El 512 VOL. 4 § BURNSIDE Public Disclosure Authorized Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited Bujagali Interconnection Project Public Consultation and Disclosure Plan Public Disclosure Authorized Prepared by R.J. Burnside International Limited, Canada 292 Speedvale Avenue West, Unit 7 Guelph ON N1H 1C4 Canada Public Disclosure Authorized In association with Dillon Consulting Limited, Canada Ecological Writings #1, Inc., Canada Enviro and Industrial Consult (U)Ltd, Uganda Frederic Giovannetti, Consultant, France Tonkin & Taylor International Ltd., New Zealand December, 2006 Public Disclosure Authorized Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited i Bujagali Interconnection Project Public Consultation and Disclosure Plan December, 2006 Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction .................................................... 1.1 Project Description ........................................... 1 1.2 Applicable Laws, Regulations and Policies to Public Engagement ................................ 2 1.2.1 The Republic of Uganda ................................... 2 1.2.2 Project Lenders ........................................ 9 2.0 Stakeholder Analysis ............................................. 11 2.1 Areas of InfluencelStakeholders .................................. 11 2.2 Description of Stakeholders ..................................... 12 3.0 Stakeholder Engagement .......................................... 13 3.1 Previous Consultation Activities .................................. 13 3.2 Implemented Community Engagement Activities ......................... 14 3.3 Project Sponsor's Community Engagement Plan ......................... 18 3.3.1 Phase 1 - Initial Stakeholder Consultation ...................... 18 3.3.2 Phase 2 - Release of the SEA Terms of Reference and Draft PCDP ....... 21 3.3.3 Phase 3 - Release of SEA Consultation Summary Report ............. 42 4.0 Summary of Key Issues ........................................... 48 5.0 Future Consultation Events ......................................... 50 5.1 Phase 4 - Release of the SEA Report and Action Plans .................... 50 5.2 Phase 5 - RCDAP Planning Consultation ........................................ 52 5.3 Phase 6 - Ongoing Project Communication ........................................ 53 6.0 Disclosure Plan ................................................. 55 Tables Table 2.1: Consultation Activity Summary ............................................ 11 Table 3.1: Initial Government Agency Consultations ........................... 19 Table 3.2: Summary of Phase 2 NGO Meetings ............................................ 23 Table 3.3: Sub-County Committee Composition .............................. 28 Table 3.4: Summary of Phase 2 IP Community Discussions ........................................ 30 Table 3.5: Local Community Comments and Concerns .......................... 43 Table 4.1: Summary of Key Issues and Responses ............................ 48 Table 5.1: Summary of Future Consultation Activities per Stakeholder Group .......... 51 Figures Figure 1 Villages in Proximity to the Transmission Line (Map 1 of 3)............................. 3 Figure 1 Villages in Proximity to the Transmission Line (Map 2 of 3)............................. 5 Figure 1 Villages in Proximity to the Transmission Line (Map 3 of 3)............................. 7 Figure 2 Public Consultation and Disclosure Activities ......................................... 15 R.J. Burnside International Limited I-A 10045 ii Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited Bujagali Interconnection Project Public Consultation and Disclosure Plan December, 2006 Appendices Appendix A Summary of Previous Consultation Activities Appendix B Phase 1 Consultation Materials Appendix C Phase 2 Consultation Materials Appendix D Phase 3 Consultation Materials Appendix E Grievance Form R.J. Burnside International Limited I-A 10045 Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited Bujagali Interconnection Project Public Consultation and Disclosure Plan December, 2006 1.0 Introduction This document provides the Public Consultation and Disclosure plan (PCDP) for the Bujagali Interconnection Project (IP). This PCDP outlines community engagement activities that were undertaken during the preparation of the Social and Environmental Assessment (SEA) for the HPP. It also provides an outline of planned community engagement activities that are to be undertaken leading up to, and during the construction of the IP which are to be done in association with the Resettlement and Community Development Action Plan (RCDAP) and Social and Environmental Action Plans (SEAPs). A separate stand alone IP PCDP Report has also been prepared which includes additional details on the consultation and disclosure process. The PCDP is intended to be a means to, and fully integrated with, the project planning, design and implementation process, so as to enhance community benefits. Similar to the SEA, the PCDP is not intended to be a "static" document that only describes what has been undertaken, but perhaps more importantly, it plays a role in the overall long-term social and environmental management system for the project that sets into motion a proactive plan to enhance community benefits and minimize negative effects. The PCDP has built on public consultation procedures carried out in 1999/2001 by the previous project sponsor, AES Nile Power (AESNP), as well as extensive public consultation carried out by the UETCL Bujagali Implementation Unit (BIU) Team since then, particularly in 2004-2005. Similar to the previous public consultations, UETCL has sought to obtain alternative views on the design and construction of the transmission system, including concerns of potential impacts and ways to mitigate such impacts. Based on this input, UETCL has assessed alternatives and considered raised concerns in its decision-making process. Public consultation and disclosure procedures have been and will continue to be carried out in an ongoing, transparent, consistent, up-to-date and equitable manner. Relevant project information has been and will be made accessible in a timely manner and in a language understandable to the groups being consulted. Information included as part of this process has been considered in the preparation of the SEA Report and associated action plans (e.g. the RCDAP). 1.1 Project Description The proposed Bujagali hydropower facility is located at Dumbbell Island, 70 km east of Kampala the capital city, and approximately 15 km north of Jinja, the second largest town in Uganda in terms of both population and industrial capacity. The hydropower project is being designed for a final capacity of 250 MW. R.J. Burnside International Limited l-A 10045 2 Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited Bujagali Interconnection Project Public Consultation and Disclosure Plan December, 2006 New transmission lines are required to evacuate power from the Bujagali hydropower plant to Kampala, the capital city, and disseminate electricity to other cities and rural areas of the country. Their routing was selected after comprehensive studies that assessed alternative design and route options taking into account environmental, technical and economic considerations. UETCL evaluated multiple alternative schemes, each designed to evacuate power from the Bujagali HPP. The preferred system plan involves the following: 1. Construct a new 132 kV line between the proposed switchyard at the Bujagali HPP site to a new substation site in Kawanda. This line would be built as a double circuit 220 kV line (as previously proposed by AESNP), but would be operated at 132 kV initially; 2. Construct a new 132 kV line from the new substation site in Kawanda to the existing Mutundwe substation. This line would be built as a double circuit line, but only one circuit would be installed initially; 3. Breaking the existing 132 kV double circuit line between Nalubaale (Owen Falls) and Tororo and building two new double circuit lines to run through the Bujagali substation. The proposed transmission lines will, for the most part, follow the routes previously approved for AESNP. The exception is portions of the 132 kV line between Kawanda and Mutundwe, where the previous alignment has been changed to minimize displacement impacts. The proposed routing of the transmission system is provided in Figure 1. A site for the Kawanda substation was identified and obtained by AESNP. The Government of Uganda currently holds title for the land. UETCL proposes to use the same site for the facility to be developed as part of the project. 1.2 Applicable Laws, Regulations and Policies to Public Engagement The following provides an outline of the applicable laws and regulations as this relate to public consultation and engagement for the Republic of Uganda and potential project lenders. 1.2.1 The Republic of Uganda National Environmental Management Policy, NEMA, 1995 Section 3.7 of the Policy specifies that the project sponsor is to involve land and resource users in all phases of environmental planning, implementation, monitoring R.J. 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