PAN AFRICA SOLAR LIMITED (PASL) ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA) OF PROPOSED 80 MEGA WATT (MW) PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PLANT PROJECT AND ASSOCIATED TRANSMISSION IN KANKIA, KATSINA STATE, NIGERIA (DRAFT REPORT) SUBMITTED TO FEDERAL MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, ABUJA, NIGERIA SEPTEMBER 2015 EIA OF PROPOSED 80 MWp PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PLANT PROJECT AND ASSOCIATED TRANSMISSION IN KANKIA, KATSINA STATE (DRAFT REPORT) ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA) OF PROPOSED 80 MW PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PLANT PROJECT AND ASSOCIATED TRANSMISSION IN KANKIA, KATSINA STATE, NIGERIA (DRAFT REPORT) PREPARED BY (ON BEHALF OF PASL) ENVIRONMENTAL ACCORD NIGERIA LIMITED 13, Alabi Street, off Oguntona Crescent, Gbagada (Phase 1), Lagos 01-212-0676; +234-802-360-9591
[email protected] http://www.envaccord.com PAN AFRICA SOLAR LIMITED ii EIA OF PROPOSED 80 MWp PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PLANT PROJECT AND ASSOCIATED TRANSMISSION IN KANKIA, KATSINA STATE (DRAFT REPORT) TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page i Table of Contents iii List of Tables vi List of Figures viii List of Plates x List of Acronyms and Abbreviations xii EIA Preparers xvi Acknowledgement xvii Executive Summary xviii CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background Information 2 1.2 Project Proponent 3 1.3 Project Location 3 1.4 EIA Objectives 9 1.5 EIA Process 9 1.6 Legal and Administrative Framework 13 1.7 PASL’s Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Policy 28 1.8 EIA Report Structure 29 CHAPTER TWO: PROJECT JUSTIFICATION 2.1 Need for the Project 31 2.2 Project Benefits 31 2.3 Value of the Project 32 2.4 Envisaged Sustainability