AL-RAJEF 82 MW WIND POWER PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (ESIA) 23 April 2016 REV - 3 Al-Rajef Wind Power Project – Final ESIA Document title Al-Rajef 82 MW Wind Power Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Status REV- 3 Date 23 April 2016 Client Green Watts Renewable Energy (GWRE) Co. L.L.C REVISION RECORD Rev. Created By Internal Review By Date Submission Reviewed Date No. Status By Rev 0 ECO Consult ECO Consult 13 July 2015 Draft GWRE 15 July 2015 Rev 1 ECO Consult ECO Consult 6 Oct 2015 Draft Rev 2 ECO Consult ECO Consult 9 Nov 2015 Final Rev 3 ECO Consult ECO Consult 23 Apr 2016 Final PAGE | II Al-Rajef Wind Power Project – Final ESIA CONTACTS ECO Consult Physical Address: ECO Consult Jude Centre, 4th floor, Building #1 Salem Hindawi Street Shmeisani Amman Jordan Mailing Address: ECO Consult PO Box 941400 Amman 11194 Jordan Tel: +962 6 569 9769 Fax: + 962 6 569 7264 Email: [email protected] Contact Persons: Ra’ed Daoud Managing Director - ECO Consult E: [email protected] Lana Zu’bi Project Manager – ECO Consult E: lana.zu'[email protected] Ibrahim Masri Project Coordinator – ECO Consult E: [email protected] PAGE | III Al-Rajef Wind Power Project – Final ESIA TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................................. iv List of Figures .................................................................................................................................................. viii List of Tables ...................................................................................................................................................... x Abbreviations ................................................................................................................................................... xii Executive Summary in Arabic .......................................................................................................................... xiv Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................................ xxx 1. Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Project Background ........................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Project Location and Setting ............................................................................................................. 1 1.3 The Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) Report .................................................... 2 1.4 Document Structure .......................................................................................................................... 3 1.5 Project Proponent and Key Contributors .......................................................................................... 4 2. Project History And Alternatives ............................................................................................................... 6 2.1 Project History ................................................................................................................................... 6 2.2 Site Selection Alternatives ................................................................................................................ 8 2.3 Design Alternatives ......................................................................................................................... 10 2.4 Technology Alternatives .................................................................................................................. 12 2.5 No Project Alternative ..................................................................................................................... 13 3. Project Description .................................................................................................................................. 14 3.1 Administrative Setup of Project Location ....................................................................................... 14 3.2 Project Location .............................................................................................................................. 14 3.3 Outline of Wind Turbine Technology .............................................................................................. 16 3.4 Project Components ........................................................................................................................ 16 3.5 Footprint of the Project Components ............................................................................................. 21 3.6 Land Take Requirements and Land Use Context ............................................................................ 22 3.7 Overview of Project Phases ............................................................................................................. 22 3.8 Workforce and Training .................................................................................................................. 24 3.9 Resource Use Efficiency .................................................................................................................. 25 4. Regulatory and Policy Framework .......................................................................................................... 26 4.1 Jordanian Environmental Clearance Process .................................................................................. 26 4.2 Summary of Jordanian and Environmental and Social Regulatory Context ................................... 28 4.3 Jordanian Institutional Set-up ......................................................................................................... 30 PAGE | IV Al-Rajef Wind Power Project – Final ESIA 4.4 International Agreements ............................................................................................................... 31 4.5 Requirements for Project Financing ................................................................................................ 33 5. ESIA Approach and Methodology ........................................................................................................... 36 5.1 Screening, Scoping & Assessment ................................................................................................... 36 5.2 Analysis of Alternatives ................................................................................................................... 36 5.3 Stakeholder Engagement ................................................................................................................ 37 5.4 Delineation of Study Boundaries and Scope of Assessment ........................................................... 37 5.5 Environment & Social Baseline Conditions ..................................................................................... 39 5.6 Impact Assessment Methodology ................................................................................................... 40 5.7 Assessment of Cumulative Impacts ................................................................................................ 43 5.8 Development of an Environmental and Social Management (ESMP) Plan ..................................... 43 6. Stakeholder Consultation and Engagement ............................................................................................ 44 6.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 44 6.2 Objectives ........................................................................................................................................ 44 6.3 Requirements and Policy Requirements for Stakeholder Engagement .......................................... 44 6.4 Stakeholder Identification and Analysis .......................................................................................... 46 6.5 Stakeholder Consultation and Engagement To-Date ...................................................................... 49 6.6 Future Stakeholder Engagement and Consultation ........................................................................ 59 7. Overview of Strategic Environmental and Economical Impacts ............................................................. 60 7.1 Master Strategy of Energy Sector in Jordan .................................................................................... 60 7.2 Energy Security ................................................................................................................................ 61 7.3 Economic Benefits ........................................................................................................................... 61 7.4 Environmental Benefits ................................................................................................................... 62 8. Landscape and Visual .............................................................................................................................. 63 8.1 Assessment of Baseline Conditions ................................................................................................. 63 8.2 Assessment of Potential Impacts .................................................................................................... 66 9. Land Use .................................................................................................................................................