Verkhnetagilskaya GRES CCGT Power Plant, Russian Federation Environmental and Social Statement (ESS) EBRD & Inter Rao
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Verkhnetagilskaya GRES CCGT Power Plant, Russian Federation Environmental and Social Statement (ESS) EBRD & Inter Rao August 2013 Verkhnetagilskaya GRES CCGT Power Plant ESS Chapter A General Information 4 A1 General Introduction 4 A2 Project location 5 A3 Outline of the Statement and Associated Documentation 6 A4 Impact Assessment Approach 7 A5 Scope of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment 10 B Project Technical Description and Project Alternatives 15 B1 Introduction to the Section 15 B2 Outline of the Project 15 B3 Description of the Main Plant and Processes 16 B4 Infrastructure 21 B5 Grid Connection 21 B6 BAT Assessment 24 B7 Project Alternatives 29 C The Existing Environment 32 C1 Introduction 32 C2 The Physical Environment 32 C3 Ecology and Landscape 37 C4 Human Geography 39 D Assessment of Impact 51 D1 Introduction 51 D2 Management 51 D3 Construction 53 D4 Operational Impacts 63 D5 Closure and Decommissioning Impacts 93 E Summary of Impacts, Management and Mitigation 95 E1 Introduction 95 E2 Impact Summary 95 E3 Summary of Construction Phase Impacts and Control Measures 97 E4 Summary of Operational Phase Impacts and Mitigation Measures 101 E5 Summary of Decommissioning Phase Impacts and Control Measures 104 F Monitoring Programme 106 F1 Air Emissions 106 F2 Noise 106 F3 Traffic and Transport 106 F4 Socio-Economic 106 F5 Landscape and Visual Impact 107 F6 Health, Safety and Public Nuisance 107 F7 Surface Water, Effluent and Land and Ground Quality 107 G Further Information 108 G1 Abbreviations 108 Notice 110 1 Atkins Verkhnetagilskaya GRES CCGT Power Plant ESS List of Tables Table B3-1 Key Parameters of the CCGT Unit ................................................................................... 18 Table B3-2 Key Operational Parameters of new CCGT unit ................................................................ 19 Table B7-1 Summary of Expected Emission Levels for Scenarios 1 to 3.............................................. 31 Table C2-1 Main Polluters in the Region (all reported pollutants)......................................................... 35 Table C2-2 Summary of Main Emissions to Air .................................................................................. 35 Table C2-3 Summary of Ambient Air Quality Status (mg/Nm3)............................................................ 36 Table C4-1 Age structure in the Oblast .............................................................................................. 41 Table C4-2 Production Output Structure in 2010, % ........................................................................... 42 Table C4-3 Employment by Economic Activity, % .............................................................................. 43 Table C4-4 Population Age Structure ................................................................................................ 44 Table C4-5 Number of infected per 100,000 People ........................................................................... 45 Table C4-6 Noise modelling results ................................................................................................... 46 Table D4-1 Surface Characteristics ................................................................................................... 66 Table D4-2 CCGT Stack Discharge Characteristics............................................................................ 66 Table D4-3 Modelled Increments to Pollutant Ground Level Concentrations, µg/m3 .............................. 67 Table D4-4 Noise Sources Estimates ................................................................................................ 76 Table D4-5 Water Consumption Assumptions .................................................................................... 79 Table D4-6 Average Water Temperatures in Verkhnetagilskiy Reservoir ............................................. 80 Table D4-7 Quality of Waste Water [mg/l] .......................................................................................... 83 Table D4-8 Yearly Discharges of Waste Water .................................................................................. 83 Table D4-9 Soil Contamination Test in 2012 ...................................................................................... 89 Table D4-10 Summary of Solid Wastes ............................................................................................ 90 Table D4-11 Information about Ash Pond no 2 ................................................................................. 91 List of Figures Figure A2-1 Location and key elements of VTGRES ............................................................................. 5 Figure A4-1 The ESIA Process (for mature projects development phase) ............................................... 9 Figure B3-1 Diagram of the CCGT Process ........................................................................................ 18 Figure B3-2 Profile of the SGT5-4000F turbine (www.energy.siemens.com) ......................................... 19 Figure B5-1 Electrical connection scheme of new CCGT unit............................................................... 22 Figure B5-2 Local Roads................................................................................................................... 23 Figure B5-3 Local Access Roads to VTGRES..................................................................................... 24 Figure C2-1 Geological map of the surroundings of Verkhniy Tagil town (fragment of the geological map of the USSR, 1968)................................................................................................................................... 33 Figure C2-2 Average, Maximum and Minimum Temperatures for Visimski Natural Reserve (°C) ........... 34 Figure C2-3 Average, Maximum and Minimum Precipitation for Visimski Natural Reserve (mm per month) . ..................................................................................................................................... 34 Figure C3-1 Protected areas in the Project area - Visimsky Protected Area .......................................... 39 Figure C4-1 Administrative and Governance Division .......................................................................... 40 Figure C4-2 Sverdlovsk Oblast: Ethnic composition............................................................................. 42 Figure C4-3 Current Noise Impact of VTGRES Based on the Modelling Results Provided by Inter Rao .. 47 Figure D4-1 Windrose for Ekaterinburg, 2010 to 2012 ......................................................................... 65 3 Figure D4-2 Hourly Average Oxides of Nitrogen Concentrations, µg/m ................................................ 70 3 Figure D4-3 Daily Average Oxides of Nitrogen Concentrations, µg/m .................................................. 71 3 Figure D4-4 Annual Average Oxides of Nitrogen Concentrations, µg/m .............................................. 72 3 Figure D4-5 Eight Hourly Average Carbon Monoxide Concentrations, µg/m ........................................ 73 Figure D4-6 Results of preliminary noise modelling ............................................................................. 78 Figure D4-7 Water Reservoirs of VTGRES ......................................................................................... 80 Figure D4-8 Landscape of VTGRES (view from the north-west towards the site) ................................... 85 Figure D4-9 Landscape of the VTGRES (view from the east towards the site)....................................... 85 2 Atkins Verkhnetagilskaya GRES CCGT Power Plant ESS Figure D4-10 Preliminary Visualisation of the New CCGT................................................................... 86 3 Atkins Verkhnetagilskaya GRES CCGT Power Plant ESS A General Information A1 General Introduction This Environmental and Social Statement (ESS) has been compiled by WS Atkins International Limited (‘Atkins’) on behalf of Inter Rao and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in relation to the Verkhnetagilskaya GRES Thermal Power Plant (VTGRES) combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) Project. This Statement presents the findings of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), which has been undertaken for the proposed Project for investment purposes. The ESS describes the main features of the development, identifies its significant impacts, together with appropriate management, mitigation and monitoring measures. The EBRD intends to provide a corporate loan to Inter Rao, designated for the financing of the new CCGT power generation unit at Verkhnetagilskaya Thermal Power Plant. The proposed development will briefly comprise a new 445.6 MWe CCGT unit with all necessary infrastructure (“the Project”). In 2012 the Bank provided a corporate loan to Inter Rao and agreed a comprehensive Environmental and Social Action Plan (ESAP) with the Company, which, amongst other issues, addresses corporate environmental, health and safety (EHS) management and the application of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Industrial Emission Directive (IED) on new projects. In line with EBRD’s 2008 Environmental and Social Policy and Procedures, the Project has been screened as category A, requiring an ESIA and development of a public disclosure package in accordance with EBRD’s Public Information Policy. In the case of this project, a 60-day public disclosure and consultation period is required following EBRD notification