MOS - New Projects Added This Issue

World Bank Monthly Operational Summary
New Projects Added in This Issue
April 2012
data as of March 15, 2012

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Democratic Republic of Congo

Transportation

Multi-Modal Transportation Additional Financing: The objectives are to: (a) improve transport connectivity in DRC to support national economic integration; (b) restore Societe Nationale des Chemins de Fer du Congo’s financial and operational viability; and (c) implement a sector wide governance plan and strengthen transport state-owned enterprises operational performance. Decision Meeting scheduled for 27 February 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P129594. US$ 180.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Cote d'Ivoire

Public Administration, Law, and Justice

Poverty Reduction Support Grant: The objective is to support policy reforms in public sector management, economic governance, and key economic sectors. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 29 February 2012. Environmental Assessment Category U. Project: P127449. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Ethiopia

Education

General Education Quality Improvement II: The objective to improve the quality of general education (grade 1-12) throughout the country. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 30 April 2012. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P129828. US$ 50.0/160.0/100.0/20.0 (IDA Credit/DFID/EFAF/FINN). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Kenya

Energy and Mining

Menengai Geothermal: The objectives are to: (a) develop geothermal resources in the Menengai field and make them available for electricity generation; and (b) establish transmission lines to connect Menengai to the national grid. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 8 March 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P129910. US$ 115.0/170.0/120.0/40.0/36.0 (IBRD/AFD/AFDB/CIF/EUIB). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Liberia

Public Administration, Law, and Justice

Fifth Reengagement and Reform Support Budget: The objectives are to: (a) support government reforms to strengthen governance and (b) improve the environment for private sector-led inclusive growth. Identification scheduled for 27 February 2012. Environmental Assessment Category U. Project: P127317. US$ 5.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Minister of Finance, Liberia, Tel: (231-886) 578-921, E-mail: ngafuan@yahoo.com

Namibia

Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry

Coast Conservation Phase 2: The objective is to implement an integrated coastal zone management approach (ICZM) for the development of the Namibian Coast. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for mid-February 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P128511. US$ 3.6 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Capital Center Bldng, 6, Levinson Arcade P/Bag 13346, Windhoek, Namibia, Tel: (260-61) 284-2333, Fax: (260-61) 229-936, E-mail: tnghitila@yahoo.com

Senegal

Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry

Community-based Sustainable Land Management: The objective is to support rural communities in areas vulnerable to desertification and land degradation through community based activities targeting women and through sustainable land management. The project will also pilot climate smart agriculture and its potential to be implement nation wide. Identification scheduled for 14 March 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P130271. US$ 6.0 (GEFU). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

South Sudan

Education

Alternative Education System: The objectives are to: (a) reinforce and extend the capacity of the Alternative Education System (AES) to reach a greater number of beneficiaries; (b) coordinate programs; (c) improve the quality of AES programs; and (d) provide skills relevant to the needs of economy, linking its programs to employment generation initiatives. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 28 February 2012. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P130317. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Uganda

Industry and Trade

Sector Competitiveness III: The objectives are to improve financial services, business registration, regulation and licensing procedures, and to scale-up the land registry reform, stimulate the export of non-traditional commodities and increase youth employment. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 10 April 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P130471. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Plot 2-12, Apollo Kaggwa Road 1, PO Box 8147, Shimoni Road, Kampala, Uganda, Tel: (256-41) 423-2095, Fax: (256-41) 423-0163, E-mail: finance@finance.go.ug

Indonesia

Finance

Financial Sector DPL: The objective is to promote the development of a sound, efficient and inclusive financial sector in order to support the GoI in achieving its medium-term growth and poverty reduction objectives. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 28 February 2012. Environmental Assessment Category U. Project: P130150. US$ 200.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance, Radius Prawiro Building, 3rd Floor, Jl. Lapangan Banteng Timur No. 2-4, Jakarta 10710, Indonesia, Tel: (62-21) 350-0841, Fax: (62-21) 384-6635, E-mail: r_waluyanto@dmo.or.id, Contact: Rahmat Waluyanto, Director General for Debt Management

Indonesia

Transportation

Ports Modernization: The objective is to assist in the pre-investment stage of the Port Development Program and assist the Ministry of Transport to implement considerable improvements in their capacity for port infrastructure development, management and financing. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 29 March 2012. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P128560. US$ 67.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Transport, Jl.Merdeka Barat No. 8, Jakarta, Indonesia, Tel: (62-21) 381-1308, Fax: (62-21) 345-1657

Lao People's Democratic Republic

Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry

Scaling-Up Participatory Sustainable Forest Management: The objective is to support scaling-up the Participatory Sustainable Forest Management (PSFM) in designated Production Forest Areas (PFAs). Preparation scheduled for 30 March 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P130222. US$ 15.0/13.3 (IDA Credit/CSCF). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Mongolia

Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry

Third Sustainable Livelihoods: The objective is to fully institutionalize appropriate mechanisms utilized in phase I and II of the Sustainable Livelihoods Program to reduce the vulnerability of rural communities throughout Mongolia. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 8 March 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P125232. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance, Mongolia

