INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS DATA SHEET
                                                    CONCEPT STAGE
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                                                                                              Report No.: ISDSC1499

                         Date ISDS Prepared/Updated: 08-Apr-2013
                         Date ISDS Approved/Disclosed: 25-Apr-2013
                         I. BASIC INFORMATION
                           A. Basic Project Data

                            Country:           Comoros                          Project ID:      P131659
                            Project Name:      KM-Energy Sect. Recovery Project (FY14) (P131659)
                            Task Team          Mustafa Zakir Hussain
                            Leader:
                            Estimated          05-Jun-2013                      Estimated        26-Sep-2013
                            Appraisal Date:                                     Board Date:
                            Managing Unit:     AFTG1                            Lending          Specific Investment Loan
                                                                                Instrument:
                            Sector(s):         General energy sector (100%)
                            Theme(s):          State-owned enterprise restructuring and privatization (35%), Infrastructure
                                               services for private sector development (65%)
                            Financing (In USD Million)
                            Total Project Cost:      5.00                     Total Bank Financing:           5.00
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                            Total Cofinancing:                                Financing Gap:                  0.00
                              Financing Source                                                            Amount
                              BORROWER/RECIPIENT                                                            0.00
                              International Development Association (IDA)                                   5.00
                              Total                                                                         5.00
                            Environmental C - Not Required
                            Category:
                            Is this a          No
                            Repeater
                            project?

                           B. Project Objectives
                           The Project seeks to contribute to sustainable improvement in the electricity sector's commercial and
                           financial performance.
                           C. Project Description
                           The proposed project will finance the following components:
                               i.       Assistance to MAMWE’s management and commercial performance recovery. This
                               component will support a management contract for MAMWE, which will cover the cost of two
                               international resident experts combined with short term support by other experts for narrower and
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                               well specified needs.
                               ii.      Commercial performance enhancement. This component will provide the require resources
                               for the implementation of the MAMWE’s commercial recovery.
                               iii.     Electricity Sector Governance and MAMWE technical assistance contract design. This
                               component will finance studies during project preparation and implementation, related to key aspects
                               of sector governance.
                               iv.      Support to the Project Implementation Unit. This component will finance the operation of a
                               Project Implementation Unit during project implementation. It would support two professional staff,
                               including one for financial management, and one for procurement, as well as administrative support
                               and administrative costs.
                               D. Project location and salient physical characteristics relevant to the safeguard
                               analysis (if known)
                               Island of Grande Comore, Island of Anjouan

                               E. Borrowers Institutional Capacity for Safeguard Policies
                               Weak

                               F. Environmental and Social Safeguards Specialists on the Team
                               Paul-Jean Feno (AFTN1)

                         II. SAFEGUARD POLICIES THAT MIGHT APPLY
                                 Safeguard Policies                                                Triggered?                    Explanation (Optional)
                                 Environmental Assessment OP/                                      No
                                 BP 4.01
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                                 Natural Habitats OP/BP 4.04                                       No

                                 Forests OP/BP 4.36                                                No

                                 Pest Management OP 4.09                                           No

                                 Physical Cultural Resources OP/                                   No
                                 BP 4.11
                                 Indigenous Peoples OP/BP 4.10                                     No

                                 Involuntary Resettlement OP/BP                                    No
                                 4.12
                                 Safety of Dams OP/BP 4.37                                         No

                                 Projects on International        No
                                 Waterways OP/BP 7.50
                                 Projects in Disputed Areas OP/BP No
                                 7.60

                         III. SAFEGUARD PREPARATION PLAN



                         1 Reminder: The Bank's Disclosure Policy requires that safeguard-related documents be disclosed before appraisal (i) at the InfoShop and (ii) in country, at publicly accessible locations and in a
                          form and language that are accessible to potentially affected persons.
                           A. Tentative target date for preparing the PAD Stage ISDS: 16-May-2013
                           B. Time frame for launching and completing the safeguard-related studies that may be needed.
                              The specific studies and their timing1 should be specified in the PAD-stage ISDS:
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                             Not applicable.
                         IV. APPROVALS
                           Task Team Leader:     Name: Mustafa Zakir Hussain

                           Approved By:
                           Regional Safeguards Name:                                              Date:
                           Coordinator:
                           Sector Manager:     Name: Lucio Monari (SM)                            Date: 25-Apr-2013
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