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ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (ESIA) OF THE TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION NETWORK OF THE ECOWAS- REGIONAL ELECTRICITY ACCESS PROJECT (REAP) FROM THE SOMA SUBSTATION SEPTEMBER, 2020 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOCUS (SD FOCUS) Ltd. Sahel WAIS Knowledge Campus, MDI Road, Kanifing CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES ........................................................................................................................... ix LIST OF FIGURES .......................................................................................................................... ix EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................. x CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Project Background ...................................................................................................... 1 1.2 The Project Development Objective (PDO).................................................................... 2 1.3 Project Beneficiaries ................................................................................................... 2 1.4 Rationale of the ESIA .................................................................................................. 2 1.5 Objectives of the ESIA study ........................................................................................ 3 1.6 Consultant Responsible for this Study ........................................................................... 3 1.7 Methodological Approach for the ESIA ................................................................... 3 CHAPTER 2: PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND SCOPE ............................................................................ 7 2.1 Presentation of the Project Proponent ..................................................................... 7 2.1.1 Objectives of the Commission ................................................................................ 7 2.1.2. Roles and Functions of the ECOWAS Commission ......................................................... 7 2.1.3. Organizations of the Commission ................................................................................. 8 2.2 Location of Project Sites ......................................................................................... 8 2.3 Technical consistency of the works ...................................................................... 11 2.4 Description of Activities by Project Phases ............................................................. 13 2.4.1 Description of Construction Works of the 33/30 kV Medium Voltage (MV) lines .......... 13 2.4.2 Description of Construction Works of the Distribution Sub-Stations............................. 15 2.4.3 Description of Construction Works of the 400 V Low Voltage Lines .............................. 16 2.4.4 Description of the Supply and Installation Works of the Last-mile Connection Equipment, including Service Drops, Prepaid Meters, and Ready Boards for LV Customers ... 17 2.5 Works Input ........................................................................................................... 18 2.5.1 Personnel ................................................................................................... 18 2.5.2 Water ........................................................................................................................ 18 2.5.3 Quarries ..................................................................................................................... 18 2.5.4 Equipment ................................................................................................................. 18 2.6 Works Output ............................................................................................................ 18 2.6.1 Output from imported personnel ............................................................................ 19 2.6.2 Waste Generation ................................................................................................... 19 2.7 Assessment of Project Alternatives ...................................................................... 19 i CHAPTER 3: RELEVANT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL POLICIES, LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK ............................................................................................................................. 25 3.1 Relevant National Policies ................................................................................... 25 3.2 The National Legal Framework ............................................................................. 28 3.3 Relevant International Conventions and Agreements ........................................... 31 3.4 Institutional Framework ...................................................................................... 31 3.5 Institutional Analyses .......................................................................................... 33 3.6 Relevant Bank Policies ......................................................................................... 33 3.7 Relevant ECOWAS Environmental and Social Safeguards triggered by the Project . 34 CHAPTER 4: DESCRIPTION OF THE CURRENT STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE PROJECT AREA .................................................................................................................................................. 36 4.1 Geographical and administrative location of the project area ............................... 36 4.2 Delimitation of the Study Area ............................................................................. 36 4.3 Current State of the Environment of the Indirect Areas of Influence ..................... 38 I. The Physical Environment ................................................................................... 38 Climatic Conditions .............................................................................................. 38 Hydrology ........................................................................................................... 39 Topography and Land Use.................................................................................... 40 II. The Biological Environment ................................................................................. 41 The Vegetation and Forest Resources................................................................... 41 Wetlands Along the Corridors .............................................................................. 43 The Fauna ........................................................................................................... 45 Aquatic Vertebrate ............................................................................................................. 47 III. Human and Socio-economic Environment ............................................................ 49 Demography and Population Along the Line Corridors .......................................... 49 Physical Structures .............................................................................................. 50 Schools and Other Infrastructure ......................................................................... 50 Chance Finds and Cultural Heritage and Archaeology ........................................... 50 Disadvantaged and Vulnerable Groups ................................................................ 52 Gender and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) ........................................................... 53 Violence Against Children (VAC) ........................................................................... 54 Access of the Population to Education and Security Services ................................. 55 Access of the Population to Health....................................................................... 55 Access of the Population to Electricity, Telephone Sevices .................................... 55 Modes of Subsistence and Daily Chores in the Project’s Area of Influence ......................... 55 Agricultural Production ........................................................................................ 55 ii Market Gardening ............................................................................................... 57 Marketing and Petty Trading and Shop keeping ................................................... 57 Welding and Carpentry and Youth Employment ................................................... 58 Harvesting Non-wood Forest Products ................................................................. 59 Firewood Collection ............................................................................................. 59 Livestock Rearing................................................................................................. 59 Fishing ................................................................................................................ 60 4.4 Description of the Direct Influence Area and Location-Specific Baseline Conditions ..... 60 4.5 Main Stakes and Risks of the Project .......................................................................... 60 CHAPTER 5: PUBLIC CONSULTATION ........................................................................................... 64 5.1 Objectives of the consultation ............................................................................. 64 5.2 Methodological Approach .......................................................................................... 64 5.3 Targeted Groups .......................................................................................................