Viet Nam

Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry

Irrigation Efficiency: The objective is to increase water productivity by improving the efficiency in irrigation water use through technical, management reform and modernization processes. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 10 July 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P130014. Consulting services to be determined. MARD, 2, Ngoc Ha Street, Ha Noi, Viet Nam, Tel: (84-4) 38433400

Afghanistan

Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry

National Horticulture and Livestock Productivity: The objective is to provide technical assistance and investment support delivery exclusively on locally-driven demand, to ensure commitment andenhance long term sustainability. Identification scheduled for 21 February 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P128039. US$ 60.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Afghanistan

Health and Other Social Services

Health Sector Support: The objective is to assist the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) in achieving the targets set forth in the Health Sector Strategic Plan 2011-2015 through: (a) sustaining and improving BPHS and EPHS services; (b) building systems and strengthening stewardship capacity of the MOPH; and (c) innovations and re-organization of health services. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 27 February 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P129663. US$ 50.0/140.0/130.0 (IDA Credit/ARTF/ECEU). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Bangladesh

Energy and Mining

Rural Electricity Transmission and Distribution: The objective is to increase access to electricity and improve the efficiency of electricity service delivery in the Bangladesh rural area. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 29 March 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P129920. US$ 350.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Rural Electrification Board, Joarshahara, Khilkhet, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tel: (88-02) 891-6414, Fax: (88-02) 891-6400, E-mail: rebpp@yahoo.com; Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB), IEB Bhaban 4th Floor Ramna, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tel: (880-2) 955-0514, 956-0883, Fax: (880-2) 717-1833, E-mail: md@pgcb.org.bd, dir-pnd@pgcb.org.bd

India

Energy and Mining

Partial Risk Sharing Facility in Energy Efficiency and Renewables: The objective is to develop a performance contracting industry in energy efficiency and renewable industry in India using innovative financial products. Identification scheduled for 15 March 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P128921. US$ 35.0 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Government of India, Ministry of Power, 4th Floor, Sewa Bhawan, R.K, Puram 110-066, India, Tel: (91-11) 2617-8316, Fax: (91-11) 2617-9699

India

Energy and Mining

Network for Climate Technology Innovations: The objective is to convene different players to bring innovations that could  help bring new technologies to the market. Identification scheduled for 15 April 2012. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P128922. US$ 10.0 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Government of India, Ministry of Power, 4th Floor, Sewa Bhawan, R.K, Puram 110-066, India, Tel: (91-11) 2617-8316, Fax: (91-11) 2617-9699

India

Energy and Mining

Super Efficient Equipment Program: The objective is to scale-up and speed up the rate of energy efficiency market transformation in the area of end-use appliances and equipment. Identification scheduled for mid-March 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P129794. US$ 50.0/50.0 (IBRD/CIF). Consulting services to be determined. Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Government of India, Ministry of Power, 4th Floor, Sewa Bhawan, R.K, Puram 110-066, India, Tel: (91-11) 2617-8316, Fax: (91-11) 2617-9699

India

Energy and Mining

National Mission on Enhanced Energy Efficiency: The objective is to scale-up actions to implement energy efficiency improvements in some of the most energy-intensive large industries. Identification scheduled for 15 March 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P129826. US$ 50.0/50.0 (IBRD/CIF). Consulting services to be determined. Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Government of India, Ministry of Power, 4th Floor, Sewa Bhawan, R.K, Puram 110-066, India, Tel: (91-11) 2617-8316, Fax: (91-11) 2617-9699

India

Transportation

Second Kerala State Transport: The objectives are to improve traffic flow and road safety on Kerala State's primary road network, and to strengthen the institutional and financial capacity of Kerala's key transport sector agencies. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 4 April 2012. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P130339. US$ 141.0 (IBRD). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Albania

Finance

Financial Sector Draw Down Option: The objective is to improve risk monitoring, crisis management and macro-prudential frameworks by adopting a key set of policy and regulatory measures at the Central Bank, Ministry of Finance and at the deposit insurer. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 27 February 2012. Environmental Assessment Category U. Project: P130092. US$ 100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Albania

Public Administration, Law, and Justice

Third Governance and Competitiveness PDPL: The objective is to strengthen the governance and competitiveness of Albania's economy. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 11 January 2013. Environmental Assessment Category U. Project: P130466. US$ 100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance, Bul: Deshmoret e Kombit Nr. 4, Tirana, Albania, Tel: (355-4) 267-654, Fax: (355-4) 227-937, E-mail: budget.director@minfin.gov.al, Contact: Nezir Haldeda, Deputy Minister

Armenia

Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry

Second Irrigation Rehabilitation: The objective is to reduce the cost of water through reduction of energy cost and finding ways through which the WUAs can reduce the total amount of fallow land within the command areas of the systems. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 30 March 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P127759. US$ 22.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Water Sector Development Project Implementation Unit, Vardanants 3, Yerevan, Armenia, Tel: (374-2) 540-643, Fax: (374-2) 540-472, E-mail: aghazaryan@wsdp.am

