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Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) of Construction of 8MW(AC) (10MW(DC)) Grid Tied Solar Power Plant at Tentulia, Panchagarh Project Number: XXXXX October 2020 BAN: 10 MW Solar Park Project Prepared by Sympa Solar Power Limited, Bangladesh The environmental and social impact assessment report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. Your attention is directed to the “Term of Use” section of this website. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Construction of 8MW(AC) 10MW(DC) Grid Tied Solar Power Plant at Tentulia, Panchagarh CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (As of 17 October 2020) Currency unit –Bangladeshi Taka (Tk) 1USD=84.78 BDT USD- United States Dollar BDT- Bangladeshi Taka WEIGHTS AND MEASURES dB(A) – A-weighted decibel Ft – Feet ha – Hectare km – Kilometer km2 – square kilometer KWA – kilowatt ampere Leq – equivalent continuous noise level µg – Microgram m – Meter MW – Megawatt (megawatt) PM 2.5 or 10 – Particulate Matter of 2.5 micron or 10 micron size This Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. PREFACE This Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) Report including analysis of data and conclusions and its appendices is the Sympa Solar Power Limited, Bangladesh. While IDCOL is the Executive Agency (EA) from Government of Bangladesh (GoB) for the project, the responsibility and ownership of the ESIA rest with the Sympa Solar Power Limited, Bangladesh. The key elements of the ESIA Report focus on: Assessment of Compliance Guidelines of ADB SPS 2009 and prevailing laws of GoB. DISCLAIMER This Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) Report for Construction of 8MW(AC) 10MW(DC) Grid Tied Solar Power Plant at Tentulia, Panchagarh has been prepared by Sympa Solar Power Limited, Bangladesh. All the data used to prepare this ESIA Report have been collected from the project area and secondary information sources available with relevant departments, agencies and organizations through literature review, environmental sample collection and testing, questionnaire survey and direct consultations with local people. Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) P a g e | i Construction of 8MW(AC) 10MW(DC) Grid Tied Solar Power Plant at Tentulia, Panchagarh Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................. vii I. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... 1 A. Background ....................................................................................................................... 1 B. Project Objectives .............................................................................................................. 2 C. Rational of the Project .................................................................................................... 2 D. Approach and Methodology ............................................................................................. 3 1. Approach ....................................................................................................................... 3 2. Methodology .................................................................................................................. 4 E. ESIA Study Team ............................................................................................................... 9 II. Legal and Policy Framework ................................................................................................. 10 A. General ........................................................................................................................... 10 B. Applicable Policies ............................................................................................................ 11 1. National Policies ........................................................................................................... 11 2. International Policies .................................................................................................... 19 3. International Policies .................................................................................................... 19 4. Funding Agency/ADB Guidelines on Environmental and Social Safeguards........................ 21 C. ADB Categorization ....................................................................................................... 22 D. Environmental Clearance .............................................................................................. 22 III. PROJECT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................... 24 A. Project Location ............................................................................................................... 24 B. Land Requirement ............................................................................................................ 24 C. Project Components ..................................................................................................... 25 D. Construction of Solar Power Plant .................................................................................. 28 1. Civil Works ................................................................................................................... 28 2. PV Power System ......................................................................................................... 29 3. Primary Electrical Components ............................................................................... 29 4. Secondary Electrical System .......................................................................................... 33 5. Computer Monitoring System ........................................................................................ 33 6. Protective Relays and Automation Equipment ................................................................. 35 7. CCTV ........................................................................................................................... 35 8. Quantity Required for Each System Equipment ................................................. 36 9. System Design and Layout .................................................................................... 40 10. System Performance ........................................................................................... 41 11. Operation and Maintenance............................................................................... 42 12. Scope of supply ................................................................................................... 43 13. Annual O&M Cost .................................................................................................. 46 14. Recommended Cleaning Process ...................................................................... 46 E. Construction of Transmission Line ............................................................................ 47 IV. ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES ........................................................................................... 51 A. General ........................................................................................................................... 51 B. Do Nothing ...................................................................................................................... 51 C. Alternative Energy Generation Technology ..................................................................... 51 D. Alternative Land Use .................................................................................................... 52 E. Alternative Site ................................................................................................................ 53 V. DESCRIPTION OF ENVIRONMENT & SOCIAL BASELINE ......................................................... 54 A. Physical Environment ....................................................................................................... 54 1. Climate ........................................................................................................................ 54 2. Ambient Air Quality ...................................................................................................... 61 3. Physiography ............................................................................................................... 63 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) P a g e | i Construction of 8MW (AC) 10MW (DC) Grid Tied Solar Power Plant at Tentulia, Panchagarh 4. Regional and Site Topography ....................................................................................... 66 5. Geology