Thar Coalfield Block VI 2X330mw Coal-Fired Power Plant Volume II: Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA)
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Thar Coalfield Block VI 2x330MW Coal-fired Power Plant Volume II: Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) March 2017 Oracle Coalfields PLC Mott MacDonald Victory House Trafalgar Place Brighton BN1 4FY United Kingdom T +44 (0)1273 365000 F +44 (0)1273 365100 mottmac.com Oracle Coalfields PLC 6th Floor Two Kingdom Street Thar Coalfield Block VI London 366982 02 B W2 6BD 2x330MW Coal-fired Power Mott MacDonald Plant Volume II: Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) March 2017 Mott MacDonald Limited. Registered in England and Wales no. 1243967. Registered office: Mott MacDonald House, 8-10 Sydenham Roa d, Croydon CR0 2EE, Oracle Coalfields PLC United Kingdom Mott MacDonald | Thar Coalfield Block VI 2x330MW Coal-fired Power Plant Volume II: Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) Issue and Revision Record Revision Date Originator Checker Approver Description A Februar Various Various G. Clamp Draft for client comments y 2017 L. Stone I Scott B March Various Various G. Clamp Final 2017 L. Stone I Scott Document reference: 366982 | 02 | B Information class: Standard This document is issued for the party which commissioned it and for specific purposes connected with the above- captioned project only. It should not be relied upon by any other party or used for any other purpose. We accept no responsibility for the consequences of this document being relied upon by any other party, or being used for any other purpose, or containing any error or omission which is due to an error or omission in data supplied to us by other parties. This document contains confidential information and proprietary intellectual property. It should not be shown to other parties without consent from us and from the party which commissioned it. This report has been pr epared sol el y for use by the party which commissi oned it (the ‘Client’) i n connecti on with the capti on ed proj ect. It should not be used for any other purpose. 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T his r eport is confi denti al and contains pr opri etar y intell ectual property. 366982 | 02 | B | March 2017 Mott MacDonald | Thar Coalfield Block VI 2x330MW Coal-fired Power Plant Volume II: Environmental and Social Impact Assessm ent (ESIA) Contents Glossary 1 1 Introduction 4 1.1 Overview 4 1.2 Project summary 4 1.3 Financing of the Project 6 1.4 Purpose of the ESIA report 6 1.5 Structure of the ESIA report 6 2 Project description 8 2.1 Overview 8 2.2 Site location 8 2.3 Power plant components 11 2.4 Construction phase 6 2.5 Operation phase 6 2.6 Decommissioning 7 2.7 Associated facilities 7 3 Project need and alternatives 9 3.1 Introduction 9 3.2 Project need 9 3.3 Analysis of alternatives 13 3.4 Summary 16 4 Policy, legal and institutional framework 17 4.1 Introduction 17 4.2 National institutional and legal framework 17 4.3 Sindh Environmental Protection Act 2014 17 4.4 Sindh Environmental Quality Standards 18 4.5 Requirements for environmental impact assessment in Sindh Province 18 4.6 International treaties and conventions 20 4.7 National and international non-governmental organisations 21 4.8 International standards and guidelines 21 5 ESIA process and methodology 22 5.1 Introduction 22 5.2 Impact assessment methodology 22 5.3 Cumulative impacts and transboundary impacts 25 366982 | 02 | B | March 2017 Mott MacDonald | Thar Coalfield Block VI 2x330MW Coal-fired Power Plant Volume II: Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) 6 Information disclosure, consultation and participation 26 6.1 Overview 26 6.2 Consultation requirements 26 6.3 Stakeholder identification and analysis 27 6.4 Introducing stakeholders to the Project and the developments in Block VI 31 6.5 Disclosure and consultation on the draft ESIA 33 6.6 Stakeholder engagement planned throughout the lifetime of the Project 33 6.7 Project grievance redress mechanism 34 6.8 CLO contact details 37 7 Air quality 38 7.1 Introduction 38 7.2 Applicable legislation 39 7.3 Methodology and assessment criteria 42 7.4 Baseline description 55 7.5 Impact identification and assessment 56 7.6 Mitigation and enhancement measures 72 7.7 Residual impacts 73 8 Greenhouse gas 74 8.1 Introduction 74 8.2 Applicable legislation 74 8.3 Guidelines and policies 74 8.4 Methodology and assessment criteria 75 8.5 Baseline description 78 8.6 Impact identification and assessment 79 8.7 Mitigation and enhancement measures 80 8.8 Summary 80 9 Noise and vibration 82 9.1 Introduction 82 9.2 Applicable legislation 83 9.3 Methodology and assessment criteria 85 9.4 Baseline description 86 9.5 Impact