Armenia

Education

Education: The objective is to support the Government in two main endeavors: (a) enhance the quality of general secondary education and (b) support Tertiary Education reforms in the context of the Bologna Declaration. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 20 June 2012. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P130182. US$ 25.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Project Implementation Unit (PIU), 73 Vratsyan Street, 0070 Yerevan, Armenia, Tel: (374-10) 575-690, Fax: (374-10) 559-750, E-mail: cfep@arminco.com, Contact: Hasmik Ghazaryan, Director

Armenia

Public Administration, Law, and Justice

Development Policy Operation 1 New Series: The objective is to support the Government's development objective of protecting the poor and vulnerable and promoting the competitiveness of the Armenian economy. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 21 June 2012. Environmental Assessment Category U. Project: P127754. US$ 30.0/47.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Georgia

Transportation

Fourth East West Highway Improvement: The objectives are to: (a) support the gradual reduction of road transport costs, improve access, ease of transit, and road safety along the central part of Georgia's East-West corridor; and (b) strengthen the capacity of the Roads Department and relevant government entities to plan and manage the road network and to improve traffic safety. Identification scheduled for 13 April 2012. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P130413. US$ 35.0/42.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Roads Department of the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure (RDMRDI), 12 Kazbegi Avenue, Georgia, Tel: (995-32) 276-286, Fax: (995-32) 313-052, Contact: Irakli Litiniashvili, Deputy Chairman

Georgia

Water, Sanitation and Flood Protection

Second Regional Development: The objective is to improve infrastructure services and institutional capacity related to the tourism economy inthe tourism and heritage circuits of the Imereti region. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 29 October 2012. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P130421. US$ 40.0/10.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Moldova

Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry

Agriculture Competitiveness GEF: The objective is to generate rural income growth by contributing to the enhanced commercialization of key agriculture value chains. Appraisal scheduled for 23 February 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P127125. US$ 4.4 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Environment, Street Cosmonautilor 9, of 614A etaj 6, Chisnau, Moldova, Tel: (373-22) 204-507, Fax: (373-22) 226-254, E-mail: info@moldovapops.md

Montenegro

Finance

Financial Sector Policy Based Guarantee: The objective is to support the continued implementation of the financial sector reform agenda (the second in the series of two programmatic development policy operations) started under PFSDPL1. Appraisal scheduled for 2 April 2012. Environmental Assessment Category U. Project: P130157. US$ 80.0 (GUAR). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Poland

Public Administration, Law, and Justice

Second Development Policy Loan: The objective is to support reforms in the areas of public financial management and social sectors. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 1 November 2012. Environmental Assessment Category U. Project: P130459. US$ 1,000.0 (IBRD). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Romania

Public Administration, Law, and Justice

Tax Modernization: The objective is to implement a tax reform program and help modernize the revenue collection system. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 20 March 2012. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P130202. US$ 100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Djibouti

Energy and Mining

Power Access and Diversification Additional Financing II: The objective is to reduce the negative effects of drought on water pumping in both rural and urban areas by strengthening the country’s power supply resilience to natural catastrophes through the creation of HFO and diesel security stocks. Preparation is underway. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P130493. US$ 5.2 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Electricite de Djibouti (EDD), 47, Bd de la République, BP 175, Djibouti, Tel: (253) 355-368, E-mail: direction@edd.dj

Djibouti

Health and Other Social Services

Crisis Response - Social Safety Net Project: The objectives are to: (a) generate short-term job opportunities for the poor and vulnerable; and (b) improve nutrition practices among participating households' focusing on pre-school children and pregnant women. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 17 April 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P130328. US$ 4.8 (IDA Credit). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Djibouti

Public Administration, Law, and Justice

Rural Community Development and Ware Mobilization Additional Financing: The objective is to support the community investment to retain water in Wadis for small scale agriculture and livestock, prevent flood and facilitate recharge of the acquifer. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for mid-February 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P130515. US$ 3.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Middle East and North Africa

Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry

MENA Desert Ecosystems and Livelihoods Knowledge Sharing and Coordination: The objective is to promote knowledge and experience exchanges around key integrated desert ecosystem management themes linked with productive sectors through building and strengthening networks among select organizations in participating countries. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 16 February 2012. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P130343. US$ 1.0 (GEFU). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Dominica

Water, Sanitation and Flood Protection

Third Phase Disaster Vulnerability Reduction APL: The objective is to finance physical disaster mitigation investments and technical assistance activities to measurably reduce Dominica's vulnerability to natural hazards and climate change impacts. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 14 March 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P129992. US$ 17.0/6.0 (IDA Credit/CIF). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Nicaragua

Public Administration, Law, and Justice

Second Land Administration in Support of Land Program (PRODEP): The objective is to provide the population in the area with improved land administration services, including more accurate cadastral and property registry information. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 24 May 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P121152. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Procuraduria General de la Republica, Managua, Nicaragua, Tel: (505-2) 266-6036, E-mail: heres@pgr.gob.ni, Contact: Hernan Estrada, Procurador General de la Republica