42361-013: Medium-Voltage Sub-Transmission Expansion
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Initial Environmental Examination - Updated Project Number: 42361-013 Loan 2979-CAM/Loan 8264-CAM September 2019 CAM: Medium-Voltage Sub-Transmission Expansion Sector Project (former name: Rural Electrification Project) Package 2 Prepared by the Electricity du Cambodge for the Asian Development Bank. This updated initial environmental examination 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 “terms of use” section on ADB’s 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. KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA Nation Religion King ELECTRICITÉ DU CAMBODGE Medium Voltage Sub-Transmission Expansion Sector Project, Package 2 ADB Loan N° 2979 CAM (SF) Subproject 1: Kampong Thom Province (extension) Subproject 3: Siem Reap Province (extension) Subproject 4: Kandal Province Subproject 5: Banteay Meanchey Province UPDATED INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXAMINATION (IEE) August 2019 Korea Electric Power Corporation in association with Cheang Engineering Consultants Co., Ltd CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (Official exchange rate of the National Bank of Cambodia as of 24 November 2014) Currency unit – Cambodian Riel (KHR) KHR1.00 = $0.000246 $1.00 = KHR 4,063 ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank AP Affected person APSARA Authority for the Protection and Management of Angkor and the Region of Siem Reap CEMP Construction Environmental Management Plan CMAA Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority DCFA Department of Culture and Fine Arts DMC Developing member country DoE Department of Environment EA Executing Agency EAC Electricity Authority of Cambodia EARF Environmental Assessment and Review Framework EDC Electricité du Cambodge EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMoP Environmental Monitoring Plan EMP Environmental Management Plan GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism IA Implementing agency IBA Important Bird Area IEC International Electrotechnical Commission IEE Initial Environmental Examination IEIA Initial Environmental Impact Assessment IFC International Finance Corporation IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature LV Low voltage MARPOL Marine Pollution Convention MCFA Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts MAFF Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries MoE Ministry of Environment MV Medium voltage NPCA Nature Protection and Conservation Administration OM Operations Manual O&M Operations and Maintenance PIC Project Implementation Consultant PDoE Provincial Department of Environment PMO1 Project Management Office 1, EDC PPA Power Purchase Agreement PPE Personal Protective Equipment REE Rural Electrification Enterprises RGC Royal Government of Cambodia ROW Right-of-way SEPRU Social, Environment and Public Relations Unit, EDC SPS Safeguard Policy Statement (2009), ADB TSBR Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve ULAB Used lead acid battery UNESCO United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UXO Unexploded Ordnance WEIGHTS AND MEASURES cct-km Circuit-kilometer km kilometer m meter km2 Square kilometer oC Degree centigrade m/s Meter per second kph Kilometer per hour kWh Kilowatt-hour ha Hectare kv kilovolt NOTE In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. This initial environmental examination 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 “terms 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. Medium Voltage Sub-Transmission ELECTRICITÉ DU CAMBODGE Expansion Sector Project, Package 2 Contents CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS ........................................................................................ 2 ABBREVIATIONS ......................................................................................................... 2 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ........................................................................................ 3 NOTE ............................................................................................................................ 3 LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................................................ 8 LIST OF FIGURES .............................................................................................................. 9 PHOTOGRAPH LOG ........................................................................................................ 10 រយរណ៍សេង−ប .............................................................................................................. 11 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................... 16 I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 13 II. POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK .......................................... 15 A. ADB’s Environmental Safeguard Policies .......................................................................................... 15 1. Environment Screening and Categorization .......................................................... 15 2. Environmental Impact Assessment and Public Consultation ................................ 16 3. Disclosure of IEE Document ................................................................................. 16 4. Environment Monitoring ........................................................................................ 16 B. Legal and Institutional Framework on Environmental Management in Cambodia ........................... 16 1. Law on Environmental Protection and Natural Resource Management ................ 17 2. Royal Decree on the Establishment&Management of TSBR(NS/RKT/0401/070) . 17 3. Protected Area Law .............................................................................................. 18 4. Law on Wildlife Protection ..................................................................................... 20 5. Other Environmental Regulations ......................................................................... 20 6. Heritage Legislation .............................................................................................. 21 7. Other Regulations for Rural Electrification ............................................................ 22 8. International Conventions and Agreements .......................................................... 22 III. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT ............................................................................. 24 A. Project Scope ..................................................................................................................................... 24 B. Location of Subproject ....................................................................................................................... 26 B.1 Subproject in Kampong Thom ......................................................................................................... 26 B.2 Subproject in Siem Reap ................................................................................................................. 26 B.3 Subproject in Kandal ........................................................................................................................ 27 B.4 Subproject in Banteay Meanchey ................................................................................................... 27 Medium Voltage Sub-Transmission ELECTRICITÉ DU CAMBODGE Expansion Sector Project, Package 2 C. Technical Components ...................................................................................................................... 28 C.1 Concrete Poles ..................................................................................................... 29 C.2 Foundation............................................................................................................ 29 C.3 Overhead Ground Wires ....................................................................................... 29 C.4 Underground Cable .............................................................................................. 29 C.5 Transformers and Automatic Voltage Regulators ................................................. 29 D. Project Schedule and Activities ......................................................................................................... 30 1. Construction Phase .............................................................................................. 30 2. Operational Phase ................................................................................................ 30 E. Safety Clearance ............................................................................................................................... 30 IV. DESCRIPTION OF THE EXISTING ENVIRONMENT .................................................