Environmental Management Plan Updated Environmental Management Plan Project Number 45303-001 February 2017 CAM: Rural Energy Project Prepared by Electricite Du Cambodge (EDC) through the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) of the Kingdome of Cambodia, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). This environmental management plan 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 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 KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA Nation Religion King 6 ELECTRICITE DU CAMBODGE (EDC) RURAL ENERGY PROJECT – PROPOSED ADMINISTRATION OF GRANT BY THE GOVERNMENT OF AUSTRALIA ADB Grant No. 0336-CAM (EF): Rural Energy Project (Updated) ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN For Rural Energy Project February 2017 Content Page Abbreviations ........................................................................................................................ 2 A. Background .................................................................................................................... 3 B. Project Scope ................................................................................................................. 3 B.1 Concrete Poles ........................................................................................... 4 B.2 Foundation .................................................................................................. 4 B.3 Overhead Ground Wires ............................................................................ 4 B.4 Transformers and Automatic Voltage Regulators .................................... 4 C. Environmental ConditionS ............................................................................................ 8 D. Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Measures ....................................................... 8 D.1 Design Stage ............................................................................................... 8 D.1.1 Loss of property, trees and agricultural land ............................................. 8 D.1.2 Damage to existing structures .................................................................. 8 D.1.3 Risk of Land Mines and UXO ................................................................... 9 D.2 Construction Stage ...................................................................................... 9 D.2.1 Dust Impacts ............................................................................................. 9 D.2.2 Noise Impacts ........................................................................................... 9 D.2.3 Generation of wastes ................................................................................ 9 D.2.4 Water contamination ............................................................................... 10 D.2.5 Soil erosion ............................................................................................. 10 D.2.6 Loss of trees ........................................................................................... 10 D.2.7 Loss of property and agricultural land ..................................................... 10 D.2.8 Traffic congestion, Safety and Health ..................................................... 10 E. Appendices ................................................................................................................... 11 Appendix 1: Environmental Management Plan ............................................................. 11 Appendix 2: Environmental Monitoring Plan (EMoP) .................................................... 18 Appendix 3: General Environmental Monitoring Checklist ............................................ 24 Appendix 4: Number of affected villages ....................................................................... 27 EMP-Rural Energy Project Page 1 ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank DFAT Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade EA Executing Agency EARF Environmental Assessment and Review Framework EDC Electricity Du Cambodge EMP Environnent Management Plan IA Implementing Agency IEE Initial Environmental Examination IEC International Electro Technical Commission MEF Ministry of Economy and Finance MME Ministry of Mines and Energy MOE Ministry of Environment MOU Memorandum of Understanding LV Low Voltage MV Medium Voltage PIC Project Implementation Consultant PMO1 EDC’s Project Management Office 1 REE Rural Electricity Enterprises REP Rural Energy Project ROW Right of Way RAP Resettlement Action Plan SPS ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement (2009) SEPRO EDC’s Social, Environmental and Public Relations Office UXO Unexploded Ordnance EMP-Rural Energy Project Page 2 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING PLAN A. BACKGROUND 1. Rural Energy Project (Component 1: Rural Electrification of Svay Rieng Province) (hereinafter referred to as "the project") is an DFAT funded grant and will assist the efforts of Eléctricité du Cambodge (EDC) to electrify approximately 8,000 households by extending 220 km of 22 kV medium-voltage (MV) sub-transmission line and 400 km of low-voltage (LV) distribution network in Svay Rieng Province. The development of an electricity transmission network in rural areas will displace expensive and environmentally unsustainable off-grid diesel generation by rural electricity enterprises (REEs) providing them with more cost- effective electricity supplies. The project is classified as Category B for environment and Category C for indigenous peoples under ADB Safeguard Policy Statement (2009). 2. EDC is the Executing Agency of the project. EDC is a state-owned power utility mandated to implement the Government’s long-term objective of achieving 100% electrification of villages by 2020 and 70% of households by 2030 in cooperation with Rural Electricity Enterprises (REEs). The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) is the Implementing Agency (IA) for the component 2 on improved cooking stoves at Kampong Cham Province. The EDC is the IA for the capacity development component. 3. Overall, the proposed project aims to: (i) Increase electrification rate in Svay Rieng province through the extension of 22kV MV sub-transmission and LV distribution lines; (ii) Improve reliability of the electricity grid; and (iii) Reduce dependence on firewood and biomass for fuel in cooking to prevent threats to health due to air pollution. 4. In compliance with the ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement 2009, this updated Environmental Management Plan (EMP) was prepared for inclusion in the tender documents for Rural Energy Project under Component 1: Rural Electrification of Svay Rieng province. The EDC-SEPRO with the assistance of PIC will perform periodic monitoring to ensure that the mitigation measures provided in the EMP are appropriately implemented. 5. The EMP summarizes the project scope, the environmental conditions, the impacts, the mitigation measures and monitoring plan to be implemented particularly during the construction stage of the project. The national environmental standards related to discharges of wastes, emissions release and disturbances by noise and vibration are also presented in the Appendices as reference. B. PROJECT SCOPE 6. The project consists of installation of concrete electricity poles along the existing rural roads thereby increasing electrification rate in Svay Rieng Province through the extension of 22kV MV sub-transmission and LV distribution lines covering more than 90 villages, 25 Communes/Sangkat, 6 districts/Krong in Svay Rieng province (Appendix 4). 7. The proposed project will consist of 220 circuit-kilometers (cct-km) of MV lines and 400 cct-km of LV lines. Figure 2 presents the overview of Svay Rieng MV Route Line project of the distribution line. In general, the 22 kV distribution line will pass along existing roads and through flat, rural, and agricultural terrain. EMP-Rural Energy Project Page 3 B.1 Concrete Poles 8. The distribution poles will consist of round pre-stressed concrete poles. The average distance between poles is 60 – 80 m. The LV poles will be positioned 15 m from the center of existing road while the MV poles will be installed at 25 m from the center of the road. The height of the poles will be 12 – 14 m. As required for safety, a minimum vertical clearance of 2 - 3 m from existing structures and trees will be maintained by EDC. Tall trees within the ROW will be removed as necessary to maintain the minimum conductor clearance. During the final design of the transmission line, it will be sited to avoid houses to the maximum extent possible. B.2 Foundation 9. The foundations of the poles will be reinforced concrete, cast in-situ. The size of pole foundations is about 1m x 1m while the excavation depth is about 1.2m. All excavated soil will be utilized for backfilling of the pole foundations. B.3 Overhead Ground Wires 10. The distribution line will use the overhead ground wire for lighting protection, conductors, and insulators for corrosion control. All insulators and fittings to be utilized by the project shall conform to the international standard of the International Electro Technical Commission (IEC). B.4 Transformers and Automatic Voltage Regulators 11. There will