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Power Transmission Improvement Project Resettlement Due Diligence Report Document Stage: Final November 2019 Project No. 46390-002 Loan No. 3330 MYA: Power Transmission Improvement Project 230 kV Thaketa – Kyaikkasan Underground Transmission Cable Subproject Prepared by the Department of Power Transmission and System Control (DPTSC) of the Ministry of Electricity and Energy (MOEE) for the Asian Development Bank. This safeguard due diligence 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 or a reference to a particular 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS In this report, “$” refers to United States dollar. (as of 21 October 2019) Currency unit – Kyat (MMK) MMK1.00 = $0.00074 $1.00 = MMK1530 ABBREVIATIONS ADB : Asian Development Bank AH : Affected Household DDR : Due Diligence Report DPTSC : Department of Power Transmission and System Control MMK : Myanmar Kyats MPE : Myanmar Petroleum Enterprise MOEE : Ministry of Electricity and Energy MOT : Ministry of transportation YCDC : Yangon City Development Committee SS : Substation WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ft - feet ft2 - square feet km - kilometer kV - kilovolt kWh - kilowatt-hour LV - low voltage Ha - hectare m - meter m2 - square meter This Resettlement Due Diligence Document 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. Your attention is directed to the “terms of use” section of this website. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the ADB does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS ........................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. ELECTRICAL TERMINOLOGY ....................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. A. Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 4 B. Subproject Description ..................................................................................................... 5 C. Methodology of Resettlement Due Diligence ................................................................... 6 D. Impacts of Subproject and Mitigation Measures ............................................................. 7 E. Public consultation ............................................................................................................ 8 F. Compensation and implementation plan ......................................................................... 9 G. Conclusion ......................................................................................................................... 9 Annexes ..................................................................................................................................... 9 Annex 1. Minutes of Public Consultation ............................................................................ 9 Annex 2. List of participants of public consultatio Annex 3. Pictures of public consultation........................................................................... 15 LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES Figure 1. Location of Project Components – Myanmar: Power Network Transmission Project .... 4 Figure 2. Alignment of Thaketa - Kaiakasan location ................................................................. 6 Figure 3. Area for construction of 230kV Thaketa - Kayakasan UC Compensation and implementation plan .................................................................................................................... 8 Table 1: Overall Project Components under the Loan .................. Error! Bookmark not defined. 3 A. Introduction 1. The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, through the Ministry of Electricity and Energy (MOEE) requested the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to partially finance the Project, "Power Transmission Improvement Project" (the Project). MOEE will be the executing agency (EA) of the project. The Department of Power Transmission and System Control (DPTSC) will be the implementing agency (IA). 2. The project involves (i) construction of 230kV double circuit transmission lines (TL) that will connect the substations of Thida, Thaketa, and Kyaikkasan in Yangon with total length of 13.3 km (Thida to Thaketa having 8.5 km of line and Thaketa - Kyaikkasan having 4.8 km of line) and installation of new equipment and switch bays at existing Thaketa substation and construction of new Kyaikkasan substation to accommodate the new transmission lines; (ii) 230/66/11 kV, 2 x 150 MVA New South Okkalapa substation; and (iii) construction of the 230/33/11 kV, 2 x 150 MVA substation at West University. 3. The project will strengthen the capacity of the staff of Department of Power Transmission and System Control (DPTSC) in implementing projects financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The project will help to complete the critically important 230 kV transmission ring supplying electricity for the Yangon region and ensure reliable electricity supply to support sustainable economic development for Myanmar. 4. Impact and Outcome. The impact of the project will be economic and social benefits to residential, commercial, and industrial consumers from reliable and sustainable electricity supply for the Yangon region. The outcome will be improved reliability of the Yangon power transmission system. 5. Outputs. The project outputs will be (i) a 230 kV power transmission ring including 230 kV transmission line and substations developed for the Yangon region and (ii) capacity of staff of Department of Power Transmission and System Control (DPTSC) in implementing ADB financed projects strengthened. 6. This Due Diligence Report (DDR) is prepared for the 230 kV new Kyaikkasan Substation as the Subproject does not require land acquisition of any household but one organization, which is Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC). Table 1: Overall Project Components under the Loan No. Location Description of Project Components Yangon Region 8.5 Km double circuit transmission lines that will connect the substations of Thida and Thaketa substation; The TL will feed the 1 Thaketa Township power from 230/66kV Thida substation and transmission power to Botahtaung Township 230kV Thakeda substation; Yangon Region 4.8 Km of 230 kV underground cable single circuit transmission line 2 Dawbon Township between Thaketa and Kyaikkasan substations Yangon Region Extend the switchyard of the existing 230 kV Thaketa substation to 3 Thaketa Township accommodate two new 230 kV transmission lines. Yangon Region 230/33/11 kV, 2 x 150 MVA substation at West University area to be 4 Htantabin Township constructed 4 Yangon Region 5 Thaketa township Construction of the New 230/66 kV Kyaikasan substation Dawbon Township Yangon Region 6 Construction of the 230/66 kV New South Okkalapa substation Dagon Myothit (North) Figure 1. Location of Project Components – Myanmar: Power Network Transmission Project B. Action that Triggers Due Diligence 7. The ''230kV Thaketa – Kayaikkasan transmission line subproject'' is a component from ADB loan. A draft RP report was prepared in January 2015 during the loan processing and as part of the Project Preparatory Technical Assistance (PPTA) and revised in August 2018 that consolidated both transmission line subprojects. In 2019, the design has been changed with the Kayaikkasan substation changed. Due to change of location of proposed 230/66 kV Kyaikkasan substation from the previous IEE, the length of the transmission line from 230/66 kV Thaketa extension substation to 230/66 kV Kyaikkasan substation has reduced from 11.3 km overhead transmission line to 4.8 km for underground cable. Accordingly, the route for the underground cable (UG) would differ as that will would be laid along the roadside (Figure 2). 8. As per ADB Safeguard Policy Statement, 2009 (SPS), an RP needs to be prepared due to design changes. The ADB Operations Manual (OM) Section F1/BP (2013) states as follows: “A major change in scope is one that materially alters or fundamentally affects the project’s purpose (immediate objectives), components, costs, benefits, procurement, or other implementation arrangements as approved by the Board. All major changes in scope need to be screened by the project team for their environmental and involuntary resettlement 5 impacts. Those classified as category B require a new or updated Initial Environment Examination (IEE), resettlement plan, or Indigenous Peoples Plan (IPP). The operations department reviews and clears the new or updated IEE, RP, and/or IPP before approval of the change in scope, if the proposed change in scope is classified as category B.” C. Subproject Description Objectives of subproject 9. The subproject is constructed with the following purposes: Constructing the new underground cable single circuit transmission line
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