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NOTICE This Page Appended to Digital file by EXIM Bank NOTICE This page appended to digital file by EXIM Bank. The following document is an environmental assessment or supplemental environmental report (such as a remediation or mitigation plan or procedure, or related monitoring report) (“Assessment/Report”) that has been produced by a third-party and required to be submitted to the Export-Import Bank of the United States in conjunction with the referenced EXIM Bank transaction number . It is being provided here in furtherance of Section 11(a)(1) of the Export Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended (12 U.S.C. 635i-5). Please note that the Assessment/Report is as of the date noted. Accordingly, the Bank makes no representation that it (i) is the most recent version of this document, (ii) is fully accurate and/or complete, or (iii) includes a full descrip- tion of appropriate action taken by responsible parties in response to infor- mation about environmental or social issues, if any, raised therein. Requests for additional (including, in some cases, more current) environmen- tal or supplemental environmental Assessment/Reports regarding this project may be made using EXIM Bank’s online “Environmental and Social Project Information and Concerns” form at http://exim.gov/envsoc. This page appended to digital file by EXIM Bank. DUBA INTEGRATED SOLAR COMBINED CYCLE PROJECT Environmental and Social Impact Assessment 09/11/2014 Quality Management Issue/revision Issue 1 Revision 1 Revision 2 Revision 3 Remarks Draft Draft - Revision 1 Draft - Revision 2 Draft - Revision 3 Date 15/06/2014 21/07/2014 19/10/2014 09/11/2014 Prepared by Project Team Project Team Project Team Project Team Signature Checked by Simon Pickup Simon Pickup Edward Crowley Edward Crowley Signature Authorised by Simon Pickup Simon Pickup Edward Crowley Edward Crowley Signature Project number 37446130 37446130 37446130 37446130 Report number 002 002 002 002 File reference 140615-37446130- 140721-37446130- 141019- 141109- 002 002 37446130-002 37446130-002 Project number: 37446130 Dated: 09/11/2014 2 | 278 Revised: DUBA INTEGRATED SOLAR COMBINED CYCLE PROJECT Environmental and Social Impact Assessment 09/11/2014 Client Saudi Electricity Company Consultant WSP Middle East Ltd P.O. Box 7497 Dubai United Arab Emirates Tel: +971 4 350 5000 Fax: +971 4 350 5001 www.wspgroup.com 3 | 278 Table of Contents Executive Summary............................................................................................................... 12 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 19 1.1 Background ............................................................................................................... 19 1.2 Overview of the Project.............................................................................................. 20 1.3 Requirement for an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment .......................... 20 1.4 The Environmental and Social Impact Assessment ................................................... 21 1.5 The Project Team ...................................................................................................... 23 2 Project Location ............................................................................................................ 24 2.1 Project Site Location .................................................................................................. 24 2.2 Existing Site Conditions ............................................................................................. 25 2.3 Site Conditions .......................................................................................................... 28 2.4 Surrounding Areas ..................................................................................................... 29 2.5 Key Sensitive Receptors............................................................................................ 29 3 Project Description ........................................................................................................ 31 3.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................ 31 3.2 Project Justification .................................................................................................... 31 3.3 Project Layout ............................................................................................................ 31 3.4 Project Specification Summary .................................................................................. 33 4 Environmental Legislation and Standards ..................................................................... 41 4.1 Regulatory Environmental Framework in KSA ........................................................... 41 4.2 Environmental Impact Assessment ........................................................................... 45 4.3 Environmental Standards Applicable to the Project ................................................... 47 5 Impact Assessment Methodology ................................................................................. 58 5.1 Methodology for the Assessment of Impacts ............................................................. 58 5.2 Sensitivity (Importance) of Receptors ........................................................................ 58 5.3 Description of Effect................................................................................................... 58 5.4 Significance of Effects ............................................................................................... 59 5.5 Evaluation of Impacts ................................................................................................ 59 5.6 Cumulative Effects ..................................................................................................... 62 6 Marine Environment ...................................................................................................... 64 6.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................ 64 6.2 Relevant Standards and Legislation .......................................................................... 64 6.3 Methodology .............................................................................................................. 66 6.4 Existing Baseline Conditions ..................................................................................... 71 6.5 Assessment of Impacts.............................................................................................. 83 6.6 Mitigation Measures, Residual/Cumulative Effects .................................................... 88 6.7 Summary and Conclusions ........................................................................................ 91 7 Air Quality ..................................................................................................................... 93 7.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................ 93 7.2 Relevant Air Quality Emission Standards .................................................................. 94 7.3 Methodology .............................................................................................................. 97 7.4 Existing Baseline Conditions ................................................................................... 106 7.5 Sensitive Receptors ................................................................................................. 108 Project number: 37446130 Dated: 09/11/2014 4 | 278 Revised: 7.6 Assessment of Construction phase Impacts ............................................................ 111 7.7 Assessment of Operational Phase Impacts ............................................................. 113 7.8 Mitigation Measures and Residual Impacts ............................................................. 135 7.9 Summary and Conclusions ...................................................................................... 137 8 Environmental Noise ................................................................................................... 141 8.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................. 141 8.2 Relevant Standards and Legislation ........................................................................ 141 8.3 Methodology ............................................................................................................ 145 8.4 Existing Baseline Conditions ................................................................................... 148 8.5 Assessment of Impacts............................................................................................ 151 8.6 Mitigation Measures, Residual/Cumulative Effects .................................................. 157 8.7 Summary and Conclusions ...................................................................................... 159 9 Soil, Groundwater and Contamination ........................................................................ 161 9.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................. 161 9.2 Relevant Standards and Legislation ........................................................................ 161 9.3 Methodology ...........................................................................................................
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