identification and assessment 87 9.6 Mitigation and enhancement measures 92 9.7 Residual impacts 92 10 Waste and materials 93 10.1 Introduction 93 10.2 Applicable legislation 93 10.3 Methodology and assessment criteria 95 366982 | 02 | B | March 2017 Mott MacDonald | Thar Coalfield Block VI 2x330MW Coal-fired Power Plant Volume II: Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) 10.4 Baseline description 96 10.5 Impact identification and assessment 102 10.6 Mitigation and enhancement measures 110 10.7 Residual impacts 115 11 Hydrology, hydrogeology and flood risk 117 11.1 Introduction 117 11.2 Applicable legislation 117 11.3 Methodology and assessment criteria 121 11.4 Baseline description 123 11.5 Impact identification and assessment 131 11.6 Mitigation and enhancement measures 136 11.7 Residual impacts 137 12 Landscape and visual 141 12.1 Overview 141 12.2 Assessment methodology 141 12.3 Baseline description 144 12.4 Likely impacts and assessment of significance 155 12.5 Mitigation and enhancement measures 162 12.6 Residual impacts 162 13 Ground conditions 165 13.1 Introduction 165 13.2 Methodology criteria 165 13.3 Baseline description 167 13.4 Impact identification and assessment 171 13.5 Mitigation and enhancement measures 175 13.6 Residual impacts 178 14 Ecology & biodiversity 181 14.1 Introduction 181 14.2 Applicable legislation 181 14.3 Methodology and assessment criteria 183 14.4 Baseline context 188 14.5 Impact identification and assessment 195 14.6 Mitigation and enhancement measures 198 14.7 Residual impacts 202 15 Social impact assessment 206 15.1 Introduction 206 15.2 Applicable legislation and standards 207 15.3 Methodology and assessment criteria 208 366982 | 02 | B | March 2017 Mott MacDonald | Thar Coalfield Block VI 2x330MW Coal-fired Power Plant Volume II: Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) 15.4 Baseline description 211 15.5 Likely impacts and assessment of significance 226 15.6 Potential risks 228 15.7 Mitigation and enhancement measures 229 15.8 Residual impacts 234 16 Cumulative impact assessment 236 16.1 Introduction 236 16.2 Employment generation cumulative impacts 236 16.3 Influx of workers’ cumulative impacts 237 16.4 Landscape and visual amenity cumulative impacts 237 16.5 Noise cumulative impacts 238 16.6 Air quality cumulative impacts 238 16.7 Dust cumulative impacts 239 16.8 Hydrology and hydrogeology cumulative impacts 239 16.9 Summary 239 366982 | 02 | B | March 2017 Mott MacDonald | Thar Coalfield Block VI 2x330MW Coal-fired Power Plant 1 Volume II: En vironmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) Glossary Acronym Definition AEWA African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement AIS Alien invasive species AoI Area of influence BAP Biodiversity action plan BAT Best available techniques BOD Biological oxygen demand CBD Convention on Biological Diversity CDDIT Community Development Department of Information Technology CEDD Coal and Energy Development Department CFB Circulating Fluidised Bed CIP Community investment plan CITES Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora CLO Community liaison officer CMS Conservation of Migratory Species COD Chemical oxygen demand CPEC China-Pakistan Economic Corridor CPPA Central Power Purchasing Authority DEMP Decommissioning environmental management plan ECA Employment of Children Act EHS Environment health and safety EIA Environmental impact assessment EMF Electro-magnetic fields EPC Engineering procurement and construction EPRP Emergency preparedness and response plan ESIA Environmental and social impact assessment ESMP Environmental and social management plan ESMS Environmental and social management system ESP Electrostatic precipitator EWC European waste catalogue FGD Flue-gas desulphurisation GDP Gross domestic product GHG Greenhouse gas GIIP Good international industry practice GLVIA Guidelines for Landscape and Visual Assessment GPS Global positioning system HFO Heavy fuel oil HSE Health safety and environment IAI Immediate area of influence IAIA International Association of Impact Assessment IBA Important biodiversity area 366982 | 02 | B | March 2017 Mott MacDonald | Thar Coalfield Block VI 2x330MW Coal-fired Power Plant 2 Volume II: Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) Acronym Definition IECC Information and Education Communication Centre IEE Initial environmental examination IEMA Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment IFC International Finance Corporation ILO International Labour Organisation IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature KBA Key biodiversity area LAA Land Acquisition Act LCA Landscape character area LAI Local area of influence LBOD Left bank outfall drain LFO Light fuel oil LI Landscape Institute