN remains critical to the success of the project. Therefore, the team recommends that the new Government, and the Ministry in charge of Telecom and Ministry of Finance and Public Portfolio in particular, gives the effective operationalization of the SPN a priority, as the establishment of the company needs to be completed before the infrastructure is operational (active equipment installed). Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance  --  Substantial  Substantial Macroeconomic  --  Moderate  Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies  --  Low  Low Technical Design of Project or Program  --  Moderate  Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability  --  Low  Low Fiduciary  --  Low  Low Environment and Social  --  Low  Low Stakeholders  --  Low  Low Other  --  --  -- Overall  --  Moderate  Moderate Results Project Development Objective Indicators PHINDPDOTBL  Volume of international traffic- International internet bandwidth (bits per second person) (Number, Custom) 1/20/2017 Page 2 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AFCC2/RI-Central African Backbone - APL3 - Republic of Congo (P122398) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 51.00 2,760.00 2,480.00 500.00 Date 31-Dec-2009 16-Jun-2016 12-Jan-2017 29-Jun-2018 PHINDPDOTBL  Access to Internet Services (number of subscribers per 100 people) (Number, Core) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 6.10 26.00 32.00 15.00 Date 31-Dec-2010 16-Jun-2016 12-Jan-2017 29-Jun-2018 PHINDPDOTBL  Average monthly price of wholesale international E1 capacity link from capital city to Europe (Amount(USD), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 3,200.00 1,592.00 1,592.00 800.00 Date 31-Dec-2010 16-Jun-2016 12-Jan-2017 29-Jun-2018 PHINDPDOTBL  Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Core) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 50,000.00 1,167,838.00 1,500,000.00 800,000.00 Date 31-Dec-2010 16-Jun-2016 12-Jan-2017 29-Jun-2018 PHINDPDOTBL  Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Core Supplement) 1/20/2017 Page 3 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AFCC2/RI-Central African Backbone - APL3 - Republic of Congo (P122398) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 50.00 23.00 30.00 50.00 Overall Comments Intermediate Results Indicators PHINDIRITBL  Average cost of mobile call (three minutes, local, peak) (Amount(USD), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.50 0.32 0.06 0.10 Date 15-Apr-2011 16-Jun-2016 12-Jan-2017 29-Jun-2018 PHINDIRITBL  Retail price of internet service (per 256kbit/s per month, in USD) (Amount(USD), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 300.00 98.00 83.00 80.00 Date 15-Apr-2011 16-Jun-2016 12-Jan-2017 29-Jun-2018 PHINDIRITBL  Coverage of mobile network (percentage of population covered) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 89.00 93.00 95.00 95.00 Date 15-Apr-2011 16-Jun-2016 12-Jan-2017 29-Jun-2018 1/20/2017 Page 4 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AFCC2/RI-Central African Backbone - APL3 - Republic of Congo (P122398) PHINDIRITBL  Number of operators and service providers buying capacity from the regional infrastructure deployed (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.00 Date 31-Dec-2009 16-Jun-2016 12-Jan-2017 29-Jun-2018 PHINDIRITBL  Number of localities with broadband internet access (128kbps) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 4.00 8.00 10.00 10.00 Date 15-Apr-2011 16-Jun-2016 12-Jan-2017 29-Jun-2018 PHINDIRITBL  Length of Fiber Optic Network Built (km) (Kilometers, Core) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 212.00 520.00 520.00 Date 02-Feb-2015 16-Jun-2016 12-Jan-2017 29-Jun-2018 Overall Comments Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed P122398 IDA-49740 Effective XDR 9.40 9.40 0.00 8.91 0.49 95% Key Dates (by loan) 1/20/2017 Page 5 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AFCC2/RI-Central African Backbone - APL3 - Republic of Congo (P122398) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P122398 IDA-49740 Effective 25-May-2011 15-Jul-2011 19-Dec-2011 31-Dec-2016 29-Jun-2018 Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 17-Mar-2015 ,Level 2 Approved on 29-Nov-2016 Related Project(s) P160292-Central African Backbone SOP3 Republic of Congo Additional Financing 1/20/2017 Page 6 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy