Public Disclosure Authorized AFRICA Ghana Water Global Practice IBRD/IDA Investment Project Financing FY 2013 Seq No: 11 ARCHIVED on 06-Jun-2018 ISR32572 Implementing Agencies: GWCL /PIU, Republic of Ghana, Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources Public Disclosure Authorized Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date:06-Jun-2013 Planned Mid Term Review Date:06-Jun-2016 Original Closing Date:30-Nov-2018 Project Development Objectives Effectiveness Date:07-Aug-2014 Actual Mid-Term Review Date:28-Sep-2016 Revised Closing Date:31-May-2020 Public Disclosure Authorized Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The objective of the project is to increase access to improved sanitation and improved water supply in the GAMA, with emphasis on low income communities and to strengthen management of environmental sanitation in the GAMA Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No PHRPDODEL Components Name Component 1 - Provision of environmental sanitation and water supply services:(cost $46.80 M) Public Disclosure Authorized Component 2 Improvement and expansion of the water distribution network:(cost $48.10 M) Component 3 Planning, improvement & expansion of Environmental Sanitation Services:(Cost $32.90 M) Component 4 Institutional Strengthening:(Cost $22.20 M) Physical and Price Contingencies Repayment of PPF Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory 6/6/2018 Page 1 of 12
Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions There has been substantial progress in project implementation since the previous mission in April 2017. A summary of status and key decisions under specific components over the reporting period is provided below. Sub-Component 1a) Increasing Access to Household Sanitation. There has been a 265% increase in the number of household toilets constructed under the project between September 2017 and the beginning of May 2018. The project had constructed a total of 5,648 toilets, serving about 33,888people at the beginning of May 2018. An additional 400 toilets were under construction. The increase in the uptake of subsidies and delivery of toilets is largely attributed to (a) the toilet promotion/subsidy to eligible households, which allowed more households to be able to afford toilets; (b) enhanced community engagement and sensitization efforts; and (c) the introduction of large scale contractors that are able to share the demand risk and also pre-finance a larger proportion of toilets. In sharing the demand risk with the contractor, an upfront advance payment is provided, and the contractor is expected to actively participate in demand creation activities in the respective MA allocated to them. 1b) Institutional Sanitation Component. The project is supporting the construction of 301 new facilities and 105 rehabilitated ones (at 260 different schools). The facilities include separate stalls for boys and girls, separate stalls for teachers, stalls accessible for people with disabilities, and changing rooms for girls. A total of 24 facilities in 9 schools had been handed over by the time of the mission, and the remaining were at various stages of completion. Construction is 77%, and is expected to be completed by July 2018. The mission noted with concern however that the Operation and Maintenance strategies and the Facilities Management Plans have not been addressed satisfactorily. It is imperative that the project puts in a major effort to address the issue. Component 2 Improvement and Expansion of the Water Distribution Network. The objective of this component, implemented by Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), is to improve and expand the water distribution network in GAMA to provide piped water to an estimated 250,000 people living in low income communities. Component 2 seeks to improve and expand the water distribution network in GAMA to provide piped water to an estimated 250,000 people living in low income communities. The end target was to provide 3500 new connections through construction of about 150 km of distribution network. GWCL is on track with implementation of its Annual Workplan, and has made substantial progress towards and is likely to exceed its targeted objectives. To date a total of 130 km of distribution pipelines have been laid, and 2012 new service connections effected, improving water supply to 142,860 people (about 29,00 households). In addition, 60 community standpipes have been constructed in low income communities. About 138 km of additional pipelines are expected to be completed by September 2018, culminating in over 268 km against an initial target of 150 km. With the additional extensions, an additional 3028 new connections are envisaged to be made by September 2018, bringing the total to 5040 and significantly exceeding the targeted 3500 connections. Component 3 Planning, Improvement and Expansion of GAMA-wide Environmental Sanitation Services. The objective of this component is to develop integrated GAMA-wide plans for environmental sanitation, focusing mainly on liquid waste management and to finance critical elements to improve collection, treatment, and disposal of wastewater and septic sludge. Progress on key intermediate results are detailed here. a) Integrated Master Plan for Drainage, Sanitation and Solid Waste Management. A consulting firm was selected to prepare the masterplans, and commenced work. The outputs of the masterplans are expected to contribute significantly to broader environmental sanitation sector planning for GAMA. b) Liquid Waste Assessment and Proposed Investments. This activity seeks to address the need for improvement of fecal sludge management in GAMA. Preliminary designs were prepared to build a new FSTP in Nungua equipped to treat 600 cubic meters per day, and another one to treat 1,500 cubic meters per day at another location. The detailed designs for the plant are to be prepared over the coming six months. A key issue relating to this plant is the need for ensuring effective and sustainable operation and maintenance given the legacy of poor management of these services in the past in Ghana. c) Priority Drainage Intervention to alleviate flood risk. The project is financing some critical drainage works in several Metropolitan and Municipal Assemblies in GAMA to try to alleviate some of the heavy floods that occur in heavy rains. Most of these works at various sites around Accra are 6/6/2018 Page 2 of 12
