Overview
DLI 6: Number of WSPs compliant with the legal and regulatory requirements for good governance and have an approved PIAP
US$ 409,090 per WSP verified as achieving full compliance conditions
A WSPs will receive 70% of the total amount allocated for this DLI (US$286,363) upon the first verification of full compliance to the above requirements. The balance of the allocation will be disbursed to the WSP in equal portions spread across the subsequent three Program periods upon verification of maintenance of full compliance to the above requirements.
If a licensed WSP does not achieve DLI-6 by the third year of the Program period, they will be ineligible for a disbursement under this DLI.
Eligibility Criteria for Disbursement
Disbursements will be made to WSPs that have complied with all of the following requirements:
- Have a valid water services provision license;
- Have a gazette notice of WASREB approved justified tariff;
- Have a fully constituted Board of Directors (BoD) as per WASREB regulations, with no more than two-thirds of the same gender on the BoD;
- Have a Performance Contract (PC) between the WSP and the County Government with clear KPIs and conditions for ring-fencing autonomy of the WSP operations from negative external interference; and
- Have a Performance Improvement Action Plan (PIAP) approved by the BoD which follows the template in Annex 7 of the POM
- The WSP’s most recent audited financial statements have been disclosed publicly.
A WSPs will receive 70% of the total amount allocated for this DLI (US$286,363) upon the first verification of full compliance to the above requirements. The balance of the allocation will be disbursed to the WSP in equal portions spread across the subsequent three Program periods upon verification of maintenance of full compliance to the above requirements.
If a licensed WSP does not achieve DLI-6 by the third year of the Program period, they will be ineligible for a disbursement under this DLI.
Verification Protocol – IVA Procedure
The IVA will carry out a desk-based review of:
- Official WASREB documentation confirming that each WSP reported under DLI 6 has a valid services provision licence, a gazette notice of WASREB approved justified tariff, and a fully constituted BoD as per WASREB regulations, with at not be more than two-thirds of the same gender on the BoD;
- The PCs between the WSPs and the County Government (as per Annex 6 in POM); and
- The WSP PIAPs to confirm that it follows the template in Annex 7 of the POM or an updated version of it as agreed with and approved by the World Bank, and that the targets of the KPIs (e.g. NRW, employees per connection, energy efficiency, connection ratio and billing ratio) are set realistically and according to the resources available for the WSP’ investments in efficiency.
- World Bank concurrence of the PIAP.
Confirm that WSPs most recent audited financial statements have been disclosed publicly.
Audited financial statements older than 2 years will not be admissible.
Make sure you have carefully reviewed all eligibility criteria and have all required documentation ready. If you meet all the criteria outlined above, click the submit button to proceed to the submission portal.
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