Accelerating Infrastructure Investment Facility in India – Tranche 3 Sprng ALT Energy Private Limited (Part 1 of 5)
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Environmental and Social Due Diligence Report Project Number: 47083-004 April 2020 INDIA: Accelerating Infrastructure Investment Facility in India – Tranche 3 Sprng ALT Energy Private Limited (Part 1 of 5) Prepared by India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited for the India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited and the Asian Development Bank. This environmental and social due diligence 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. Environment and Social Due Diligence Report Sprng ALT Energy Private Limited Due Diligence Report on Environment and Social Safeguards By India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL) (A Govt. of India Enterprise) Sub-Project: Construction, operation and maintenance of 197.5 MW Kageshree Wind Power Project at Jamjodhpur Taluka, Jamnagar District, Gujarat (India) February 2020 ESDDR NO. IIFCL/ESMU/ADB/2020/121/V2 1 Environment and Social Due Diligence Report Sprng ALT Energy Private Limited SUB PROJECT: Construction, operation and maintenance of 197.5 MW Kageshree Wind Power project at Jamjodhpur Taluka, Jamnagar District, Gujarat (India) Sprng ALT Energy Private Limited (SAEPL) Environmental and Social Safeguards Due Diligence Report (ESDDR) Prepared by Dr. Rashmi Kadian Assistant General Manager (Environmental Specialist) ESMU, IIFCL Mr. Krupasindhu Guru Assistant General Manager (Social Specialist) ESMU, IIFCL Mr. Ashok Suyal Consultant - Social Safeguards Reviewed and Approved Dr. S. S. Garg by General Manager & Head, ESMU IIFCL ESDDR NO. IIFCL/ESMU/ADB/2020/121/V2 2 Environment and Social Due Diligence Report Sprng ALT Energy Private Limited CONTENTS PROJECT BACKGROUND.............................................................................................................................. 5 1. PURPOSE OF THE REPORT: .............................................................................................................. 6 2. SUB-PROJECT: ....................................................................................................................................... 6 3. SUB-PROJECT BACKGROUND: ........................................................................................................ 6 4. SUB-PROJECT LOCATION: ................................................................................................................ 6 5. SUB-PROJECT TECHNICAL DETAILS: ........................................................................................... 7 6. O&M CONTRACT: ................................................................................................................................ 7 7. IIFCL FUNDING: .................................................................................................................................... 8 8. STATUS OF PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION: .................................................................................. 8 DUE DILIGENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARDS ...................................................................... 9 9. ABOUT THE PROJECT ...................................................................................................................... 10 10. APPROACH TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARDS DUE DILIGENCE REPORT: ...... 10 11. COMPLIANCE OF SAEPL TO THE ESSF OF IIFCL: ................................................................... 11 12. APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENT: ....... 11 13. IMPLEMENTATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLANS: ................................. 12 14. INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK & GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL .............................................. 15 15. ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITY: ................................................................................................. 16 16. PROJECT AGAINST THE PROHIBITED INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES LIST:......................... 16 17. CATEGORIZATION OF SUB-PROJECT: ........................................................................................ 17 18. SITE VISIT OBSERVATIONS: ........................................................................................................... 17 19. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: .............................................................................. 18 DUE DILIGENCE ON SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS ......................................................................................... 20 20. OBJECTIVE OF SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS DUE DILIGENCE REPORT: .................................... 21 21. SCOPE OF THE SUB-PROJECT: ...................................................................................................... 21 22. PROJECT AGAINST THE PROHIBITED INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES LIST .......................... 21 23. APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY: .............................................................................................. 21 24. SOCIAL IMPACT OF THE PROJECT .............................................................................................. 22 25.1 LAND ACQUISITION IN THE PROJECT ........................................................................................ 22 25.2 IMPACT ON STRUCTURE ................................................................................................................. 22 25.3 REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT IMPACT IN THE SUB-PROJECT ...................... 22 25.4 IMPACT ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLE ............................................................................................... 22 25.5 IMPACT ON RELIGIOUS PROPERTIES: ....................................................................................... 23 25. PUBLIC CONSULTATION & STAKEHOLDERS MEETING: ..................................................... 23 26. GRIEVANCE MECHANISM AT THE PROJECT: .......................................................................... 23 27. EMPLOYMENT GENERATION AND INCOME RESTORATION: ............................................. 23 28. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES: ............................................................................. 24 29. SITE VISIT OBSERVATION: ............................................................................................................. 24 30. CONCLUSION: ..................................................................................................................................... 24 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Project Description in Brief………………………………………….………………………....7 Table 2: Commissioning Dates for WTGs at SAEPL..………………………………………………….8 Table 3: Status of Regulatory Clearances Obtained related to Environmental Safeguards………..11 Table 4: Status of Implementation of EMP at SAEPL during construction stage………..................13 Table 5: Status of Implementation of EMP during Operation Phase at SAEPL……………………14 ESDDR NO. IIFCL/ESMU/ADB/2020/121/V2 3 Environment and Social Due Diligence Report Sprng ALT Energy Private Limited ANNEXURES Annexure I ESIA Report Annexure II Gujarat Pollution Control Board Order regarding Categorization of Industries Annexure III CEIG Approval Sample Annexure IV Village NOC Sample Annexure V Sample copy of Monthly EHS report Annexure VI Environment Policy Annexure VII Occupational Health & Safety Policy Annexure VIII Onsite Emergency Plan PHOTOPLATE Photoplate I : Site Visit Photographs ESDDR NO. IIFCL/ESMU/ADB/2020/121/V2 4 Environment and Social Due Diligence Report Sprng ALT Energy Private Limited PROJECT BACKGROUND ESDDR NO. IIFCL/ESMU/ADB/2020/121/V2 5 Environment and Social Due Diligence Report Sprng ALT Energy Private Limited 1. PURPOSE OF THE REPORT: 1. This Environmental and Social Due Diligence Report (ESDDR) has been prepared by India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL) in consultation with the developer, Sprng ALT Energy Private Limited (SAEPL) to assess the adequacy of the project with the applicable National safeguards and ADB’s SPS (2009) compliance. The report has been prepared as per the documents/information received from the developer and on the basis of site visit observations. 2. SUB-PROJECT: 2. The sub-project includes construction, operation and maintenance of 197.5 MW Kageshree Wind Power Project in Jamjodhpur Taluka, Jamnagar District in the State of Gujarat. 3. SUB-PROJECT BACKGROUND: 3. SAEPL has been incorporated by Sprng Energy for the implementation of 197.50 MW wind power project in Jamnagar District in the state of Gujarat. Sprng Energy is a renewable energy platform set up in India by Actis - a private equity fund manager that invests exclusively in the world’s growth markets, with a total commitment of US $ 450 MN of equity from Actis Energy Fund. 4. SAEPL Project is a part of bid invited by Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) for 500 MW wind power, via competitive bidding route, in June 2017. The Project has been implemented by Envision Wind Power Technologies India Private Limited (Envision) with 79 wind turbine generators (2.5 MW each). The O&M activities are also being handled by Envision. 5. The Company has entered into long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) for 100% capacity of the Project with Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) at a tariff of Rs. 2.43/kWh for a fixed period of 25 years and had also received evacuation approval