Semiannual Social Safeguard Monitoring Report
Loan No- BAN: 2769 December 2018
Power System Efficiency Improvement Project Part B-iii: Solar Street Lighting Programme in City Corporation.
Prepared by the office of the Project Coordinator, Solar Street Lighting Programme in City Corporation, BPDB, Dhaka .
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Safeguards Monitoring Report
Project Code No. 5605/5043 (New Code-224100500) Semi-annual Report For the period of Jul-Dec, 2018
ADB Loan No. 2769-BAN: Power System Efficiency Improvement Project
Part B-iii: Solar Street Lighting Programme in City Corporation .
Prepared by the office of the Project Coordinator, Solar Street Lighting Programme in City Corporation, BPDB, Dhaka .
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Table of Contents
SN Subject Page No Executive Summary 3 1.0 Introduction 4 2.0 Description of the Project 4 2.1 Map of the Project Location 5 2.2 Implementation Progress 6 3.0 Site Activities Pictures 7-8 4.0 Safeguard Requirement 9
5.0 Social & Resettlement Impacts 9
6.0 Conclusions and 9 Recommendations
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ADB Asian Development Bank
BPDB Bangladesh Power Development B o a r d
Project Solar Street Lighting Programme in City Corporation
EPC Engineering, Procurement and Construction
EMP Environmental Management Plan
IMED Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division
MoPEMR Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources
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Executive Summary:
During the period from July to Dec 2018 there is no impact on Environment observed at any form. As the project is of distribution type in nature and the project locations is the various streets of City Corporations, as a result there is no potential threat on environment, living species and inhabitants of City Corporation. Little Air Pollution caused by dust emission during construction activities is controlled by giving guideline to skilled workers as well as by spraying water manually at construction site depending on atmospheric conditions. To minimize the construction related environmental impacts, working time schedule at project sites is maintained in such a way that traffic disturbance remains minimum with the coordination of the concerned City Corporation Authorities. Normal working time is 9:00 A.M to 5.00 P.M but in case of high populated area like Market place, any road junction, work scheduled at night time with the concern of City Corporation authority. The remarkable achievement in this period is that till now there is no record of accident or injury. Office of the Project Coordinator and EPC Contractors are very conscious to strictly follow the occupational health and safety management system. To ensure the safety of the worker, all types of personal protective gears like safety belt, shoes, gloves, helmet, and sunglass are used by the workers and are being monitored closely. This project has a positive effect on the socio-economic condition. This project will also increase the beauty as well as security system of the City Corporations area. Skilled and semi- skilled peoples are engaged in different levels for construction and operational activities of this project and they are satisfied for getting temporary employment opportunities. The major works have been completed within September/2018 in all City Corporations. And the Commissioning Works have been completed in all City Corporations by November/2018.
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1.0 Introduction
Bangladesh Power Development Board is implementing the "Solar Street Lighting Programme in City Corporation" project in Seven City Corporations (Dhaka North, Chittagong, Sylhet, Khulna, Barisal, Rajshahi and Rangpur) with the financing/loan of ADB (Loan No. 2769-BAN, Part B-iii. According to the renewable energy policy-2008, electricity generation by renewable energy is targeted to be 5% of the total generation by 2015 and 10% by 2020.
The main objectives of the Project are: i) Replacement of traditional street light by LED street light for reducing energy consumption as well as electricity bill of City Corporations and ii) To increase green energy generation and reduce carbon emission.
2.0 Description of the Project A Loan Fact finding Mission from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) together with Islamic Development Board (IDB) visited Bangladesh from 9-15 Feb 2011 and met with officials of the Economic Relations Division (ERD) of Ministry of finance, Power Division of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, (MOPEMR), Bangladesh Power development Board (BPDB), Ashuganj Power Station company limited (APSCL), Electricity Generation Company of Bangladesh Limited (EGCB), Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Limited (PGCB), North West Power Generation of Bangladesh Limited (NWPGCL).
The Power System Efficiency Improvement Project was prepared under a Project Preparatory Technical Assistance (PPTA) and approved by ADB at the request of the Government of Bangladesh (GOB). Based on the findings of PPTA and requests of GOB together with the relevant power sector institutions, the project concept paper was developed. As per the concept paper, this project appeared as "Installation (and retrofitting) 1000 km of street lighting based on solar PV and light emitting diode based technology, in seven cities across the country".
The new scope of work is about 20 Km solar street lighting system and 200 km LED (on Grid) street lighting system instead of 1000km solar street lighting. In the new scope, the no. of solar based LED will be 1244 instead of 1452 and LED based light (on Grid) will be 12185 instead of 13431. 2nd Revised DPP has been approved on 01/03/2018. The duration of the project has been extended to 30/06/2019 and it is expected that the Turnkey Work will be completed within 30/03/2019 according to the approved timeline given by IMED, Planning Commission and MoPEMR. According to the safeguard policy of ADB, this project is considered as Involuntary Resettlement Category-B by ADB. The project is being implemented in compliance with ADB SPS 2009. But as the project is of distribution type, there is no shifting of any people and no hamper to the employment of anybody else; so the project may be categorized as Category-C.
