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World Bank Document E1 434 LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Public Disclosure Authorized MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND HANDICRAFTS ELECTRICITE DU LAOS Public Disclosure Authorized Environmental Management Plan (EMP) for Ban Hat - Veunkham - Stung Treng 115kV Transmission Line Project (Laotian Side) Public Disclosure Authorized May 2006 Public Disclosure Authorized Tokyo Electric Power Company Inc. (TEPCO) EMP for Ban Hat - Veunkham -Stung Treng 115kV Transmission Line Project TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS .............................. i LIST OF TABLES .............................. iii LIST OF FIGURES ............................. iii 1 INTRODUCTION .1 1.1 Background .. 1 1.2 Name and Address of Project Owner .. 1.3 Name, Address and Affiliation of the Author of the Plan . 1 2 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT ....................... 2 2.1 Objectives of the Project .. 2 2.2 Need for the Project ............. 2 2.3 Scope of the Project .. 2 2.4 Project Study Area . 3 2.5 Project Activities, Timing/Sequence/Construction Period . 3 2.6 Project Cost . 3 2.7 Executing Agency . 3 3 ENVIRONMENTAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT AREA ................................. 5 3.1 Physical Resources .................................................... 5 3.1.1 General Topography ............................................................ S5 3.1.2 Affected Villages along the Proposed Transmission Line ............................................................ 5 3.1.3 Topography along the Transmission Line . ............................................................ 5 3.1.4 Soils ............................................................. 5 3.1.5 Water Resources ........................................................ 6 3.1.6 Climate ........................................................... 6 3.2 Biological Resources .................................................. 6 3.2.1 General ........................................................... 6 3.2.2 Vegetation Cover along Proposed Transmission Line Routes ...................................................... 6 3.2.3 Wildlife and Aquatic Animals ........................................................... 7 i EMP tor Ban Hat -Veunkham -Stung Treng 115kV Transmission Line Project 3.2.4 National Biodiversity Conservation Areas (NBCAs) and/or Protected Areas .............................. 7 3.3 Socio-economic and cultural Conditions ........................................................ 7 3.3.1 Population and Demographics .................................................................. 7 3.3.2 Ethnic Composition .................................................................... 7 3.3.3 Economic Conditions ................................................................... 7 3.3.4 Agricultural Production and Livelihood Systems ................................................................... 8 3.3.5 Commercial and Industrial Activities .................... ............................................... 9 3.3.6 Health and Educational Conditions within the Project Area ......................................................... 9 3.3.7 Infrastructures and Facilities within Project Area ................................................................... 9 3.3.8 Energy Consumption and Existing Generation ................................................................... 9 4 MITIGATION PLAN .................................... 10 5 MONITORING PLAN .. 18 5.1 Monitoring Plan .18 5.2 Monitoring Schedule .20 5.2.1 Monitoring during Construction .20 5.2.2 Monitoring during Operation and Maintenance .22 5.3 Budget Estimation .22 6 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT .. 24 6.1 Institutional Responsibilities and procedures .24 6.2 Environmental Information Flow .27 7 CONSULTATION WITH LOCAL PEOPLE AND PROJECT AFFECTED GROUPS28 7.1 Methodology of Consultation .................... 28 7.2 Date of Consultation ..................... 28 7.3 Place of Consultation .................... 28 7.4 Participants .................... 28 7.5 Main discussion points ..................... 28 ANNEX-1 .. 29 11 EMP for Ban Hat - Veunkham -Stung Treng 11 5kV Transmission Line Project LIST OF TABLES Table 4: Mitigation Plan ......................................................... 11 Table 5.1: Monitoring Plan ......................................................... 18 Table 5.3a: Estimated Budget for Environmental Monitoring and Evaluation ................. 22 Table 5.3b: Budget Estimation for fieldwork of PEMC ............................................. 23 Table 6.1: Participants and Responsibilities of Provincial Environmental Management Committee ......................................................... 26 Table 6.2: Reporting Arrangement ......................................................... 