Tunisia - Third Power Project

Document of The World Bank FILE COPY FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Report No. P-3058-TUN REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS ON A PROPOSED LOAN TO THE SOCIETE TUNISIENNE DE L'ELECTRICITE ET DU GAZ WITH THE GUARANTEE OF THE REPUBLIC OF TUNISIA FOR A THIRD POWER PROJECT May 4, 1981 This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization.  CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS Currency Unit = Tunisian Dinar (D) Tunisian milliames 1,000 = D 1.000 The exchange rate of the Tunisian Dinar is floating. The rate used in the President's and Staff Appraisal Reports, which approximates the current rate, is: US$ 1.00 = D 0.400 D 1.000 = US$ 2.50 D 1 million = US$ 2.5 million FISCAL YEAR January 1 - December 31 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 1 square kilometer (k.2) = 0.3861 square mile (sq mi) 1 cubic meter (m3) = 35.315 cubic foot (cu ft) 1 metric ton (t) (1,000 kg) = 1.10 short ton (sh ton) 0 0.985 long ton (Ig ton) 1 kilowatt (kW) = 1,000 watts 1 Megawatt (mw) = 1,000 kW 1 kilowatthour (kWh) = 1,000 watthours 1 Gigawatthour (GWh) = 1 million kWh 1 kilovolt (kV) = 1,000 volts 1 toe = 1 ton of oil equivalent (10.200 x 103 kcal) GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS ETAP Entreprise Tunisienne d'Acti.vites- Petroliares LPG = Liquified Petroleum Gas NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration SOTEaI = Societe Tunisienne d'Expansion Miniere SNDP = Soci6te Nationale de Distribution de Petrole STEG = Socifte Tunisienne de l'Electricite et du Gaz STIR Socifte Tunisienne des Industries de Raffinage  FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY TUNISIA THIRD POWER PROJECT Loan and Project Summary Borrower: Societe Tunisienne de l'Electricite et du Gaz (STEG) Guarantor: The Republic of Tunisia Amount: US$41.5 million equivalent Terms: 17 years including 4 years of grace, with interest at 9.6 percent per annum Project Description; The project will assist Tunisia in implementing the first three years of a five year program for the development of rural electrification and in rehabili- tating the urban distribution systems. The project will connect about 990 villages in 15 Governorates to the national network and improve the supply of elec- tricity in about 60 towns. The project consists of the following components: (i) supply and erection of about 3,130 km (2,460 km for rural electrification and 670 km for urban distribution) of medium tension and 2,840 km (2,060 km rural, and 780 km urban) of low tension lines; (ii) supply and installation of about 1,290 transformers for a total capacity of 62 MVA (32 MVA rural and 30 MVA urban); (iii) provision of equip- ment and tools for implementing the urban rehabilita- tion component; and (iv) provision of technical assis- tance for training, and a study for strengthening the power distribution system in Tunis. The project, when completed, will extend electricity services to about 30,400 new domestic rural customers, 2,100 pumping stations and 300 commercial and small industrial con- sumers, and improve the quality of service to more than 150,000 existing urban consumers. In addition to implementing the least cost program for rural electri- fication, and to improving the operating efficiency of the system, the project will follow up previous Bank efforts in rationalizing energy pricing policies. No special implementation risk is foreseen. | This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of| their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization.  - ii - Estimated Costs; Local For2ein Total -------US (million)