ongoing. However, dealing with the flood management situation in Accra requires mobilization of significant resources and an integrated approach to addressing the problem, beyond the confines of the GAMA Project. The team visited the Mallam culvert construction site. The traffic management plan, the communications plan and the work plan for the site were highly commended as good practice. Component 4 Institutional Strengthening. This component is supporting capacity building towards management of water and sanitation service delivery, Technical Assistance to MMAs and national level institutions, support for development of social accountability mechanisms, and support to the Ministry for Sanitation and Water with ongoing sector initiatives, including technical assistance to support dialogue on institutional reforms and broader nation-wide sanitation promotion activities, as well as Behaviour Change initiatives. Some key achievements were noted under the Behavior Change Communication (BCC) sub-component, including the communication strategies and engagement with communities and households to facilitate the delivery of the household toilets. The ESICApps, which is an App developed by the project for monitoring environmental sanitation services, is also commendable. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance -- Moderate Moderate Macroeconomic -- Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies -- Substantial Substantial Technical Design of Project or Program -- Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability -- Moderate Moderate Fiduciary -- Moderate Moderate Environment and Social -- Substantial Substantial Stakeholders -- Low Low Other -- -- -- Overall -- Moderate Moderate Results Project Development Objective Indicators People provided with access to improved sanitation services (Number, Corporate) 6/6/2018 Page 3 of 12
Value 0.00 15,941.00 33,888.00 75,000.00 Date 04-Mar-2013 06-Oct-2017 06-Oct-2017 31-May-2020 People provided with access to improved sanitation facilities - urban (Number, Custom Breakdown) Value 0.00 15,941.00 33,888.00 75,000.00 Date 04-Mar-2013 06-Oct-2017 14-May-2018 29-May-2020 Number of people in urban areas provided with access to Improved Water Sources under the project (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 7,143.00 104,142.00 250,000.00 Date 04-Mar-2013 15-Sep-2017 01-May-2018 29-May-2020 Share of households in the low-income communities benefited under the project that live in a single room (Percentage, Custom) Value 0.00 75.00 75.00 75.00 Date 04-Mar-2013 15-Sep-2017 01-May-2018 29-May-2020 Volume(mass) of BOD pollution load removed by treatment plant under the project (Tones/year, Custom) 6/6/2018 Page 4 of 12
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 400.00 Date 04-Mar-2013 15-Sep-2017 01-May-2018 29-May-2020 Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 25,000.00 175,000.00 250,000.00 Date 04-Mar-2013 15-Sep-2017 01-May-2018 30-Nov-2018 Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Value 0.00 53.00 53.00 51.00 School Pupils provided with improved sanitation facilities (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 0.00 8,139.00 200,000.00 Date 07-Aug-2014 15-Sep-2017 01-May-2018 31-May-2020 Overall Comments Intermediate Results Indicators 6/6/2018 Page 5 of 12
Improved community water points constructed or rehabilitated under the project (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 10.00 60.00 500.00 Date 04-Mar-2013 15-Sep-2017 01-May-2018 29-May-2020 New piped household water connections that are resulting from the project intervention (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 500.00 2,012.00 3,500.00 Date 04-Mar-2013 15-Sep-2017 01-May-2018 29-May-2020 Improved latrines constructed under the project (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 1,566.00 5,648.00 12,500.00 Date 04-Mar-2013 06-Oct-2017 06-Oct-2017 29-May-2020 Of which in rental accommodation (Number, Custom Breakdown) Value 0.00 75.00 1,210.00 5,000.00 6/6/2018 Page 6 of 12
Of which in schools, markets and health centers (Number, Custom Breakdown) Value 0.00 0.00 9.00 50.00 People provided with access to septage emptying services or sewerage under the project (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 175.00 175.00 225.00 People trained to improve hygiene behavior/sanitation practices under the proj (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 32.20 97.80 250.00 People trained to improve hygiene behavior/sanitation practices - female (Number, Custom Breakdown) Value 0.00 52.00 52.00 127.00 6/6/2018 Page 7 of 12
Piped household water connections that are benefiting from rehabilitation works undertaken by the project (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 7,143.00 29,000.00 50,000.00 Water distribution mains installed under the project (Kilometers, Custom) Value 0.00 72.00 130.00 150.00 Number of water utilities that the project is supporting (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 Date 04-Mar-2013 06-Oct-2017 15-May-2018 29-May-2020 Capacity of sludge treatment plants constructed or rehabilitated under the project (Cubic Meter(m3), Custom) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 900.00 6/6/2018 Page 8 of 12
Integrated master plans for liquid waste, solid waste and drainage in the GAMA (Yes/No, Custom) Value N N N Y GWCL low-income unit established (Yes/No, Custom) Value N Y Y Y Inter-MMA coordination mechanism established (Yes/No, Custom) Value N Y Y Y Regulatory system for septage management in place (Yes/No, Custom) Value N N N Y 6/6/2018 Page 9 of 12
Number of MMA's scoring at least 75% of maximum on DDF sanitation indicators (Number, Custom) Value 1.00 6.00 6.00 11.00 WSS data on target communities publicly available (Yes/No, Custom) Value N N N Y Number of micro-enterprises providing sanitation services (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 12.00 12.00 10.00 Drainage interventions in low-income communities (length of lined drains) (Kilometers, Custom) Value 0.00 4.00 0.38 20.00 Date 06-Jun-2013 15-Sep-2017 15-May-2018 31-May-2020 6/6/2018 Page 10 of 12
Drainage interventions in low-income communities (length of unlined drains) (Kilometers, Custom) Value 0.00 5.00 28.77 30.00 Date 06-Jun-2013 14-Apr-2017 15-May-2018 29-May-2020 Overall Comments Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed P119063 IDA-H8540 Effective USD 150.00 150.00 0.00 89.02 51.85 63% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P119063 IDA-H8540 Effective 06-Jun-2013 17-Dec-2013 07-Aug-2014 30-Nov-2018 31-May-2020 Cumulative Disbursements 6/6/2018 Page 11 of 12
Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 19-Sep-2014,Level 2 Approved on 02-Jun-2017 Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 6/6/2018 Page 12 of 12