27 Table 7.5: List of Names of head of villages and local organization and authorities participated in consultative process ............................................... 29 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 6.1: Project EMC Organization Chart ....................... 25 ABBREVIATIONS DAFEO: District Agriculture and Forestry Extension Office DOE : Department of Electricity (under Ministry of Industry and Handcraft) DPA : District Protected Area EMP : Environmental Management Plan EMU : Environmental Management Unit (under EDL) NBCA: National Biodiversity Conservation Area PAFO: Provincial Agriculture and Forestry Department (P)EMC: (Project) Environmental Management Committee PPA : Provincial Protected Area PEMC: Project Environmental Management Committee ROW: Right-of-Way TL : Transmission Line UXO : Unexploded Ordinance iii EMP for Ban Hat- Veunkham - Stung Treng 11 5kV Transmission Line Project ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP) Ban Hat - Veunkham - Stung Treng 115kv Transmission Line Project 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background Ban Hat-Veun Kham (the extension of Pakxe - Ban Hat Transmission Line) likes many projects throughout the country, especially Pakxan-Pakbo transmission line (currently being investigated and designed), Pakxe-BanHat transmission line (already completed), Ban Na-Attapeu transmission line (being completed), exemplifies the government's commitment in meeting its electrification development target; it not only aims to foster economic activities at the domestic level but to meet with the ever increasing power demands of its ASEAN neighbors. Ban Hat - Veun Kham or Pakxe - Veun Kham transmission line, unlike Thailand, would be the first project by the Lao government to supply the power to Khampuchia. Once completed it would not only foster further friendship, but it would also bring mutual benefits and better socio economic conditions to the people on both sides of the border. To realize the above objectives and commitment while at the same time ensuring that the environmental and socio economic conditions of the project area are protected or preserved, TEPCO was engaged by World Bank to carry out the Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) study. This EMP is served as the Implementation Mechanism and Technical guideline for Impact mitigation and monitoring during and after construction as it has been identified in the impact matrix of the main IEE Report for Ban Hat- Veun Kham power transmission line project, in accordance with the local and international Environmental Protection Law, Regulations and Guidelines. 1.2 Name and Address of Project Owner Electricity Du Laos (EDL), Ministry of Industry and Handcraft (MIH), Nong Bone Road, Vientiane, Lao PDR. Tel: (856-21) 451519-22,451537; Fax: (856-21) 416381 1.3 Name, Address and Affiliation of the Author of the Plan Tokyo Electric Power Company - Japan in association with Dongsay Consultants Co. Ldt (DSC) Phonsa-Art, Xaysetha District, Vientiane Capital City, Lao PDR Tell./Fax: (856-21) 450100, Mobile: (856-20)2200494-5520990-5618431. 1 EMP for Ban Hat - Veunkham - Stung Treng 115kV Transmission Line Project 2 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT 2.1 Objectives of the Project The objective of this project is to extend the electrical grid in southern Lao PDR, which is interconnected to Cambodian national grid to export power, and also to contribute to electrification in stably providing electricity to Stung Treng Province in northern Cambodia, providing stable electricity with reasonable price. This will meet GOL's policy to strengthen the power sector in Lao PDR. In addition to an increase in export earning and local economic growth, the transmission line would also brought about a sense of cooperation, friendship, mutual understanding among the government and the people on both sides of the border. 2.2 Need for the Project Lao PDR has one of the least developed economies in Southeast Asia with average annual income of about US$ 290 per capita, and has limited resources except hydropower potential. Therefore, promotion of hydropower to export electricity to neighboring countries is one of the GOL's policies to obtain foreign currency. On the other hand, there is currently no electricity supply, but the installation of a diesel engine at the maximum output of 5MW is underway in Stung Treng Province in Cambodia. In order to recover the operation costs of such diesel engines, the tariff is likely to be set at considerably high level. Also, the reliability of electricity supply by single unit of the diesel engine seems meager. By transmitting the power produced in the southern Lao PDR, which has significant hydropower potential resources, it will drastically save the overall generation cost and improve the quality of power supply in Stung Treng province in Cambodia. Therefore, this project will meet the needs of both
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