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General Secretariat / Secrétariat Général Public Disclosure Authorized CONSOLIDATED ENGLISH SUMMARY on the MAN (Côte d’Ivoire) - SANNEQUILLE (LIBERIA) - NZÉRÉKORE (GUINEA) - BUCHANAN (LIBERIA) - Public Disclosure Authorized MONROVIA (LIBERIA) - BUMBUNA (SIERRA LEONE) - LINSAN (GUINEA) INTERCONNECTION PROJECT Public Disclosure Authorized ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (ESIA) December 2011 Public Disclosure Authorized The Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIA) for Côte D’Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea have been approved by the West African Power Pool (WAPP), as submitted by KEPCO and CEDA-Consult-ESS1. The ESIAs and Resettlement Action Plans (RAPs) are available at the WAPP website www.ecowapp.org/docs Additional information on the ESIAs and RAPs may be obtained from the following: Nash Fiifi Eyison Project Coordinator West African Power Pool (WAPP) Zone des Ambassades – PK6 06BP 2907 Cotonou, Benin [email protected] Kwon, Byeong Soo Senior Manager KEPCO 512, Yeongdong-daero, Gangnam-gu Seoul 135-791 Korea [email protected] CONSOLIDATED ENGLISH SUMMARY WAPP/SOPIE/LEC/NPA/EDG/KEPCO-CEDA-Consult 2 Table of Contents 1. Introduction/Background .................................................................................................................... 8 1.1. Overview of the Proposed Project ............................................................................ 8 1.2. Sierra Leone Background ........................................................................................11 1.3. Liberia Background ..................................................................................................12 1.4. Guinea Background ..................................................................................................13 1.5. Côte d’Ivoire Background ........................................................................................14 2. Institutional Framework .................................................................................................................... 17 2.1. WAPP .........................................................................................................................17 2.2. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ................................................................17 2.2.1. MAFFS in Sierra Leone ......................................................................................................... 17 2.2.2. MOA and FDA in Liberia: ...................................................................................................... 17 2.2.3. MEEF in Guinea ..................................................................................................................... 18 2.2.4. Institutional and regulatory framework in Côte d’Ivoire .................................................... 18 2.3. Approval Process of the ESIA ..................................................................................21 3. Summary of Public Involvement Activities ..................................................................................... 22 3.1. Methodology of the Public Consultation .................................................................22 3.2. Issues to be Resolved ..............................................................................................22 4. Description of Proposed Project and Project Alternatives ............................................................ 24 4.1. Proposed Project ......................................................................................................24 4.2. Location/Proposed Route ........................................................................................24 4.3. Project Alternatives ..................................................................................................25 5. Impact assessment ............................................................................................................................ 29 5.1. Impact assessment methodology ............................................................................29 5.2. Summary of Impacts of Proposed Line Route Corridor .........................................29 5.3. Summary of Indirect impacts ...................................................................................30 5.4. Summary of Cumulative Impacts .............................................................................30 5.4.1. Cumulative Impacts in Sierra Leone .................................................................................... 31 5.4.2. Cumulative Impacts Liberia .................................................................................................. 31 5.4.3. Cumulative Impacts Guinea ................................................................................................. 32 5.4.4. Cumulative Impacts Côte d’Ivoire ........................................................................................ 32 6. Summary of Mitigation Measures..................................................................................................... 35 7. Contractor’s obligation on environmental and social matters ...................................................... 39 8. Consultations ..................................................................................................................................... 42 8.1. Methodology .............................................................................................................42 8.2. Public consultation in Côte d’Ivoire ........................................................................43 CONSOLIDATED ENGLISH SUMMARY WAPP/SOPIE/LEC/NPA/EDG/KEPCO-CEDA-Consult 3 8.3. Public consultation and Grievance Mechanism in Liberia .....................................46 8.4. Public consultation and Grievance Mechanism in Sierra Leone ...........................47 8.5. Public consultation and Grievance Mechanism in Guinea ....................................50 9. Project Affected Persons (PAPs) ..................................................................................................... 53 9.1. Estimated Costs ........................................................................................................53 10. Implementation Arrangements ......................................................................................................... 55 11. Monitoring and Evaluation ................................................................................................................ 56 12. Conclusion ......................................................................................................................................... 56 CONSOLIDATED ENGLISH SUMMARY WAPP/SOPIE/LEC/NPA/EDG/KEPCO-CEDA-Consult 4 Acronyms/Abbreviations AfDB African Development Bank AIDS Acquired Immune Defficiency Syndrome ANDE Agence Nationale de l’Environnement AP Angle Point BGEEE Bureau Guinéen des Etudes et Evalution Environnemental in Guinea CBD Convention on Biological Diversity CESMP Contractor’s ESMP CDO Community Development Officer CLSG Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea CRD Communauté Rurale de Développement in Guinea ECRU Environment & Community Relations Unit ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States EDG Electricité de Guinée EIB European Investment Bank EPA Environmental Protection Agency ESIA Environmental & Social Impact Assessment ESMP Environmental and Social Management Plan FAO Food and Agriculture Organization FDA Forestry Development Authority in Liberia HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus IEC Information, Education and Communication IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources JIC Joint Implementation Committee KEPCO Korea Electric Power Corporation KfW Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau LAC Liberia Agriculture Company LEC Liberia Electricity Corporation LI Legislative Instrument CONSOLIDATED ENGLISH SUMMARY WAPP/SOPIE/LEC/NPA/EDG/KEPCO-CEDA-Consult 5 MAFFS Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and Food Security in Sierra Leone MCD Municipal Coordinating Director MEEF Ministère de l'Environnement et des Eaux et Forêt in Guinea MOA Ministry of Agriculture in Liberia MoEWR Ministry of Energy and Water Resources in Sierra Leone NGO Non-Governmental Organization NPA National Power Authority PAPs Project-Affected Persons PEC Project Environmental Coordinator PIU Project Implementation Unit PSC Project Social Coordinator RAP Resettlement Action Plan RoW Right of Way SOPIE Société d’Opération Ivoirienne d'Electricité SPC Special Purpose Company STD Sexually Transmitted Diseases TOR Terms of Reference WB World Bank CONSOLIDATED ENGLISH SUMMARY WAPP/SOPIE/LEC/NPA/EDG/KEPCO-CEDA-Consult 6 Environmental and Social Impact Statement (ESIA) Report: This report contains the results of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA). The ESIA is a formal process to predict the environmental consequences of human development activities and to plan appropriated measures to eliminate or reduce adverse effects and enhances positive effects. Environmental & Social Management Plan (ESMP) Report: This report contains the measures to be taken during the implementation and operation of a project to eliminate or offset adverse environmental impacts or to reduce them to acceptable levels, and the actions needed to implement these measures. Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) Report: This report contains the resettlement action plan which is based on up-to-date and reliable information about the proposed resettlement and its impacts on the displaced persons and other