The World Bank Report No: ISR9871 Implementation Status & Results Burkina Faso Burkina Faso - Bagre Growth Pole Project (P119662) Public Disclosure Copy Operation Name: Burkina Faso - Bagre Growth Pole Project (P119662) Project Stage: Implementation Seq.No: 4 Status: ARCHIVED Archive Date: Country: Burkina Faso Approval FY: 2011 Product Line: IBRD/IDA Region: AFRICA Lending Instrument: Specific Investment Loan Implementing Agency(ies): Key Dates Board Approval Date 21-Jun-2011 Original Closing Date 30-Sep-2017 Planned Mid Term Review Date 30-Nov-2014 Last Archived ISR Date 31-Dec-2012 Effectiveness Date 01-Nov-2011 Revised Closing Date 30-Sep-2017 Actual Mid Term Review Date Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project? Yes No Component(s) Component Name Component Cost Improvement of institutional capacity for better zone management and investment climate in the 20.50 Project Area Development of Critical Infrastructure 78.50 Development of Critical Services and direct support to smallholders and SMEs 12.50 Overall Ratings Previous Rating Current Rating Public Disclosure Copy Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating High Implementation Status Overview Project approved by the Board of Directors on June 21, 2011. The project has been effective since December 2011. The project was officially launched in April 2012. As the Project moves forward with the expression of interest by the private sector, public perception of risk on land allocation will be high. It is critical that implementation of the resettlement action plan be central to the project progressing. Page 1 of 4 The World Bank Report No: ISR9871 Locations Country First Administrative Division Location Planned Actual Not Entered Not Entered Not Entered Public Disclosure Copy Results Project Development Objective Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Value Date Comments Data on Financial Performance (as of 20-May-2013) Financial Agreement(s) Key Dates Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Original Closing Date Revised Closing Date P119662 IDA-H7270 Effective 21-Jun-2011 04-Jul-2011 01-Nov-2011 30-Sep-2017 30-Sep-2017 Disbursements (in Millions) Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P119662 IDA-H7270 Effective XDR 71.00 71.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Disbursement Graph Public Disclosure Copy Page 2 of 4 The World Bank Report No: ISR9871 Public Disclosure Copy Key Decisions Regarding Implementation All project activities are implemented as agreed in the sequencing plan discussed during project preparation. 1. The project financed the preparation of a Zone Development Plan (ZDP) that embodies a shared vision for the development of the Project Area and includes the following: (i) identification of the areas to be developed (ii) a land allocation map and full details of the compensation and resettlement decisions to be made, an assessment of land allocation issues in collaboration with the commune and CVDs and includes the number of current land owners, the people that will be affected, the cost of investment, and the criteria for these areas to be developed; (iii) the main strategic planning guidelines for the project sites in the Project Area; and (iv) the RAPs and and ESIAs that need to be prepared. The Gov now needs to implement the RAP once finalized and have adequate resources for possible compensations. 2. The project helped restructure the MOB to manage the Project Area, including a business plan (the implementation of which will require downsizing of MOB current workforce to a level that is cost effective), the identification of needed provision of TA for developing technical, financial, and marketing models for an efficient development of the Project Area. Gov will need now to take action by adopting all required legal and administrative decisions. The most critical one are (i) the decision on downsizing the staff and (ii) reaching an agreement with SONABEL (the electricity company) on water charges it will have to pay to the Bagre authority for using water resources for electricity generation. Public Disclosure Copy 3. Zone promotion and investor conference. The preparation of promotion events was organized. (i) Bagre was showcased to investors in Paris in on Feb 2 as the first and concrete growth pole initiative, as part of a consultative group on the financing Burkina Growth and sustainable development strategy (ii) The project launch was organized as scheduled in April 2012 (ii) in November 2011, Burkina Bagre team participated in an investor conference as part of the growth Africa initiative led by the task force put force put together by the World Economic Forum (WEF), the African Union and NEPAD (iii) Bagre was also showcased at the Grow Africa initiative and WEF AFrica conference in Addis Ababa in May 2012, (iii) an investors conference was held in Ouagadougou in September 2012 that attracted over 500 potential investors. The Gov will soon launch an EOI once all environmental and social safeguard studies and plans are prepared and implemented. 4. Over the past 6 months, the project delivered key studies that are prerequisites for infrastructure works, and making the area suitable for investment. These include Stage 4 of the Masterplan which is a feasibility study for part of the works, studies of environmentally sensitive areas, and a feasibility study for structures needed for animal husbandry activities in the Zone. Page 3 of 4 The World Bank Report No: ISR9871 5. In addition, the project released a request for expressions of interest to assemble information on prospective investors. Over 700 responses were received from private investors expressing interest in small, medium and large parcels. Bagre has engaged the services of an investment advisor to assist as it moves towards resettlement, works and investment. BagrePole has responded to increasingly demanding management needs by finalizing its operations manual in April 2013. Bagre Pole must implement elements of the Zone Public Disclosure Copy Development Plan and the resettlement process in the Area Concentration before construction can begin. The resettlement process must kick off at the beginning of the summer so that construction of works can begin at the end of 2013. Restructuring History Related Projects There are no related projects. Public Disclosure Copy Page 4 of 4