Solar Procurement and Electricity Access Recovery Project (WB-P500409)

Regions
  • Africa
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • Zimbabwe
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • World Bank (WB)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Proposed
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
Bank Risk Rating
B
Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."
Voting Date
Jul 31, 2024
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
Government of Zimbabwe
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Energy
  • Law and Government
  • Technical Cooperation
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 5.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 5.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS Dec 28, 2023

Disclosed by Bank Nov 27, 2023

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Project Description
If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

As stated by the World Bank, the Objective of the proposed project is to support the increase of solar electricity generation and off-grid electricity access in Zimbabwe. The Project Development Objective would be delivered through three recipient executed project components:
(a) transaction advisory services for a credible, transparent, and competitive solar IPP procurement process;
(b) subsidies for expanding off-grid electricity access to public institutions; and
(c) capacity building provided for the broader energy sector planning.

Key Design Principles entail:
(i) initially focusing on the proposed sites identified in the Rural Electrification Masterplan and the REF-UNDP Energy agreement;
(ii) balancing capacity building needs across the Ministry of Energy and Power Development, Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company and the Rural Electrification Fund.

Early Warning System Project Analysis
For a project with severe or irreversible impacts to local community and natural resources, the Early Warning System Team may conduct a thorough analysis regarding its potential impacts to human and environmental rights.

According to the World Bank, the E&S risk of the project is "Moderate".

Investment Description
Here you can find a list of individual development financial institutions that finance the project.
Private Actors Description
A Private Actor is a non-governmental body or entity that is the borrower or client of a development project, which can include corporations, private equity and banks. This describes the private actors and their roles in relation to the project, when private actor information is disclosed or has been further researched.

As stated on the company's website, the Zimbabwe Electricity Distribution Company’s business is the distribution and retail of electricity to the final end user.

Private Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
- - - - Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company Contractor Energy

Contact Information
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World Bank Team Leader:

Juliet Pumpuni - Senior Energy Specialist
Email: jpumpuni@worldbank.org

Borrower - Ministry of Finance and Economic Development:

No contacts available at the time of disclosure.

Implementing Agencies -

Ministry of Energy and Power Development
Rural Electrification Fund

No contacts available at the time of disclosure.

Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company:

Address: Electricity Centre, 25 Samora Machel Avenue, P.O BOX 377, Harare
Phone: +263 73 618 5165
Email: contactcentre@zetdc.co.zw
Website: https://www.zetdc.co.zw/

ACCESS TO INFORMATION

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ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF THE WORLD BANK

The World Bank Inspection Panel is the independent complaint mechanism and fact-finding body for people who believe they are likely to be, or have been, adversely affected by a World Bank-financed project. If you submit a complaint to the Inspection Panel, they may investigate to assess whether the World Bank is following its own policies and procedures for preventing harm to people or the environment. You can contact the Inspection Panel or submit a complaint by emailing ipanel@worldbank.org. Information on how to file a complaint and a complaint request form are available at: https://www.inspectionpanel.org/how-to-file-complaint

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