DEP – Sub-project: Cam Khe 110-kV Overhead Line and Substation – EMP E3035 v12 VIETNAM ELECTRICITY VIETNAM DISTRIBUTION EFFICIENCY PROJECT NORTHERN POWER CORPORATION Public Disclosure Authorized SUB-PROJECT CAM KHE 110-KV OVERHEAD LINE AND SUBSTATION Public Disclosure Authorized ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP) Public Disclosure Authorized Ha Noi, 2/2012 Public Disclosure Authorized ECC DEP – Sub-project: Cam Khe 110-kV Overhead Line and Substation – EMP ABBREVIATIONS CPC Commune People’s Committee DEP Distribution Efficient Project ECC A Branch of Power Investment and Construction Consulting Company, Ltd (ECC) ECOP Environmental Code of Practice EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMF Electromagnetic Field EMP Environmental Management Plan EVN Electricity of Vietnam GOV Government of Vietnam HH Household HV High voltage LV Low Voltage MOIT Mynistry of Industry and Trade MONRE Mynistry of Natural Resources and Environment MV Medium Voltage NGO Northern Grid Company NPC Northern Power Corporation OHL Overhead Line PAH Project Affected Household PCBs Polychlorinated Biphenyls PMU Network Project Management Unit (under the NPC) PPC Provincial People’s Committee ROW Right of Way WB World Bank ECC 2 DEP – Sub-project: Cam Khe 110-kV Overhead Line and Substation – EMP TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 4 I.1. The Project/Sub-Project Background ............................................................................ 4 II. LEGAL/POLICY FRAMEWORK AND REGULATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ............................................................................................................... 4 II.1. Vietnamese Legal/Policy Framework............................................................................ 5 II.2. The World Bank Safeguard Policies.............................................................................. 5 III. SUB-PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND SCOPE .................................................................. 6 III.1. Target of the Sub-project ............................................................................................... 6 III.2. Sub-project location ....................................................................................................... 6 III.3. Sub-project Management ............................................................................................... 6 III.4. Sub-project description .................................................................................................. 6 III.5. The activities during pre-construction and construction phase ................................... 14 III.6. Schedule and General Estimation of the Sub-project .................................................. 15 IV. SUMMARY OF NATURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS OF THE SUB- PROJECT ...................................................................................................................................... 17 IV.1. Geographical position ............................................................................................. 17 IV.2. Climate, Terrain, and Soil ....................................................................................... 17 IV.3. Natural resources ..................................................................................................... 18 IV.4. Population, Economy, and Culture/Society ............................................................ 19 V. IDENTIFICATION OF THE SUB-PROJECT POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ..................................................................................................................................... 21 V.1. Identification of potential impacts of Sub-project ....................................................... 21 V.2. Table 6- Environmental Screening of the Sub-project’s impacts ................................ 21 VI. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ................................................................. 29 VI.1. Mitigation measures of environmental negative impacts ........................................ 29 VI.2. Environmental monitoring plan .............................................................................. 37 VII. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN, CAPACITY BUILDING .................................................................................................. 44 VII.1. Implementation responsibility of the environmental management plan ................. 44 VII.2. Capacity building .................................................................................................... 46 VII.3. Environmental Reporting Procedures – Table 11 ................................................... 48 VII.4. Cost of Implementing EMP ..................................................................................... 49 VIII. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND DISCLOSURE ........................................................ 50 VIII.1. Public Consultation ................................................................................................. 50 VIII.2. Disclosure ................................................................................................................ 50 IX. CONCLUSIONS ................................................................................................................ 52 X. REFERENCES ................................................................................................................... 53 XI. APPENDIX ......................................................................................................................... 54 XI.1. Phu Tho location in the Vietnam map ..................................................................... 54 XI.2. Map of existing and proposed protected area in Phu Tho ....................................... 55 XI.3. Plan of 110-kV OHL right-of-way .......................................................................... 56 XI.4. Plan of 110-kV substation ....................................................................................... 57 XI.5. Generic TORs of monitoring EMP implementation for Construction Supervisor Consultant ................................................................................................................................ 58 XI.6. Approval document of EIA which approved by Phu Tho Provincial Department of Natural Resources and Environment ........................................................................................ 60 XI.7. Summary Of Comments From Participants ............................................................ 61 XI.8. Pictures Of Site ....................................................................................................... 63 XI.9. Some of survey documents ..................................................................................... 64 ECC 3 DEP – Sub-project: Cam Khe 110-kV Overhead Line and Substation – EMP I. INTRODUCTION I.1. The Project/Sub-Project Background This Project is named “Distribution Efficiency Project”, (hereinafter called the Project) and funded by the WB. The Project development objective of the Distribution Efficiency Project is to improve the efficiency of Vietnam’s Power Corporations in delivering power distribution and retail supply services, through supply and demand side interventions. As part of this efficiency objective, the project will support enhancements in the regulatory framework. The Project objective would be achieved through: (i) the reinforcement and expansion of the distribution networks of the 5 PC’s from 100 kV voltage down to 0.4 kV system; (ii) the introduction of smart grid technologies focusing on advanced metering systems and automation to improve the efficiency of distribution services, integrate renewable generation, and implement load response programs; and (iii) provision of technical assistance and capacity building to PCs, as well as technical assistance to MOIT to enhance the tariffs and efficiency regulatory framework and the monitoring systems. The Sub-project is named “110-kV Cam Khe Overhead Line and Substation”, (hereinafter called the Sub-Project), is one of Sub-Projects that belong to the First Component whose name is “System Expansion and Reinforcement” of the DEP. The Sub-project shall be constructed in Thanh Ba and Cam Khe district of Phu Tho province in order to supply for consumption of the Cam Khe and Yen Lap district, including industrial demand of the Cam Khe town’s Industrial Zones, as well as economic demand of the Phu Tho province. During implementation of the Sub-project, to ensure potential negative impacts shall be uncovered and minimized according to the WB policies of environment impact assessment (O/BP 4.01), an EMP of the Sub-project has been prepared suitable for the Environmental Management Framework’s instruction of the DEP. The EMP includes Sub-project description’ applied environmental legal/policy framework, regulations and standards, negative potential impacts, proposed minimize measures which shall be carried out in the pre-construction, construction and operation, and implementation arrangement stages. The EMP including the Environmental Code of Practices (ECOP) will be included into construction bidding documents and accompanied with the environmental monitoring. According to the Vietnam Regulation, an EIA has been completed and approved by the Phu Tho PPC as a premise of the EMP (under the Approval No…., dated ……, See Appendix XI.6). II. LEGAL/POLICY FRAMEWORK