ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Arab Republic of Egypt Ministry of Electricity and Energy Egyptian Zahraa Al-Maadi Electricity Holding Company Egyptian Public Disclosure Authorized Electricity Transmission Company Helwan South Power Plant 500 kV Electrical Interconnection Project Public Disclosure Authorized Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) FINAL REPORT Executive Summary Project No. 1750 Public Disclosure Authorized May 2013 Submitted by: Engineering Consultants Group (ECG) Bldg. 2, Block 10, El-Safarat District Public Disclosure Authorized West Sammalut Nasr City 11765, Cairo, Egypt. P.O.Box: 1167. Cairo 11511, Egypt. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Jabal El-Zayt / Samallout Transmission Line Interconnection Project Page 1 of 26 HB -22 February 2010 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Arab Republic of Egypt Ministry of Electricity and Energy Egyptian Electricity Holding Company Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company Helwan South Power Plant 500 kV Electrical Interconnection Project Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) Final Report Executive Summary Project No. 1750 May 2013 Prepared by: Engineering Consultants Group (ECG) Bldg. 2, Block 10, El-Safarat District Nasr City 11765, Cairo, Egypt. P.O.Box: 1167. Cairo 11511, Egypt. ESIA for Helwan South Power Plant Transmission Line Interconnection Project E.S. RPF-Page 2 of 26 May 2013 – Project No. 1750 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATION LIST OF FIGURES GLOSSARY 1. THE PROJECT AND THE ROLE OF THE RPF 2. OBJECTIVES OF THE RPF FRAMEWORK 3. LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK FOR RESETTLEMENT IN EGYPT 4. WORLD BANK SAFEGUARD POLICIES 5. GAPS AND MEASURES TO BE CONSIDERED REFERENCES ESIA for Helwan South Power Plant Transmission Line Interconnection Project E.S. RPF-Page 3 of 26 May 2013 – Project No. 1750 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATION ARP Abbreviated Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) CDA Community Development Association CAPMAS Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics DAS Drainage Advisory Services EA Environmental Assessment EDHS Egyptian Demographic and Health Survey EEAA Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency EEHC Egyptian Electricity Holding Company EETC Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company EUPS Egyptian Unified Power System EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EPADP Egyptian Public Authority for Drainage Projects ESA Egyptian Survey Authority ESIA Environmental and Social Impact Assessment ESIAF Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Framework HSPPP Helwan South Power Plant Project IR Involuntary Resettlement LDU Local Development Unit NGO Non Governmental Organization NUPG National Unified Power Grid OTL Overhead Transmission Line PAF Project Affected Family PAP Project Affected Persons RAP Resettlement Action Plan RPF Resettlement Policy Framework SRO Social and Resettlement Officer S/ST Substation TOR Terms of Reference WB World Bank Exchange Rate: US$ / L.E. = 6.042 as of 30th April 2012 ESIA for Helwan South Power Plant Transmission Line Interconnection Project E.S. RPF-Page 4 of 26 May 2013 – Project No. 1750 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP LIST OF FIGURES Map of Egypt Illustrating Panoramic View for the Helwan South / Figure -1 : Zahraa Al-Maadi – Helwan South / Samallout 500 kV Transmission Line Topographic Map of the Route of the Helwan South / Zahraa Al- Figure -2 : Maadi – Helwan South / Samallout 500 kV Transmission Line ESIA for Helwan South Power Plant Transmission Line Interconnection Project E.S. RPF-Page 5 of 26 May 2013 – Project No. 1750 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP * GLOSSARY Census: Household survey that covers all Project Affected Persons irrespective of entitlement or ownership. It provides a complete inventory of all project affected persons and their assets. It can be used to minimize fraudulent claims made by people who move into the area affected by the project in the hope of being compensated and/or resettled. Project Affected Persons: Persons who are affected by the involuntary taking of land and / or the involuntary restriction of access to legally designated parks and protected areas. Environmental Impact: An effect (both positive and negative) on an environmental resource or value resulting from infrastructure development projects. Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA): A systematic procedure for enabling the possible environmental and social impacts of development projects to be considered before a decision is made as to whether the project should be given approval to proceed. Involuntary: Actions that may be taken without the displaced person’s informed consent or power of choice. Involuntary Resettlement (IR): The unavoidable displacement of people and/or impact on their livelihood, assets and common property resulting from development projects that create the need for rebuilding their livelihood, sources of income and asset bases. Monitoring: The process of repeated observations and measurements of environmental and social quality parameters to assess and enable changes over a period of time. Public Involvement: The dialogue encompassing consultation and communication between a project proponent and the public. It includes dissemination, solicitation and presentation of information. Rehabilitation/Resettlement: A term often used to describe the process of reestablishing lifestyles and livelihoods following resettlement. The term is also used to describe construction works that bring a deteriorated structure back to its original conditions. * Source: http://www.unescap.org, http://www.adb.org , World Bank OP 4.12, and SFD’s Operational Manual for the Local Development Program. ESIA for Helwan South Power Plant Transmission Line Interconnection Project E.S. RPF-Page 6 of 26 May 2013 – Project No. 1750 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Resettlement Action Plan (RAP): A time-bound action plan with a budget, setting out resettlement strategy, objectives, options, entitlements, actions, approvals, responsibilities, monitoring and evaluation. Social Impact: An effect (both positive and negative) on a social issue resulting from infrastructure development projects Stakeholders: Those who have an interest in project development and who will be involved in the consultative process, and includes any individual or group affected by, or that believes it is affected by the project; and any individual or group that can plan a significant role in shaping or affecting the project, either positively or negatively, including the host community/population. Vulnerable Groups: Distinct groups of people who might suffer excessively from resettlement effects, such as, the old, the young, the handicapped, the poor, isolated groups and single parents. ESIA for Helwan South Power Plant Transmission Line Interconnection Project E.S. RPF-Page 7 of 26 May 2013 – Project No. 1750 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Helwan South Power Plant 500 kV Electrical Interconnection Project Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) Executive Summary 1. THE PROJECT AND THE ROLE OF THE RPF The Helwan South Power Plant 500 kV Electrical Interconnection Project is an integral part of the Egyptian Electricity Sector's on-going program to enhance transmission capacity for meeting the ever increasing demand for electricity generation. The project includes evacuation of the generated electricity at the Helwan South to the National Unified Power Grid (NUPG) via interconnecting Overhead Transmission Lines (OTL) and supporting Substations. These interconnecting transmission lines and supporting substations will connect the electricity users and consumers to the National Electricity Network (Figures-1, 2 and 3). Since some of the sub-components of the project (electricity transmission, substations and access roads) may result in land acquisition, WB-OP 4.12 on involuntary Resettlement has been triggered and a Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) has been prepared. An RPF is the instrument used because the nature and extent of land acquisition resulting from the above infrastructure are not known at appraisal. The purpose of the RPF is to establish resettlement objectives, organizational arrangements and funding mechanisms for any resettlement operation that may be necessary. When during implementation the exact extent of land acquisition becomes known, a Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) or abbreviated RAP- depending on the scale and severity of impacts - will be prepared. The various steps in preparing a RAP have been outlined in this document. It should also be emphasized that the resettlement process should be completed prior to the start of physical works. Most importantly, the resettlement, if any, will be done in accordance with the World Bank's operational policy OP 4.12 and the RAPs will be prepared in accordance with the criteria set forth in Annexes 1, 2 and 3 of this RPF (and in particular the Entitlement Matrix set forth on Annex 3). It should be emphasized that no civil work will start unless land expropriation is completed and compensation is paid (land expropriation is a pre-construction phase activity). The current status with regard to transmission lines, substations and access roads is as follows: Transmission Lines In order to evacuate the electrical energy generated at the Helwan South power plant into the 500 kV backbone network, EETC is planning to interconnect the new Helwan South power plant to both of the Zahraa Al-Maadi 500 kV S/ST in the North and ESIA for Helwan South Power Plant Transmission Line