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Nooro IV Ouarzazate 70 MW Photovoltaic Power Project NOORo IV Ouarzazate 70 MW Photovoltaic Power Project Kingdom of Morocco Specific Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Vol2: Main Text Prepared for: ACWA Power January 2017 DOCUMENT INFORMATION Project NOORo IV Ouarzazate 70 MW Photovoltaic Power Plant Project Number 1305/001/041 Report Title Specific Environmental and Social Impact Assessment – Vol. 2: Main Text Client ACWA Power Project Manager Carlos Ponte Project Director Ken Wade ISSUE AND REVISION RECORD Revie Appro Issue Issue Date Description Author wed ved 1 October 2016 First draft for translation AGL ZMJ 2 2nd Dec. 2016 Complete draft for translation AGL/ZMJ/SMM CPM KRW 3 9th Dec. 2016 Final Draft AGL/DS CPM KRW 4 20th Dec 2016 Final wt feedback from MASEN SMM CPM KRW 1 Financial Capital Regardless of location, mode of delivery or function, all organisations are dependent on The 5 Capitals of Sustainable Development to 2 Social Capital enable long term delivery of its products or services. 3 Natural Capital Sustainability is at the heart of everything that 4 Manufactured Capital 5 Capitals achieves. 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Postal 3150 UAE '+971 4343 5955 Spain '+34 91 19 66 666 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS Abbreviation Meaning As Arsenic AC Alternate Current ACWA ACWA Power BTEX Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, and Xylenes CBD Convention on Biological Diversity CCR Central Control Room CCTV Closed-Circuit Television Cd Cadmium CESMP Construction Environmental and Social Management Plan CN Cyanide CNEIE Comite National des Etudes d‟Impact sur L‟Environnement CO Carbon Monoxide CO2 Carbon Dioxide Cr Chromium Cu Copper CSP Concentrated Solar Power DA Degraded Airshed DDS Dust Detection System DC Direct Current DESMP Decommissioning Environmental and Social Management Plan D&D Deactivation and Decommissioning Contractor dB(A) A-weighted decibels dB( C ) C-weighted decibels EHS Environmental, Health and Safety EPC Engineering, Procurement and Construction EPs Equator Principles ESMP Environmental and Social Management Plan ESIA Environmental and Social Impact Assessment E&S Environmental and Social Erreur ! 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SESIA Vol 2 Main Text Abbreviation Meaning FESIA Framework Environmental Impact Assessment GHG Green House Gas Emissions GHI Global Horizontal Irradiance GIIP Good International Industry Practice HCPV High Concentration Photovoltaic Hg Mercury H2SO4 Sulfuric Acid IBA Important Bird Location IFC International Finance Corporation KfW Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau ILO International Labour Organization INSAP Institut National des Sciences de L‟Archéologie et du Patrimoine Laeq A-weighted Equivalent Continuous Sound Level Lamax A-weighted Maximum Sound Level Moroccan Government through the Moroccan Agency for Solar MASEN Energy MASL Meters Above See Level MFS Minimum Functional Specifications MSDS Material Safety Data Sheet MW Megawatt MWac Mega Watt (alternating current) MWp Mega Watt (peak) Ni Nickel NOx Nitrogen Oxides NO2 Nitrogen Dioxide NTP Notice to Proceed NTS Non-Technical Summary O2 Oxygen O&M Operation and Management OESMP Operational Environmental and Social Management Plan ONEE Office National d‟Electricité et de d‟Eau Potable Erreur ! Utilisez l'onglet Accueil pour appliquer Title au texte iv que vous souhaitez faire apparaître ici. SESIA Vol 2 Main Text Abbreviation Meaning O&M Operation and Maintenance PAH Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Pb Lead PDT Plan D‟Acquisition de Terrain PL Power Line Particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of less than 10 PM10 micrometers. Particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of less than 2.5 PM 2.5 micrometers. PPA Power Purchase Agreement PS Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Sustainability PV Photovoltaic RO Reverse Osmosis Se Selenium SEP Stakeholder Engagement Plan SESIA Specific Environmental and Social Impact Assessment SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride SO2 Sulphur Dioxide TPH Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons VOC Volatile Organic Compounds WHO World Health Organisation Zn Zinc 5 Capitals 5 Capitals Environmental and Management Consulting Erreur ! Utilisez l'onglet Accueil pour appliquer Title au texte v que vous souhaitez faire apparaître ici. SESIA Vol 2 Main Text NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY The Non-Technical Summary for the NOORo IV Ouarzazate 70 MW PV is provided in a separate document; SESIA Vol.1 Non-technical Summary. Erreur ! Utilisez l'onglet Accueil pour appliquer Title au texte i que vous souhaitez faire apparaître ici. SESIA Vol2. Main Text CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION _______________________________________________ 1 1.1 Assessment Objectives _____________________________________________ 2 1.2 Report Structure ___________________________________________________ 2 2 LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK __________________________ 4 2.1 National Framework _______________________________________________ 4 2.2 International and Regional Conventions ___________________________ 10 2.3 International Requirements ________________________________________ 13 2.4 Standards and Guidelines _________________________________________ 21 3 PROJECT LOCATION, OBJECTIVES AND ALTERNATIVES _________________ 33 3.1 Key Project Objectives ____________________________________________ 33 3.2 Project Location __________________________________________________ 33 3.3 Site Conditions and Land Use ______________________________________ 36 3.4 Potential Sensitive Receptors ______________________________________ 37 3.5 Project Alternatives _______________________________________________ 39 4 PROJECT DESIGN ____________________________________________ 42 4.1 PV Station ________________________________________________________ 42 4.2 Construction Equipment/Facilities __________________________________ 44 4.3 Operational Equipment/Facilities __________________________________ 44 4.4 Internal road _____________________________________________________ 44 4.5 Earthworks and site levelling _______________________________________ 45 4.6 Run-off Drainage System __________________________________________ 46 4.7 Power Line _______________________________________________________ 47 4.8 Water Pipe _______________________________________________________ 49 4.9 Resource use and waste streams __________________________________ 50 4.10 Security Provisions ________________________________________________ 54 Erreur ! 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Main Text 5 CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE AND WORKFORCE ______________________ 56 6 SESIA METHODOLOGY ________________________________________ 58 6.1 Introduction ______________________________________________________ 58 6.2 Baseline Conditions _______________________________________________ 58 6.3 Impact Assessment Significance Criteria ___________________________ 59 7 CONSULTATION PROCESS ______________________________________ 64 7.1 Consultation Meeting _____________________________________________ 64 7.2 Stakeholder Engagement Plan ____________________________________ 68 8 AIR QUALITY ________________________________________________ 69 8.1 Introduction ______________________________________________________ 69 8.2 Methodology _____________________________________________________ 69 8.3 Baseline __________________________________________________________ 71 8.4 Sensitive Receptors _______________________________________________ 72 8.5 Construction Assessment __________________________________________ 73 8.6 Operation Assessment ____________________________________________ 80 8.7 Decommissioning Assessment _____________________________________ 83 9 NOISE AND VIBRATION ________________________________________ 84 9.1 Introduction ______________________________________________________ 84 9.2 Methodology _____________________________________________________ 84 9.3 Baseline __________________________________________________________ 86 9.4 Sensitive Receptors _______________________________________________ 87 9.5 Construction Assessment __________________________________________ 88 9.6 Operation Assessment ____________________________________________ 95 9.7 Decommissioning Assessment ____________________________________ 105 10 SOIL AND GROUNDWATER ____________________________________ 106 10.1 Introduction _____________________________________________________ 106 10.2 Methodology ___________________________________________________ 106 Erreur ! 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