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2.1 Map of the Project Location
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2.2 Implementation Progress Report (as on 31.12.2018 )
Sola Light Assembling Sola Insulator r Non- Non- completion Overall Name of r Material and cable Ligh Solar solar Foundation Pole erection physical Commissioni The City Pole procurem assembling t Pole light Completion completion Solar progress ng Status Corporation (Nos ent Non Solar (For Non- (Nos (Nos) (Nos) Light(Nos : ) Light(Nos) Solar Only) ) )
Dhaka North 100% Solar=130 260 nos. Completed 1290 nos. (out 1529 nos. (out with some City 130 260 1160 1976 reached Non-Solar= 1160 (out of 1529 nos. 98% of 1290 nos.) of 1976 nos.) observations Corporation at site Total=1290 nos. 260 nos.) Chittagong 100% Solar=103 103 nos. Completed 2152 nos. (out 3016 nos. (out with some City 103 103 2049 3016 reached Non-Solar= 2049 (out of 2969 nos. 100% of 2152 nos.) of 3016 nos.) observations Corporation at site Total=2152 nos. 103nos.) 100% Solar=121 242 nos. Completed Sylhet City 1123nos. (out 1002 nos. (out with some 121 242 1002 1002 reached Non-Solar=1002 (out of 1002 nos. 100% Corporation of 1123 nos.) of 1002 nos.) observations at site Total=1123 242 nos.) 100% Solar=77 154 nos. Completed Khulna City 2102 nos. (out 2770 nos. (out with some 77 154 2025 2770 reached Non-Solar=2025 (out of 2770 nos. 100% Corporation of 2102 nos.) of 2770 nos.) observations at site Total=2102 154nos.) 100% Solar=116 Completed Barishal City 209 1608 1498 nos. (out 209 (out 1608 (out of with some 116 1382 reached Non-Solar= 1382 1382 nos. 100% Corporation . . of 1498 nos.) of 209) 1608) observations at site Total=1 498 100% Solar=112 Completed Rajshahi City 1285 nos. (out 184(out 1173 (out of with some 112 184 1173 1173 reached Non-Solar= 1173 1173 nos 100% Corporation of 1285 nos.) of 184) 1173) observations at site Total=1285 Completed Rangpur City 100% 686 nos. (out Solar=46 92 (out of 640 (out of 46 92 640 640 640 nos. 100% with some Corporation reached of 686 nos.) Non-Solar= 640 92) 640) observations
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at site Total=686
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3.0 Some P hotographs of Project sites of City Corporations : Dhaka North City Corporation Chattogram City Corporation
Barishal City Corporation Rajshahi City Corporation
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3.0 Some Photographs of Project sites of City Corporations : Sylhet City Corporation Sylhet City Corporation
Khulna City Corporation Ra ngpur City Corporation
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4.0 Safeguard Requirement Physical or economic displacement due to development project, if unmitigated can give rise to severe economic, social and environmental risks; production systems are dismantled; people face impoverishment when their productive assets or income sources are lost; social and cultural attachment with neighbors are diminished or lost. ADB therefore, seeks to avoid involuntary resettlement wherever possible; minimize involuntary resettlement by exploring project and design alternatives; enhance or restore the livelihoods of all displaced persons in real terms relative to pre- project levels; and improve the standards of living of the affected poor and other vulnerable groups. Taking the ADB requirements and harmonizing with the Law of the country, resettlement plan was prepared and implementation of resettlement plan is of high priority. As far observed the people living or having asset in the project area will not be affected due to implementation of the project. As a policy of involuntary resettlement if any adverse impact observed during project cycle, the affected people will be given compensation for their lost land, damaged crops, structures, trees etc as per ADB guidelines and Resettlement Framework.
5.0 Social & Resettlement Impacts To implement this project, no acquisition of land is required for any City Corporation. This project work is similar to Distribution Line construction/rehabilitation work. Here no resettlement issue is involved. No residence, business, structures etc. need to be shifted or dismantled during implementation of this project. Similarly no trees, crops etc. need to cut or damaged. Implementation of this project will have no impact on livelihoods or income of any households or nearby people. No indigenous people will be affected by this project. Further more if any kind of loss to people, homesteads, agriculture land, trade/business, sources of income etc observed during the implementation of the project , as a policy of involuntary resettlement the affected people will be given compensation for their lost land, damaged crops, structures, trees etc.
6.0 Conclusions and Recommendations
There is no threat to livelihood or resettlement problems to be arised during the implementation of this project. 10% of the total project is consuming solar energy and 90% is consuming conventional energy (electricity). LED light is to be used instead of tube light, sodium light etc. At this moment, the environment looks cleaner and greener after implementation of this project. Moreover, this project has increased the safety of the inhabitants of the city during their night movement. This project also has increased the beauty of the city road. The project has not caused any hamper to the environment and doesn't have any social impacts during construction as well as operational period.
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