Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), Which Has the Following Objectives
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Submitted to: Environmental and Social Attention: Mr. Tang Bowen China Electric Power Equipment and Technology Impact Assessment (ESIA) Co. Ltd. Ducheng Building, No.8, Nanheng East Street, for Egyptian EETC 500kV Xicheng District, Beijing, China Transmission Lines Project Submitted by September 1st 2015 12 El-SalehAyoub St., Zamalek, Cairo, Egypt 11211 Tel: + 20 2 27359078 – 2736 4818 Fax: + 20 2 2736 5397 E-mail: [email protected] URL: http://www.ecoconserv.com Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................... 1 1.1 BACKGROUND 1 1.2 THE ESIA OBJECTIVES 3 1.3 THE ESIA METHODOLOGY 3 2 LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ........................................ 4 2.1 EGYPTIAN LAWS, REGULATIONS AND POLICIES 4 2.1.1 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW 4/1994 ............................................................................................. 4 2.1.2 LAW 38/1967 ON PUBLIC CLEANLINESS .............................................................................. 5 2.1.3 LAW 93/1962: DISCHARGE OF LIQUID WASTE ................................................................... 5 1.1.1 ELECTRICITY LAW NO. 87 OF THE YEAR 2015.................................................................... 5 1.1.2 ELECTRICITY LAW NO. 67 OF THE YEAR 2006.................................................................... 6 3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION..................................................................................... 6 3.1 INITIAL DESIGN SCHEDULE FOR PROJECT (TENTATIVE) 9 3.2 CODES AND STANDARDS 10 3.1.3 ELECTRICAL ............................................................................................................................ 10 3.1.4 CIVIL WORK ........................................................................................................................... 10 3.1.5 MATERIAL ............................................................................................................................... 10 3.3 BASIC DESIGN DATA 11 3.2.1 BASIC INFORMATION ............................................................................................................ 11 3.2.2 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DATA ................................................................................................. 12 3.2.3 METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS ....................................................................................... 12 3.2.4 CONDUCTOR AND SHIELD WIRE ......................................................................................... 13 ESIA for Egyptian EETC 500kV Transmission Lines Project i 3.2.5 CONDUCTOR ACSR 490/65 AND AAAC-506 ................................................................... 14 3.2.6 SHIELD WIRE AACSR-94.1 AND GSW-108 ....................................................................... 16 3.2.7 OPTICAL FIBER COMPOSITE OVERHEAD GROUND WIRE(OPGW) ........................... 17 3.2.8 TENSION LIMITATION ........................................................................................................... 19 3.2.9 PHASE ORDER ........................................................................................................................ 20 3.2.10 TRANSPOSITION ................................................................................................................... 20 3.4 INSULATOR SETS 21 3.4.1 POLLUTION LEVEL ................................................................................................................. 21 3.4.2 TYPE OF INSULATOR STRINGS .............................................................................................. 21 3.4.3 INSULATORS ............................................................................................................................ 24 3.5 FITTINGS 28 3.5.1 VIBRATION DAMPERS ............................................................................................................ 28 3.5.2 SPACER DAMPERS ................................................................................................................... 29 3.5.3 SUSPENSION CLAMPS ............................................................................................................. 30 3.5.4 TENSION CLAMPS, JOINTS, REPAIR SLEEVES ....................................................................... 31 3.5.5 ARMOR RODS .......................................................................................................................... 32 3.5.6 ARCING DEVICE ..................................................................................................................... 33 3.5.7 YOKE PLATES ......................................................................................................................... 34 3.6 CLEARANCE 34 3.6.1 TOWER CLEARANCE .............................................................................................................. 34 3.6.2 CLEARANCE TO GROUND AND CROSSING ......................................................................... 35 3.7 LIGHTNING PROTECTION AND EARTHING 36 3.7.1 LIGHTING PROTECTING ........................................................................................................ 36 3.7.2 EARTHING .............................................................................................................................. 36 ESIA for Egyptian EETC 500kV Transmission Lines Project ii 3.8 TOWER 40 3.8.1 GENERAL ................................................................................................................................ 40 3.8.2 TOWER FAMILY ...................................................................................................................... 40 3.8.3 CODE FOR DESIGN ................................................................................................................ 41 3.8.4 TOWER CALCULATION PROGRAM AND MODEL ............................................................... 41 3.8.5 FACTORS OF SAFETY ............................................................................................................. 41 3.8.6 BODY AND LEG EXTENSION ............................................................................................... 41 3.8.7 MATERIALS ............................................................................................................................. 41 3.9 FOUNDATION 42 3.9.1 GENERAL ................................................................................................................................ 42 3.9.2 LOADING CONDITIONS ........................................................................................................ 42 3.9.3 CODE FOR DESIGN ................................................................................................................ 43 3.9.4 FACTOR OF SAFETY ............................................................................................................... 43 3.9.5 SOIL CLASSIFICATION AND DESIGN PARAMETER ............................................................ 43 3.9.6 APPLICATION TYPE ............................................................................................................... 44 3.9.7 STUB DESIGN ......................................................................................................................... 45 3.9.8 FOUNDATION MATERIAL ..................................................................................................... 45 3.10 DESIGN PARTICULAR 46 3.10.1 GENERAL .............................................................................................................................. 46 3.10.2 FOUNDATIONS FOR DIFFERENT GROUND CONDITIONS ................................................ 46 3.10.3 SOIL FRUSTUM AND LOAD SPREAD ANGLE ....................................................................... 46 3.10.4 CHIMNEY .............................................................................................................................. 46 3.10.5 CONCRETE COVER .............................................................................................................. 47 4 BASELINE DESCRIPTION ................................................................................ 47 ESIA for Egyptian EETC 500kV Transmission Lines Project iii 4.1 ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE 48 4.1.1 CLIMATE .................................................................................................................................. 48 4.1.2 AIR ........................................................................................................................................... 55 4.1.3 NOISE ...................................................................................................................................... 62 4.1.4 GEOLOGY ............................................................................................................................... 64 4.1.5 SURFACE WATER .................................................................................................................... 68 4.1.6 GROUNDWATER ..................................................................................................................... 71 4.1.7 FLORA AND FAUNA ............................................................................................................... 73 4.1.8 PROTECTORATES ................................................................................................................... 75 4.2 SOCIOECONOMIC BASELINE 78 4.2.1 APPROACH TO SOCIAL BASELINE CHARACTERIZATION .................................................